Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 804 ]
Floyd | You can't read the boiler, so instead you just examine it. You hear
Floyd | the rush of flame in the firebox.  The boiler spits and sputters as if
Floyd | the safety valve weren't working.  It looks ready to blow at any
Floyd | second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I would never think to blow a boiler. Not really my type."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x firebox" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'firebox' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "ha-ha"
		Zach says, "heh"
		Zach says, "Yeah, that makes me wonder if we've been using too many prepositions for AGT"
		DavidW says, "Most likely place for a note about the boiler would be the Janitor's Closet. But that place is locked."
		Zach says, "Hmph, I guess that wasn't too helpful after all"
		DavidW asks, "was the Janitor's lock special, like a combo number we can dial instead of needing a key?"
		jenrexrode says, "dunno"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look behind boiler" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 805 ]
Floyd | You hear the rush of flame in the firebox.  The boiler spits and
Floyd | sputters as if the safety valve weren't working.  It looks ready to
Floyd | blow at any second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                                Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 806 ]
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 807 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 808 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 809 ]
Floyd | Excuse me, but your pager is beeping.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "answer pager" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 810 ]
Floyd | That's odd, nothing but heavy breathing.  Oh, I know who that is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 811 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 812 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Lobby                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 813 ]
Floyd | It is a substantial door with a substantial double cylinder dead bolt
Floyd | lock. There is an official looking plaque on the front of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lock" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Lobby                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 814 ]
Floyd | It is a substantial door with a substantial double cylinder dead bolt
Floyd | lock. There is an official looking plaque on the front of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read lock" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 815 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "JANITORS CLOSET"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set lock to 1000" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'set' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn lock to 1000" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 816 ]
Floyd | Turn doesn't take to as a preposition.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dial 1000" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'dial' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "type 1000" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'type' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read plaque" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 817 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "JANITORS CLOSET"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Fancy"
		DavidW says, "ok, I guess it's just a key we need."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 818 ]
Floyd | You can't open the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Or a crowbar, maybe"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'knock' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "doubel cylinder deadbolts need a key on either side. maybe there's a key on the inside"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 819 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break machine" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 820 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | MACHINE? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break glass" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 821 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | GLASS? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glass" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Foyer                                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 822 ]
Floyd | You don't see any glass here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND"
		jenrexrode says, "oh"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x diamond" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Foyer                                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 823 ]
Floyd | You don't see any diamond here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "huh. There is a diamond somewhere?"
		jenrexrode says, "just what the grafitti told me"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd |  You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000 Your score is
Floyd | 560 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 60 locations (out of 117
Floyd | in the game)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "Where the heck are all the missing rooms located?"
		Zach says, "Not just rooms but missing points"
		jenrexrode asks, "i guess the dark hall would open a few?"
		DavidW says, "I dunno. The secret might."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "snap" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'snap' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "It's not unusual for a game of this era to require us to whistle three times in a row in some location to summon something or make a door open or ladder descend to us or whatever."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Foyer                                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 824 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 825 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 826 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 827 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 828 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pit" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 829 ]
Floyd | You don't see any pit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look down" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 830 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look north" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 831 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 832 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "If I can't refer to the orchestra pit, then I can't throw anything in."
		DavidW says, "did we try to play the bugle in the Music Room? I forget if we tried that or not."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 833 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 834 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 835 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 836 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 837 ]
Floyd | The stage elevator is now at the basement level and opens to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                             Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 838 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the library.  The shelves are mostly empty now.
Floyd | The stage elevator is in a small alcove to the West and a short
Floyd | passage is to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 839 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see that the room is bare.  You see the Library
Floyd | North
Floyd |    There are sliding elevator doors on the East wall
Floyd |    There is a locked door on the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play bugle" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 840 ]
Floyd | You wet your lips, throw back your head and blow for all you're worth.
Floyd | A shower of cockroaches and spider webs flies out the bell along with
Floyd | a stream of notes that would make Sousa gasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 841 ]
Floyd | You can't open the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean bugle" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'clean' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "empty bugle" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'empty' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Music Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 842 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle
Floyd |    dim bulb
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd |    pocket pager
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hmm. I kinda wanna beat up the drinks machine again. There's gotta be a quarter in it for us."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                             Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 843 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the library.  The shelves are mostly empty now.
Floyd | The stage elevator is in a small alcove to the West and a short
Floyd | passage is to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'shelves' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 844 ]
Floyd | The stage elevator is now at the basement level and opens to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 845 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 846 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on bulb" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 847 ]
Floyd | The bulb is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 848 ]
Floyd | Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational.  There is a coin
Floyd | slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be
Floyd | lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read panels" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 849 ]
Floyd | "Soft Drinks - 25 cents" - Hmm, must be an OLD machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ledge" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 850 ]
Floyd | Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational.  There is a coin
Floyd | slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be
Floyd | lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 851 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to shake here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 852 ]
Floyd | You push the selection button, but the machine only buzzes spitefully
Floyd | and flickers the first panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 853 ]
Floyd | You can't pull the machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach in machine" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'reach' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 854 ]
Floyd | You can't turn the machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 855 ]
Floyd | You can't move the machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 856 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to kick here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 857 ]
Floyd | It only makes sense to attack living things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "look under machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 858 ]
Floyd | Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational.  There is a coin
Floyd | slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be
Floyd | lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 859 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | MACHINE? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look behind machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 860 ]
Floyd | Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational.  There is a coin
Floyd | slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be
Floyd | lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy soda" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 861 ]
Floyd | You don't see any soda here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "hmph. Are we supposed to buy soda also?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x couch" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'couch' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "drink drink" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 862 ]
Floyd | You don't see any drink here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sofa" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'sofa' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shove machine" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'shove' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push machine south" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 863 ]
Floyd | You push the selection button, but the machine only buzzes spitefully
Floyd | and flickers the first panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x selection button" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'selection' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x button" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 864 ]
Floyd | Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational.  There is a coin
Floyd | slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be
Floyd | lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 865 ]
Floyd | The machine is already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 866 ]
Floyd | Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational.  There is a coin
Floyd | slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be
Floyd | lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 867 ]
Floyd | You can't close the machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all from machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 868 ]
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything here to take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blow machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 869 ]
Floyd | You can't blow the machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm gonna check the dressing room again, but I'm running out of ideas and steam."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 870 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 871 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 872 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                                Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 873 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Hall                                                Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 874 ]
Floyd | It doesn't seem to actually be locked.  You just can't open it without
Floyd | a knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push door" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                                Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 875 ]
Floyd | The door holds firm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 876 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the men's dressing room.
Floyd |    There is a dressing table against the wall
Floyd |      There is a small drawer ( in the dressing table)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 877 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 878 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 879 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn table" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 880 ]
Floyd | The table slides a few inches, then a foot drops into a knothole in
Floyd | the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'floor' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take mirror" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 881 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the mirror up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 882 ]
Floyd | The table has a mirror and a small drawer.  There is nothing lying on
Floyd | the table.  A quick search shows that there is nothing behind nor
Floyd | under it. There is something scribbled on the mirror with lipstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read mirror" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 883 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "THE MAKEUP THEY GIVE YOU IN THIS PLACE WOULD GIVE ZITS TO WROUGHT
Floyd | IRON!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break mirror" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 884 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | MIRROR? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take drawer" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 885 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the drawer up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "I don't have much left for tonight"
		DavidW says, "me neither"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                                Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 886 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 887 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "WHAT?"
		DavidW says, "New location"
		jenrexrode says, "huh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 888 ]
Floyd | As you enter the room, you notice your old friend, the genie, snoozing
Floyd | in the corner.  At the sound of your footsteps, he stirs and groggily
Floyd | undergoes three quick transmutations.  Finally settling on a solid
Floyd | form, he rubs his eyes and says, "For my first wish, I want something
Floyd | to WEAR."
Floyd |
Floyd | You have found the "Green Room" - the lounge where actors wait between
Floyd | scenes.
Floyd |    The genie stands in a cloud of greasy smoke.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give skate to genie" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 889 ]
Floyd | With a semi-logical motion, the genie turns the SKATE inside-out,
Floyd | handing you a medium rare STEAK, saying, "Eat up, then meet me at the
Floyd | CLAWKAT with a TRACE."
Floyd |
Floyd | You have found the "Green Room" - the lounge where actors wait between
Floyd | scenes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "heh"
		jenrexrode says, "yay"
		jenrexrode says, "cat walk"
		jenrexrode asks, "caret?"
		DavidW says, "crate"
		jenrexrode says, "ah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x steak" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Green Room                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 890 ]
Floyd | I don't want to talk about it.  I'm on a diet.  Luckily, you're only a
Floyd | fictional character in a computer game.  You don't have to worry about
Floyd | things like that.  Enjoy!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat steak" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 891 ]
Floyd | Despite your best intentions, you wolf down the entire steak in only
Floyd | 4-1/3 bites.  Then you notice the fortune cookie that came with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "yay yay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cookie" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Green Room                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 892 ]
Floyd | If you can believe everything else that's happened, you can believe
Floyd | this too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read cookie" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 893 ]
Floyd | You can't read the cookie, so instead you just examine it. If you can
Floyd | believe everything else that's happened, you can believe this too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat cookie" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 894 ]
Floyd | You eat the fortune cookie.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Green Room                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 895 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd |    pocket pager
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 894 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  You can only UNDO one turn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cookie" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Green Room                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 895 ]
Floyd | You don't see any cookie here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ Green Room
Floyd | Score: 660  Moves: 890 ]
Floyd | You have found the "Green Room" - the lounge where actors wait between
Floyd | scenes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat steak" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 891 ]
Floyd | Despite your best intentions, you wolf down the entire steak in only
Floyd | 4-1/3 bites.  Then you notice the fortune cookie that came with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cookie" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 892 ]
Floyd | You have opened the cookie.
Floyd | Inside, you see the following:
Floyd |    paper fortune ( in the broken pieces )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read fortune" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 893 ]
Floyd | "YOUR FORTUNE MAY RIDE ON YOUR WEIGHT."  Must be for some sumo
Floyd | wrestler.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "weight counterweight"
		DavidW says, "I guess."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Green Room                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 894 ]
Floyd | You have found the "Green Room" - the lounge where actors wait between
Floyd | scenes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 895 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 896 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 897 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "i've been wanting to ride on it, but don't know how"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                               Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 898 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                               Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 899 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                         Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 900 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                           Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 901 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see that this is where props (items small enough
Floyd | to be carried around on stage - guns, books, pencils, etc.) are
Floyd | stored.
Floyd |    An oddly decorated magicians table sits in the corner
Floyd |    There is a very convincing 24 carat ring. ( hanging on a wall peg)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Prop Loft                                           Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 902 ]
Floyd | This is a perfectly ordinary magicians table, as magicians tables go.
Floyd | Maybe a little TOO perfectly ordinary.  It has the required black
Floyd | velvet draping, felt square on top, and golden symbols - like some
Floyd | almost familiar language - decorating the hem.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "glass cuts diamond..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ring" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                           Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 903 ]
Floyd | You pick up the solitaire ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Prop Loft                                           Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 904 ]
Floyd | A simple yet tasteful setting - a single, faceted stone in a 4 prong
Floyd | base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear ring" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                           Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 905 ]
Floyd | You put on the ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "read table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                           Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 906 ]
Floyd | At first you can't make out the meaning of the hem's decorations.
Floyd | Then as you start walking around to the other side of the table, it
Floyd | hits you...Its written upside down.  Clumsily standing on your head,
Floyd | you make out the repeating legend,
Floyd | "..ACEPRIZEDPOSSIONONTABLEPLACEPRIZEDPOSSIONONTABLEPL..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x possion" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'possion' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "fish?"
		jenrexrode says, "nah, that poisson"
		DavidW says, "I think he meant possession."
		Ellison says, "place prized possession on table"
		DavidW says, "yeah, except he misspelt possession"
		Ellison says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put ring on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                           Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 907 ]
Floyd | What do you know, a REAL magic table!  The RING vanishes before your
Floyd | eyes. You then hear a thump, like something hitting the floor back
Floyd | toward the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm, hope the ring isn't gone forever."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                           Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 906 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "wow, what a breakthrough"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pager on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                           Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 907 ]
Floyd | What do you know, a REAL magic table!  The PAGER vanishes before your
Floyd | eyes. You then hear a thump, like something hitting the floor back
Floyd | toward the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                         Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 908 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "check the lobby?"
		jenrexrode says, "I wonder what we really want to send to the lobby..."
		DavidW says, "(or courtesy area, I suspect)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                               Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 909 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                                Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 910 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                                Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 911 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "really, it's the West end of a hall."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 912 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 913 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 914 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                        Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 915 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 916 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 917 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 918 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a small pocket pager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "yup. The table teleports items here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pager." 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 919 ]
Floyd | You pick up the pocket pager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 920 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 921 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                        Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 922 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 923 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "If we gave the pager to the genie, would he have given us a grape?"
		jenrexrode says, "huh"
		jenrexrode asks, "but what was in the dictionary?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 924 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 925 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 926 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                                Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 927 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "The dictionary isn't very cooperative and seems to be random per session."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                               Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 928 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                         Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 929 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Costume Loft                                        Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 930 ]
Floyd | Garment racks line the walls.  There is a definite smell of well worn
Floyd | clothing.
Floyd |    A name brand SCUBA suit lies dripping ( on the floor )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "but it said what we could eat or not."
		DavidW says, "Apple, steak, cookie: safe. Hotdog: not for you. (paraphrasing)"
		jenrexrode says, "it was apple yes, steak yes, avacodo(sp) no, hot dog (not"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x scuba" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Costume Loft                                        Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 931 ]
Floyd | A wet suit and Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus with full
Floyd | tanks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd |  [ Costume Loft                                        Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 932 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "AMITY SURPLUS"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clothing" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'clothing' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x racks" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'racks' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "The fact that the suit is dripping is disturbing me deeply."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Costume Loft                                        Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 933 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Costume Loft                                        Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 934 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Costume Loft                                        Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 935 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take suit" 		

Floyd |  [ Costume Loft                                        Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 936 ]
Floyd | You pick up the scuba suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Costume Loft                                        Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 937 ]
Floyd | Garment racks line the walls.  There is a definite smell of well worn
Floyd | clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'smell' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                         Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 938 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                           Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 939 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see that this is where props (items small enough
Floyd | to be carried around on stage - guns, books, pencils, etc.) are
Floyd | stored.
Floyd |    An oddly decorated magicians table sits in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                           Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 940 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                           Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 941 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                           Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 942 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x props" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'props' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x guns" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'guns' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'books' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                         Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 943 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "don't give the tanks to the genie, he might give us stank"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ladder" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'ladder' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                        Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 944 ]
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "and no exits listed."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'exits' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                        Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 945 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of the Catwalk                               Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 946 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East. The boards creak under your feet.
Floyd | Looking down, you see a dangerous SAG.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "screen actors guild?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sag" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'sag' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison asks, "jump?"
		DavidW asks, "aren't we to find the genie up here?"
		jenrexrode asks, "do we have a crate?"
		DavidW says, "nope"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of the Catwalk                               Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 947 ]

		jenrexrode says, "then I don't think he'll show"

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of the Catwalk                               Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 948 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 949 ]
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 950 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 951 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 952 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                  Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 953 ]
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x page" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ South Edge of Roof                                  Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 954 ]
Floyd | It has been out in the weather so long, it has almost melted into the
Floyd | roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read page" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                  Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 955 ]
Floyd | It's a page from ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES, too rainsoaked to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "open sesame"
		DavidW says, "oh."
		DavidW says, "We gotta try that on various doors."
		jenrexrode says, "cool"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open sesame" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                  Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 956 ]
Floyd | That's not playing fair!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh yeah"
		Ellison asks, "grab the page?"
		DavidW says (to Ellison), "I doubt we can."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take page" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                  Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 957 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the page up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                         Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 958 ]
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |    There is a heavy packing crate
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "i think it was a clue"
		jenrexrode says, "hey, your crate"
		Ellison says, "ah, ok. I was thinking the "open sesame" response meant the game didn't realize we had seen it yet."
		DavidW says (to Ellison), "I think so too."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crate" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ On the Roof                                         Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 959 ]
Floyd | It is a large wooden packing crate with a heavy lid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open crate" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                         Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 960 ]
Floyd | You want to OPEN the CRATE with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "crowbard"
		DavidW asks, "crowbar?"
		jenrexrode says, "-d"
		DavidW says, "We may not want to give it to the genie quite yet."
		jenrexrode asks, "nah, just give to genie?"
		jenrexrode says, "oh"
		jenrexrode says, "ok"
		DavidW says, "well, we can try it soon, saving first."
		DavidW says, "I wanna see the rest of the roof though."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                         Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 961 ]
Floyd | You suddenly bolt for the roof edge and freedom!  With a graceful
Floyd | Grande Jete', you succeed, alighting daintily on the street below.
Floyd | Looking around, you realize that you are in a dark, featureless void
Floyd | with nothing substantial beneath your feet.  Realizing that you have
Floyd | just gone outside the programed area of the game, you meekly climb
Floyd | back to "Room 32 - Theater Roof"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |    There is a heavy packing crate
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "har. We don't escape the building that way."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 660
Floyd | Moves: 962 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "trade pager to packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 760
Floyd | Moves: 963 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the PAGER that you offer, then somehow
Floyd | stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the wall
Floyd | himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to you,
Floyd | then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |    There is nice E flat valve trumpet
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 760
Floyd | Moves: 964 ]
Floyd | You pick up the valve trumpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 760
Floyd | Moves: 965 ]
Floyd | Carefully checking the spit valve, you put lips to mouthpiece and
Floyd | blow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "No cockroaches and spider webs this time."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 760
Floyd | Moves: 966 ]
Floyd | The window is not locked.  It would be large enough to crawl through,
Floyd | but a few determined tugs show you that it is stuck tight.  Looking
Floyd | through, you can see the widely-spaced steel beams that make up the
Floyd | grid over the stage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick window" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 760
Floyd | Moves: 967 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to kick here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break window" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 760
Floyd | Moves: 968 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | WINDOW? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "crowbar wanted. apply immediately."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "cut window" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 760
Floyd | Moves: 969 ]
Floyd | Trying to cut the window with that would only scrape off some dirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shaft" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'shaft' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut window with ring" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 760
Floyd | Moves: 970 ]
Floyd | Trying to cut the window with that RING would only scrape off some
Floyd | dirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut ring with window" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 760
Floyd | Moves: 971 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the RING with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut window with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 760
Floyd | Moves: 972 ]
Floyd | Trying to cut the window with that KNIFE would only scrape off some
Floyd | dirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Cutting seems acceptable if we had the right tool."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glasscutter" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'glasscutter' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cutter" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 760
Floyd | Moves: 973 ]
Floyd | You don't see any cutter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh, I'm a good guesser."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 760
Floyd | Moves: 974 ]
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "oh, a living being. something to attack"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x woman" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 760
Floyd | Moves: 975 ]
Floyd | She spits in the corner and says."You know, not many people come down
Floyd | this way any more.  A lot fewer go back.  These rooms hold about the
Floyd | nastiest bunch of characters you'd want to tangle with.  Try 'em if
Floyd | you like.  Ain't no skin off my nose."  She then settles back in her
Floyd | chair to watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about herself" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'herself' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about cat" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 760
Floyd | Moves: 976 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss woman" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 977 ]
Floyd | The WOMAN, not being the promiscuous sort, politely declines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit woman" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 250
Floyd | Moves: 978 ]
Floyd | You attack that poor defenseless WOMAN again and I'm calling 9-1-1!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 977 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "ouch"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

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

		DavidW says, "I'm tempted to hit her twice just to see if the game makes good on the threat."
		DavidW says, "But there's 8 rooms more here, I think."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 978 ]
Floyd |    A HUNGRY man (and woman) eating plant is creeping toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 979 ]
Floyd | It stands over 9 feet tall.  The main pod is covered with
Floyd | multi-colored warts, and has jaws big enough to walk into (if you were
Floyd | so inclined).  Gnarled vines extend into the entire room and are
Floyd | slowly inching toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 980 ]
Floyd | The plant blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "uh-oh"
		jenrexrode says, "cut it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut plant with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 981 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the PLANT with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | The plant seems to be getting angrier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill plant" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 982 ]
Floyd | You attack the plant with your bare hands, but it evades your attack.
Floyd | The plant seems to be getting angrier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "gee, if anything needed cut..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter plant" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 983 ]
Floyd | You can't enter anything here.
Floyd | The plant suddenly attacks you!
Floyd |     You try to defend yourself, but the plant kills you anyhow.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***** $You$ have died! *****
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score is 750 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 73
Floyd | locations (out of 117 in the game)
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

Floyd | Would you like to restart, restore, undo, or quit? Enter saved game to
Floyd | load: [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 977 ]
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "wonder if the solution is somehow Little Shop of Horrors related"
		DavidW asks, "blood or girlfriend?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 978 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    An insane barber is motioning to you to come sit in his chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "cut me?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x barber" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 979 ]
Floyd | His red eyes are sunk into grayed sockets and his arms are crusted
Floyd | with the blood of previous customers.  In his right hand he brandishes
Floyd | a gleaming, silver-handled straight razor.  "You are next," he snarls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "or just identifying the piece somehow"
		DavidW says, "oh, there's our razor"
		jenrexrode says, "yay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'sit' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit on chair" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'sit' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "x sweeney" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'sweeney' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 980 ]
Floyd | You don't see any chair here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give knife to barber" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 981 ]
Floyd | You can't read the knife, so instead you just examine it. It is a
Floyd | large bread knife with a serrated blade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 982 ]
Floyd | The barber blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill barber" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 983 ]
Floyd | You attack the barber with your bare hands, but he evades your attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shave barber" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'shave' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x razor" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 984 ]
Floyd | His red eyes are sunk into grayed sockets and his arms are crusted
Floyd | with the blood of previous customers.  In his right hand he brandishes
Floyd | a gleaming, silver-handled straight razor.  "You are next," he snarls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 985 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle dim bulb (Providing light) long hotdog stage makeup
Floyd | sharp knife old lamp oaken bucket plaster pluto scuba suit fortune
Floyd | cookie
Floyd |       There is a fortune ( in the broken pieces )
Floyd |    valve trumpet You're wearing: solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "weird. Too many items in inventory changes the presentation?"
		jenrexrode asks, "or room?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss barber" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 650
Floyd | Moves: 986 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "yay, avocado"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x avocado" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 650
Floyd | Moves: 987 ]
Floyd | The zookeeper looks up and says, "Try a room - one's as bad as the
Floyd | next."
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see any avocado here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 650
Floyd | Moves: 988 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A pirate captain confronts you, waving a cutlass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "man. all fights"
		DavidW says, "It's like we're some adventurer with 8 evil NPC friends."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "arr" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'arr' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x captain" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 650
Floyd | Moves: 989 ]
Floyd | He is wears a long violet coat over a lacey shirt and black knee
Floyd | britches and sports an enormously oversized hat with a pink ostrich
Floyd | plume.  In his right hand he waves a sinister cutlass and he has a
Floyd | HOOK in place of a left hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "ok, I gotta call it a night"
		DavidW says, "a Hat!"
		Ellison says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 650
Floyd | Moves: 990 ]
Floyd | You don't see any hat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh, not this hat"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hook" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 650
Floyd | Moves: 991 ]
Floyd | He is wears a long violet coat over a lacey shirt and black knee
Floyd | britches and sports an enormously oversized hat with a pink ostrich
Floyd | plume.  In his right hand he waves a sinister cutlass and he has a
Floyd | HOOK in place of a left hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode rides off into the sunset. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give ring to pirate" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 650
Floyd | Moves: 992 ]
Floyd | The PIRATE gives a quick glance at the RING, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ring" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 650
Floyd | Moves: 993 ]
Floyd | You pick up the solitaire ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 650
Floyd | Moves: 994 ]
Floyd | The captain blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss pirate" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 640
Floyd | Moves: 995 ]
Floyd | The PIRATE, not being the promiscuous sort, politely declines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill pirate" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 540
Floyd | Moves: 996 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about pirate" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 540
Floyd | Moves: 997 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 540
Floyd | Moves: 998 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A witch turns from her cauldron and raises her gnarled hands
Floyd | ominously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x witch" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 540
Floyd | Moves: 999 ]
Floyd | Probably just the kind of old crone who would go around turning people
Floyd | into frogs (or toads).  She looks you over approvingly and starts
Floyd | gesturing and muttering an incantation.  You feel your eyes starting
Floyd | to bulge
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cauldron" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 540
Floyd | Moves: 1000 ]
Floyd | Probably just the kind of old crone who would go around turning people
Floyd | into frogs (or toads).  She looks you over approvingly and starts
Floyd | gesturing and muttering an incantation.  You feel your eyes starting
Floyd | to bulge
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play bugle" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 540
Floyd | Moves: 1001 ]
Floyd | You wet your lips, throw back your head and blow for all you're worth.
Floyd | A shower of cockroaches and spider webs flies out the bell along with
Floyd | a stream of notes that would make Sousa gasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bugle to witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 540
Floyd | Moves: 1002 ]
Floyd | The WITCH gives a quick glance at the BUGLE, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bugle" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 540
Floyd | Moves: 1003 ]
Floyd | You already have the bugle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 540
Floyd | Moves: 1004 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle dim bulb (Providing light) long hotdog stage makeup
Floyd | sharp knife old lamp oaken bucket plaster pluto solitaire ring scuba
Floyd | suit fortune cookie
Floyd |       There is a fortune ( in the broken pieces )
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 540
Floyd | Moves: 1005 ]
Floyd | You attack the witch with your bare hands, but she evades your attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss witch" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 440
Floyd | Moves: 1006 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 440
Floyd | Moves: 1007 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    The theater janitor was looking around the room.  Hearing you, he
Floyd | looks up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "losing points each time we're rescued"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x janitor" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 440
Floyd | Moves: 1008 ]
Floyd | He was looking for something, but has now turned his attention to you.
Floyd | He appears to have guessed that you know more about him than he cares
Floyd | to have made public.  Chomping on his cigar, he rolls up his sleeves
Floyd | and heads toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask janitor about boiler" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 440
Floyd | Moves: 1009 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask janitor about keys" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 440
Floyd | Moves: 1010 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill janitor" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 440
Floyd | Moves: 1011 ]
Floyd | You attack the janitor with your bare hands, but he evades your
Floyd | attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss janitor" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 430
Floyd | Moves: 1012 ]
Floyd | The JANITOR, not being the promiscuous sort, politely declines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give ring to janitor" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 430
Floyd | Moves: 1013 ]
Floyd | You can't read the ring, so instead you just examine it. A simple yet
Floyd | tasteful setting - a single, faceted stone in a 4 prong base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 430
Floyd | Moves: 1014 ]
Floyd | The janitor blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd |  [z -> wait]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 330
Floyd | Moves: 1015 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. Gonna grab sandwich fixin's. bbiab."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 330
Floyd | Moves: 1016 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    You come face to face with the drama critic who panned your last
Floyd | three shows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x critic" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 330
Floyd | Moves: 1017 ]
Floyd | This is the guy you always suspected was out to get you.  Now you are
Floyd | sure of it.  He grins maniacally and comes at you with poison pen
Floyd | raised.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "thank critic" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'thank' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play bugle" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 330
Floyd | Moves: 1018 ]
Floyd | You wet your lips, throw back your head and blow for all you're worth.
Floyd | A shower of cockroaches and spider webs flies out the bell along with
Floyd | a stream of notes that would make Sousa gasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'dance' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 330
Floyd | Moves: 1019 ]
Floyd | What a quaint sense of humor.  For a second there, I was half tempted
Floyd | to honor your request.  However, I am amused by your antics and wish
Floyd | to see more of them.  I shall let you go with only a bruised toe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill critic" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 330
Floyd | Moves: 1020 ]
Floyd | You attack the critic with your bare hands, but he evades your attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss critic" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 320
Floyd | Moves: 1021 ]
Floyd | The CRITIC, not being the promiscuous sort, politely declines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 320
Floyd | Moves: 1022 ]
Floyd | You throw the knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 320
Floyd | Moves: 1023 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sharp knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw knife at critic" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 220
Floyd | Moves: 1024 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x knife" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 220
Floyd | Moves: 1025 ]
Floyd | "If you'd get rid of a few of these characters, it'd make my job a lot
Floyd | easier."
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a large bread knife with a serrated blade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 220
Floyd | Moves: 1026 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    This guy looks just like your agent (The one you haven't seen
Floyd | lately).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x agent" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 220
Floyd | Moves: 1027 ]
Floyd | Now you know this must be some kind of weird nightmare.  Your own
Floyd | agent is after you.  He is rolling up a stack of your head shots and
Floyd | publicity releases and seems intent on using them as a club.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm guessing we have to give various objects to each of these creatures to make them passive, but I have no idea what."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x club" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'club' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask agent about me" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'me' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 220
Floyd | Moves: 1028 ]
Floyd | The agent blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit agent" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 220
Floyd | Moves: 1029 ]
Floyd | You attack the agent with your bare hands, but he evades your attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit agent with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 220
Floyd | Moves: 1030 ]
Floyd | You strike at the agent with the knife, but your weapon bounces off of
Floyd | him harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit agent with trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 220
Floyd | Moves: 1031 ]
Floyd | You strike at the agent with the trumpet, but your weapon bounces off
Floyd | of him harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 220
Floyd | Moves: 1032 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle dim bulb (Providing light) long hotdog stage makeup
Floyd | old lamp oaken bucket plaster pluto solitaire ring scuba suit fortune
Floyd | cookie
Floyd |       There is a fortune ( in the broken pieces )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit agent with pluto" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 220
Floyd | Moves: 1033 ]
Floyd | You strike at the agent with the pluto, but your weapon bounces off of
Floyd | him harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd |  [z -> wait]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 120
Floyd | Moves: 1034 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about avocado" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 120
Floyd | Moves: 1035 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 120
Floyd | Moves: 1036 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    Oh, great, now you find Helen Hipclicks, the worlds most conceited
Floyd | actress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x helen" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 120
Floyd | Moves: 1037 ]
Floyd | This is the prima donna who's edged you out of more good parts than
Floyd | you care to think about.  Now she's coming right at you waving her
Floyd | scrapbook.  Either she's going to bore you to death with her
Floyd | clippings, or she means to attack you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit helen with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 120
Floyd | Moves: 1038 ]
Floyd | You don't see any knife here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 120
Floyd | Moves: 1039 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle dim bulb (Providing light) long hotdog stage makeup
Floyd | old lamp oaken bucket solitaire ring scuba suit fortune cookie
Floyd |       There is a fortune ( in the broken pieces )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit helen with bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 120
Floyd | Moves: 1040 ]
Floyd | You strike at the helen with the bucket, but your weapon bounces off
Floyd | of her harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 120
Floyd | Moves: 1041 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    There is that famous old oaken bucket
Floyd |    Oh, great, now you find Helen Hipclicks, the worlds most conceited
Floyd | actress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 120
Floyd | Moves: 1042 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stab helen" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'stab' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill helen" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 120
Floyd | Moves: 1043 ]
Floyd | You attack the helen with your bare hands, but she evades your attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clipboard" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'clipboard' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x scrapbook" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 20
Floyd | Moves: 1044 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 20
Floyd | Moves: 1045 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 20
Floyd | Moves: 1046 ]
Floyd |    A HUNGRY man (and woman) eating plant is creeping toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat plant" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 20
Floyd | Moves: 1047 ]
Floyd | Either you are very hungry or very, very sick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat avocado" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 20
Floyd | Moves: 1048 ]
Floyd | Either you are very hungry or very, very sick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x avocado" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 20
Floyd | Moves: 1049 ]
Floyd | It stands over 9 feet tall.  The main pod is covered with
Floyd | multi-colored warts, and has jaws big enough to walk into (if you were
Floyd | so inclined).  Gnarled vines extend into the entire room and are
Floyd | slowly inching toward you. The plant seems to be getting angrier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x vines" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 20
Floyd | Moves: 1050 ]
Floyd | It stands over 9 feet tall.  The main pod is covered with
Floyd | multi-colored warts, and has jaws big enough to walk into (if you were
Floyd | so inclined).  Gnarled vines extend into the entire room and are
Floyd | slowly inching toward you. The plant seems to be getting angrier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pod" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 20
Floyd | Moves: 1051 ]
Floyd | It stands over 9 feet tall.  The main pod is covered with
Floyd | multi-colored warts, and has jaws big enough to walk into (if you were
Floyd | so inclined).  Gnarled vines extend into the entire room and are
Floyd | slowly inching toward you. The plant suddenly attacks you!
Floyd |     You try to defend yourself, but the plant kills you anyhow.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***** $You$ have died! *****
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score is 20 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 80
Floyd | locations (out of 117 in the game)
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

Floyd | Would you like to restart, restore, undo, or quit? Enter saved game to
Floyd | load: [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 977 ]
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 978 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sun" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'sun' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 979 ]
Floyd | You suddenly bolt for the roof edge and freedom!  With a graceful
Floyd | Grande Jete', you succeed, alighting daintily on the street below.
Floyd | Looking around, you realize that you are in a dark, featureless void
Floyd | with nothing substantial beneath your feet.  Realizing that you have
Floyd | just gone outside the programed area of the game, you meekly climb
Floyd | back to "Room 56 - Theater Roof"
Floyd |
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ On the Roof                                         Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 980 ]
Floyd | Sorry about that, I was just fiddling around with one of your RAM
Floyd | chips and I think I accidently threw a DIP switch.  I'll see if I can
Floyd | fix it... OK. Everythink is bAc/k to nornal no w.  You can co&tinue
Floyd | wiFth the Game.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |    There is a heavy packing crate
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take crate" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                         Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 981 ]
Floyd | You pick up the packing crate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                  Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 982 ]
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 983 ]
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 984 ]
Floyd | Starting across the catwalk, you notice a familiar smell.  Whirling
Floyd | around, you see the genie splashing CAMEL #5 cologne under his red
Floyd | white and blue arms. Rebuttoning his shirt, he says, "I've taken a
Floyd | liking to you, so tell you what - drop what you're doing and bring me
Floyd | something to PLAY for my second wish and you may live long enough to
Floyd | have the honor of granting my third wish some day."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop crate" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 985 ]
Floyd | You drop the crate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bugle to genie" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 850
Floyd | Moves: 986 ]
Floyd | Nonchalantly taking the BUGLE, he reaches his arm into the bell and
Floyd | then yanks.  The instrument seems to twist back into itself and spiral
Floyd | into - nothing.  Winking his eye, he again vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |    There is a heavy packing crate
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 985 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give trumpet to genie" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 986 ]
Floyd | The GENIE gives a quick glance at the TRUMPET, then tosses it back. "I
Floyd | never could play a trumpet."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 987 ]
Floyd | You already have the trumpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 750
Floyd | Moves: 988 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle dim bulb (Providing light) long hotdog stage makeup
Floyd | sharp knife old lamp oaken bucket plaster pluto scuba suit fortune
Floyd | cookie
Floyd |       There is a fortune ( in the broken pieces )
Floyd |    valve trumpet You're wearing: solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bugle to genie" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 850
Floyd | Moves: 989 ]
Floyd | Nonchalantly taking the BUGLE, he reaches his arm into the bell and
Floyd | then yanks.  The instrument seems to twist back into itself and spiral
Floyd | into - nothing.  Winking his eye, he again vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |    There is a heavy packing crate
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take crate" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 850
Floyd | Moves: 990 ]
Floyd | You pick up the packing crate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                   Score: 850
Floyd | Moves: 991 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bulge" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'bulge' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gas" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'gas' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boards" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'boards' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'smell' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                        Score: 850
Floyd | Moves: 992 ]
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                        Score: 850
Floyd | Moves: 993 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                        Score: 850
Floyd | Moves: 994 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                         Score: 850
Floyd | Moves: 995 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                               Score: 850
Floyd | Moves: 996 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                                Score: 850
Floyd | Moves: 997 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 850
Floyd | Moves: 998 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 850
Floyd | Moves: 999 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                  Score: 850
Floyd | Moves: 1000 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                            Score: 850
Floyd | Moves: 1001 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                        Score: 850
Floyd | Moves: 1002 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 850
Floyd | Moves: 1003 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open crate with crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1004 ]
Floyd | You pound and jab at the lid until it finally loosens, then you push
Floyd | it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crate" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1005 ]
Floyd | DOG GONE, It's empty!  (Don't you wish I would make the clues a little
Floyd | easier?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1006 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light) long hotdog stage makeup sharp knife
Floyd | packing crate old lamp oaken bucket plaster pluto scuba suit fortune
Floyd | cookie
Floyd |       There is a fortune ( in the broken pieces )
Floyd |    valve trumpet You're wearing: solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in crate" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1007 ]
Floyd | DOG GONE, It's empty!  (Don't you wish I would make the clues a little
Floyd | easier?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter crate" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1008 ]
Floyd | You can't enter anything here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop crate" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1009 ]
Floyd | You drop the crate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb on crate" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'climb' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on crate" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1010 ]
Floyd | You pick up the packing crate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open crate" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1011 ]
Floyd | You want to OPEN the CRATE with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crate" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1012 ]
Floyd | DOG GONE, It's empty!  (Don't you wish I would make the clues a little
Floyd | easier?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1013 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light) long hotdog stage makeup sharp knife
Floyd | packing crate old lamp oaken bucket plaster pluto scuba suit fortune
Floyd | cookie
Floyd |       There is a fortune ( in the broken pieces )
Floyd |    valve trumpet You're wearing: solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put knife in crate" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1014 ]
Floyd | You place the knife in the crate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crate" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1015 ]
Floyd | DOG GONE, It's empty!  (Don't you wish I would make the clues a little
Floyd | easier?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all from crate" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1016 ]
Floyd | You pick up the iron crowbar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1017 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sharp knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put crowbar in crate" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1018 ]
Floyd | You place the crowbar in the crate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close crate" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1019 ]
Floyd | You can't close the crate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                        Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1020 ]
Floyd | The crowbar, still chained to the wall, jerks back and clatters to the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crate" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Little Room                                        Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1021 ]
Floyd | DOG GONE, It's empty!  (Don't you wish I would make the clues a little
Floyd | easier?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1022 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break crate with crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1023 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | CRATE? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                 Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1024 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw crate at violin" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                 Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1025 ]
Floyd | The crate bounces off the violin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take crate" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                 Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1026 ]
Floyd | You pick up the packing crate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                       Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1027 ]
Floyd | You step into a storage room.  Small, useless scraps of wood and old
Floyd | hardware are lying about.  A plank sits atop a particularly unstable
Floyd | pile of clutter.
Floyd |    It would turn the tables for you to get that plank down (and vice
Floyd | versa).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw crate at plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                       Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1028 ]
Floyd | The crate bounces off the plank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take crate" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                       Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1029 ]
Floyd | You pick up the packing crate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sonofstagefright" 		

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

		DavidW says, "I think I'll stop here for tonight."
Amber disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
		
*** SESSION FOUR *** 		
		DavidW says, "ok, updated notes for Son of Stagefright at [LINK]"
		DavidW says, "Adding a lengthy objects summary to my Son of Stagefright notes. Hopefully I'll be able to upload it later tonight."
		jenrexrode asks, "how late did you stay up?"
		DavidW says, "3 am, I think"
		Zach asks, "Have we ever tried contacting the authors of these older games?"
		Zach says, "I bet it would make their day that people are still playing them."
		DavidW says, "gimme a sec; I'll upload the changes to the notes even though they're not quite complete so you can see 'em."
		jenrexrode says, "oh, so that translates into about 30 minutes after I took off."
		DavidW says, "[LINK]"
		DavidW says, "The new areas are the roof, catwalk, zoo, props loft, costume loft, and two rooms south of the carpenter shop."
		DavidW says, "oh, and orchestra pit and secret place."
		DavidW says, "Okay, I think my SoS notes are up to date and uploaded."
		DavidW says, "I've highlighted the outstanding issues in yellow in the Objects summary section at the bottom."
		DavidW says, "I wonder if it would be horrible if I continued playing Son of Stagefright on my own. I have a few minor ideas to try."
		jenrexrode asks, "right now?"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		jenrexrode says, "I'd play along."
		DavidW says, "ok"
DavidW arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
jenrexrode arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Olly says, "FloydUnderground"
		Binder says, "I'll watch."
		Zach says, "heehee"
Binder arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Zach arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "load sonofstagefright" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Loading game...
Floyd |
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Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd |                    /=======================================\
Floyd |                    | /-----------------------------------\ |
Floyd |                    | |               S O S               | |
Floyd |                    | |                                   | |
Floyd |                    | |         Son Of Stagefright        | |
Floyd |                    | |             The SEQUEL            | |
Floyd |                    | |   A pleasant day at the theatre   | |
Floyd |                    | |     in three paranatural acts     | |
Floyd |                    | |      c 1989 by Mike McCauley      | |
Floyd |                    | \-----------------------------------/ |
Floyd |                    \=======================================/
Floyd |                                        .
Floyd |
Floyd | Created with Malmberg and Welch's Adventure Game Toolkit
Floyd |
Floyd | This game is being executed by:
Floyd |
Floyd |     AGiliTy, The (Mostly) Universal AGT Interpreter, Version 1.1.1
Floyd |     Copyright (C) 1996-1999,2001 by Robert Masenten
Floyd |     Glk version
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose <I>nstructions, <A>GiliTy Information, or <other> to start the
Floyd | game
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Shh, no one tell Jacqueline"
		Binder says, "I'll be going to bed disappointingly soon but this game was fun to watch."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                      S.O.S. Son of Stagefright, the SEQUEL
Floyd |                               c 1989 Mike McCauley Distributed as
Floyd | ShareWare  -  Not Public Domain
Floyd |
Floyd | This is your big day.  You've studied method acting, improv, mime,
Floyd | dance, movement, CPR and all the rest and now you're itching to take
Floyd | your place down center like all the famous actors and actresses before
Floyd | you.  You've heard about an audition down at the old theater at the
Floyd | lower end of the far reaches of the wrong side of...
Floyd |
Floyd | -Well, anyway, you thought that it had been closed after a series of
Floyd | very mysterious accidents and disappearances following their 13 week
Floyd | run of the `Scottish Tragedy'.  (If you don't know that one, just ask
Floyd | any actor.)
Floyd |
Floyd | When you arrive, the line of hopefuls wraps around the block. By the
Floyd | time you get signed in, the only seat left is up in the balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Hour after hour the readings drone on and on and on and   on
Floyd | and
Floyd | on                                                  *
Floyd |            and       *
Floyd | *
Floyd | *                     z-z-z-Z-Z-Z-Z-z-z-z-Z-Z-Z-Z-z-z-z
Floyd |                *                                             *
Floyd |
Floyd | You wake with a start.  What time is it?  Did you miss the call for
Floyd | your reading?   You hear what sounds like muffled laughter somewhere.
Floyd | Looking around for its source, it occurs to you that something is
Floyd | disturbingly wrong.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally it sinks in.  There isn't a living soul in sight.  Dust and
Floyd | cobwebs are everywhere.  There is only one thought racing through your
Floyd | little brain...
Floyd |                              "I WANT OUT!"
Floyd |           --- HIT ANY KEY ---
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "oh, hey, more ASCII art"
		Olly's lips are sealed.
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ THE MOMENT OF DECISION                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 0 ]
Floyd | Oh, by the way, the game has been set up for you to play it as an
Floyd | ACTOR. Would you rather be an ACTRESS?  (Please enter YES or NO.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "Did everyone see the ascii art re PLAY VIOLIN?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sonofstagefright" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ Storage Room
Floyd | Score: 950  Moves: 1029 ]
Floyd | You step into a storage room.  Small, useless scraps of wood and old
Floyd | hardware are lying about.  A plank sits atop a particularly unstable
Floyd | pile of clutter.
Floyd |    It would turn the tables for you to get that plank down (and vice
Floyd | versa).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                 Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1030 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play violin" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                 Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1031 ]
Floyd | Let me explain it to you this way:            |      ..,,,..
Floyd |    1.  The violin is out of reach,            |    ///////~\\\
Floyd |    2.  You ain't got a bow,                   |   (''~~~    ``\
Floyd |    3.  You ain't got a union card,            |   { (0 ) >--< }
Floyd |    4.  I know your taste in music,            |    \  __<__  /
Floyd |               -AND-                           +---  \ \___/ /
Floyd |    5.  It wouldn't accomplish anything anyway.|      \_____/
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "oooh 950"
		Binder says, "Yeah, the commentary on it is what brought me into the room to @recap and see it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                       Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1032 ]
Floyd | You step into a storage room.  Small, useless scraps of wood and old
Floyd | hardware are lying about.  A plank sits atop a particularly unstable
Floyd | pile of clutter.
Floyd |    It would turn the tables for you to get that plank down (and vice
Floyd | versa).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                       Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1033 ]
Floyd | Carefully checking the spit valve, you put lips to mouthpiece and
Floyd | blow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x valve" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Storage Room                                       Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1034 ]
Floyd | You don't see any valve here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "darn. I hoped the trumpet might be like the walls of Jericho, and the plank would tumble down."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                 Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1035 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "also, if the valve on the trumpet isn't its own item, then it's not a replacement for the boiler valve."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1036 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break crate with crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1037 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | CRATE? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "pry?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "open crate with crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1038 ]
Floyd | You have already opened the crate and pushed the lid aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Binder says, "huh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1039 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light) long hotdog stage makeup sharp knife
Floyd | packing crate old lamp oaken bucket plaster pluto scuba suit fortune
Floyd | cookie
Floyd |       There is a fortune ( in the broken pieces )
Floyd |    valve trumpet You're wearing: solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                        Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1040 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "okay, no secret items in empty crate, I guess."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x crate" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Little Room                                        Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1041 ]
Floyd | DOG GONE, It's empty!  (Don't you wish I would make the clues a little
Floyd | easier?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I already opened the crate earlier. It was empty."
		Binder asks, "Did it hold a dog before?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "put pluto in crate" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                       Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1042 ]
Floyd | Even with the lid open, dropping the statue causes it to shatter, but
Floyd | the impact dislodges a piece of paper that you overlooked before.  By
Floyd | the way, that statue was a Roman GOD, not Mickey Mouse's DOG.  (You
Floyd | dyslexic or anagramatic?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Binder says, "WELL"
		Zach says, "(DOG GONE)"
		DavidW says, "ooh"
		jenrexrode says, "yay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x paper" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | Do you mean the multiplication table or the paper fortune?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "multiplication" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                       Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1043 ]
Floyd | The simple grid of multipliers and products brings back memories of
Floyd | 3rd grade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "I guess we can do maths now?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Little Room                                       Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1044 ]
Floyd | A simple yet tasteful setting - a single, faceted stone in a 4 prong
Floyd | base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I was thinking that it may confound one of the zoo critters."
		DavidW says, "Helen or our agent, maybe."
		Binder says, "It was worth 100 points, anyway"
		DavidW says, "good thinking."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Little Room                                       Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1045 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light) long hotdog stage makeup sharp knife
Floyd | packing crate
Floyd |       There is a small scrap of paper with the multiplication table on
Floyd | it.
Floyd |    old lamp oaken bucket scuba suit fortune cookie
Floyd |       There is a fortune ( in the broken pieces )
Floyd |    valve trumpet You're wearing: solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x fortune" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Little Room                                       Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1046 ]
Floyd | It is a typical inscrutable saying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take table" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                       Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1047 ]
Floyd | Try as you might, you cannot dislodge the piece of paper from deep
Floyd | within the crate.  Slowly and methodically, you start prying and
Floyd | pounding at the sides until you have finally reduced it to a pile of
Floyd | splintered lumber.  You throw the scrap wood into a corner and take
Floyd | the paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "finally some decent smashing"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper fortune" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                       Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1048 ]
Floyd | You pick up the paper fortune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Little Room                                       Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1049 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    multiplication table
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    paper fortune
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x luber" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'luber' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lumber" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'lumber' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read paper fortune" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                       Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1050 ]
Floyd | "YOUR FORTUNE MAY RIDE ON YOUR WEIGHT."  Must be for some sumo
Floyd | wrestler.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Little Room                                       Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1051 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "did you take the empty crate to the genie?"
		DavidW says, "The splinters aren't coded."
		DavidW says (to jenrexrode), "yes."
		Zach asks, "Have we figured out what the hints in this room are for?"
		DavidW says, "I gave him a bugle and it became a bulge, and the sag became gas."
		jenrexrode says, "oh, so he didn't want the crate, really"
		DavidW says (to Zach), "not really."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Little Room                                       Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1052 ]
Floyd | The trumpet is in amazingly good condition.  By the style, you decide
Floyd | it was probably made over 3,000 years ago and used by ancient armies
Floyd | as they sieged and attacked walled cities.  You always were such a
Floyd | good music historian.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "The genie didn't want the crate itself. It was just needed to get him to show up."
		Binder says, "a genie of anagrams."
		jenrexrode says, "I'm already uncomfortable, so I don't want gas from a genie."
		jenrexrode says (to DW), "cool"
		DavidW says, "hm, the trumpet description is so the story of Jericho."
		jenrexrode says, "well maybe there's a more deserving wall"
		DavidW says, "The only wall of note is that brick wall at the stage door."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                           Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1053 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1054 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1055 ]
Floyd | Carefully checking the spit valve, you put lips to mouthpiece and
Floyd | blow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Yeah, but that was a shofar"
		DavidW says, "hm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                      Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1056 ]
Floyd | The upstage area is dimly illuminated by streamers of light filtering
Floyd | down from the flyloft and work grid above.  Specks of dust dance in
Floyd | the light.
Floyd |    An old work table leans and tilts at odd angles
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                      Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1057 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1058 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I should go to the catwalk; I didn't understand the bulge and gas business."
		DavidW says, "Maybe one of you guys can understand it better."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1059 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1060 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1061 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1062 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1063 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1064 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1065 ]
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1066 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bulge" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'bulge' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gas" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'gas' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "gee"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1067 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    multiplication table
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    paper fortune
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "So there's nothing to manipulate."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x board" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1068 ]
Floyd | You don't see any board here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I think the effect won't be obvious until we get up there via the other ladder."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x boards" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'boards' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "gah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x knife" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1069 ]
Floyd | It is a large bread knife with a serrated blade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "if we could light a match"
Zach says (to Floyd), "plug in lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1070 ]
Floyd | Finding a convenient wall outlet, you plug the lamp in and switch it
Floyd | on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1050

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x match" 		

Floyd | Moves: 1071 ]
Floyd | The shade is slightly stained and there are minor dents in the base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'match' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x suit" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1072 ]
Floyd | A wet suit and Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus with full
Floyd | tanks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "is the lamp portable when plugged in?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "fill tank with gas" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'fill' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "i think it unplugs"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1073 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    multiplication table
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    paper fortune
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "so the lamp is still in inventory, at least."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cookie" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1074 ]
Floyd | If you can believe everything else that's happened, you can believe
Floyd | this too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "The cookie was hiding under the steak."
		Zach says, "Hmm, GAS and BULGE might be part of some word play"
		jenrexrode asks, "like fart?"
		DavidW says, "well, yes. They were the BUGLE and SAG before."
		vimes says, "LUGE BAGS"
		Zach says, "I mean, like with DOG GONE"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "fart" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'fart' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "How unseemly"
		DavidW says, "careful. Rude words cost us points."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1073 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm also unsure where the genie will be for his 3rd wish. He didn't say where he was going this time."
		jenrexrode says, "hmmm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn table" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1074 ]
Floyd | The gentle breeze cools your fevered brow.  Nice try.  At least you
Floyd | won't get a hernia turning a little scrap of paper.  But I'm getting
Floyd | board by all this "turning" business.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "don't tell me this is the table to turn to get the plank."
		DavidW asks, "getting BOARD, eh?"
		jenrexrode says, "hum"
		DavidW asks, "may I return to the plank and try it?"
		jenrexrode says, "yes"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1075 ]
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1076 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1077 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see that this is where props (items small enough
Floyd | to be carried around on stage - guns, books, pencils, etc.) are
Floyd | stored.
Floyd |    An oddly decorated magicians table sits in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1078 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1079 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1080 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1081 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1082 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1083 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                           Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1084 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                       Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1085 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1086 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1087 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                      Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1088 ]
Floyd | You step into a storage room.  Small, useless scraps of wood and old
Floyd | hardware are lying about.  A plank sits atop a particularly unstable
Floyd | pile of clutter.
Floyd |    It would turn the tables for you to get that plank down (and vice
Floyd | versa).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn table" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                      Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1089 ]
Floyd | Standing at a safe distance, you direct a gentle breeze from the
Floyd | twirling sheet of paper toward the stack of junk.  An ominous rumble
Floyd | builds until, in a spray of hardware and plumbing supplies, the plank
Floyd | comes thundering toward you.  You stumble back till your shoulders
Floyd | bang against the wall.  Just as the tidal wave reaches your feet, it
Floyd | plays out and the plank comes to rest against your shin.
Floyd |
Floyd | The storage room floor is a disaster.  Junk and clutter lie
Floyd | everywhere.
Floyd |    There is a 12 foot plank ( at your feet )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "dang"
		DavidW says, "wow."
		jenrexrode says, "oh, the multiplcation table"
		jenrexrode says, "argh"
		DavidW says, "yes."
		DavidW asks, "Evil, isn't it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take plank" 		jenrexrode says, "yes"

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                      Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1090 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sturdy plank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "Can we use the plank to reach the violin?"
		jenrexrode says, "maybe"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1091 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take violin with plank" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1092 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the violin up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit violin with plank" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1093 ]
Floyd | It only makes sense to attack living things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "push violin" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1094 ]
Floyd | You can't push the violin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break violin with plank" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1095 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | VIOLIN? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lean plank" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'lean' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "climb plank" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'climb' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push violin with plank" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1096 ]
Floyd | You can't push the violin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop plank" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1097 ]
Floyd | You drop the plank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on plank" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1098 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sturdy plank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm."
		DavidW says, "I really think the plank is to bridge a gap, but I haven't seen a suitable gap or chasm yet."
		jenrexrode says, "hm it's only 12 feet"
		jenrexrode asks, "didn't you say gap was an acknowledged word?"
		DavidW says, "well, farther than one can easily jump over."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gap" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1099 ]
Floyd | You don't see any gap here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "yup"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x pit" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1100 ]
Floyd | You don't see any pit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "i do know where a pit is"
		DavidW asks, "Thinking of bridging the orchestra pit?"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "worth a try..."
		jenrexrode says, "not sure what it's worth"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                    Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1101 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1102 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                           Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1103 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                      Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1104 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1105 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "There's this open trap door too."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put plank over trap" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'trap' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put plank over door" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1106 ]
Floyd | You don't see any door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1107 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put plank over pit" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1108 ]
Floyd | You don't see any pit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "I'm telling you, it's not this easy to walk around with a 12 foot board."
		DavidW says, "The pit is south of us."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "throw plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1109 ]
Floyd | You throw the plank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "But the game claims it's not here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1110 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sturdy plank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "walk the plank" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'walk' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "maybe that pirate wants it"
		DavidW says, "hm. Might try that vs the pirate or in Pun Closet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1111 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1112 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pit" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1113 ]
Floyd | You don't see any pit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I think 'pit' must refer to another pit or to the orchestra pit door."
		jenrexrode says, "well it sure doesn't want our plank"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1114 ]
Floyd | You don't see any table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1115 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    paper fortune
Floyd |    sturdy plank
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "Did the mult table disappear?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x plank" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1116 ]
Floyd | It is fine grained and has no knot holes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1117 ]
Floyd | You can't turn the plank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. We also forgot to check the post-collapse pile of debris for goodies."
		jenrexrode says, "true"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1118 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1119 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1120 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1121 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1122 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1123 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1124 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1125 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1126 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                           Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1127 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1128 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                    Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1129 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1130 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                      Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1131 ]
Floyd | The storage room floor is a disaster.  Junk and clutter lie
Floyd | everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x junk" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'junk' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clutter" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'clutter' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hmph"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'floor' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "Should we try walk the plank in the Pun Closet? Or try the pirate first?"
		jenrexrode says, "pirate"
		DavidW says, "ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1132 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                    Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1133 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1134 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                           Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1135 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1136 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1137 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1138 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1139 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1140 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1141 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1142 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1143 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1144 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1145 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1146 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1147 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x page" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1148 ]
Floyd | It has been out in the weather so long, it has almost melted into the
Floyd | roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1149 ]
Floyd | It's a page from ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES, too rainsoaked to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I couldn't remember if you saw that earlier."
		Zach asks, "Can we take it?"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah. I said open sesame"
		DavidW says (to Zach), "no."
		Zach asks, "Oooh, have we tried saying that to open a door?"
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking open sesame may be the winning move of the game."
		DavidW says (to Zach), "not yet."
		Zach says, "Then let's win!"
		DavidW says, "well, there's a possible problem..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open sesame" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1150 ]
Floyd | That's not playing fair!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "We might as well try it to different doors."
		DavidW says, "The game might refuse to accept it without us going through the motions first."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1151 ]
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1152 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1153 ]
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd |  "If you'd get rid of a few of these characters, it'd make my job a
Floyd | lot easier."
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter saved game to store:
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Aww, just like grandma's house"
		jenrexrode says, "gee, last night I was reading that as bee keeper's"
		DavidW says, "now, we lose 100 points every time we enter a creature's room and have to be rescued by the keeper."
		DavidW says, "And we can't leave a creature's room normally. It's either defeat it or be killed/rescued."
		DavidW says, "The keeper will rescue us from everything EXCEPT the avocado plant."
		DavidW says, "anyway, pirate is east."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1154 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A pirate captain confronts you, waving a cutlass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give plank to pirate" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1155 ]
Floyd | The PIRATE gives a quick glance at the PLANK, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1154 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "walk the plank" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'walk' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pirate, walk the plank" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'walk' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit pirate with plank" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1155 ]
Floyd | You strike at the pirate with the plank, but your weapon bounces off
Floyd | of him harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take plank" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1156 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sturdy plank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cutlass" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1157 ]
Floyd | He is wears a long violet coat over a lacey shirt and black knee
Floyd | britches and sports an enormously oversized hat with a pink ostrich
Floyd | plume.  In his right hand he waves a sinister cutlass and he has a
Floyd | HOOK in place of a left hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'clock' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. If it's Capt Hook, he'd be frightened by a ticking clock/alligator."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit pirate with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1158 ]
Floyd | You strike at the pirate with the knife, but your weapon bounces off
Floyd | of him harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1159 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sharp knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give ring to pirate" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1160 ]
Floyd | The PIRATE gives a quick glance at the RING, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ring" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1161 ]
Floyd | You pick up the solitaire ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1162 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "The critic has a pen; I'm also considering pen is mightier than the sword."
		jenrexrode says, "huh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crocodile" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'crocodile' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x alligator" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'alligator' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ticking" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'ticking' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "btw, the janitor is south of us, but I don't know how to defeat him either."
		jenrexrode says, "and i bet he's good for a key"
		DavidW says, "The zoo creatures are: man-eating avocado plant, barber, pirate, witch, janitor, critic, agent, Helen (rival actress)."
		Zach says, "I love the idea of having to defeat a janitor"
		jenrexrode says, "there must be an order to defeat them"
		jenrexrode says, "hm, there used to be this cleaner called Janitor in a Drum"
		DavidW says, "yes, I think so too."
		DavidW says, "Possibly the items the zoo critters have help defeat their fellows."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x drum" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'drum' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm curious if the pirate is also where the hat comes from."
		jenrexrode says, "i'm sure"
		DavidW says, "The janitor seemed upset that we knew too many of his secrets."
		DavidW says, "So maybe the parchement secret is the key to defeating the janitor."
		jenrexrode asks, "and what does the parchment want to pick it up?"
		jenrexrode asks, "the hat?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		jenrexrode asks, "do the critic and the agent communicate?"
		DavidW says, "no"
		DavidW says, "The agent wants to brain us with a club made of our publicity photos and similar items."
		DavidW says, "The critic has a poison pen."
		DavidW says, "The janitor has a cigar. The barber has a razor. The witch has a cauldron."
		DavidW says, "I don't think Helen has any weapon to speak of."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear suit" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1163 ]
Floyd | "Well, you going to try a room or ain't you?" says the zookeeper
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd |  [z -> wait]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1164 ]
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd |  [z -> wait]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1165 ]
Floyd | "Had a friend went in there once.  Ain't got many friends these days."
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd |  [z -> wait]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1166 ]
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd |  [z -> wait]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1167 ]
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd |  [z -> wait]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1168 ]
Floyd | "Had a friend went in there once.  Ain't got many friends these days."
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. Hoping she'd say more."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about friend" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1169 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give ring to woman" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1170 ]
Floyd | The WOMAN gives a quick glance at the RING, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ring" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1171 ]
Floyd | You already have the ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1172 ]
Floyd | "If you'd get rid of a few of these characters, it'd make my job a lot
Floyd | easier."
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    paper fortune
Floyd |    sturdy plank
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x suit" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1173 ]
Floyd | A wet suit and Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus with full
Floyd | tanks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove suit" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1174 ]
Floyd | The zookeeper looks up and says, "Try a room - one's as bad as the
Floyd | next."
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take suit" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1175 ]
Floyd | You pick up the scuba suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "hm, so I wonder if the suit is more logical to wear against any of the rogues"
		DavidW says, "I don't see how. Only the pirate is at all nautical."
		DavidW says, "Although, I suppose the tanks might help us breathe inside the plant..."
		jenrexrode says, "also air tanks if that's worth anything"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear suit" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1176 ]
Floyd | The zookeeper chuckles, "I ain't dumb enough to go in them rooms."
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1177 ]
Floyd |    A HUNGRY man (and woman) eating plant is creeping toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter plant" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1178 ]
Floyd | You can't enter anything here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1179 ]
Floyd |    A HUNGRY man (and woman) eating plant is creeping toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1180 ]
Floyd | It stands over 9 feet tall.  The main pod is covered with
Floyd | multi-colored warts, and has jaws big enough to walk into (if you were
Floyd | so inclined).  Gnarled vines extend into the entire room and are
Floyd | slowly inching toward you. The plant seems to be getting angrier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter jaws" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'jaws' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter plant" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1181 ]
Floyd | You can't enter anything here.
Floyd | The plant seems to be getting angrier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd |  [z -> wait]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1182 ]
Floyd | Sorry about that, I was just fiddling around with one of your RAM
Floyd | chips and I think I accidently threw a DIP switch.  I'll see if I can
Floyd | fix it... OK. Everythink is bAc/k to nornal no w.  You can co&tinue
Floyd | wiFth the Game.
Floyd |
Floyd | A HUNGRY man (and woman) eating plant is creeping toward you. Time
Floyd | passes... The plant suddenly attacks you!
Floyd |     You try to defend yourself, but the plant kills you anyhow.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***** $You$ have died! *****
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score is 1050 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 76
Floyd | locations (out of 117 in the game)
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd | Would you like to restart, restore, undo, or quit? Enter saved game to
Floyd | load: [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1153 ]
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "76, eh?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, we're still missing some rooms."
		DavidW says, "The flyloft area, at least, and the other dressing room."
		DavidW says, "Plus Janitor's Closet, the other Rest Room, Orchestra Pit, Secret Place, ... not sure where else."
		DavidW says, "oh, the 8 side rooms here, of course."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "carve" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'carve' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "whittle" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'whittle' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1154 ]
Floyd | The zookeeper chuckles, "I ain't dumb enough to go in them rooms."
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    paper fortune
Floyd |    sturdy plank
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "does helen need some makeup?"
		DavidW says, "oh, there's an idea."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1155 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    Oh, great, now you find Helen Hipclicks, the worlds most conceited
Floyd | actress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give makeup to Helen" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1156 ]
Floyd | The HELEN gives a quick glance at the MAKEUP, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1157 ]
Floyd | You put on the makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x helen" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1158 ]
Floyd | This is the prima donna who's edged you out of more good parts than
Floyd | you care to think about.  Now she's coming right at you waving her
Floyd | scrapbook.  Either she's going to bore you to death with her
Floyd | clippings, or she means to attack you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Oh, I also had an idea for the makeup"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x makeup" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1159 ]
Floyd | There are a few sticks of very high quality professional heavy
Floyd | greasepaint in the kit.  Just your skin tone, and a national brand
Floyd | label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh, her weapon is a scrapbook."
		Zach asks, "Is there anything that needs greasing?"
		jenrexrode asks, "broken coin return?"
		DavidW says, "well, oil is a verb, so I think so."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'sing' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put fingers in ears" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'fingers' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "act" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'act' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut scrapbook with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1160 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the SCRAPBOOK with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit helen with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1161 ]
Floyd | You strike at the helen with the knife, but your weapon bounces off of
Floyd | her harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1162 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sharp knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "give suit to helen" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1163 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x suit" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1164 ]
Floyd | The zookeeper chuckles, "I ain't dumb enough to go in them rooms."
Floyd |
Floyd | A wet suit and Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus with full
Floyd | tanks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x contract" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'contract' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x role" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'role' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x review" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'review' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "sign" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1165 ]
Floyd | The zookeeper looks up and says, "Try a room - one's as bad as the
Floyd | next."
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't know how to sign here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "hmm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x form" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'form' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'xyzzy' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x autograph" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'autograph' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Amber arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x autographs" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'autographs' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x photo" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'photo' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x picture" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'picture' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "It just occured to me that this is the sort of game that might let us play a roll of masking tape in a tape recorder."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
		Ellison says, "this is definitely an odd game"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1166 ]
Floyd | "If you'd get rid of a few of these characters, it'd make my job a lot
Floyd | easier."
Floyd |
Floyd | A simple yet tasteful setting - a single, faceted stone in a 4 prong
Floyd | base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take stone" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1167 ]

		jenrexrode says, "after turn table,,,"

Floyd | "Eight rooms to choose from.  Most actors I know can't count that
Floyd | high."
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the solitaire stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1168 ]
Floyd | A simple yet tasteful setting - a single, faceted stone in a 4 prong
Floyd | base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x stone" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1169 ]
Floyd | A simple yet tasteful setting - a single, faceted stone in a 4 prong
Floyd | base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1170 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    paper fortune
Floyd |    sturdy plank
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "play solitaire"
		jenrexrode says, "for example"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play solitaire" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1171 ]
Floyd | You can't play the ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x diamond" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1172 ]
Floyd | You don't see any diamond here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "Hmm, is there some unusual meaning of solitaire that might apply to a ring?"
		DavidW says, "But there's a diamond elsewhere."
		jenrexrode says, "maybe the scuba suit is really caards"
		Zach says, "It's a strange adjective to use"
		Zach says (to jrr), "oooh, I like"
		DavidW says (to Zach), "I'm not sure. Maybe it just means there's a single stone in the ring."
		Zach asks, "Is there some way to make "scuba" into "clubs"?"
		DavidW says, "You're reaching, I think."
		Zach says, "Probably so"
		Zach says, "It's difficult to get into the mind of this author."
		jenrexrode says, "it's things like play solitaire that sometimes get a blantant clue, though"
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking we should bite the bullet and burn out the light bulb in the follow spot and take the burnt bulb. Perhaps there's some change that does that we've never seen."
		jenrexrode says, "anything is possible with our save point"
		jenrexrode asks, "can we do it wearing the bucket?"
		DavidW asks, "oh, and wait -- you're all wet, pail-face? Is the bucket a scuba helmet, then?"
		DavidW asks, "Do we have to wear suit and bucket together?"
		jenrexrode says, "try"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear suit" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1173 ]
Floyd | "Had a friend went in there once.  Ain't got many friends these days."
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1174 ]
Floyd | You put on the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1175 ]
Floyd | "Eight rooms to choose from.  Most actors I know can't count that
Floyd | high."
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "of course, we don't have a body of water to test this combo on."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1176 ]
Floyd | With the bucket over your face, you do nothing but bump into walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1177 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "i'd just like to wear it while we burn out the bulb"
		DavidW says, "hm."
		DavidW asks, "so go to the follow spot?"
		jenrexrode says, "as long as we're burning it out anyway"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "(of course, we might not see the message when wearing the bucket)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1178 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh let's restore first"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ Rogues Gallery
Floyd | Score: 1150  Moves: 1153 ]
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1154 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1155 ]
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1156 ]
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1157 ]
Floyd | You suddenly bolt for the roof edge and freedom!  With a graceful
Floyd | Grande Jete', you succeed, alighting daintily on the street below.
Floyd | Looking around, you realize that you are in a dark, featureless void
Floyd | with nothing substantial beneath your feet.  Realizing that you have
Floyd | just gone outside the programed area of the game, you meekly climb
Floyd | back to "Room 33 - Theater Roof"
Floyd |
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1158 ]
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1159 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1160 ]
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1161 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1162 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1163 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1164 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1165 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1166 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1167 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1168 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1169 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1170 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1171 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |       You can see the socket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear suit" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1172 ]
Floyd | You put on the suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1173 ]
Floyd | You put on the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bulb in socket" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1174 ]
Floyd | You screw the bulb firmly into the socket, forgetting that you have
Floyd | not disconnected the electric power from the spotlight.  At the first
Floyd | sign of arcing, you avert your eyes, thus avoiding permanent
Floyd | blindness.  Looking out the booth window, you see "YOU'RE ALL WET,
Floyd | PAIL-FACE" projected briefly on the ceiling as the bulb flares into
Floyd | brilliance, then descends back to darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |       You can see the socket
Floyd |          There is a burned-out bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bulb" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1175 ]
Floyd | You pick up the dead bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bulb" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1176 ]
Floyd | The once mighty capacitor filament is but a charred stump.  This is an
Floyd | ex-bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake bulb" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1177 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to shake here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1178 ]
Floyd | With the bucket over your face, you do nothing but bump into walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "funny how we have to avert our eyes when we cant see"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1179 ]
Floyd | You take off the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "yeah, not fully consistent, is it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1180 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "still, I bet the dead bulb is okay to trade to the packrat, at least."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1181 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1182 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1183 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1184 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1185 ]
Floyd | You are in the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "walk the plank" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'walk' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1186 ]
Floyd | The lamp is no longer lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1187 ]
Floyd | The lamp isn't lit, so you can't extinguish it
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1188 ]
Floyd | Finding a convenient wall outlet, you plug the lamp in and switch it
Floyd | on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Pun Closet                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1189 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    paper fortune
Floyd |    sturdy plank
Floyd |    dead bulb
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "So the lamp is lit and portable, even though we have to plug it in somewhere?"
		jenrexrode says, "seems like it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1190 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1191 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1192 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "oh, where am I going?"
		jenrexrode says, "pakcrat"
		DavidW says, "okay."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1193 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1194 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1195 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1196 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1197 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1198 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1199 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1200 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1201 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1202 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1203 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'ceiling' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x catwalk" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'catwalk' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lighting" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'lighting' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1204 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push bulge" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'bulge' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'jump' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1205 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "i wonder if the plank can be used here"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "use plank" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'use' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I think it more likely it's used up there."
		* vaporware has left the channel.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1206 ]
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "no obvious change."
		jenrexrode says, "i thought it might like the company of other boards. :P"
		DavidW says, "reasonable."
		Ellison asks, "did you guys notice that the 'techies only' sign is pronounced 'take keys'? have you tried that there?"
		jenrexrode says, "i did not"
		DavidW says, "no, I didn't notice that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1207 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1208 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1209 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1210 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1211 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1212 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1213 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1214 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1215 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1216 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1217 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take keys" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1218 ]
Floyd | You don't see any keys here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison asks, "can we enter the room to the west and try it there, too?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1219 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take keys" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1220 ]
Floyd | You don't see any keys here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "ah, well. thanks for trying."
		jenrexrode asks, "is it enough to be considered a pun?"
		DavidW says, "If it were TAYK-KEEZ, it might be."
		DavidW says, "But 'techies' isn't a true homonym for 'take keys'."
		jenrexrode says, "but it is within the game..."
		DavidW says, "well, there's two more rooms to the west"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1221 ]
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |       You can see the socket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take keys" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1222 ]
Floyd | You don't see any keys here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take socket" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1223 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the socket up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1224 ]
Floyd | Ripped wires and broken racks show where sound equipment used to be
Floyd | mounted.
Floyd |    One tape recorder is all that's left of the equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take keys" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1225 ]
Floyd | You don't see any keys here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "play recorder" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1226 ]
Floyd | IT is a wee tad difficult to play the thing without a tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "i thought it might be the other kind"
		DavidW says, "I'd like to see if the genie is a the exit doors."
		jenrexrode says, "allrighty"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e.e" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1229 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1231 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.w.s.s.s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1236 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1238 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1239 ]
Floyd | You've gone as far as you can this way.  You are at the front of the
Floyd | foyer.
Floyd |    The main theater doors are to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I guess he's not here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1240 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut machine with ring" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1241 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the MACHINE with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "i wonder if the magnesium box doesn't have a power switch under it for the spot. or if there's another location to turn off the spot"
		DavidW says, "hm"
		jenrexrode says, "I saw our score went up, though, so maybe it's enough."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1242 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1243 ]
Floyd | The coat room is almost empty.  The Dutch door to the South stands
Floyd | open.
Floyd |    On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a
Floyd | nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move coat" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1244 ]
Floyd | A gentle tug causes the coat to slip slightly to one side.  Through
Floyd | the eruption of moths you see that the coat is covering a doorway
Floyd | North.  Pushing the coat to the side like a drape, you go through.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fuse box" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'fuse' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x switch" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Store Room                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1245 ]
Floyd | The shade is slightly stained and there are minor dents in the base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I guess the lamp has a switch"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1246 ]
Floyd | The coat room is almost empty.  The Dutch door to the South stands
Floyd | open.
Floyd |    On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a
Floyd | nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x counter" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'counter' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hammer" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'hammer' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut coat with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1247 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the COAT with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'd like to try putting the paper fortune in the counterweight."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1248 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w.n.n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1253 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "i'm about done tonight"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.n.e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1256 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.n.w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1259 ]
Floyd | You lurch forward over the seats, forgetting the orchestra pit ahead.
Floyd | You fall headlong into the bass drum and are thrown back, none the
Floyd | worse for wear, into the audience one seat from where you started.  Do
Floyd | be more careful next time.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1260 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1261 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1262 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1263 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put paper fortune on counterweight" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1264 ]
Floyd | You carefully place the FORTUNE in the hollow on the top of the
Floyd | counterweight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read fortune" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1265 ]
Floyd | "YOUR FORTUNE MAY RIDE ON YOUR WEIGHT."  Must be for some sumo
Floyd | wrestler.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "how come score didnt go down?"
		DavidW says, "we got bounced out of the pit."
		DavidW says, "First time from any direction is a freebie."
		jenrexrode says, "hey. i like what you're doing"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1266 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1267 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1268 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1269 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1270 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1271 ]
Floyd | The stage curtain once again descends, hiding the stage from your
Floyd | view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "It occurs to me, that we can get around the curtain if we're willing to fall into the orchestra pit or the elevator shaft."
		jenrexrode says, "huh"
		DavidW says, "well, maybe not via the shaft."
		DavidW says, "hm. We might even get trapped."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1272 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1273 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1274 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1275 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1276 ]
Floyd | You lurch forward over the seats, forgetting the orchestra pit ahead.
Floyd | You fall headlong into the bass drum and are thrown back, none the
Floyd | worse for wear, into the audience one seat from where you started.  Do
Floyd | be more careful next time.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1277 ]
Floyd | You lurch forward over the seats, forgetting the orchestra pit ahead.
Floyd | You fall headlong into the bass drum and are thrown back, none the
Floyd | worse for wear, into the audience one seat from where you started.  Do
Floyd | be more careful next time.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1278 ]
Floyd | You lurch forward over the seats, forgetting the orchestra pit ahead.
Floyd | You fall headlong into the bass drum and are thrown back, none the
Floyd | worse for wear, into the audience one seat from where you started.  Do
Floyd | be more careful next time.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1279 ]
Floyd | You lurch forward over the seats, forgetting the orchestra pit ahead.
Floyd | You fall headlong into the bass drum and are thrown back, none the
Floyd | worse for wear, into the audience one seat from where you started.  Do
Floyd | be more careful next time.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1280 ]
Floyd | You lurch forward over the seats, forgetting the orchestra pit ahead.
Floyd | You fall headlong into the bass drum and are thrown back, none the
Floyd | worse for wear, into the audience one seat from where you started.  Do
Floyd | be more careful next time.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1281 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1282 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1283 ]
Floyd | You lurch forward over the seats, forgetting the orchestra pit ahead.
Floyd | You fall headlong into the bass drum and are thrown back, none the
Floyd | worse for wear, into the audience one seat from where you started.  Do
Floyd | be more careful next time.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1284 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1285 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1286 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1287 ]
Floyd | In your haste, you forget the Orchestra Pit.  You tumble head over
Floyd | heels through the Glockenspiel and rebound off the timpani to the
Floyd | Stage Apron. Miraculously, you didn't seriously injure anything but
Floyd | your pride and your chances of ever joining the musicians' union.
Floyd | Please be more careful.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1288 ]
Floyd | In your haste, you forget the Orchestra Pit.  You tumble head over
Floyd | heels through the Glockenspiel and rebound off the timpani to the
Floyd | Stage Apron. Miraculously, you didn't seriously injure anything but
Floyd | your pride and your chances of ever joining the musicians' union.
Floyd | Please be more careful.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1289 ]
Floyd | In your haste, you forget the Orchestra Pit.  You tumble head over
Floyd | heels through the Glockenspiel and rebound off the timpani to the
Floyd | Stage Apron. Miraculously, you didn't seriously injure anything but
Floyd | your pride and your chances of ever joining the musicians' union.
Floyd | Please be more careful.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1290 ]
Floyd | In your haste, you forget the Orchestra Pit.  You tumble head over
Floyd | heels through the Glockenspiel and rebound off the timpani to the
Floyd | Stage Apron. Miraculously, you didn't seriously injure anything but
Floyd | your pride and your chances of ever joining the musicians' union.
Floyd | Please be more careful.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. It's not letting us, since maybe it knows we'd be trapped otherwise."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1291 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1292 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1293 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1294 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1295 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1296 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1297 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1298 ]
Floyd | A muffled noise catches your attention.  Peering through the double
Floyd | glass window past the audience, you see the stage curtain starting to
Floyd | move.  It rises, revealing the stage area.  You can see light
Floyd | filtering down from somewhere above, and can barely make out some sort
Floyd | of objects.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.n.d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1301 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                     Score: 1200
Floyd | Moves: 1303 ]
Floyd | Your luck has just turned sour.  You stumble over the edge of the
Floyd | orchestra pit into the percussion section, sending the remains of most
Floyd | of the instruments and everything you were carrying flying
Floyd | who-knows-where.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1301 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1302 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1303 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1304 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1305 ]
Floyd | You lurch forward over the seats, forgetting the orchestra pit ahead.
Floyd | You fall headlong into the bass drum and are thrown back, none the
Floyd | worse for wear, into the audience one seat from where you started.  Do
Floyd | be more careful next time.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "argh"
		DavidW says, "I hate navigating around the pit."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1306 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1307 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1308 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1309 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x counterweight" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1310 ]
Floyd | It is made of a stack of heavy metal bars, bolted together and pulled
Floyd | up and down by cables.  It has a broad upper surface with a small
Floyd | hollow. Which contains:
Floyd |    There is a fortune
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |       There is a fortune
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read fortune" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1311 ]
Floyd | "YOUR FORTUNE MAY RIDE ON YOUR WEIGHT."  Must be for some sumo
Floyd | wrestler.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. no change."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper fortune" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1312 ]
Floyd | You pick up the paper fortune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put plank on weight" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1313 ]
Floyd | You carefully place the PLANK in the hollow on the top of the
Floyd | counterweight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bucket on weight" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1314 ]
Floyd | You carefully place the BUCKET in the hollow on the top of the
Floyd | counterweight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1315 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |       There is that famous old oaken bucket
Floyd |       There is a 12 foot plank
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all from weight" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1316 ]
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything here to take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket and plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1318 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd | You pick up the sturdy plank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm wondering if we have to repair the elevator -- the car must be at flyloft level -- and then we can both get around the curtain to wherever the raised counterweight ends up."
		DavidW says, "but I think we're running on empty for now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wrench" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'wrench' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x screwdriver" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'screwdriver' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1319 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1320 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1321 ]
Floyd | Carefully checking the spit valve, you put lips to mouthpiece and
Floyd | blow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut machine with ring" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1322 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the MACHINE with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub ring" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1323 ]
Floyd | You can't rub the ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x quarter" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1324 ]
Floyd | You don't see any quarter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Shame there's no quarterstaff I can snap in two."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd |  You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000 Your score is
Floyd | 1250 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 74 locations (out of
Floyd | 117 in the game)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Wonder what the heck one has to do for bonus points."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'about' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "author" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'author' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'credits' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "version" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'version' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "info" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'info' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1325 ]
Floyd | Remember "?" and "COMMANDS" (or you might look it up in the YELLOW
Floyd | PAGES.) Sorry, you're on your own here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | [Try 'glk help' for help on special interpreter commands]

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "commands" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1326 ]
Floyd | AGAIN, G    - REPEAT LAST COMMAND     |RESTORE     - RESTORE SAVED
Floyd | GAME
Floyd | BRIEF       - GIVE SHORT ROOM DESCR.  |SAVE        - SAVE GAME
Floyd | COMMANDS    - SHOW THIS INFORMATION   |SCORE       - SHOW SCORE
Floyd | HELP, H     - HINTS (IF AVAILABLE)    |SCRIPT      - SEND MESSAGES TO
Floyd | PRINTER
Floyd | INVENTORY, I- SHOW POSSESSIONS        |SHOUT       - TOGGLES SOUND
Floyd | ON/OFF
Floyd | LIST EXITS  - SHOW THE "ROOM'S" EXITS |UNSCRIPT    - STOP SENDING TO
Floyd | PRINTER
Floyd | LOOK, L     - DESCRIBE "ROOM"         |VERBOSE     - GIVE FULL
Floyd | DESCRIPTIONS
Floyd | QUIT, Q     - END THE GAME            |?           - LIST OF KEY
Floyd | ASSIGNMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "There's sound?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "?" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand '?' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1327 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north, the south, the east, the west, the
Floyd | northwest, or the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oho. Shame we didn't know that command earlier."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                          Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1328 ]
Floyd | You squeeze between old flats (stage scenery) off-left (OFF the main
Floyd | stage playing area and to the actor's LEFT while facing the audience -
Floyd | a little theater terminology there).
Floyd |    At first you hardly notice a massive chair against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                          Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1329 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Off-Left                                          Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1330 ]
Floyd | A closer examination shows that something is built into the base of
Floyd | the chair, but the only access is from the back and the chair is tight
Floyd | against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'sit' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1331 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "h machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1332 ]
Floyd | Remember "?" and "COMMANDS" (or you might look it up in the YELLOW
Floyd | PAGES.) Sorry, you're on your own here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1333 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1334 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1335 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1336 ]
Floyd | A thin wash of light barely penetrates the cobwebs covering a small
Floyd | window high on the wall.  Failing to reach it, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the door to the South with faded gold lettering on even more faded
Floyd | green paint.
Floyd |    It has a small, dingy transom above and dirty hand prints all
Floyd | around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1337 ]
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn S and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin wash of light barely penetrates the cobwebs covering a small
Floyd | window high on the wall.  Failing to reach it, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the door to the South with faded gold lettering on even more faded
Floyd | green paint.
Floyd |    It has a small, dingy transom above and dirty hand prints all
Floyd | around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1338 ]
Floyd | After several attempts you manage to OPEN it enough to get through.
Floyd | You enter the little room ahead and after waiting a second for your
Floyd | eyes to adjust to the light, you find yourself in a small, dim office.
Floyd |
Floyd | The transom over the door admits just enough light for you to make out
Floyd | a small desk taking up most of the floor space.
Floyd |    An old abridged dictionary sits on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x yellow pages" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'yellow' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up machine" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1339 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up machine in dictionary" 		

Floyd |  Extra input found: "in..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1340 ]
Floyd | Having no particular word to look up, you flip pages at random till
Floyd | you see: BOOK:Several.  Must be read.  Good for trading.  SEE ALSO
Floyd | PAGE QUARTER:Buys merchandise.  (Buy policy FIRST.) SEE ALSO DRINK,
Floyd | POLICY, BARBER
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd |  [g -> again]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1341 ]
Floyd | Having no particular word to look up, you flip pages at random till
Floyd | you see: CHAIN:Holds crowbar. SEE ALSO CROWBAR, HACKSAW CHAIR:Sets off
Floyd | explosion.  SEE ALSO POLICY GAP:Will be a fatal fall.  SEE ALSO PLANK
Floyd | LAMP:Rub it then go to the Green Room.  SEE ALSO GENIE SIGN:Needed to
Floyd | get a drink. SEE ALSO DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "wish I could direct what to look up."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read about drink" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1342 ]
Floyd | You don't see any drink here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary about drink" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1343 ]
Floyd | The pages are falling apart as you handle them.  You must wait for
Floyd | them to dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary on drink" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1344 ]
Floyd | The pages are falling apart as you handle them.  You must wait for
Floyd | them to dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1345 ]
Floyd | The pages are falling apart as you handle them.  You must wait for
Floyd | them to dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "consult dictionary" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'consult' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "look up drink" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1346 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1347 ]
Floyd | You don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "sorry"
		DavidW says, "I wonder why a sign is needed to get a drink"
Ellison says (to Floyd), "look up "drink"" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word '"drink"' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "look up DRINK" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1348 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I get the feeling that 'read dictionary' only work for every N points or moves and then it's too wet for more reading until you've done more."
Ellison says (to Floyd), "look up book" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1349 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I wonder if the barber has the quarter, or if the policy protects us from the barber."
Ellison says (to Floyd), "LOOK UP BOOK" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1350 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1351 ]
Floyd | You don't see any book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1352 ]
Floyd | It has seen better days.  Years of coffee spills have obliterated most
Floyd | of the printing and completely glued the binding to the desk.  The
Floyd | pages are soggy and YELLOW and about to fall apart.  They appear to be
Floyd | somewhat out of order.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pages" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1353 ]
Floyd | It has seen better days.  Years of coffee spills have obliterated most
Floyd | of the printing and completely glued the binding to the desk.  The
Floyd | pages are soggy and YELLOW and about to fall apart.  They appear to be
Floyd | somewhat out of order.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "(I'm looking at the source and there does seem to be some kind of 'LOOK UP ANY' grammar but I can't see how to trigger it)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fix pages" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'fix' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dry pages" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'dry' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "flip pages" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'flip' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1354 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "I think LOOK UP only works when you're getting the non-wet response"
		DavidW asks, "and I missed my chance at that?"
		Ellison says, "well, unless you're right and it'll be dry enough again later"
		DavidW says, "well, lemme restore and return here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ Rogues Gallery
Floyd | Score: 1150  Moves: 1153 ]
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bulb" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1154 ]
Floyd | One of the new on/off capacitor types that glows very dimly without
Floyd | power.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  "Eight rooms to choose from.  Most actors I know can't count that
Floyd | high."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u,s,s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1157 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1158 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w.d" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1161 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.w.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1164 ]
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn W and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1165 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the south, the east, or down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm, list exits doesn't acknowledge closed locked doors."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1166 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1168 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1169 ]
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn S and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin wash of light barely penetrates the cobwebs covering a small
Floyd | window high on the wall.  Failing to reach it, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the door to the South with faded gold lettering on even more faded
Floyd | green paint.
Floyd |    It has a small, dingy transom above and dirty hand prints all
Floyd | around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1170 ]
Floyd | After several attempts you manage to OPEN it enough to get through.
Floyd | You enter the little room ahead and after waiting a second for your
Floyd | eyes to adjust to the light, you find yourself in a small, dim office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up barber" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1171 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up barber in dictionary" 		

Floyd |  Extra input found: "in..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "I'd try reading it, and then look up one of the suggested pages"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1172 ]
Floyd | Having no particular word to look up, you flip pages at random till
Floyd | you see: APPLE:Safe to eat, like the Steak and Cookie. SEE ALSO
Floyd | AVACODO HOTDOG:Not for you.  SEE ALSO CAT, FROG
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up cat" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1173 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up frog" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1174 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up apple" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1175 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "look up avacodo hotdog" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'avacodo' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "look up hotdog" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1176 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up avocado" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1177 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "ah well"
Ellison says (to Floyd), "look up CAT" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1178 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l u hotdog" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'u' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cat" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand '' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "see cat" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'see' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "h dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1179 ]
Floyd | Remember "?" and "COMMANDS" (or you might look it up in the YELLOW
Floyd | PAGES.) Sorry, you're on your own here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look cat up in dictionary" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'in' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look cat up" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1180 ]
Floyd | You don't see any cat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look "cat" up" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word '"cat"' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up cat" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1181 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1182 ]
Floyd | The pages are falling apart as you handle them.  You must wait for
Floyd | them to dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ Stage Manager's Office
Floyd | Score: 1150  Moves: 1170 ]
Floyd | The transom over the door admits just enough light for you to make out
Floyd | a small desk taking up most of the floor space.
Floyd |    An old abridged dictionary sits on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1171 ]
Floyd | Having no particular word to look up, you flip pages at random till
Floyd | you see: CHAIN:Holds crowbar. SEE ALSO CROWBAR, HACKSAW CHAIR:Sets off
Floyd | explosion.  SEE ALSO POLICY GAP:Will be a fatal fall.  SEE ALSO PLANK
Floyd | LAMP:Rub it then go to the Green Room.  SEE ALSO GENIE SIGN:Needed to
Floyd | get a drink. SEE ALSO DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd |  [g -> again]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1172 ]
Floyd | Having no particular word to look up, you flip pages at random till
Floyd | you see: CHAIN:Holds crowbar. SEE ALSO CROWBAR, HACKSAW CHAIR:Sets off
Floyd | explosion.  SEE ALSO POLICY GAP:Will be a fatal fall.  SEE ALSO PLANK
Floyd | LAMP:Rub it then go to the Green Room.  SEE ALSO GENIE SIGN:Needed to
Floyd | get a drink. SEE ALSO DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd |  [g -> again]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1173 ]
Floyd | The pages are falling apart as you handle them.  You must wait for
Floyd | them to dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm"
Ellison says (to Floyd), "read hotdog" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1174 ]
Floyd | You can't read the hotdog, so instead you just examine it. It seems
Floyd | like any other foot long hotdog you find in a deserted theater.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm not seeing any new info, really."
		Ellison says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "I already guessed a hacksaw for the chain, and gap for the plank, and I've done the genie bit. Only the sign for a drink is odd."
		DavidW asks, "Like, we know the quarter ought to get us the soda, and that we want to use the quarter to get the insurance policy first. So where does a sign enter into it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push restore" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'restore' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ Stage Manager's Office
Floyd | Score: 1150  Moves: 1170 ]
Floyd | The transom over the door admits just enough light for you to make out
Floyd | a small desk taking up most of the floor space.
Floyd |    An old abridged dictionary sits on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read pages" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1171 ]
Floyd | Having no particular word to look up, you flip pages at random till
Floyd | you see: DIAMOND:Can cut a glass object.  SEE ALSO BOX, MIRROR
Floyd | DRINK:Not for you.  SEE ALSO QUARTER, SIGN, WATER KNIFE:Cuts rope
Floyd | only.  SEE ALSO ROPE KNOB:Will fall into view if you scare the cat.
Floyd | SEE ALSO CAT, DOOR OILCAN:Oil calms the stream and eats away hinges.
Floyd | SEE ALSO DOOR, STREAM POLICY:Insurance against a bomb blast.  SEE ALSO
Floyd | CHAIR, QUARTER, AGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "wow. that's a lot of info"
		DavidW says, "that's new"
		jenrexrode asks, "oh, it's an insurance agent?"
		jenrexrode says, "i thought it was a talent agent"
		DavidW says, "no. It's our talent agent."
		jenrexrode says, "ok"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure what the connection between policy and agent is."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd |  [g -> again]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1172 ]
Floyd | Having no particular word to look up, you flip pages at random till
Floyd | you see: APPLE:Safe to eat, like the Steak and Cookie. SEE ALSO
Floyd | AVACODO HOTDOG:Not for you.  SEE ALSO CAT, FROG
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "And what does the apple have to do with the avocado?"
		jenrexrode says, "nothing"
		jenrexrode says, "avacado is cat"
		jenrexrode says, "i think and frog hot dog"
		jenrexrode says, "i dont know why a cat would eat an avocado"
		DavidW says, "yes, the hotdog's for the frog. Then we kiss the frog to get a prince(ss)."
		DavidW says, "There should be a line break between AVACODO and HOTDOG up there."
		DavidW says, "Any word ending in : should start a new entry."
		jenrexrode says, "i;oh"
		jenrexrode asks, "should we eat the plant?"
		jenrexrode asks, "before it eats us?"
		DavidW says, "I tried. It didn't work."
		jenrexrode says, "aww"
		DavidW says, "But maybe eating the apple gave us a hint about the avocado and I missed it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd |  [g -> again]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1173 ]
Floyd | The pages are falling apart as you handle them.  You must wait for
Floyd | them to dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ Stage Manager's Office
Floyd | Score: 1150  Moves: 1170 ]
Floyd | The transom over the door admits just enough light for you to make out
Floyd | a small desk taking up most of the floor space.
Floyd |    An old abridged dictionary sits on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read pages" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1171 ]
Floyd | Having no particular word to look up, you flip pages at random till
Floyd | you see: DIAMOND:Can cut a glass object.  SEE ALSO BOX, MIRROR
Floyd | DRINK:Not for you.  SEE ALSO QUARTER, SIGN, WATER KNIFE:Cuts rope
Floyd | only.  SEE ALSO ROPE KNOB:Will fall into view if you scare the cat.
Floyd | SEE ALSO CAT, DOOR OILCAN:Oil calms the stream and eats away hinges.
Floyd | SEE ALSO DOOR, STREAM POLICY:Insurance against a bomb blast.  SEE ALSO
Floyd | CHAIR, QUARTER, AGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "oh, mirror"
		DavidW says, "ok, we've seen that one."
		DavidW says, "The only mirror I know of is in Men's Dressing Room."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "But the only box I know of is the magnesium box."
		DavidW asks, "So is the diamond instead the magnesium box, and we cut the mirror with it?"
		DavidW says, "er s/instead/inside/"
		jenrexrode says, "hm"
		jenrexrode says, "i see we need 2 quarters or use it twice"
		DavidW says, "I think it's used twice. There was one entry on quarter that said to buy policy first."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd |  [g -> again]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1172 ]
Floyd | Having no particular word to look up, you flip pages at random till
Floyd | you see: COUNTERWEIGHT:Up when curtain is down.  Can carry things.
Floyd | ROPE:Holds the chest (CABLE is in elevator shaft).  SEE ALSO KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "so if we send the rope up with the weight, can we climb it?"
		DavidW asks, "hm. What does the elevator cable have to do with a rope and chest?"
		DavidW says, "We don't have any rope. We've never seen rope."
		jenrexrode says, "i'm just saying the alleged rope"
		DavidW says, "I wish this dictionary would only hint at things we're currently puzzled by and not future stuff."
		DavidW says, "And even with all these hints, we're still stuck."
		Ellison asks, "have we used the counterweight for something?"
		DavidW says, "Not effectively, no."
		jenrexrode says, "we raised the bucket, and made some doors stick later"
		Ellison asks, "can you use it to get a plank up to the catwalk area (are there any gaps up there to walk across?)?"
		DavidW says, "We already knew stuff could ride on top of it. And that it makes the elevator doors stay shut."
		DavidW says, "I'm sure there's a gap in the flyloft level, but we haven't been able to get there."
		DavidW says, "The flyloft is above the catwalk, I think."
		Ellison says, "gotcha"
		DavidW says, "There's a few possible ways to the flyloft: up the acrophobic ladder in the ne corner of the stage, thru the too-stuck window in Upper Roof, and possibly the elevator shaft goes up that high."
		Ellison asks, "so, the curtain button is at eye-level. can we go on the counterweight and shoot the button somehow?"
		DavidW says, "No, the button is far away in the Lighting Booth, and we have no great projectiles."
		DavidW says, "I suppose there might be a way of rigging up something that hits the button after x turns, but nothing obvious."
		DavidW says, "Nothing in our inventory seems like a timer."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd |  [g -> again]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1173 ]
Floyd | The pages are falling apart as you handle them.  You must wait for
Floyd | them to dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1174 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    paper fortune
Floyd |    sturdy plank
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. The makeup, bucket, suit, trumpet, and ring are the total question marks in our inventory."
		DavidW says, "Assuming the bucket and suit are for an underwater trip, that leaves makeup, trumpet, and ring to play with."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1175 ]
Floyd | A simple yet tasteful setting - a single, faceted stone in a 4 prong
Floyd | base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "ah, well, good luck. I must sleep."
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in ring" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1176 ]
Floyd | A simple yet tasteful setting - a single, faceted stone in a 4 prong
Floyd | base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rainbow" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'rainbow' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x diamond" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1177 ]
Floyd | You don't see any diamond here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x stone" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1178 ]
Floyd | A simple yet tasteful setting - a single, faceted stone in a 4 prong
Floyd | base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "The dictionary seems to suggest the diamond is in the magnesium box."
		jenrexrode says, "i wonder what would make it open"
		DavidW says, "I'm guessing the boiler explosion."
		DavidW says, "There's no wrench to unbolt it."
		DavidW says, "well, we can try to use makeup, trumpet, and ring against it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1179 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e." 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1181 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.e.s" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1184 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1186 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1188 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e,e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                             Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1190 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.move coat.d" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                              Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1193 ]
Floyd | A gentle tug causes the coat to slip slightly to one side.  Through
Floyd | the eruption of moths you see that the coat is covering a doorway
Floyd | North.  Pushing the coat to the side like a drape, you go through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1194 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put makeup on magnesium" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1195 ]
Floyd | You place the makeup on the box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1196 ]
Floyd | You pick up the stage makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1197 ]
Floyd | Carefully checking the spit valve, you put lips to mouthpiece and
Floyd | blow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut box with ring" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1198 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the BOX with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Store Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1199 ]
Floyd | The box is secured to the floor by hardened steel bolts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bolts" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Store Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1200 ]
Floyd | The box is secured to the floor by hardened steel bolts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "turn bolts" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1201 ]
Floyd | You can't turn the bolts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bolts" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1202 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the bolts up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "oh. So the bolts are distinct?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put makeup on bolts" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1203 ]
Floyd | You place the makeup on the bolts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1204 ]
Floyd | You pick up the stage makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "cool"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut bolts with ring" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1205 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the BOLTS with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I wonder if steel melts before magnesium does."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "grease bolts with makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1206 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to grease here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "well at least grease is a verb"
		DavidW says, "uh-huh"
		jenrexrode says, "i wonder if the stuck window wants greased"
		DavidW says, "hm. Maybe. I assumed the crowbar, but maybe the makeup might do it."
		DavidW asks, "shall I head over there, then?"
		jenrexrode says, "sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s.w.w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1210 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n." 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1212 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.w.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1215 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1216 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1218 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u.e.e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1221 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.u.e.e." 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1225 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u.n.n.n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1229 ]
Floyd | Sorry about that, I was just fiddling around with one of your RAM
Floyd | chips and I think I accidently threw a DIP switch.  I'll see if I can
Floyd | fix it... OK. Everythink is bAc/k to nornal no w.  You can co&tinue
Floyd | wiFth the Game.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, a wispy figure materializes before you dressed entirely in
Floyd | grey.  It looks you straight in the eye and whispers hoarsely , "I am
Floyd | your conscience. Aren't there other things you should be doing instead
Floyd | of wasting time on this silly game?"  With that it turns and
Floyd | dissipates before your guilt-ridden eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You suddenly bolt for the roof edge and freedom!  With a graceful
Floyd | Grande Jete', you succeed, alighting daintily on the street below.
Floyd | Looking around, you realize that you are in a dark, featureless void
Floyd | with nothing substantial beneath your feet.  Realizing that you have
Floyd | just gone outside the programed area of the game, you meekly climb
Floyd | back to "Room 56 - Theater Roof"
Floyd |
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "grease window" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1230 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to grease here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1231 ]
Floyd | The window is not locked.  It would be large enough to crawl through,
Floyd | but a few determined tugs show you that it is stuck tight.  Looking
Floyd | through, you can see the widely-spaced steel beams that make up the
Floyd | grid over the stage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "oil window" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1232 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to oil here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry window" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1233 ]
Floyd | You want to PRY the WINDOW with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry window with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1234 ]
Floyd | You want to PRY the WINDOW with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x beams" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'beams' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break window" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1235 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | WINDOW? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "okay, I've gotta go"
		DavidW says, "ok"
jenrexrode rides off into the sunset. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1236 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1237 ]
Floyd | Carefully checking the spit valve, you put lips to mouthpiece and
Floyd | blow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1238 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1239 ]
Floyd | Carefully checking the spit valve, you put lips to mouthpiece and
Floyd | blow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ On the Roof                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1240 ]
Floyd | You don't see any wall here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x steps" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'steps' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1241 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north, or the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1242 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1243 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the south, or down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1244 ]
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1245 ]
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1246 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north, or down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1247 ]
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1248 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the west, or up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1249 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lsit exits" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'lsit' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1250 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the east, or the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'smell' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1251 ]
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1252 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the east, or down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1253 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1254 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north, the south, the west, or up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Costume Loft                                      Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1255 ]
Floyd | Garment racks line the walls.  There is a definite smell of well worn
Floyd | clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Costume Loft                                      Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1256 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1258 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around, you see that this is where props (items small enough
Floyd | to be carried around on stage - guns, books, pencils, etc.) are
Floyd | stored.
Floyd |    An oddly decorated magicians table sits in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1259 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb table" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'climb' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1260 ]
Floyd | The table obligingly starts to spin and bob merrily, emitting little
Floyd | puffs of whiffle dust and tinkling like a set of miniature sleigh
Floyd | bells.  After a few seconds, the dance ends and you see that nothing
Floyd | has changed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "heh. cute."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1261 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the table up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1262 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    paper fortune
Floyd |    sturdy plank
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat cookie" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1263 ]
Floyd | You eat the fortune cookie.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1262 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1265 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have found the "Green Room" - the lounge where actors wait between
Floyd | scenes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1266 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1268 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1269 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the south, the east, or down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1270 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the men's dressing room.
Floyd |    There is a dressing table against the wall
Floyd |      There is a small drawer ( in the dressing table)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1271 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Men's Dressing Room                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1272 ]
Floyd | The table has a mirror and a small drawer.  There is nothing lying on
Floyd | the table.  A quick search shows that there is nothing behind nor
Floyd | under it. There is something scribbled on the mirror with lipstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read mirror" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1273 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "THE MAKEUP THEY GIVE YOU IN THIS PLACE WOULD GIVE ZITS TO WROUGHT
Floyd | IRON!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "mm"
		DavidW says, "(taking a break to read webcomics and check a few other websites)"
Amber has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Men's Dressing Room                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1274 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the men's dressing room.
Floyd |    There is a dressing table against the wall
Floyd |      There is a small drawer ( in the dressing table)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.e.e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1277 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.u.e.e.e.u" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1283 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n.d" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1286 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  The zookeeper chuckles, "I ain't dumb enough to go in them rooms."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time you
Floyd | enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sos02" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1287 ]
Floyd |    A HUNGRY man (and woman) eating plant is creeping toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1286 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1287 ]
Floyd |    A HUNGRY man (and woman) eating plant is creeping toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1286 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1287 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    An insane barber is motioning to you to come sit in his chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit barber with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1288 ]
Floyd | You strike at the barber with the knife, but your weapon bounces off
Floyd | of him harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give ring to barber" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1289 ]
Floyd | You can't read the ring, so instead you just examine it. A simple yet
Floyd | tasteful setting - a single, faceted stone in a 4 prong base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show ring to barber" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1290 ]
Floyd | You can't read the ring, so instead you just examine it. A simple yet
Floyd | tasteful setting - a single, faceted stone in a 4 prong base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1289 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give makeup to barber" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1290 ]
Floyd | "Freddie Krueger Special Halloween Assortment"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give trumpet to barber" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1291 ]
Floyd | You can't read the trumpet, so instead you just examine it. The
Floyd | trumpet is in amazingly good condition.  By the style, you decide it
Floyd | was probably made over 3,000 years ago and used by ancient armies as
Floyd | they sieged and attacked walled cities.  You always were such a good
Floyd | music historian.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill barber" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1292 ]
Floyd | You attack the barber with your bare hands, but he evades your attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss barber" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1140
Floyd | Moves: 1293 ]
Floyd | The BARBER, not being the promiscuous sort, politely declines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put makeup on barber" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1140
Floyd | Moves: 1294 ]
Floyd | The barber doesn't want it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put ring on barber" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1040
Floyd | Moves: 1295 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1040
Floyd | Moves: 1296 ]
Floyd | A simple yet tasteful setting - a single, faceted stone in a 4 prong
Floyd | base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x makeup" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1040
Floyd | Moves: 1297 ]
Floyd | There are a few sticks of very high quality professional heavy
Floyd | greasepaint in the kit.  Just your skin tone, and a national brand
Floyd | label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1040
Floyd | Moves: 1298 ]
Floyd | "Well, you going to try a room or ain't you?" says the zookeeper
Floyd |
Floyd | The trumpet is in amazingly good condition.  By the style, you decide
Floyd | it was probably made over 3,000 years ago and used by ancient armies
Floyd | as they sieged and attacked walled cities.  You always were such a
Floyd | good music historian.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x knife" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1040
Floyd | Moves: 1299 ]
Floyd | "Had a friend went in there once.  Ain't got many friends these days."
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see any knife here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sos2" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: Unable to open file.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sos02" 		

Floyd |  "If you'd get rid of a few of these characters, it'd make my job a
Floyd | lot easier."
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter saved game to load: [ Rogues Gallery
Floyd | Score: 1150  Moves: 1286 ]
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1287 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A pirate captain confronts you, waving a cutlass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit pirate with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1288 ]
Floyd | You strike at the pirate with the knife, but your weapon bounces off
Floyd | of him harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1287 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1288 ]
Floyd | Now let me get this straight, you want to GIVE to WHOM?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give makeup to pirate" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1289 ]
Floyd | The PIRATE gives a quick glance at the MAKEUP, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1290 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A pirate captain confronts you, waving a cutlass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1289 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give ring to pirate" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1290 ]
Floyd | The PIRATE gives a quick glance at the RING, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give trumpet to pirate" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1291 ]
Floyd | The PIRATE gives a quick glance at the TRUMPET, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill pirate" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1292 ]
Floyd | You attack the pirate with your bare hands, but he evades your attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss pirate" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1140
Floyd | Moves: 1293 ]
Floyd | The PIRATE, not being the promiscuous sort, politely declines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put makeup on pirate" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1140
Floyd | Moves: 1294 ]
Floyd | The pirate doesn't want it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put ring on pirate" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1040
Floyd | Moves: 1295 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1040
Floyd | Moves: 1296 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A witch turns from her cauldron and raises her gnarled hands
Floyd | ominously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit witch with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1040
Floyd | Moves: 1297 ]
Floyd | You strike at the witch with the knife, but your weapon bounces off of
Floyd | her harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give ring to witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1040
Floyd | Moves: 1298 ]
Floyd | The WITCH gives a quick glance at the RING, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give makeup to witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1040
Floyd | Moves: 1299 ]
Floyd | The WITCH gives a quick glance at the MAKEUP, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give trumpet to witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1040
Floyd | Moves: 1300 ]
Floyd | The WITCH gives a quick glance at the TRUMPET, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1040
Floyd | Moves: 1301 ]
Floyd | You attack the witch with your bare hands, but she evades your attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1030
Floyd | Moves: 1302 ]
Floyd | The WITCH, not being the promiscuous sort, politely declines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put makeup on witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1030
Floyd | Moves: 1303 ]
Floyd | The witch doesn't want it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cauldron" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 930
Floyd | Moves: 1304 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 930
Floyd | Moves: 1305 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A very sharp knife is lying there, blade upwards.
Floyd |    A witch turns from her cauldron and raises her gnarled hands
Floyd | ominously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 930
Floyd | Moves: 1306 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sharp knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cauldron" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 930
Floyd | Moves: 1307 ]
Floyd | Probably just the kind of old crone who would go around turning people
Floyd | into frogs (or toads).  She looks you over approvingly and starts
Floyd | gesturing and muttering an incantation.  You feel your eyes starting
Floyd | to bulge
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give hotdog to witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 930
Floyd | Moves: 1308 ]
Floyd | The WITCH gives a quick glance at the HOTDOG, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put hotdog in cauldron" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 930
Floyd | Moves: 1309 ]
Floyd | The cauldron doesn't want it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put ring on witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 930
Floyd | Moves: 1310 ]
Floyd | The witch doesn't want it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 930
Floyd | Moves: 1311 ]
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything here to take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink cauldron" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 930
Floyd | Moves: 1312 ]
Floyd | Either you are very hungry or very, very sick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 830
Floyd | Moves: 1313 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x knife" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 830
Floyd | Moves: 1314 ]
Floyd | "Eight rooms to choose from.  Most actors I know can't count that
Floyd | high."
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a large bread knife with a serrated blade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x toadstool" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'toadstool' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x batwing" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'batwing' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x newt" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'newt' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mushroom" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'mushroom' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 830
Floyd | Moves: 1315 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    You come face to face with the drama critic who panned your last
Floyd | three shows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x critic" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 830
Floyd | Moves: 1316 ]
Floyd | This is the guy you always suspected was out to get you.  Now you are
Floyd | sure of it.  He grins maniacally and comes at you with poison pen
Floyd | raised.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pen" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'pen' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give paper fortune to critic" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 830
Floyd | Moves: 1317 ]
Floyd | "YOUR FORTUNE MAY RIDE ON YOUR WEIGHT."  Must be for some sumo
Floyd | wrestler.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give ring to critic" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 830
Floyd | Moves: 1318 ]
Floyd | You can't read the ring, so instead you just examine it. A simple yet
Floyd | tasteful setting - a single, faceted stone in a 4 prong base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give makeup to critic" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 830
Floyd | Moves: 1319 ]
Floyd | "Freddie Krueger Special Halloween Assortment"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give trumpet to critic" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 830
Floyd | Moves: 1320 ]
Floyd | You can't read the trumpet, so instead you just examine it. The
Floyd | trumpet is in amazingly good condition.  By the style, you decide it
Floyd | was probably made over 3,000 years ago and used by ancient armies as
Floyd | they sieged and attacked walled cities.  You always were such a good
Floyd | music historian.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill critic" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 830
Floyd | Moves: 1321 ]
Floyd | You attack the critic with your bare hands, but he evades your attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss critic" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 820
Floyd | Moves: 1322 ]
Floyd | The CRITIC, not being the promiscuous sort, politely declines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put ring on critic" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 720
Floyd | Moves: 1323 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x knife" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 720
Floyd | Moves: 1324 ]
Floyd | "Eight rooms to choose from.  Most actors I know can't count that
Floyd | high."
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a large bread knife with a serrated blade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 720
Floyd | Moves: 1325 ]
Floyd | A simple yet tasteful setting - a single, faceted stone in a 4 prong
Floyd | base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 720
Floyd | Moves: 1326 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    You come face to face with the drama critic who panned your last
Floyd | three shows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit critic with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 720
Floyd | Moves: 1327 ]
Floyd | You strike at the critic with the knife, but your weapon bounces off
Floyd | of him harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask critic about shows" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'shows' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask critic about theater" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 720
Floyd | Moves: 1328 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put ring on critic" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 720
Floyd | Moves: 1329 ]
Floyd | The critic doesn't want it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put makeup on critic" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 720
Floyd | Moves: 1330 ]
Floyd | The critic doesn't want it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "grease critic" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 720
Floyd | Moves: 1331 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to grease here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 720
Floyd | Moves: 1332 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sharp knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 720
Floyd | Moves: 1333 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    paper fortune
Floyd |    sturdy plank
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "criticize critic" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'criticize' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "criticise critic" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'criticise' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "insult critic" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'insult' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick critic" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 620
Floyd | Moves: 1334 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 620
Floyd | Moves: 1335 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    Oh, great, now you find Helen Hipclicks, the worlds most conceited
Floyd | actress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit helen with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 620
Floyd | Moves: 1336 ]
Floyd | You strike at the helen with the knife, but your weapon bounces off of
Floyd | her harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give ring to helen" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 620
Floyd | Moves: 1337 ]
Floyd | The HELEN gives a quick glance at the RING, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give makeup to helen" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 620
Floyd | Moves: 1338 ]
Floyd | The HELEN gives a quick glance at the MAKEUP, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give trumpet to helen" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 620
Floyd | Moves: 1339 ]
Floyd | The HELEN gives a quick glance at the TRUMPET, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x egg" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'egg' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put makeup on helen" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 620
Floyd | Moves: 1340 ]
Floyd | The helen doesn't want it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put ring on helen" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 620
Floyd | Moves: 1341 ]
Floyd | The helen doesn't want it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill helen" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 620
Floyd | Moves: 1342 ]
Floyd | You attack the helen with your bare hands, but she evades your attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss helen" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 520
Floyd | Moves: 1343 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 520
Floyd | Moves: 1344 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A very sharp knife is lying there, blade upwards.
Floyd |    Oh, great, now you find Helen Hipclicks, the worlds most conceited
Floyd | actress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 520
Floyd | Moves: 1345 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sharp knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss helen" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 1346 ]
Floyd | The HELEN, not being the promiscuous sort, politely declines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x scrapbook" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 1347 ]
Floyd | This is the prima donna who's edged you out of more good parts than
Floyd | you care to think about.  Now she's coming right at you waving her
Floyd | scrapbook.  Either she's going to bore you to death with her
Floyd | clippings, or she means to attack you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take scrapbook" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 1348 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the scrapbook up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read scrapbook" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 1349 ]
Floyd | Er, READ the SCRAPBOOK?  I presume that was just an error in
Floyd | judgement.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give paper fortune to helen" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 1350 ]
Floyd | The HELEN gives a quick glance at the FORTUNE, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick helen" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 1351 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to kick here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read clippings" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1352 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'listen' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about helen" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1353 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about plant" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1354 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about zoo" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'zoo' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about gallery" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'gallery' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about barber" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1355 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about pirate" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1356 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about witch" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1357 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about janitor" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1358 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about critic" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1359 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about agent" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1360 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smile" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'smile' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "act" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'act' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell woman about barber" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1361 ]
Floyd | The zookeeper chuckles, "I ain't dumb enough to go in them rooms."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell woman about packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1362 ]
Floyd | "Had a friend went in there once.  Ain't got many friends these days."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Binder has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
		
*** SESSION FIVE *** 		
		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pen" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'pen' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pirate" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1363 ]
Floyd | You don't see any pirate here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x parrot" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'parrot' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1364 ]
Floyd | You don't see any chest here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                         Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1365 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sun" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'sun' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                         Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1366 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x balloon" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'balloon' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "go to library" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'go' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "library" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'library' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s." 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                 Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1368 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1369 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w.d" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                        Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1372 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                               Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1374 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                               Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1375 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the south, the east, or down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1376 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.ne" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                       Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1378 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                       Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1379 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north, the south, the east, the west, the
Floyd | northeast, the northwest, the southeast, the southwest, or down.
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                     Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1380 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                     Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1381 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the east, or up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                            Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1382 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                            Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1383 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the south, or the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                         Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1384 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                         Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1385 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north, or the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                         Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1386 ]
Floyd | This is NOT the Enterprise.  You'll have to open these doors yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open doors" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                         Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1387 ]
Floyd | You manage to pry the doors open, breaking only one fingernail in the
Floyd | process.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                           Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1388 ]
Floyd | As you walk through, the doors slide closed behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself at the bottom of an elevator shaft.  You can see
Floyd | light coming through the gap between the doors to the West.  Looking
Floyd | up you can barely see light filtering through another set of open
Floyd | doors two floors above.
Floyd |    The frayed elevator cable hangs just out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                           Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1389 ]
Floyd | You don't see any doors here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                           Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1390 ]
Floyd | You don't see any door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                           Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1391 ]
Floyd | This is NOT the Enterprise.  You'll have to open these doors yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cable" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                           Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1392 ]
Floyd | It looks strong enough to hold your weight (maybe).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gap" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                           Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1393 ]
Floyd | You don't see any gap here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                           Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1394 ]
Floyd | You find yourself at the bottom of an elevator shaft.  You can see
Floyd | light coming through the gap between the doors to the West.  Looking
Floyd | up you can barely see light filtering through another set of open
Floyd | doors two floors above.
Floyd |    The frayed elevator cable hangs just out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'dig' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                           Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1395 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cable" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                           Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1396 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the cable up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull cable" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                           Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1397 ]
Floyd | You can't pull the cable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb cable" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                  Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1398 ]
Floyd | You dance and leap on your toes, but are unable to reach the cable.
Floyd | Just when you are about to give up, you recall a stunt you saw in a
Floyd | movie.  Taking off your belt, you whip it upward in your best Indiana
Floyd | Jones style.  Amazingly, as in the movie, the tip of the belt wraps
Floyd | itself three times around the frayed cable and catches securely.
Floyd | (Aren't you glad I saw that movie too?) Summoning all your strength,
Floyd | you start hand over hand up the belt and cable until you reach the
Floyd | doors at the top of the shaft and swing yourself over to safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close doors" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                  Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1399 ]
Floyd | You don't see any doors here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ North End of Hall                                  Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1400 ]
Floyd | You don't see any doors here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sliding doors" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ North End of Hall                                  Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1401 ]
Floyd | You don't see any doors here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cable" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ North End of Hall                                  Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1402 ]
Floyd | You don't see any cable here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look down" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                  Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1403 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look north" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                  Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1404 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                  Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1405 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look south" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                  Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1406 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                  Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1407 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                         Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1408 ]
Floyd | You are in the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take keys" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                         Score: 410
Floyd | Moves: 1409 ]
Floyd | You don't see any keys here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "come out of the closet" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'come' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ Stage Manager's Office
Floyd | Score: 1150  Moves: 1170 ]
Floyd | The transom over the door admits just enough light for you to make out
Floyd | a small desk taking up most of the floor space.
Floyd |    An old abridged dictionary sits on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1171 ]
Floyd | Having no particular word to look up, you flip pages at random till
Floyd | you see: BOTTLE:Disolves Gum.  SEE ALSO NOTE, SEAT BULB:Works in a
Floyd | Socket other than the original.  SEE ALSO SPOTLIGHT BUTTON:The one in
Floyd | the booth operates the curtain.  SEE ALSO COUNTERWEIGHT DOOR:Some can
Floyd | be opened.  SEE ALSO KNOB, OILCAN, WINDOW, MAKEUP FORTUNE:In the
Floyd | Cookie - the Treasure is on the grid. PLUTO:Put in the OPENed crate.
Floyd | SEE ALSO CRATE, TABLE, SCRIPT TABLE:The portable one gets you the
Floyd | Plank.  SEE ALSO CRATE, PLANK
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x script" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1172 ]
Floyd | You don't see any script here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1173 ]
Floyd | The pages are falling apart as you handle them.  You must wait for
Floyd | them to dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1174 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin wash of light barely penetrates the cobwebs covering a small
Floyd | window high on the wall.  Failing to reach it, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the door to the South with faded gold lettering on even more faded
Floyd | green paint.
Floyd |    It has a small, dingy transom above and dirty hand prints all
Floyd | around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1175 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1176 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1177 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                           Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1179 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach was referred to as looking like "a cross between the chicken dance and a foot stomping robot" to the untrained eye. 		
Zach has disconnected. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1180 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x script" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Little Room                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1181 ]
Floyd | You don't see any script here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                    Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1182 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1183 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                      Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1184 ]
Floyd | The storage room floor is a disaster.  Junk and clutter lie
Floyd | everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x script" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Storage Room                                      Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1185 ]
Floyd | You don't see any script here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ Stage Manager's Office
Floyd | Score: 1150  Moves: 1170 ]
Floyd | The transom over the door admits just enough light for you to make out
Floyd | a small desk taking up most of the floor space.
Floyd |    An old abridged dictionary sits on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1171 ]
Floyd | Having no particular word to look up, you flip pages at random till
Floyd | you see: CAT:Is nervous about catgut.  SEE ALSO HOTDOG, KNOB, VIOLIN
Floyd | GENIE:Anagrams your gifts into useful objects.  SEE ALSO BUGLE, LAMP,
Floyd | SKATE FROG:Feed it then kiss it (yuch).  SEE ALSO HOTDOG, PRINCE,
Floyd | PRINCESS, GUY, GIRL PROGRAMMER:Decent chap who spent years on this
Floyd | game.  SEE ALSO $5 REGISTRATION ROGUES:Various.  A poor man's D & D.
Floyd | SEE ALSO Gratuitous violence TOTO:An afterthought.  Pay no attention
Floyd | to the little dog behind the curtain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd |  [g -> again]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1172 ]
Floyd | Having no particular word to look up, you flip pages at random till
Floyd | you see: BOOK:Several.  Must be read.  Good for trading.  SEE ALSO
Floyd | PAGE QUARTER:Buys merchandise.  (Buy policy FIRST.) SEE ALSO DRINK,
Floyd | POLICY, BARBER
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd |  [g -> again]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1173 ]
Floyd | The pages are falling apart as you handle them.  You must wait for
Floyd | them to dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ Stage Manager's Office
Floyd | Score: 1150  Moves: 1170 ]
Floyd | The transom over the door admits just enough light for you to make out
Floyd | a small desk taking up most of the floor space.
Floyd |    An old abridged dictionary sits on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1171 ]
Floyd | Having no particular word to look up, you flip pages at random till
Floyd | you see: BOILER:Might knock out a wall if blown.  SEE ALSO HACKSAW,
Floyd | VALVE, NOTE DESK:The courtesy desk contains a very important item.
Floyd | SEE ALSO KEY, RECLAIM DICTIONARY:Dangerously soggy.  Will fall apart
Floyd | if overused. DRAWER:In Dressing Table.  SEE ALSO MAKEUP MIRROR:Cut it
Floyd | with a diamond.  SEE ALSO DIAMOND, RING VALVE:The safety valve has
Floyd | something in it.  SEE ALSO BOILER, HACKSAW, NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1172 ]
Floyd | Having no particular word to look up, you flip pages at random till
Floyd | you see: BUGLE:Fun to play.  Makes a good gift.  SEE ALSO GENIE,
Floyd | PIRATE KEY:Won't be available until late in the game.  SEE ALSO CHEST,
Floyd | DESK ORGAN:Type "4" (STOP #4 in the clues). RECORDER:Will play a tape.
Floyd | SEE ALSO TAPE TAPE:In the locked bathroom.  Be nice to a friend.  SEE
Floyd | ALSO RECORDER TRUMPET:You will need it after you get past the mirror.
Floyd | VIOLIN:Neither you nor the cat get along with it.  SEE ALSO CAT, KNOB
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd |  [g -> again]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1173 ]
Floyd | The pages are falling apart as you handle them.  You must wait for
Floyd | them to dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ Stage Manager's Office
Floyd | Score: 1150  Moves: 1170 ]
Floyd | The transom over the door admits just enough light for you to make out
Floyd | a small desk taking up most of the floor space.
Floyd |    An old abridged dictionary sits on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1171 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1172 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1173 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1174 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1175 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                  Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1176 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1177 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself in a cramped little room with curved walls.
Floyd | Something massive occupies almost the entire area.  As you make your
Floyd | way around to the far side, you see this is the theater organ.  The
Floyd | controls for raising the entire assembly up to stage level for
Floyd | performances have been gutted and are completely unusable.  You can
Floyd | still see the narrow passage to the East.
Floyd |    You are sitting at the keyboard of the massive theater organ.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x organ" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1178 ]
Floyd | The massive instrument has been lovingly maintained.  The keys smell
Floyd | of Bon Ami, the gilt labels on the stops still gleam and the
Floyd | ornamental vase still holds fresh tulips...(strange, that reminds of a
Floyd | joke somehow).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stops" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1179 ]
Floyd | The massive instrument has been lovingly maintained.  The keys smell
Floyd | of Bon Ami, the gilt labels on the stops still gleam and the
Floyd | ornamental vase still holds fresh tulips...(strange, that reminds of a
Floyd | joke somehow).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read organ" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1180 ]
Floyd | The stops are arranged to the right and above the main keyboard and
Floyd | are simply numbered, "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc."  A simple touch would
Floyd | activate them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch 1" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1181 ]
Floyd | What do you want to touch?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch stop 1" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1182 ]
Floyd | You push tentatively, smiling with some perverted satisfaction at the
Floyd | sight of the greasy fingerprint you left on the hand polished surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch stop 2" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1183 ]
Floyd | You push tentatively, smiling with some perverted satisfaction at the
Floyd | sight of the greasy fingerprint you left on the hand polished surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch stop 3" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1184 ]
Floyd | You push tentatively, smiling with some perverted satisfaction at the
Floyd | sight of the greasy fingerprint you left on the hand polished surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch stop 4" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1185 ]
Floyd | You push tentatively, smiling with some perverted satisfaction at the
Floyd | sight of the greasy fingerprint you left on the hand polished surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "type 4" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'type' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand '1' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push 1" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1186 ]
Floyd | What do you want to push?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push stops" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1187 ]
Floyd | You push tentatively, smiling with some perverted satisfaction at the
Floyd | sight of the greasy fingerprint you left on the hand polished surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push organ" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1188 ]
Floyd | You push tentatively, smiling with some perverted satisfaction at the
Floyd | sight of the greasy fingerprint you left on the hand polished surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push stop #1" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word '#1' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "type "4"" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'type' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stop 4" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'stop' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x 4" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1189 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play 4" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1190 ]
Floyd | You can't play the 4.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "press 4" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1191 ]
Floyd | You can't press the 4.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "press stop 4" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1192 ]
Floyd | You push tentatively, smiling with some perverted satisfaction at the
Floyd | sight of the greasy fingerprint you left on the hand polished surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "press stop" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1193 ]
Floyd | You push tentatively, smiling with some perverted satisfaction at the
Floyd | sight of the greasy fingerprint you left on the hand polished surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read stops" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1194 ]
Floyd | The stops are arranged to the right and above the main keyboard and
Floyd | are simply numbered, "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc."  A simple touch would
Floyd | activate them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch organ" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1195 ]
Floyd | You push tentatively, smiling with some perverted satisfaction at the
Floyd | sight of the greasy fingerprint you left on the hand polished surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push 4" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1196 ]
Floyd | You can't push the 4.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch 4" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1197 ]
Floyd | You can't touch the 4.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "press stop 4" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1198 ]
Floyd | You push tentatively, smiling with some perverted satisfaction at the
Floyd | sight of the greasy fingerprint you left on the hand polished surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play organ" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1199 ]
Floyd | You always fancied yourself another P. D. Q. Bach.  Your fingers fly
Floyd | over the keys and great waves of ethereal music gush from the pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push fourth stop" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'fourth' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push stop "4"" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word '"4"' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                     Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1200 ]
Floyd | As your fingers touch the organ stop labelled "4", you hear a scraping
Floyd | sound behind you.  Twisting around on the organ bench you see that a
Floyd | small panel has opened in the wall behind you and is already starting
Floyd | to re-close.  Hastily you turn to vault over the bench but only
Floyd | succeed in falling in a heap, jamming your head between the wall and
Floyd | the almost-closed panel.  This, however, stops its forward motion
Floyd | allowing you to pry it back enough to free your bruised scalp and
Floyd | crawl unceremoniously through before it once more hisses shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself near the podium in the orchestra pit.  The pit
Floyd | extends to the West and there is a small, almost hidden crawl way to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |    The door to the East is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x podium" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'podium' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Orchestra Pit                                     Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1201 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    paper fortune
Floyd |    sturdy plank
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1202 ]
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give paper fortune to packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                      Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1203 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the FORTUNE that you offer, then
Floyd | somehow stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the
Floyd | wall himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to
Floyd | you, then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |    A pointed blue hat sits there
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hat" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                      Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1204 ]
Floyd | You pick up the pointed hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hat!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Secret Place                                      Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1205 ]
Floyd | It is an old hat made of some soft material, decorated with moons and
Floyd | stars and odd symbols.  There seem to be water stains and what look
Floyd | like splinters from broomsticks imbedded in the seams.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in hat" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                      Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1206 ]
Floyd | It is an old hat made of some soft material, decorated with moons and
Floyd | stars and odd symbols.  There seem to be water stains and what look
Floyd | like splinters from broomsticks imbedded in the seams.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                      Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1207 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                      Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1208 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                     Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1209 ]
Floyd | You find yourself near the podium in the orchestra pit.  The pit
Floyd | extends to the West and there is a small, almost hidden crawl way to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |    The door to the East is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                     Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1210 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north, or the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1211 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in a cramped little room with curved walls.
Floyd | Something massive occupies almost the entire area.  As you make your
Floyd | way around to the far side, you see this is the theater organ.  The
Floyd | controls for raising the entire assembly up to stage level for
Floyd | performances have been gutted and are completely unusable.  You can
Floyd | still see the narrow passage to the East.
Floyd |    You are sitting at the keyboard of the massive theater organ.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand '1' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand '2' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "5" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand '5' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                     Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1212 ]
Floyd | As your fingers touch the organ stop labelled "4", you hear a scraping
Floyd | sound behind you.  Twisting around on the organ bench you see that a
Floyd | small panel has opened in the wall behind you and is already starting
Floyd | to re-close.  Hastily you turn to vault over the bench but only
Floyd | succeed in falling in a heap, jamming your head between the wall and
Floyd | the almost-closed panel.  This, however, stops its forward motion
Floyd | allowing you to pry it back enough to free your bruised scalp and
Floyd | crawl unceremoniously through before it once more hisses shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself near the podium in the orchestra pit.  The pit
Floyd | extends to the West and there is a small, almost hidden crawl way to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |    The door to the East is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1211 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "That puzzle was crazy unfair."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                  Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1212 ]
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1213 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1214 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1215 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1216 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1217 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1218 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take parchment" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1219 ]
Floyd | You pick up the dark parchment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear hat" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1220 ]
Floyd | You put on the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put parchment under hat" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1221 ]
Floyd | You lay the secret on your cute little bald spot, then cover it with
Floyd | the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1222 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1223 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                         Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1224 ]
Floyd | Just as you step into the room, the fire door closes behind you,
Floyd | plunging you into inky blackness.  You can't even find an electrical
Floyd | outlet.  Oh, bother.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read parchment" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                         Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1225 ]
Floyd | Oh, no you don't!  If you read it, it won't be a secret any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x parchment" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Dark Hall                                         Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1226 ]
Floyd | This might be a prop left over from a spy drama - or maybe it's the
Floyd | real thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		DavidW says, "I have the hat and secret, but it still can't be read in the dark hall."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Dark Hall                                         Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1227 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    sturdy plank
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm gonna try showing the secret to the janitor directly."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                         Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1228 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1229 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1230 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1231 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1232 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1233 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1234 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e.s.u" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1238 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e.u.n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1243 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d'" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'd'' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1244 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  The zookeeper chuckles, "I ain't dumb enough to go in them rooms."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time you
Floyd | enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1245 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    The theater janitor was looking around the room.  Hearing you, he
Floyd | looks up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x janitor" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1246 ]
Floyd | He was looking for something, but has now turned his attention to you.
Floyd | He appears to have guessed that you know more about him than he cares
Floyd | to have made public.  Chomping on his cigar, he rolls up his sleeves
Floyd | and heads toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show secret to janitor" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1247 ]
Floyd | Oh, no you don't!  If you read it, it won't be a secret any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give secret to janitor" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1248 ]
Floyd | Oh, no you don't!  If you read it, it won't be a secret any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit janitor with secret" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1249 ]
Floyd | You strike at the janitor with the secret, but your weapon bounces off
Floyd | of him harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1248 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read secret" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1249 ]
Floyd | Oh, no you don't!  If you read it, it won't be a secret any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat secret" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1250 ]
Floyd | You can't eat that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. This idea isn't panning out either."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop secret" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1251 ]
Floyd | (Taking it off first)
Floyd | You drop the secret.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1250 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Johnny asks, "So, is ClubFloyd daily now?"
		DavidW says, "no"
		Johnny :(
		Binder says, "I think DavidW is just addicted to Son of Stagefright."
		DavidW says, "I'm just having trouble letting go of this game right now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd |  [z -> wait]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1251 ]
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x janitor" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1252 ]
Floyd | He was looking for something, but has now turned his attention to you.
Floyd | He appears to have guessed that you know more about him than he cares
Floyd | to have made public.  Chomping on his cigar, he rolls up his sleeves
Floyd | and heads toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask janitor about secret" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1253 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1254 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A witch turns from her cauldron and raises her gnarled hands
Floyd | ominously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show secret to witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1255 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to show here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give secret to witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1256 ]
Floyd | The WITCH gives a quick glance at the SECRET, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear secret" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1257 ]
Floyd | You are already wearing the secret.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give hat to witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1258 ]
Floyd | The WITCH gives a quick glance at the HAT, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask witch about hat" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1259 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh, c'mon, game. The hat is clearly a witch's hat. The witch ought to have some interest in it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit witch with hat" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1260 ]
Floyd | You strike at the witch with the hat, but your weapon bounces off of
Floyd | her harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub hat" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1261 ]
Floyd | You can't rub the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "zap witch" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'zap' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill witch" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1262 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1263 ]
Floyd | "Well, you going to try a room or ain't you?" says the zookeeper
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    sturdy plank
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1264 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1265 ]
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1266 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A pointed blue hat sits there
Floyd |    A witch turns from her cauldron and raises her gnarled hands
Floyd | ominously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear hat" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1267 ]
Floyd | You lay the secret on your cute little bald spot, then cover it with
Floyd | the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are already wearing the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1268 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    sturdy plank
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1269 ]
Floyd | It is an old hat made of some soft material, decorated with moons and
Floyd | stars and odd symbols.  There seem to be water stains and what look
Floyd | like splinters from broomsticks imbedded in the seams.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "expose secret" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'expose' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell secret" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1270 ]
Floyd | That isn't animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell witch about secret" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1271 ]
Floyd | Your conversational gambit is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1272 ]
Floyd | The witch blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd |  [z -> wait]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1273 ]
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd |  [z -> wait]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1274 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1275 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    The theater janitor was looking around the room.  Hearing you, he
Floyd | looks up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell janitor about secret" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1276 ]
Floyd | Your conversational gambit is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read secret" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1277 ]
Floyd | Oh, no you don't!  If you read it, it won't be a secret any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1278 ]
Floyd | The janitor blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd |  [z -> wait]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1279 ]
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1280 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    The theater janitor was looking around the room.  Hearing you, he
Floyd | looks up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show hat to janitor" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1281 ]
Floyd | You cannot make heads or tails of the symbols.  You look inside the
Floyd | hat for a label, but find only a few strands of black mouse fur.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear hat" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 1050
Floyd | Moves: 1282 ]
Floyd | You lay the secret on your cute little bald spot, then cover it with
Floyd | the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are already wearing the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd |  [z -> wait]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                     Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1283 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1284 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    This guy looks just like your agent (The one you haven't seen
Floyd | lately).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x agent" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                  Score: 950
Floyd | Moves: 1285 ]
Floyd | Now you know this must be some kind of weird nightmare.  Your own
Floyd | agent is after you.  He is rolling up a stack of your head shots and
Floyd | publicity releases and seems intent on using them as a club.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ THE MOMENT OF DECISION                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 0 ]
Floyd |                      S.O.S. Son of Stagefright, the SEQUEL
Floyd |                               c 1989 Mike McCauley Distributed as
Floyd | ShareWare  -  Not Public Domain
Floyd |
Floyd | This is your big day.  You've studied method acting, improv, mime,
Floyd | dance, movement, CPR and all the rest and now you're itching to take
Floyd | your place down center like all the famous actors and actresses before
Floyd | you.  You've heard about an audition down at the old theater at the
Floyd | lower end of the far reaches of the wrong side of...
Floyd |
Floyd | -Well, anyway, you thought that it had been closed after a series of
Floyd | very mysterious accidents and disappearances following their 13 week
Floyd | run of the `Scottish Tragedy'.  (If you don't know that one, just ask
Floyd | any actor.)
Floyd |
Floyd | When you arrive, the line of hopefuls wraps around the block. By the
Floyd | time you get signed in, the only seat left is up in the balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Hour after hour the readings drone on and on and on and   on
Floyd | and
Floyd | on                                                  *
Floyd |            and       *
Floyd | *
Floyd | *                     z-z-z-Z-Z-Z-Z-z-z-z-Z-Z-Z-Z-z-z-z
Floyd |                *                                             *
Floyd |
Floyd | You wake with a start.  What time is it?  Did you miss the call for
Floyd | your reading?   You hear what sounds like muffled laughter somewhere.
Floyd | Looking around for its source, it occurs to you that something is
Floyd | disturbingly wrong.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally it sinks in.  There isn't a living soul in sight.  Dust and
Floyd | cobwebs are everywhere.  There is only one thought racing through your
Floyd | little brain...
Floyd |                              "I WANT OUT!"
Floyd |           --- HIT ANY KEY ---
Floyd |

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, by the way, the game has been set up for you to play it as an
Floyd | ACTOR. Would you rather be an ACTRESS?  (Please enter YES or NO.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 1 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |    You see an old, weathered piece of paper beneath the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 2 ]
Floyd | You pick up the old paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 3 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all. light bulb" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 5 ]
Floyd | You pick up the dim bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bulb is now lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 6 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Top of Grand Staircase                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 7 ]
Floyd | You are standing at the top of a gently curving staircase leading down
Floyd | to the lobby.  You see a small balcony to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                   Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 8 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                               Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 9 ]
Floyd | This is another restroom like all the others you've seen.  I'll spare
Floyd | you the colorful description except to mention that someone has
Floyd | scratched, "KEEP SECRETS UNDER YOUR HAT" on the wall.
Floyd |    There is a paperback book with the cover torn off ( on the sink )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take book. read it. n" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 12 ]
Floyd | You pick up the paperback book.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking at the index you see entries such as:
Floyd | "SNOW WHITE AND THE 1001 ARABIAN KNIGHTS MEET HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE, THE
Floyd | CAT AND
Floyd | THE FIDDLE"  (I hate sequels and spin offs, don't you?)
Floyd |
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w. take hotdog. w. take knife" 		

Floyd |  [ Kitchen Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 16 ]
Floyd | In the snack bar you see doorways to the North and West.  All the
Floyd | equipment is polished and clean, but you find nothing of interest in
Floyd | the cabinets.
Floyd |    There is a foot long hotdog ( on the grill )
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the long hotdog.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a shelf in the closet.
Floyd |    A very sharp knife is lying there, blade upwards. ( on the shelf )
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the sharp knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e.e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 19 ]
Floyd | In the snack bar you see doorways to the North and West.  All the
Floyd | equipment is polished and clean, but you find nothing of interest in
Floyd | the cabinets.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In the Lobby                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 20 ]
Floyd | Excuse me, but your pager is beeping.
Floyd |
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "answer pager" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 21 ]
Floyd | "This is E.T.  I'm returning your call.  Next time don't call
Floyd | collect."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 22 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 23 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 24 ]
Floyd | The coat room is almost empty.  The Dutch door to the South stands
Floyd | open.
Floyd |    On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a
Floyd | nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move coat. n" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                                 Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 26 ]
Floyd | A gentle tug causes the coat to slip slightly to one side.  Through
Floyd | the eruption of moths you see that the coat is covering a doorway
Floyd | North.  Pushing the coat to the side like a drape, you go through.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | This looks about like your typical closet (minus the coat hangers).
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read paper" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                                 Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 27 ]
Floyd | This game was created using the Adventure Game Toolkit.
Floyd |
Floyd | A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT (AGT) is designed to allow a game
Floyd | designer/writer to create and play his/her own high-quality text
Floyd | adventure games.  Once created, these adventure games can be shared
Floyd | with and enjoyed by others -- even if they do not have a copy of the
Floyd | Adventure Game Toolkit themselves.  Using AGT the game developer can
Floyd | create two distinct levels of adventure games:
Floyd |
Floyd | STANDARD LEVEL games that require no programming experience
Floyd | (honestly!!), only a fertile imagination.  These Standard Level games
Floyd | only require that the game designer/writer generates the game using a
Floyd | word processor or text editor to describe the various locations,
Floyd | objects and results of actions that collectively make up the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | PROFESSIONAL LEVEL games that also make use of AGT's special adventure
Floyd | game metalanguage to create games as complex and rich as the game
Floyd | designer's imagination and prose style will allow.  These games should
Floyd | be technically comparable with the published text adventure games from
Floyd | firms like Infocom.
Floyd |
Floyd | FEATURES OF THE ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT
Floyd |
Floyd | AGT has a number of features that make it a very comprehensive
Floyd | adventure game creation product.  Some of these key features are:
Floyd |
Floyd |    *     "Look and feel" of Infocom adventure games with similar
Floyd | screen layout
Floyd |          and standard vocabulary and routines.
Floyd |
Floyd |    *     Large standard vocabulary with potential to define many more
Floyd | words
Floyd |          unique to a specific adventure.  Typical games can have a
Floyd | vocabulary
Floyd |          of 500 words or more.
Floyd |
Floyd |    *     Sophisticated parser that can understand (1) complex input
Floyd | commands
Floyd |          including pronouns (IT, HIM, HER, THEM, MY and ITS), and (2)
Floyd | compound
Floyd |          commands separated by AND or THEN or punctuation symbols, and
Floyd | (3)
Floyd |          commands addressed to characters within the game.  Here are a
Floyd | few
Floyd |          examples of commands AGT can handle with ease:
Floyd |
Floyd |               GET THE FLASH LIGHT AND THEN SWITCH IT ON
Floyd |               PUT ON THE CLOAK, THEN EXAMINE IT; READ ITS LABEL
Floyd |               PLACE THE GREEN ROCK AND THE SMALL PEBBLE BEHIND THE
Floyd | TREE
Floyd |               ENTER THE HOUSE; GET ALL; EXIT; SOUTH; SOUTH THEN DOWN
Floyd |               SULU, SET A COURSE FOR ALPHA 14
Floyd |               SCOTTY, BEAM DOWN A TRICORDER AND THE QWERTY MODULE
Floyd |               DROP THE FOOD, THE KEY AND THE BOTTLE THEN UNLOCK THE
Floyd | DOOR WITH
Floyd |                    THE BRASS KEY AND THEN LEAVE
Floyd |
Floyd |    *     Function and cursor keys predefined to input frequently used
Floyd | commands
Floyd |          and move directions.
Floyd |
Floyd |    *     SCRIPT and UNSCRIPT commands to echo game output to printer.
Floyd |
Floyd | WHAT THE REVIEWERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Using the Adventure Game Toolkit, anyone with an ounce of imagination
Floyd | can create a text adventure game ... similar in layout and
Floyd | sophistication to those made by Infocom and other commercial
Floyd | developers."
Floyd |
Floyd |         -- Donald B. Trivette in PC Magazine (January 17, 1989)
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Adventure Game Toolkit (AGT) acts as a compiler which allows for
Floyd | creating remarkably complex and sophisticated games in a fairly simple
Floyd | way .... AGT's parser reminds me of Infocom's."
Floyd |
Floyd |         -- Scorpia in Computer Gaming World (February 1989)
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you have ever wondered what it is like to create your own
Floyd | adventure games, but didn't have the programming knowledge to do it,
Floyd | this product is for you .... The process is easy ... and you'll have
Floyd | hours of fun doing it."
Floyd |
Floyd |         -- Resul DeMaria in Public Domain Software & Shareware
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Adventure Game Toolkit from Softworks ... provides all the tools
Floyd | you need to build your own text based adventure games .... The
Floyd | Adventure Game Toolkit is an extrememely powerful development
Floyd | package."
Floyd |
Floyd |         -- Bob Napp in Big Blue Disk #30
Floyd |
Floyd | TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Look for a file named AGTBLURB.TXT on this disk or the place/service
Floyd | where you got this disk.  This file is a short description of the
Floyd | features of the ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT.  This file presents an
Floyd | overview of AGT's special metalanguage for creating PROFESSIONAL LEVEL
Floyd | games, plus presents a complete STANDARD LEVEL adventure created
Floyd | without any programming.
Floyd |
Floyd | HOW TO GET THE LATEST VERSION OF THE ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT AND SAMPLE
Floyd | GAMES
Floyd |
Floyd | For only $20.00 you can be a "registered" user and receive the latest
Floyd | version of AGT plus the source code for this adventure game and others
Floyd | just as good. Registered users can also order a printed AGT manual
Floyd | that reveals many of the secrets of the "Great Adventure Masters" for
Floyd | creating clever and fun adventure games.  Registered users can also
Floyd | order the Turbo PASCAL source code for AGT for only $50.00!
Floyd |
Floyd | Just write or call:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Softworks
Floyd |     43064 Via Moraga
Floyd |     Mission San Jose, California  94539
Floyd |
Floyd | VISA or MasterCard accepted for telephone orders (415) 659-0533   9:00
Floyd | AM to 6:00 PM -- PST only
Floyd |
Floyd | If you wish to learn more AGT products and prices, just enter the
Floyd | command:
Floyd |
Floyd | PRINT ORDER FORM
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give paper to packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                               Score: 100
Floyd | Moves: 28 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the PAPER that you offer, then somehow
Floyd | stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the wall
Floyd | himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to you,
Floyd | then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | This looks about like your typical closet (minus the coat hangers).
Floyd |    There is a plain living room lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lamp. rub it." 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                               Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 30 ]
Floyd | You pick up the old lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | What a CORN BALL thing to do!  What a simple-minded, hair-brained...
Floyd | Wait a minute, a wisp of vapor is starting to come out of the lamp
Floyd | cord.
Floyd | Either there's going to be a fire or...  Suddenly, with three small
Floyd | puffs of
Floyd | smoke a genie appears before you, dressed in what would be the
Floyd | traditional
Floyd | costume if he weren't wearing it all - even the pointy little shoes -
Floyd | backwards.  Clearing his throat, he focuses his purple eyes on you and
Floyd | says,
Floyd | "I'm late for an appointment at the REGEN MOOR, but I'll be     \
Floyd | /
Floyd | back later to GET my three wishes."  Try to stay alive till
Floyd | -->POOF<--
Floyd | then.  With that, he vanishes in a cloud of very green smoke.   /
Floyd | \
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                               Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 31 ]
Floyd | Finding a convenient wall outlet, you plug the lamp in and switch it
Floyd | on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Closet                                               Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 32 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    paperback book
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x belt" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'belt' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                           Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 33 ]
Floyd | Excuse me, but your pager is beeping.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d. w. n. n" 		

Floyd |  [ Homonym Closet                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 37 ]
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | You squeeze past the gently hissing boiler.  There is a maintenance
Floyd | walkway that runs beside the boiler toward the North.  Stairs are to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The boiler knocks and pounds - small jets of steam hiss from the
Floyd | seams.
Floyd |      The corroded safety valve spurts like a steam calliope. ( on top
Floyd | the boiler
Floyd | )
Floyd |
Floyd | Squeezing along between the boiler and the wall you come across a room
Floyd | to the North labelled "HOMONYM CLOSET"
Floyd |
Floyd | You are in the homonym closet.
Floyd |    There is Merry Mary
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "marry mary. take pluto" 		

Floyd |  [ Homonym Closet                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 39 ]
Floyd | She barks out a laugh then hands you a small object saying, "It was a
Floyd | dumb joke, but take my Pluto, please."  With that she seems to melt
Floyd | away into the shadows, leaving you with a small statue and the funny
Floyd | feeling that your grammatical sensibilities have been offended.  (Mine
Floyd | certainly were.)
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have the pluto.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s. s. e. u. s." 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                            Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 44 ]
Floyd | Squeezing along between the boiler and the wall you come across a room
Floyd | to the North labelled "HOMONYM CLOSET"
Floyd |
Floyd | You squeeze past the gently hissing boiler.  There is a maintenance
Floyd | walkway that runs beside the boiler toward the North.  Stairs are to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The boiler knocks and pounds - small jets of steam hiss from the
Floyd | seams.
Floyd |      The corroded safety valve spurts like a steam calliope. ( on top
Floyd | the boiler
Floyd | )
Floyd |
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | The coat room is almost empty.  The Dutch door to the South stands
Floyd | open.
Floyd |    On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a
Floyd | nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                                Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 45 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w." 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                         Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 47 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 48 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 49 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                         Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 50 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                        Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 51 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                   Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 52 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it. (
Floyd | on seat 86
Floyd | )
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                        Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 53 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x banner" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                        Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 54 ]
Floyd | The locked desk stands under an imitation red velvet banner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read banner" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                        Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 55 ]
Floyd | The banner above the courtesy desk says, "Lost and Found Desk -
Floyd | RECLAIM Here".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reclaim" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'reclaim' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reclaim key" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'reclaim' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x reclaim" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                        Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 56 ]
Floyd | You don't see any reclaim here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW blinks. 'reclaim' is a noun in this game?
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                                Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 58 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it. (
Floyd | on seat 86
Floyd | )
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                            Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 59 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                    Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 60 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                    Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 61 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                           Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 62 ]
Floyd | You are in the closet.
Floyd |    A spear stands in a corner of the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake spear" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                           Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 63 ]
Floyd | The PUN is the lowest form of humor (unless YOU think of it first).
Floyd | In protest the packrat jumps out of a hole and replaces the spear with
Floyd | a bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are in the closet.
Floyd |    There is that famous old oaken bucket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                           Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 64 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                       Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 66 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Amber arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Lighting Booth                                       Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 67 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                       Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 68 ]
Floyd | A muffled noise catches your attention.  Peering through the double
Floyd | glass window past the audience, you see the stage curtain starting to
Floyd | move.  It rises, revealing the stage area.  You can see light
Floyd | filtering down from somewhere above, and can barely make out some sort
Floyd | of objects.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                      Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 69 ]
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open spot" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                      Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 70 ]
Floyd | You have opened the spot.
Floyd | Inside, you see the following:
Floyd |    You can see the socket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                       Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 71 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                    Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 72 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.d.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                                Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 75 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                         Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 76 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                          Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 77 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                          Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 78 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                         Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 79 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                       Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 80 ]
Floyd | The stage elevator is now at the basement level and opens to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                              Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 81 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the library.  The shelves are mostly empty now.
Floyd | The stage elevator is in a small alcove to the West and a short
Floyd | passage is to the South.
Floyd |    There is a very thin music book ( on the east shelf )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd |  Do you mean the music book or the paperback book?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "music" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                              Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 82 ]
Floyd | You pick up the music book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x east shelf" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'shelf' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read music book" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                              Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 83 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "4...SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                           Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 84 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see that the room is bare.  You see the Library
Floyd | North
Floyd |    There are sliding elevator doors on the East wall
Floyd |    There is a locked door on the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Music Room                                           Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 85 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see that the room is bare.  You see the Library
Floyd | North
Floyd |    There are sliding elevator doors on the East wall
Floyd |    There is a locked door on the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open doors" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                           Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 86 ]
Floyd | You manage to pry the doors open, breaking only one fingernail in the
Floyd | process.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                             Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 87 ]
Floyd | As you walk through, the doors slide closed behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself at the bottom of an elevator shaft.  You can see
Floyd | light coming through the gap between the doors to the West.  Looking
Floyd | up you can barely see light filtering through another set of open
Floyd | doors two floors above.
Floyd |    The frayed elevator cable hangs just out of your reach.
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "trade pager to packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                             Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 88 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the PAGER that you offer, then somehow
Floyd | stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the wall
Floyd | himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to you,
Floyd | then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself at the bottom of an elevator shaft.  You can see
Floyd | light coming through the gap between the doors to the West.  Looking
Floyd | up you can barely see light filtering through another set of open
Floyd | doors two floors above.
Floyd |    A battered bugle is lying there.
Floyd |    The frayed elevator cable hangs just out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bugle" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                             Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 89 ]
Floyd | You pick up the battered bugle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open doors" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                             Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 90 ]
Floyd | You manage to pry the doors open, breaking only one fingernail in the
Floyd | process.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 91 ]
Floyd | As you walk through, the doors slide closed behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around, you see that the room is bare.  You see the Library
Floyd | North
Floyd |    There are sliding elevator doors on the East wall
Floyd |    There is a locked door on the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                              Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 92 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the library.  The shelves are mostly empty now.
Floyd | The stage elevator is in a small alcove to the West and a short
Floyd | passage is to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                       Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 93 ]
Floyd | The stage elevator is now at the basement level and opens to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 94 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 95 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                  Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 96 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                                 Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 97 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                  Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 98 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the men's dressing room.
Floyd |    There is a dressing table against the wall
Floyd |      There is a small drawer ( in the dressing table)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open drawer. take makeup. x mirror" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 101 ]
Floyd | You have opened the drawer.
Floyd | Inside, you see the following:
Floyd |    There is a kit of heavy stage makeup
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the stage makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | The table has a mirror and a small drawer.  There is nothing lying on
Floyd | the table.  A quick search shows that there is nothing behind nor
Floyd | under it. There is something scribbled on the mirror with lipstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read mirror. x makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 103 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "THE MAKEUP THEY GIVE YOU IN THIS PLACE WOULD GIVE ZITS TO WROUGHT
Floyd | IRON!"
Floyd |
Floyd | There are a few sticks of very high quality professional heavy
Floyd | greasepaint in the kit.  Just your skin tone, and a national brand
Floyd | label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.e.e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                               Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 106 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 107 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Costume Loft                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 108 ]
Floyd | Garment racks line the walls.  There is a definite smell of well worn
Floyd | clothing.
Floyd |    A name brand SCUBA suit lies dripping ( on the floor )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take suit" 		

Floyd |  [ Costume Loft                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 109 ]
Floyd | You pick up the scuba suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 111 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around, you see that this is where props (items small enough
Floyd | to be carried around on stage - guns, books, pencils, etc.) are
Floyd | stored.
Floyd |    An oddly decorated magicians table sits in the corner
Floyd |    There is a very convincing 24 carat ring. ( hanging on a wall peg)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ring. read table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 113 ]
Floyd | You pick up the solitaire ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | At first you can't make out the meaning of the hem's decorations.
Floyd | Then as you start walking around to the other side of the table, it
Floyd | hits you...Its written upside down.  Clumsily standing on your head,
Floyd | you make out the repeating legend,
Floyd | "..ACEPRIZEDPOSSIONONTABLEPLACEPRIZEDPOSSIONONTABLEPL..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.u." 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 115 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 117 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East. The boards creak under your feet.
Floyd | Looking down, you see a dangerous SAG.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sag" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'sag' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 118 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                  Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 119 ]
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read page" 		

Floyd |  Do you mean the music book or the rainsoaked page?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rainsoaked" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                  Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 120 ]
Floyd | It's a page from ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES, too rainsoaked to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 121 ]
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |    There is a heavy packing crate
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take crate" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 122 ]
Floyd | You're already carrying too much weight as it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ On the Roof                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 123 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    music book
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    paperback book
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 124 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "trade paperback to packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 125 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the PAPERBACK that you offer, then
Floyd | somehow stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the
Floyd | wall himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to
Floyd | you, then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |    There is nice E flat valve trumpet
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 126 ]
Floyd | You pick up the valve trumpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 127 ]
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sos-bugle" 		

Floyd |  The zookeeper chuckles, "I ain't dumb enough to go in them rooms."
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter saved game to store:
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 128 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A pirate captain confronts you, waving a cutlass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play bugle" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 129 ]
Floyd | You wet your lips, throw back your head and blow for all you're worth.
Floyd | A shower of cockroaches and spider webs flies out the bell along with
Floyd | a stream of notes that would make Sousa gasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | The captain applauds wildly (a BAD mistake for someone with a hook for
Floyd | a left hand).  You escape as he hops in pain trying to pry his hands
Floyd | back apart.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 1000 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 130 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 131 ]
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "huh. Figured out the pirate, via dictionary's clues."
		DavidW says, "Not what i expected at all."
Zach arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Ellison says, "hey, look, bonus points"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 132 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    The theater janitor was looking around the room.  Hearing you, he
Floyd | looks up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play bugle" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 133 ]
Floyd | You wet your lips, throw back your head and blow for all you're worth.
Floyd | A shower of cockroaches and spider webs flies out the bell along with
Floyd | a stream of notes that would make Sousa gasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sos-bugle" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ Rogues Gallery
Floyd | Score: 600  Moves: 127 ]
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "Bonus points? Was that not part of the main puzzle?"
		DavidW says (to Zach), "I'll show you."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 128 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A pirate captain confronts you, waving a cutlass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play bugle" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 129 ]
Floyd | You wet your lips, throw back your head and blow for all you're worth.
Floyd | A shower of cockroaches and spider webs flies out the bell along with
Floyd | a stream of notes that would make Sousa gasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | The captain applauds wildly (a BAD mistake for someone with a hook for
Floyd | a left hand).  You escape as he hops in pain trying to pry his hands
Floyd | back apart.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 1000 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd |  "Had a friend went in there once.  Ain't got many friends these
Floyd | days."
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 1000 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000 Your score
Floyd | is 600 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 51 locations (out of
Floyd | 117 in the game)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "yeah, it's bonus points, not main points."
		Zach says, "Huh"
		DavidW says, "I had to restart the game to get the bugle back."
		Zach says, "Hopefully it will lead to some hints."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x woman" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 130 ]
Floyd | She spits in the corner and says."You know, not many people come down
Floyd | this way any more.  A lot fewer go back.  These rooms hold about the
Floyd | nastiest bunch of characters you'd want to tangle with.  Try 'em if
Floyd | you like.  Ain't no skin off my nose."  She then settles back in her
Floyd | chair to watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Defeating the pirate didn't help the main game at all, alas."
		DavidW says, "I didn't get the pirate's hook or cutlass or hat or anything but bonus points."
		DavidW says, "I did, also with the dictionary's help, figure out how to get the hat and secret."
		Ellison asks, "we can't go back into his room?"
		DavidW says, "The pirate's room? Yes. It's empty."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 131 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "gotcha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 132 ]
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'listen' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison asks, "we have a broom or something like that to give to the witch?"
		DavidW says, "The dictionary also seemed to suggest there's a script associated with the pluto in some way."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x broom" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'broom' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 133 ]
Floyd | "If you'd get rid of a few of these characters, it'd make my job a lot
Floyd | easier."
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    music book
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "The hat seemed promising as a witch's hat, but the witch wasn't interested in it."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 134 ]
Floyd | "If you'd get rid of a few of these characters, it'd make my job a lot
Floyd | easier."
Floyd |
Floyd | It has only one the page left - no wonder it's so thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison asks, "did we give the makeup to the witch?"
		Zach says, "Hmm, maybe zoo keeper has some sort of reward for clearing out them all"
		DavidW says, "I tried the makeup with the witch. The evidence suggests the makeup is actually for opening a door somewhere."
		DavidW says (to Zach), "perhaps"
		DavidW says, "I hope I haven't traded away to the packrat too early again. Perhaps other rogues are defeated with things like the old paper, books, pager."
		DavidW says, "oh, the witch might want the apple."
		DavidW says, "let's try that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 135 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 136 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s.d" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 139 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 140 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                  Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 142 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d.w.w.d" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 146 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.w.w.d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 150 ]
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn W and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d.e.e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 153 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 154 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 155 ]
Floyd | The upstage area is dimly illuminated by streamers of light filtering
Floyd | down from the flyloft and work grid above.  Specks of dust dance in
Floyd | the light.
Floyd |    There is a suspiciously good looking apple sitting there ( on the
Floyd | work table
Floyd | )   An old work table leans and tilts at odd angles
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take apple" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 156 ]
Floyd | You pick up the juicy apple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw.sw.w" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 159 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn W and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 160 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 161 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u.e.e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                               Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 164 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.u.e.e.u" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                  Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 169 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n.d" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 172 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 173 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A witch turns from her cauldron and raises her gnarled hands
Floyd | ominously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give apple to witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 174 ]
Floyd | The WITCH gives a quick glance at the APPLE, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "drat"
Ellison says (to Floyd), "look in cauldron" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 175 ]
Floyd | Probably just the kind of old crone who would go around turning people
Floyd | into frogs (or toads).  She looks you over approvingly and starts
Floyd | gesturing and muttering an incantation.  You feel your eyes starting
Floyd | to bulge
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "x hands" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'hands' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "yeah, cauldron is just a synonym for witch. sigh. Doesn't mean we can't try to put things into the cauldron, though."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put apple in cauldron" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 176 ]
Floyd | The cauldron doesn't want it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison asks, "can we examine her enough times to turn into a frog?"
		DavidW says, "no, we get rescued first."
		Ellison asks, "if we enter the room wearing the hat, might she think we are a fellow witch?"
		DavidW says, "Supposedly there's a frog elsewhere in the game, but I haven't found it."
		DavidW says (to Ellison), "no, she still attacks."
		DavidW asks, "Shall I go get the hat so you can see for yourself?"
		Ellison says, "nah"
		DavidW says, "The dictionary hint for rogues is: Various. A poor man's D & D. SEE ALSO Gratuitous violence."
		Ellison says, "oh, geez, I looked up the answer for the witch in the source. it's very guess-the-verb-y"
		Ellison says, "think Wizard of Oz."
		DavidW says, "oh, throw bucket of water? hm. But I've seen no water yet, unless we can fill bucket in the rest room perhaps."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bucket" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 177 ]
Floyd | It has no handle, making it a little awkward to carry, but you can
Floyd | manage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 178 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "well, to save you the wandering-around time, no, it will not involve the bucket"
		Ellison says, "as far as I can tell, you should have everything you need"
		DavidW says, "sorry, was distracted by RL request."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 179 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A witch turns from her cauldron and raises her gnarled hands
Floyd | ominously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit witch with suit" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 180 ]
Floyd | You strike at the witch with the suit, but your weapon bounces off of
Floyd | her harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "no worries. not trying to rush you, either, if you want to go work on something else and just keep thinking about this."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw suit at witch" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 181 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 182 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A name brand SCUBA suit lies dripping
Floyd |    A witch turns from her cauldron and raises her gnarled hands
Floyd | ominously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear suit" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 183 ]
Floyd | You put on the suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 184 ]
Floyd | You attack the witch with your bare hands, but she evades your attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw bucket at witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 185 ]
Floyd | You strike at the witch with the bucket, but your weapon bounces off
Floyd | of her harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 186 ]
Floyd | You put on the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "grab witch" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'grab' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hug witch" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'hug' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill bucket" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'fill' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "I'll also say, while the command is Wizard of Oz-related, it has nothing to do with Wizard of Oz's witch"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put water in bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 187 ]
Floyd | You don't see any water here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "eh?"
		DavidW asks, "So I don't defeat the witch with water?"
		Ellison says, "no"
		DavidW says, "I have to take a pee break. Otherwise I'm gonna be defeated. Gimme a minute here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask witch about dorothy" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'dorothy' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask witch about toto" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 188 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask witch about wizard" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'wizard' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask witch about slippers" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 189 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "hm. There are slippers and Toto?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bucket on witch" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 190 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 191 ]
Floyd | With the bucket over your face, you do nothing but bump into walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 192 ]
Floyd | "Had a friend went in there once.  Ain't got many friends these days."
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 193 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    juicy apple
Floyd |    music book
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 194 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A witch turns from her cauldron and raises her gnarled hands
Floyd | ominously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push witch into cauldron" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 195 ]
Floyd | Push doesn't take into as a preposition.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push witch" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 196 ]
Floyd | You can't push the witch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit witch with bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 197 ]
Floyd | You strike at the witch with the bucket, but your weapon bounces off
Floyd | of her harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 196 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brain witch" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'brain' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask witch about brain" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'brain' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask witch about courage" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'courage' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask witch about heart" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'heart' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask witch about poppies" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'poppies' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take slippers" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 197 ]
Floyd | You don't see any slippers here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "douse witch" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'douse' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask witch about monkeys" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'monkeys' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask witch about oz" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'oz' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask witch about fireball" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'fireball' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "there's no place like home" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'there's' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "no place like home" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'no' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask witch about home" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'home' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'sing' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask witch about auntie em" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'auntie' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask witch about winkies" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'winkies' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask witch about sister" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'sister' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop house on witch" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'house' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'sleep' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake up" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'wake' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "I guess I'm not guessing it, am I?"
		Ellison says, "you were on the right track with the slippers"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "click heels" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 198 ]
Floyd | You don't see any heels here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "geezus"
		Ellison says, "hmm, ok, so I guess there *is* a required object. sorry about that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "witch, click heels three times" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'three' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "grr"
		DavidW says, "If I need slippers, I don't have them. Nor have I seen any."
		Ellison says, "if a game is going to be in its original resolution (and it's smaller than my screensize), I'd much rather have it be windowed. the way Steam does it is dumb."
		Ellison says, "iladc"
		Ellison says, "well, in the game's defense, the puzzle is a lot more fair if there are actual ruby slippers involved. oh well."
		DavidW says, "some puzzles are a bit unfair in this game, yes."
		DavidW says, "Which is making me feel much better for exploiting the dictionary."
		DavidW says, "well, since I haven't seen any slippers, I assume I can't defeat the witch just yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat apple" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 310
Floyd | Moves: 199 ]
Floyd | You take a tentative nibble.  It has an oddly smooth taste and you
Floyd | feel no ill effects, so you prepare for a second bite.  Then it hits
Floyd | you that all is not right.  You feel faint, your head is swimming.
Floyd | You fall down.  You are dying. As you sink into oblivion, you remember
Floyd | an old ditty from your childhood: "An apple a day/Keeps the warthogs
Floyd | away,
Floyd |  But a foot-long hot dog/Will placate a frog."
Floyd | Wait here a minute, I just remembered something.  Yep, I just checked
Floyd | with central supply.  That was only a WAX apple.  (Boy, what a
Floyd | hypochondriac!)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 198 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x warthog" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'warthog' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x warthogs" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'warthogs' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 199 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 200 ]
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything here to take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                   Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 201 ]
Floyd | The witch blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                      Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 202 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u.s.s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                  Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 205 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |    There is a heavy packing crate
Floyd |
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crate" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ South Edge of Roof                                  Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 206 ]
Floyd | You don't see any crate here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                         Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 207 ]
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |    There is a heavy packing crate
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crate" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ On the Roof                                         Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 208 ]
Floyd | It is a large wooden packing crate with a heavy lid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "thought I was leaving but not quite yet"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read crate" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                         Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 209 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | PROP FOR `THE MUSIC BOX' - LAUREL & HARDY; A MENSA/MESA PRODUCTION
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh, I never read the crate before."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open crate" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                         Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 210 ]
Floyd | You want to OPEN the CRATE with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                  Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 211 ]
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                  Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 212 ]
Floyd | You suddenly bolt for the roof edge and freedom!  With a graceful
Floyd | Grande Jete', you succeed, alighting daintily on the street below.
Floyd | Looking around, you realize that you are in a dark, featureless void
Floyd | with nothing substantial beneath your feet.  Realizing that you have
Floyd | just gone outside the programed area of the game, you meekly climb
Floyd | back to "Room 33 - Theater Roof"
Floyd |
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                                 Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 213 ]
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison asks, "maybe play some music and it'll open itself?"
		DavidW says, "The crowbar opens it, but um, sure, I can try that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u.n" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                         Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 215 ]
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |    There is a heavy packing crate
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play bugle" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                         Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 216 ]
Floyd | You wet your lips, throw back your head and blow for all you're worth.
Floyd | A shower of cockroaches and spider webs flies out the bell along with
Floyd | a stream of notes that would make Sousa gasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                         Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 217 ]
Floyd | Carefully checking the spit valve, you put lips to mouthpiece and
Floyd | blow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison nods
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pluto" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ On the Roof                                         Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 218 ]
Floyd | Close examination reveals it to be a cheap plaster statue with one
Floyd | chipped ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read pluto" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                         Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 219 ]
Floyd | You can't read the pluto, so instead you just examine it. Close
Floyd | examination reveals it to be a cheap plaster statue with one chipped
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.d.w.w.d" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                         Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 224 ]
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East. The boards creak under your feet.
Floyd | Looking down, you see a dangerous SAG.
Floyd |
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.e.d" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                               Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 227 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                                Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 228 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 229 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 230 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 231 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                      Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 232 ]
Floyd | The stage elevator is now at the basement level and opens to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                             Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 233 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the library.  The shelves are mostly empty now.
Floyd | The stage elevator is in a small alcove to the West and a short
Floyd | passage is to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh wait."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                      Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 234 ]
Floyd | The stage elevator is now at the basement level and opens to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 235 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 236 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                    Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 237 ]
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 238 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in a cramped little room with curved walls.
Floyd | Something massive occupies almost the entire area.  As you make your
Floyd | way around to the far side, you see this is the theater organ.  The
Floyd | controls for raising the entire assembly up to stage level for
Floyd | performances have been gutted and are completely unusable.  You can
Floyd | still see the narrow passage to the East.
Floyd |    You are sitting at the keyboard of the massive theater organ.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 239 ]
Floyd | As your fingers touch the organ stop labelled "4", you hear a scraping
Floyd | sound behind you.  Twisting around on the organ bench you see that a
Floyd | small panel has opened in the wall behind you and is already starting
Floyd | to re-close.  Hastily you turn to vault over the bench but only
Floyd | succeed in falling in a heap, jamming your head between the wall and
Floyd | the almost-closed panel.  This, however, stops its forward motion
Floyd | allowing you to pry it back enough to free your bruised scalp and
Floyd | crawl unceremoniously through before it once more hisses shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself near the podium in the orchestra pit.  The pit
Floyd | extends to the West and there is a small, almost hidden crawl way to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |    The door to the East is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                        Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 240 ]
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Secret Place                                        Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 241 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    juicy apple
Floyd |    music book
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "trade book to packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                        Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 242 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the BOOK that you offer, then somehow
Floyd | stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the wall
Floyd | himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to you,
Floyd | then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |    A pointed blue hat sits there
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hat" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                        Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 243 ]
Floyd | You pick up the pointed hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I haven't tried to x secret *here*"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear hat" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                        Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 244 ]
Floyd | You put on the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.n.e.u" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 248 ]
Floyd | You find yourself near the podium in the orchestra pit.  The pit
Floyd | extends to the West and there is a small, almost hidden crawl way to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |    The door to the East is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself in a cramped little room with curved walls.
Floyd | Something massive occupies almost the entire area.  As you make your
Floyd | way around to the far side, you see this is the theater organ.  The
Floyd | controls for raising the entire assembly up to stage level for
Floyd | performances have been gutted and are completely unusable.  You can
Floyd | still see the narrow passage to the East.
Floyd |    You are sitting at the keyboard of the massive theater organ.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.e.s" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 251 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 252 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 253 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it. (
Floyd | on seat 86
Floyd | )
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put secret under hat" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 254 ]
Floyd | You lay the secret on your cute little bald spot, then cover it with
Floyd | the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 256 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 257 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 258 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 259 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                    Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 260 ]
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 261 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in a cramped little room with curved walls.
Floyd | Something massive occupies almost the entire area.  As you make your
Floyd | way around to the far side, you see this is the theater organ.  The
Floyd | controls for raising the entire assembly up to stage level for
Floyd | performances have been gutted and are completely unusable.  You can
Floyd | still see the narrow passage to the East.
Floyd |    You are sitting at the keyboard of the massive theater organ.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                       Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 262 ]
Floyd | As your fingers touch the organ stop labelled "4", you hear a scraping
Floyd | sound behind you.  Twisting around on the organ bench you see that a
Floyd | small panel has opened in the wall behind you and is already starting
Floyd | to re-close.  Hastily you turn to vault over the bench but only
Floyd | succeed in falling in a heap, jamming your head between the wall and
Floyd | the almost-closed panel.  This, however, stops its forward motion
Floyd | allowing you to pry it back enough to free your bruised scalp and
Floyd | crawl unceremoniously through before it once more hisses shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself near the podium in the orchestra pit.  The pit
Floyd | extends to the West and there is a small, almost hidden crawl way to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |    The door to the East is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                        Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 263 ]
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x secret" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Secret Place                                        Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 264 ]
Floyd | This might be a prop left over from a spy drama - or maybe it's the
Floyd | real thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read secret" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Hallway                                    Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 265 ]
Floyd | You READ the secret that you've been so carefully keeping under your
Floyd | hat. There is an almost imperceptible darkening of the small lens in
Floyd | the center of the wall, and with a soft whoosh, a panel swings open
Floyd | allowing you to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hall continues South.  To the East is the one-way passage back to
Floyd | the pit.
Floyd |    A deep gap looms ahead to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oooh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  You inch forward to get a better look at the gap.  Unfortunately,
Floyd | just as you reach the edge, your old war wound (the stitch in your
Floyd | side from laughing at the doctors of the 4077th M*A*S*H giving Colonel
Floyd | Potter's horse an enema) flares back up.  The spasm knocks you off
Floyd | balance and sends you hurtling into the hole.  As you bounce off one
Floyd | wall and then the other you note with chagrin that they are less than
Floyd | 12 feet apart and you might have lived to watch more reruns of M*A*S*H
Floyd | had you found some way to bridge the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 1000 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score is 400 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 60
Floyd | locations (out of 117 in the game)
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Would you like to restart, restore, undo, or quit? [l -> look]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Would you like to restart, restore, undo, or quit?
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Basement Hallway                                    Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 266 ]
Floyd | The hall continues South.  To the East is the one-way passage back to
Floyd | the pit.
Floyd |    A deep gap looms ahead to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "okay, here's the gap we need the plank for."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gap" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Basement Hallway                                    Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 267 ]
Floyd | It is only a few yards wide, but just too far to jump.  The sides, as
Floyd | far down as you can see are sheer and offer no hand holds at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd |  You have earned 1000 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000 Your score
Floyd | is 400 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 60 locations (out of
Floyd | 117 in the game)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                        Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 268 ]
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'exits' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                        Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 269 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read secret" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Hallway                                    Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 270 ]
Floyd | You READ the secret that you've been so carefully keeping under your
Floyd | hat. There is an almost imperceptible darkening of the small lens in
Floyd | the center of the wall, and with a soft whoosh, a panel swings open
Floyd | allowing you to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hall continues South.  To the East is the one-way passage back to
Floyd | the pit.
Floyd |    A deep gap looms ahead to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. ok. We have to 'read secret' every time to get here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                        Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 271 ]
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. awkward. To get the plank means destroying the crate. Think I'll restore to a different play session."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ Stage Manager's Office
Floyd | Score: 1150  Moves: 1170 ]
Floyd | The transom over the door admits just enough light for you to make out
Floyd | a small desk taking up most of the floor space.
Floyd |    An old abridged dictionary sits on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1171 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    paper fortune
Floyd |    sturdy plank
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1172 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1173 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1175 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1176 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1177 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1178 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1179 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                  Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1180 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 1150
Floyd | Moves: 1181 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                     Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1182 ]
Floyd | As your fingers touch the organ stop labelled "4", you hear a scraping
Floyd | sound behind you.  Twisting around on the organ bench you see that a
Floyd | small panel has opened in the wall behind you and is already starting
Floyd | to re-close.  Hastily you turn to vault over the bench but only
Floyd | succeed in falling in a heap, jamming your head between the wall and
Floyd | the almost-closed panel.  This, however, stops its forward motion
Floyd | allowing you to pry it back enough to free your bruised scalp and
Floyd | crawl unceremoniously through before it once more hisses shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1183 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Secret Place                                      Score: 1250
Floyd | Moves: 1184 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    fortune cookie
Floyd |    paper fortune
Floyd |    sturdy plank
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "trade cookie to packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                      Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1185 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the COOKIE that you offer, then somehow
Floyd | stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the wall
Floyd | himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to you,
Floyd | then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |    A pointed blue hat sits there
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hat" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Secret Place                                      Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1186 ]
Floyd | Sorry about that, I was just fiddling around with one of your RAM
Floyd | chips and I think I accidently threw a DIP switch.  I'll see if I can
Floyd | fix it... OK. Everythink is bAc/k to nornal no w.  You can co&tinue
Floyd | wiFth the Game.
Floyd |
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |    A pointed blue hat sits there
Floyd | You pick up the pointed hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear it" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                      Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1187 ]
Floyd | You put on the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief. e. n. e. u. s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1192 ]
Floyd | [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.s.s" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1195 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1196 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1198 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1199 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put secret under hat" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1200 ]
Floyd | You lay the secret on your cute little bald spot, then cover it with
Floyd | the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.e.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1203 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.e.d" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                  Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1206 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.4" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                     Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1208 ]
Floyd | As your fingers touch the organ stop labelled "4", you hear a scraping
Floyd | sound behind you.  Twisting around on the organ bench you see that a
Floyd | small panel has opened in the wall behind you and is already starting
Floyd | to re-close.  Hastily you turn to vault over the bench but only
Floyd | succeed in falling in a heap, jamming your head between the wall and
Floyd | the almost-closed panel.  This, however, stops its forward motion
Floyd | allowing you to pry it back enough to free your bruised scalp and
Floyd | crawl unceremoniously through before it once more hisses shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                      Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1209 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read secret" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Hallway                                  Score: 1350
Floyd | Moves: 1210 ]
Floyd | You READ the secret that you've been so carefully keeping under your
Floyd | hat. There is an almost imperceptible darkening of the small lens in
Floyd | the center of the wall, and with a soft whoosh, a panel swings open
Floyd | allowing you to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hall continues South.  To the East is the one-way passage back to
Floyd | the pit.
Floyd |    A deep gap looms ahead to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put plank on gap" 		

Floyd |  [ Over the Gap                                      Score: 1450
Floyd | Moves: 1211 ]
Floyd | You inch up to the edge of the gap.  A quick check shows that your
Floyd | pulse is holding steady at its usual 72 beats per minute, so you use
Floyd | this to time the echo from a fluttering yodel.  Multiplying by the
Floyd | speed of sound in basement hallways, you easily determine that the gap
Floyd | is only 11.432 feet across and can be spanned by using the 12 foot
Floyd | plank.  You confidently plant one end of the plank in the dirt near
Floyd | your feet and let it fall until the other end hits and wedges into the
Floyd | far side, then proceed South.  You're so clever!
Floyd |
Floyd | You are balancing precariously on the plank over the deep gap.  Under
Floyd | your weight, the ends slip and settle into the ground, wedging them
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Over the Gap                                      Score: 1450
Floyd | Moves: 1212 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north, or the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Dead End                                          Score: 1450
Floyd | Moves: 1213 ]
Floyd | You have come to a dead end.  North is the plank over the gap, but
Floyd | there are only blank walls in the other directions.
Floyd |    A stream comes from a gouge in the floor then flows under the West
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stream" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Dead End                                          Score: 1450
Floyd | Moves: 1214 ]
Floyd | The water churns and boils as it rushes along.  You cannot tell how
Floyd | deep it is or where it goes after disappearing under the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear suit" 		

Floyd |  [ Dead End                                          Score: 1450
Floyd | Moves: 1215 ]
Floyd | You put on the suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gouge" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'gouge' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Dead End                                          Score: 1450
Floyd | Moves: 1216 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north, or the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  When are you going to learn?  This is a THEATER.  Things you find in
Floyd | a COSTUME LOFT are only COSTUMES!  The paper mache' scuba tanks
Floyd | dissolve away, leaving you to play fishy for about two minutes before
Floyd | the game mercifully ends.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score is 1450 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 77
Floyd | locations (out of 117 in the game)
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Would you like to restart, restore, undo, or quit?
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "grr"
		Ellison says, "dang"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Dead End                                          Score: 1450
Floyd | Moves: 1217 ]
Floyd | You put on the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In Hall by Stream                                 Score: 1450
Floyd | Moves: 1218 ]
Floyd | You hear the sound of your breathing echoing inside the bucket as you
Floyd | grope toward where you remember the stream edge to be.  You misjudge
Floyd | by only 8 inches, but it is enough to send you headlong into the icy
Floyd | water.  With quick reflexes, you keep the pail on your head until you
Floyd | can pull yourself back to dry ground.  You find that you did get
Floyd | through to the next section of the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hall continues South, but the rest of the walls are blank.
Floyd |    A stream appears from under the East wall then drains down a
Floyd | grating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ In Hall by Stream                                 Score: 1550
Floyd | Moves: 1219 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the south, or the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stream" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In Hall by Stream                                 Score: 1650
Floyd | Moves: 1220 ]
Floyd | The water churns and boils as it rushes along.  You cannot tell how
Floyd | deep it is or where it comes from before appearing from under the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grating" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'grating' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ In Hall by Stream                                 Score: 1750
Floyd | Moves: 1221 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In Hall by Stream                                 Score: 1850
Floyd | Moves: 1222 ]
Floyd | The hall continues South, but the rest of the walls are blank.
Floyd |    A stream appears from under the East wall then drains down a
Floyd | grating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Fork in Path                                      Score: 1950
Floyd | Moves: 1223 ]
Floyd | You have come to a fork in the hallway.  You can go North, East or
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Narrow Hall                                       Score: 1950
Floyd | Moves: 1224 ]
Floyd | You have a small problem.  The hall narrows to the East and jammed
Floyd | into the tightest spot is a very genuine-looking guillotine.  Its
Floyd | heavy frame extends from wall to wall and from ceiling to floor.  The
Floyd | razor-sharp blade is poised high above an ominous wicker basket.  The
Floyd | only way East is through the frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Narrow Hall                                       Score: 1950
Floyd | Moves: 1225 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the east, or the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x basket" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'basket' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x guillotine" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'guillotine' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x frame" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'frame' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		DavidW says, "hm. I suppose throw something east or turn off the guillotine elsewhere or find a potion of invulernability."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Narrow Hall                                       Score: 1950
Floyd | Moves: 1226 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    paper fortune
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw trumpet east" 		

Floyd |  [ Narrow Hall                                       Score: 1950
Floyd | Moves: 1227 ]
Floyd | You throw the trumpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ Narrow Hall                                       Score: 1950
Floyd | Moves: 1228 ]
Floyd | You pick up the valve trumpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ Narrow Hall                                       Score: 1950
Floyd | Moves: 1229 ]
Floyd | Carefully checking the spit valve, you put lips to mouthpiece and
Floyd | blow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Fork in Path                                      Score: 1950
Floyd | Moves: 1230 ]
Floyd | You have come to a fork in the hallway.  You can go North, East or
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Nook                                         Score: 1950
Floyd | Moves: 1231 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in a nook (or is it a cranny?  I could never tell).
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "huh. packrat yet again. He gets around."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ In a Nook                                         Score: 1950
Floyd | Moves: 1232 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    paper fortune
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Amber leaves for bedtime now. 		
Amber goes home. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give paper fortune to packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Nook                                         Score: 2050
Floyd | Moves: 1233 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the FORTUNE that you offer, then
Floyd | somehow stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the
Floyd | wall himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to
Floyd | you, then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself in a nook (or is it a cranny?  I could never tell).
Floyd |    You see a small oilcan with a long spout and pump handle
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take oilcan" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Nook                                         Score: 2050
Floyd | Moves: 1234 ]
Floyd | You pick up the small oilcan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x oilcan" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Nook                                         Score: 2050
Floyd | Moves: 1235 ]
Floyd | A familiar looking little thing.  Turning it over you notice something
Floyd | engraved on the bottom.  You also notice oil dribbling down into your
Floyd | left shoe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read oilcan" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Nook                                         Score: 2050
Floyd | Moves: 1236 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "IF FOUND, PLEASE RETURN TO TIN WOODSMAN, C/O EMERALD CITY, OZ."
Floyd | (Obviously, just a prop...isn't it?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "hm, an Oz thing. Should I oil a witch?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Nook                                         Score: 2050
Floyd | Moves: 1237 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Fork in Path                                      Score: 2050
Floyd | Moves: 1238 ]
Floyd | You have come to a fork in the hallway.  You can go North, East or
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Narrow Hall                                       Score: 2050
Floyd | Moves: 1239 ]
Floyd | You have a small problem.  The hall narrows to the East and jammed
Floyd | into the tightest spot is a very genuine-looking guillotine.  Its
Floyd | heavy frame extends from wall to wall and from ceiling to floor.  The
Floyd | razor-sharp blade is poised high above an ominous wicker basket.  The
Floyd | only way East is through the frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Brown Door                                     Score: 2050
Floyd | Moves: 1240 ]
Floyd | To the West is the guillotine that gave you so much trouble.
Floyd | Actually, there was nothing to worry about.  The blade was nailed up.
Floyd | It couldn't fall.  (If you can't trust your programmer, who can you
Floyd | trust?)  East is a doorway.
Floyd |    There is a medium sized brown door at the East end of the Hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "yay. I wondered."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ By Brown Door                                     Score: 2050
Floyd | Moves: 1241 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By Brown Door                                     Score: 2050
Floyd | Moves: 1242 ]
Floyd | The door and latch don't seem to be a problem, but close inspection
Floyd | shows that the heavy, wrought iron hinges are badly in need of
Floyd | lubrication.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put makeup on hinges" 		

Floyd |  [ By Brown Door                                     Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1243 ]
Floyd | You slather (love that word) the makeup on the hinges.  The door soon
Floyd | swings open, revealing the room beyond.  (Slather, slather, slather)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ By Brown Door                                     Score: 2050
Floyd | Moves: 1242 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "oil hinges" 		

Floyd |  As you oil the hinges, you notice a warning label on the oilcan:
Floyd | "EXTRA STRENGTH PENETRATING OIL - TO BE USED ON WET SURFACES ONLY!"
Floyd | It is at this point that massive door falls and flattens you.  Does it
Floyd | smart?
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score is 2050 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 82
Floyd | locations (out of 117 in the game)
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Would you like to restart, restore, undo, or quit?
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "grease hinges" 		

Floyd |  [ By Brown Door                                     Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1243 ]
Floyd | You slather (love that word) the makeup on the hinges.  The door soon
Floyd | swings open, revealing the room beyond.  (Slather, slather, slather)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x makeup" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By Brown Door                                     Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1244 ]
Floyd | You don't see any makeup here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1245 ]
Floyd | You are in the Northwest corner of a big room just East of the greasy
Floyd | door.
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1246 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the south, the east, the west, or the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		baf says, "Oil seems more useful applied to a different Oz character."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1247 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    small oilcan
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "well, yes"
		baf says, "I suppose oil might make the witch a bit water-resistant"
		DavidW says, "hm. Nothing I want to give to the packrat just yet. But maybe there's trash elsewhere in this room."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Big Room                                          Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1248 ]
Floyd | You are now in the Northeast corner of the big room.
Floyd |    You see an unusually thick book ( on the floor )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Big Room                                          Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1249 ]
Floyd | It seems to be one of those double books with a separate story
Floyd | starting at each cover and meeting in the middle.  There is a title on
Floyd | each cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd |  [ Big Room                                          Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1250 ]
Floyd | The front cover says, "THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS" and the other front
Floyd | cover says, "JOSHUA AT JERICHO".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd |  [ Big Room                                          Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1251 ]
Floyd | You pick up the thick book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1252 ]
Floyd | You come across a surprise.  There is a door to the South with a large
Floyd | EXIT sign above.  This time there is a window that shows a stairway on
Floyd | the other side leading directly up to a back alley.  The door doesn't
Floyd | seem to be locked.
Floyd |    There is an exit door on the South wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1253 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north, the west, or the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x exit door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1254 ]
Floyd | This is too good to be true.  There is no lock on the door, no rust on
Floyd | the hinges and the stairway to the alley is clearly visible through
Floyd | the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x alley" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'alley' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1255 ]
Floyd | You don't see any window here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1256 ]
Floyd | The door is already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1257 ]
Floyd | To your surprise, the door opens easily.  In your eagerness, you race
Floyd | forward at full speed, but run into a solid barrier where thin air
Floyd | should be and are hurled back into the room.  Dabbing at your bloodied
Floyd | nose, you get up and go over to see what type of force field you
Floyd | encountered.  Only then do you notice that the Stairway is only a
Floyd | well-done painting and the entire door assembly is a set piece left
Floyd | over from some show.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take door" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1258 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the door up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "oil door" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1259 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to oil here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1260 ]
Floyd | You come across a surprise.  There is a door to the South with a large
Floyd | EXIT sign above.  This time there is a window that shows a stairway on
Floyd | the other side leading directly up to a back alley.  The door doesn't
Floyd | seem to be locked.
Floyd |    There is an exit door on the South wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Big Room                                   Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1261 ]
Floyd | The wall to the West has a door frame.
Floyd |    A full length mirror is mounted in the door frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Big Room                                   Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1262 ]
Floyd | You see your own reflection in it.  You look tired.  (Is that a zit?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch mirror" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Big Room                                   Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1263 ]
Floyd | The mirror seems not to mind being touched.  In fact, it seems
Floyd | somewhat reluctant to let go of your hand.  Oops, wrong story.  This
Floyd | is just a plain mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push mirror" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Big Room                                   Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1264 ]
Floyd | The mirror seems not to mind being touched.  In fact, it seems
Floyd | somewhat reluctant to let go of your hand.  Oops, wrong story.  This
Floyd | is just a plain mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Big Room                                   Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1265 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Big Room                                   Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1266 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north, the east, or the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter mirror" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Big Room                                   Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1267 ]
Floyd | You can't enter anything here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break mirror" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Big Room                                   Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1268 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | MIRROR? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ Big Room                                          Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1269 ]
Floyd | You are now in the Northeast corner of the big room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Big Room                                          Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1270 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the south, the west, or the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2150
Floyd | Moves: 1271 ]
Floyd | You are in the Northwest corner of a big room just East of the greasy
Floyd | door.
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give book to packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2250
Floyd | Moves: 1272 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the BOOK that you offer, then somehow
Floyd | stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the wall
Floyd | himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to you,
Floyd | then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are in the Northwest corner of a big room just East of the greasy
Floyd | door.
Floyd |    There is a double-fulcrum bolt cutter
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "ooh. I know what that item's for."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cutter" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2250
Floyd | Moves: 1273 ]
Floyd | You pick up the bolt cutter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cutter" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2250
Floyd | Moves: 1274 ]
Floyd | The jaws on this baby would do you proud on even hardened steel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Brown Door                                     Score: 2250
Floyd | Moves: 1275 ]
Floyd | To the West is the guillotine that gave you so much trouble.
Floyd | Actually, there was nothing to worry about.  The blade was nailed up.
Floyd | It couldn't fall.  (If you can't trust your programmer, who can you
Floyd | trust?)  East is a doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Narrow Hall                                       Score: 2250
Floyd | Moves: 1276 ]
Floyd | You have a small problem.  The hall narrows to the East and jammed
Floyd | into the tightest spot is a very genuine-looking guillotine.  Its
Floyd | heavy frame extends from wall to wall and from ceiling to floor.  The
Floyd | razor-sharp blade is poised high above an ominous wicker basket.  The
Floyd | only way East is through the frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Fork in Path                                      Score: 2250
Floyd | Moves: 1277 ]
Floyd | You have come to a fork in the hallway.  You can go North, East or
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ In Hall by Stream                                 Score: 2250
Floyd | Moves: 1278 ]
Floyd | The hall continues South, but the rest of the walls are blank.
Floyd |    A stream appears from under the East wall then drains down a
Floyd | grating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "oil stream" 		

Floyd |  [ In Hall by Stream                                 Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1279 ]
Floyd | The oil flows out over the surface of the stream.  At first, you see
Floyd | no effect, then you hear a sound like rocks crumbling somewhere and
Floyd | the water slows and recedes, leaving only a calm, shallow sheet,
Floyd | inches deep.  You toss away the empty oilcan.  (So you're littering.
Floyd | It keeps the inventory neater.)
Floyd |
Floyd | The hall continues South, but the rest of the walls are blank.
Floyd |    The water on the floor is as calm as glacial lake (but warmer).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Dead End                                          Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1280 ]
Floyd | You cross easily through the two-inch deep water.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a dead end.  North is the plank over the gap, but
Floyd | there are only blank walls in the other directions.
Floyd |    The water on the floor is as calm as glacial lake (but warmer).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. I didn't like losing the oilcan."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put water in bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Dead End                                          Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1281 ]
Floyd | You can't move the calm water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x water" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Dead End                                          Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1282 ]
Floyd | A beautiful sight.  Through the rainbow colors of the oil slick, you
Floyd | see the reflection of the next room under the West wall.  You can wade
Floyd | there easily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd |  [ In Hall by Stream                                 Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1283 ]
Floyd | You cross easily through the two-inch deep water.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hall continues South, but the rest of the walls are blank.
Floyd |    The water on the floor is as calm as glacial lake (but warmer).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ In Hall by Stream                                 Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1284 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd |  [ Dead End                                          Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1285 ]
Floyd | You cross easily through the two-inch deep water.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a dead end.  North is the plank over the gap, but
Floyd | there are only blank walls in the other directions.
Floyd |    The water on the floor is as calm as glacial lake (but warmer).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Over the Gap                                      Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1286 ]
Floyd | You are balancing precariously on the plank over the deep gap.  Under
Floyd | your weight, the ends slip and settle into the ground, wedging them
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Hallway                                  Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1287 ]
Floyd | The hall continues South.  To the East is the one-way passage back to
Floyd | the pit.
Floyd |    A deep gap looms ahead to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                      Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1288 ]
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                     Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1289 ]
Floyd | You find yourself near the podium in the orchestra pit.  The pit
Floyd | extends to the West and there is a small, almost hidden crawl way to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |    The door to the East is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Orchestra Pit                                     Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1290 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    bolt cutter
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.u.s" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                     Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1293 ]
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn E and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself near the podium in the orchestra pit.  The pit
Floyd | extends to the West and there is a small, almost hidden crawl way to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |    The door to the East is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.e.u.s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1297 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1299 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s." 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1301 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.e.e." 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                             Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1304 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.move coat" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 2350
Floyd | Moves: 1306 ]
Floyd | A gentle tug causes the coat to slip slightly to one side.  Through
Floyd | the eruption of moths you see that the coat is covering a doorway
Floyd | North.  Pushing the coat to the side like a drape, you go through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut bolts with cutter" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 2450
Floyd | Moves: 1307 ]
Floyd | You try to get at the bolts, but you slip, shattering the box.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |    A exquisite multi-faceted diamond catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Store Room                                        Score: 2450
Floyd | Moves: 1308 ]
Floyd | The box is secured to the floor by hardened steel bolts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take box" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 2450
Floyd | Moves: 1309 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the box up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take diamond" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 2450
Floyd | Moves: 1310 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sparkling diamond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x diamond" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Store Room                                        Score: 2450
Floyd | Moves: 1311 ]
Floyd | What a hunk o' ice.  Bet that baby'd put a dent in your mortgage
Floyd | payment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bolts" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Store Room                                        Score: 2450
Floyd | Moves: 1312 ]
Floyd | The box is secured to the floor by hardened steel bolts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut bolts with cutter" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1313 ]
Floyd | You try to get at the bolts, but you slip, shattering the box.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |    A exquisite multi-faceted diamond catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take diamond" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1314 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sparkling diamond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Store Room                                        Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1315 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    bolt cutter
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "buggy coding there. Seems like I can regain the diamond any time by cutting the bolts."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put diamond in ring" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1316 ]
Floyd | The ring isn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open ring" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1317 ]
Floyd | You can't open the ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take solitaire stone" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1318 ]
Floyd | You pick up the solitaire stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put diamond in ring" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1319 ]
Floyd | The ring isn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear ring" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1320 ]
Floyd | You put on the ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Store Room                                        Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1321 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    bolt cutter
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove suit" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1322 ]
Floyd | You take off the suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                             Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1324 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w.n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1328 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.e.n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1332 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.d.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1335 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "4.w.read secret" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Hallway                                  Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1338 ]
Floyd | As your fingers touch the organ stop labelled "4", you hear a scraping
Floyd | sound behind you.  Twisting around on the organ bench you see that a
Floyd | small panel has opened in the wall behind you and is already starting
Floyd | to re-close.  Hastily you turn to vault over the bench but only
Floyd | succeed in falling in a heap, jamming your head between the wall and
Floyd | the almost-closed panel.  This, however, stops its forward motion
Floyd | allowing you to pry it back enough to free your bruised scalp and
Floyd | crawl unceremoniously through before it once more hisses shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | You READ the secret that you've been so carefully keeping under your
Floyd | hat. There is an almost imperceptible darkening of the small lens in
Floyd | the center of the wall, and with a soft whoosh, a panel swings open
Floyd | allowing you to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Over the Gap                                      Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1339 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Dead End                                          Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1340 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In Hall by Stream                                 Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1341 ]
Floyd | You cross easily through the two-inch deep water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Fork in Path                                      Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1342 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Narrow Hall                                       Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1343 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [ By Brown Door                                     Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1344 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1345 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Big Room                                   Score: 2550
Floyd | Moves: 1346 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall to the West has a door frame.
Floyd |    A full length mirror is mounted in the door frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut mirror with diamond" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2650
Floyd | Moves: 1347 ]
Floyd | You make a series of scratches on the surface with the gem, then you
Floyd | hurl it at the mirror from the far side of the room, shattering it
Floyd | into more pieces than you care to count.  It is then that you realize
Floyd | how much diamond looks like broken glass.  By the time you relocate
Floyd | the gem, you HAVE counted the pieces.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the shattered mirror to the East, you turn South to see an odd
Floyd | room with even odder stains on the walls and floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2650
Floyd | Moves: 1348 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the south, or the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Collapsing Room                                   Score: 2650
Floyd | Moves: 1349 ]
Floyd | This is definitely going to be one of THOSE days!  The wall just slid
Floyd | shut behind you and the other walls are starting to move toward you.
Floyd | I have a funny feeling about this.  (No, you do NOT have a com-link
Floyd | available.)
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls of the room are inching inward at an alarming rate.  A
Floyd | desperate search of the walls, ceiling and floor reveals no escape
Floyd | routes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh dear. I don't have any pole-like this or teleport magic."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Collapsing Room                                   Score: 2650
Floyd | Moves: 1350 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    bolt cutter
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Collapsing Room                                   Score: 2650
Floyd | Moves: 1351 ]
Floyd | The walls are now so close, you can reach out and touch both at once.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are no immediately visible exits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ Collapsed Room                                    Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1352 ]
Floyd | Carefully checking the spit valve, you put lips to mouthpiece and
Floyd | blow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, that's music to my ears.  No, not your playing - that was AWFUL.
Floyd | I meant the sympathetic vibrations set up in the walls by your raucous
Floyd | blats.
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls have stopped in their tracks, so helplessly warped that they
Floyd | will never move again.  (You do believe me, don't you?)  A twisting
Floyd | hall goes West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "whew"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Collapsed Room                                    Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1353 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north, or the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "the HELP message for this room:"
		Ellison | Seen any good movies lately? I personally don't think they make them like they
		Ellison | used to. Oh, are you in a hurry or something? You seem awfully nervous.
		Ellison | Anyway, to make a short story long, one of my favorites is an old Jack Benny
		Ellison | movie - you do seem awfully antsy - called A HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT. It's
		Ellison | about this angel that has to play a trumpet at the right time to make the world
		Ellison | come to an end, but he keeps getting things all backwards... Oh, all right, I
		Ellison | can see you're not paying attention anyway. Just go back to whatever you were
		Ellison | doing. Something about a pressing engagement?
		DavidW says, "There's other hints. The trumpet itself refers to the biblical story of Jericho obliquely, and a book mentions Jericho specifically."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1354 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the West and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1355 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north, the south, the east, or the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "wow. That hallway description is rather misleading to where the exits are."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Transporter Room                                  Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1356 ]
Floyd | You see doorways to the West, North and East and...  WAIT A MINUTE!
Floyd | This CAN'T belong in this game!  This place looks exactly the
Floyd | transporter chamber from a Constitution Class Federation Starship.
Floyd | (NCC 1700 series) From just out of sight, someone orders, "Energize,
Floyd | Scotty".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "man, this game"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Transporter Room                                  Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1357 ]
Floyd | There are no immediately visible exits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x transporter" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'transporter' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                         Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1358 ]
Floyd | As you bolt for the doorway, the world shimmers from view and you
Floyd | experience a sensation not unlike that which you felt when you rode a
Floyd | drunken bull elephant down Alameda Street in Beautiful Downtown
Floyd | Burbank last July wearing only the epaulets and scabbard from your
Floyd | Order of the Most Esteemed Aardvarks Lodge ceremonial uniform, playing
Floyd | your uncle's Ukranian raisin-bladder bagpipe and yodelling the dirty
Floyd | version of Supercalifragilisticexpialidosious in protest of Disney's
Floyd | not releasing FANTASIA on videotape.  Thought I didn't know about
Floyd | that, did you?  I have ways of finding these things out.  Anyway, when
Floyd | the world un-shimmers, you find yourself in a new location.  Whoopee,
Floyd | big surprise.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is another restroom like all the others you've seen.  I'll spare
Floyd | you the colorful description except to mention that someone has
Floyd | scratched, "KEEP SECRETS UNDER YOUR HAT" on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "argh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Rest Room                                         Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1359 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    bolt cutter
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Rest Room                                         Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1360 ]
Floyd | This is another restroom like all the others you've seen.  I'll spare
Floyd | you the colorful description except to mention that someone has
Floyd | scratched, "KEEP SECRETS UNDER YOUR HAT" on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I suppose that's a quick way back, but it'd be nicer if it was voluntary."
		DavidW says, "now I have to trace all the way back there to explore the other directions."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1362 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n." 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1364 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n,e,n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1367 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.e.d" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                  Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1370 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1371 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in a cramped little room with curved walls.
Floyd | Something massive occupies almost the entire area.  As you make your
Floyd | way around to the far side, you see this is the theater organ.  The
Floyd | controls for raising the entire assembly up to stage level for
Floyd | performances have been gutted and are completely unusable.  You can
Floyd | still see the narrow passage to the East.
Floyd |    You are sitting at the keyboard of the massive theater organ.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "4.w.read secret" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Hallway                                  Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1374 ]
Floyd | As your fingers touch the organ stop labelled "4", you hear a scraping
Floyd | sound behind you.  Twisting around on the organ bench you see that a
Floyd | small panel has opened in the wall behind you and is already starting
Floyd | to re-close.  Hastily you turn to vault over the bench but only
Floyd | succeed in falling in a heap, jamming your head between the wall and
Floyd | the almost-closed panel.  This, however, stops its forward motion
Floyd | allowing you to pry it back enough to free your bruised scalp and
Floyd | crawl unceremoniously through before it once more hisses shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | You READ the secret that you've been so carefully keeping under your
Floyd | hat. There is an almost imperceptible darkening of the small lens in
Floyd | the center of the wall, and with a soft whoosh, a panel swings open
Floyd | allowing you to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Over the Gap                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1375 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Dead End                                          Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1376 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.s.e.e." 		

Floyd |  [ By Brown Door                                     Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1380 ]
Floyd | You cross easily through the two-inch deep water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Big Room                                   Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1382 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In the Big Room                                   Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1383 ]
Floyd | The wall to the West has a door frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall to the West has a door frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1384 ]
Floyd | With the shattered mirror to the East, you turn South to see an odd
Floyd | room with even odder stains on the walls and floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Collapsed Room                                    Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1385 ]
Floyd | The walls have stopped in their tracks, so helplessly warped that they
Floyd | will never move again.  (You do believe me, don't you?)  A twisting
Floyd | hall goes West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1386 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the West and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Transporter Room                                  Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1387 ]
Floyd | You see doorways to the West, North and East and...  WAIT A MINUTE!
Floyd | This CAN'T belong in this game!  This place looks exactly the
Floyd | transporter chamber from a Constitution Class Federation Starship.
Floyd | (NCC 1700 series) From just out of sight, someone orders, "Energize,
Floyd | Scotty".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh no. South was also a transporter room"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1386 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sos03" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Transporter Room                                  Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1387 ]
Floyd | You see doorways to the West, North and East and...  WAIT A MINUTE!
Floyd | This CAN'T belong in this game!  This place looks exactly the
Floyd | transporter chamber from a Constitution Class Federation Starship.
Floyd | (NCC 1700 series) From just out of sight, someone orders, "Energize,
Floyd | Scotty".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                         Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1388 ]
Floyd | As you bolt for the doorway, the world shimmers from view and you
Floyd | experience a sensation not unlike that which you felt when you rode a
Floyd | drunken bull elephant down Alameda Street in Beautiful Downtown
Floyd | Burbank last July wearing only the epaulets and scabbard from your
Floyd | Order of the Most Esteemed Aardvarks Lodge ceremonial uniform, playing
Floyd | your uncle's Ukranian raisin-bladder bagpipe and yodelling the dirty
Floyd | version of Supercalifragilisticexpialidosious in protest of Disney's
Floyd | not releasing FANTASIA on videotape.  Thought I didn't know about
Floyd | that, did you?  I have ways of finding these things out.  Anyway, when
Floyd | the world un-shimmers, you find yourself in a new location.  Whoopee,
Floyd | big surprise.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is another restroom like all the others you've seen.  I'll spare
Floyd | you the colorful description except to mention that someone has
Floyd | scratched, "KEEP SECRETS UNDER YOUR HAT" on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sos03" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ In a Hallway
Floyd | Score: 2750  Moves: 1386 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the West and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1387 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the West and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1388 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north, the south, the east, or the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "uh, is the same room we left?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1389 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    bolt cutter
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1390 ]
Floyd | You drop the trumpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1391 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the West and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |    There is nice E flat valve trumpet
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1392 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the North and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1393 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north, the south, the east, or the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1394 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the West and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh geez. This is a maze. I need to get more paper."
		DavidW says, "My clipboard is full."
		Zach says, "Oooh, 2750"
		DavidW says, "ok. Time to map this sucker"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sos03" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ In a Hallway
Floyd | Score: 2750  Moves: 1386 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the West and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1387 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the West and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1388 ]
Floyd | You drop the trumpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1389 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the West and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |    There is nice E flat valve trumpet
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1390 ]
Floyd | You pick up the valve trumpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1391 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the North and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1392 ]
Floyd | You drop the trumpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1393 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the West and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1394 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the North and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |    There is nice E flat valve trumpet
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1395 ]
Floyd | You pick up the valve trumpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1396 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the West and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ THE R-E-A-L EXIT                                  Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1397 ]
Floyd | You are at the end of a very, very, very, very long hallway.  (That
Floyd | certainly was a long hall, wasn't it?)  There is DAYLIGHT streaming
Floyd | down a coal chute!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "ok, not sure how I did that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chute" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'chute' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ THE R-E-A-L EXIT                                  Score: 2750
Floyd | Moves: 1398 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the east, or up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ THE R-E-A-L EXIT                                  Score: 3750
Floyd | Moves: 1399 ]
Floyd | Congratulations!  You are now at a point that few have reached.  You
Floyd | have escaped.  HOWEVER, there is much more to this theater than meets
Floyd | the eye, such as rumors of a chest of jewels brought in years ago to
Floyd | be sewn into costumes for an extravaganza that never got off the
Floyd | ground.  The chest vanished and may still be hidden somewhere in the
Floyd | building.  It's yours for the taking.  Of course, since you've found
Floyd | the coal chute, I'll have to lock it up.  But just to be fair, I've
Floyd | opened up another exit - wide open.  The only catch is that you won't
Floyd | be able to leave without the treasure.  Simple, no?  I think the
Floyd | packrat has something you need.  BREAK A LEG!
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at the end of a very, very, very, very long hallway.  (That
Floyd | certainly was a long hall, wasn't it?)  There is DAYLIGHT streaming
Floyd | down a coal chute!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x daylight" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'daylight' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ THE R-E-A-L EXIT                                  Score: 3750
Floyd | Moves: 1400 ]
Floyd | You are at the end of a very, very, very, very long hallway.  (That
Floyd | certainly was a long hall, wasn't it?)  There is DAYLIGHT streaming
Floyd | down a coal chute!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd |  You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000 Your score is
Floyd | 3750 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 94 locations (out of
Floyd | 117 in the game)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 3750
Floyd | Moves: 1401 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the West and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "man, another packrat location."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 3750
Floyd | Moves: 1402 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    bolt cutter
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cutter to packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 3850
Floyd | Moves: 1403 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the CUTTER that you offer, then somehow
Floyd | stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the wall
Floyd | himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to you,
Floyd | then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the West and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |    You see a small, delicate bottle, like the one Major Anthony Nelson
Floyd | found.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "er, a genie bottle?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bottle" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 3850
Floyd | Moves: 1404 ]
Floyd | It has a broad base with some writing, fluted sides and a non-drip
Floyd | spout.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read bottle" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 3850
Floyd | Moves: 1405 ]
Floyd | Turning the bottle over to read the label sends the contents dribbling
Floyd | out all over your particulars.  (Well, what am I supposed to call it?
Floyd | Children may be watching.  Besides you know I mean.)  Anyway, you
Floyd | manage to right the bottle in time to save some of the contents, and
Floyd | after wiping it carefully on your sleeve, you hold it over your head
Floyd | to read, "GUM REMOVER" on the bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bottle" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 3850
Floyd | Moves: 1406 ]
Floyd | You pick up the delicate bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "god, I'm starving."
		DavidW says, "I was gonna buy groceries today. That didn't happen."
		Binder says, "Starvation of Stagefright."
		DavidW says, "nah. I'll open a can of soup and eat it cold from the can."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 3850
Floyd | Moves: 1407 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the West and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Transporter Room                                  Score: 3850
Floyd | Moves: 1408 ]
Floyd | You see doorways to the West, North and East and...  WAIT A MINUTE!
Floyd | This CAN'T belong in this game!  This place looks exactly the
Floyd | transporter chamber from a Constitution Class Federation Starship.
Floyd | (NCC 1700 series) From just out of sight, someone orders, "Energize,
Floyd | Scotty".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                         Score: 3850
Floyd | Moves: 1409 ]
Floyd | As you bolt for the doorway, the world shimmers from view and you
Floyd | experience a sensation not unlike that which you felt when you rode a
Floyd | drunken bull elephant down Alameda Street in Beautiful Downtown
Floyd | Burbank last July wearing only the epaulets and scabbard from your
Floyd | Order of the Most Esteemed Aardvarks Lodge ceremonial uniform, playing
Floyd | your uncle's Ukranian raisin-bladder bagpipe and yodelling the dirty
Floyd | version of Supercalifragilisticexpialidosious in protest of Disney's
Floyd | not releasing FANTASIA on videotape.  Thought I didn't know about
Floyd | that, did you?  I have ways of finding these things out.  Anyway, when
Floyd | the world un-shimmers, you find yourself in a new location.  Whoopee,
Floyd | big surprise.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is another restroom like all the others you've seen.  I'll spare
Floyd | you the colorful description except to mention that someone has
Floyd | scratched, "KEEP SECRETS UNDER YOUR HAT" on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                             Score: 3850
Floyd | Moves: 1410 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Top of Grand Staircase                            Score: 3850
Floyd | Moves: 1411 ]
Floyd | You are standing at the top of a gently curving staircase leading down
Floyd | to the lobby.  You see a small balcony to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                    Score: 3850
Floyd | Moves: 1412 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour bottle on gum" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                    Score: 3950
Floyd | Moves: 1413 ]
Floyd | Pouring some of the bottle's contents onto the gum, you are amazed to
Floyd | see it quickly sizzle and boil away, revealing a concealed note.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    There is a penciled note on the bottom of the seat
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take note" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                    Score: 3950
Floyd | Moves: 1414 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the note up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read note" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                    Score: 3950
Floyd | Moves: 1415 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "REMEMBER TO GET THE HACKSAW FROM THE SAFETY VALVE AND FIX IT SOME DAY
Floyd | BEFORE
Floyd | SOMEONE BLOWS THAT #~}/@! BOILER."  (Bet I know where you're going!)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Top of Grand Staircase                            Score: 3950
Floyd | Moves: 1416 ]
Floyd | You are standing at the top of a gently curving staircase leading down
Floyd | to the lobby.  You see a small balcony to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                             Score: 3950
Floyd | Moves: 1417 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 3950
Floyd | Moves: 1418 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 3950
Floyd | Moves: 1419 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                             Score: 3950
Floyd | Moves: 1420 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n. move coat. d. w" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                     Score: 3950
Floyd | Moves: 1424 ]
Floyd | The coat room is almost empty.  The Dutch door to the South stands
Floyd | open.
Floyd |    On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a
Floyd | nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gentle tug causes the coat to slip slightly to one side.  Through
Floyd | the eruption of moths you see that the coat is covering a doorway
Floyd | North.  Pushing the coat to the side like a drape, you go through.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |    A name brand SCUBA suit lies dripping
Floyd |
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | You squeeze past the gently hissing boiler.  There is a maintenance
Floyd | walkway that runs beside the boiler toward the North.  Stairs are to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The boiler knocks and pounds - small jets of steam hiss from the
Floyd | seams.
Floyd |      The corroded safety valve spurts like a steam calliope. ( on top
Floyd | the boiler
Floyd | )
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hacksaw" 		

Floyd |  [ Ruined Boiler Room                                Score: 4050
Floyd | Moves: 1425 ]
Floyd | You climb tentatively to the top of the boiler and reach down into the
Floyd | throat of the safety valve to tug at something stuck inside.  Suddenly
Floyd | there is a metallic click and steam no longer hisses out.  As the
Floyd | pounding starts to build, you jump for the floor just as the boiler
Floyd | thunderously explodes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The twisted wreckage of the boiler is everywhere.  There is barely
Floyd | enough room to make your way past it to the East or West.
Floyd |    The soggy hacksaw still drips water from the safety valve.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hacksaw" 		

Floyd |  [ Ruined Boiler Room                                Score: 4050
Floyd | Moves: 1426 ]
Floyd | You pick up the soggy hacksaw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Ruined Boiler Room                                Score: 4050
Floyd | Moves: 1427 ]
Floyd | A simple K-mart blue-light special tool.  Not worth the hassle of
Floyd | hiding it that elaborately.  At least it was rust-proofed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boiler" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Ruined Boiler Room                                Score: 4050
Floyd | Moves: 1428 ]
Floyd | You don't see any boiler here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Ruined Boiler Room                                Score: 4050
Floyd | Moves: 1429 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the east, or the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 4050
Floyd | Moves: 1430 ]
Floyd | This WAS a sealed-off store room.  There is now a large hole in the
Floyd | East wall. (An awful lot of mouse holes here, but no mice.)
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 4050
Floyd | Moves: 1431 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    valve trumpet
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bottle" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 4050
Floyd | Moves: 1432 ]
Floyd | It has a broad base with some writing, fluted sides and a non-drip
Floyd | spout.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give trumpet to packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 4150
Floyd | Moves: 1433 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the TRUMPET that you offer, then
Floyd | somehow stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the
Floyd | wall himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to
Floyd | you, then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | This WAS a sealed-off store room.  There is now a large hole in the
Floyd | East wall. (An awful lot of mouse holes here, but no mice.)
Floyd |    There is a quarter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Now we get the quarter? man, this game."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take quarter" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 4150
Floyd | Moves: 1434 ]
Floyd | You pick up the 1946 quarter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 4150
Floyd | Moves: 1435 ]
Floyd | This is an old solid silver jobby.  They don't make 'em like this any
Floyd | more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "flip it" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'flip' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 4150
Floyd | Moves: 1436 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Ruined Boiler Room                                Score: 4150
Floyd | Moves: 1437 ]
Floyd | The twisted wreckage of the boiler is everywhere.  There is barely
Floyd | enough room to make your way past it to the East or West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                              Score: 4150
Floyd | Moves: 1438 ]
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 4150
Floyd | Moves: 1439 ]
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |    A name brand SCUBA suit lies dripping
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take suit" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 4150
Floyd | Moves: 1440 ]
Floyd | You pick up the scuba suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Store Room                                        Score: 4150
Floyd | Moves: 1441 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    1946 quarter
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                         Score: 4150
Floyd | Moves: 1442 ]
Floyd | The coat room is almost empty.  The Dutch door to the South stands
Floyd | open.
Floyd |    On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a
Floyd | nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                         Score: 4150
Floyd | Moves: 1443 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                             Score: 4150
Floyd | Moves: 1444 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 4150
Floyd | Moves: 1445 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put quarter in slot" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 4250
Floyd | Moves: 1446 ]
Floyd | There is a solid metallic thump and a policy falls into view at the
Floyd | bottom of the machine.  Then, amazingly, your coin falls from the
Floyd | broken coin return.
Floyd |
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    There is a quarter.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |    There is a neatly printed insurance policy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take quarter. take policy. read policy." 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 4250
Floyd | Moves: 1449 ]
Floyd | You pick up the 1946 quarter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the insurance policy.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's BOMB INSURANCE.  The fine print says it expires in 97 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison asks, "could the quarter have worked for the gum, too?"
		DavidW asks, "um, no? Since we had to remove the gum to learn about the hacksaw to explode the boiler to reach the basement store room to make the trade to get the quarter?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 4250
Floyd | Moves: 1452 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 4250
Floyd | Moves: 1453 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 4250
Floyd | Moves: 1454 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 4250
Floyd | Moves: 1455 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 4250
Floyd | Moves: 1456 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 4250
Floyd | Moves: 1457 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put quarter in machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 4350
Floyd | Moves: 1458 ]
Floyd | You slip the quarter into the slot.  There is a slight click, like
Floyd | some relay closing.  You look down to the dispensing shelf, but see
Floyd | nothing.  It is then that you notice that the second panel on the
Floyd | machine has started flashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push panel" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 4350
Floyd | Moves: 1459 ]
Floyd | You push the selection button, but the machine only buzzes spitefully
Floyd | and flickers the second panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push second panel" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'second' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read panel" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 4350
Floyd | Moves: 1460 ]
Floyd | The first panel still reads, "Soft Drinks - 25 cents"   The second is
Floyd | flashing, "Recycling Ordinance - SIGN for Drink"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                          Score: 4350
Floyd | Moves: 1461 ]
Floyd | You squeeze between old flats (stage scenery) off-left (OFF the main
Floyd | stage playing area and to the actor's LEFT while facing the audience -
Floyd | a little theater terminology there).
Floyd |    At first you hardly notice a massive chair against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move chair" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1462 ]
Floyd | There is a deafening roar and the area shakes as if hit by an
Floyd | earthquake.  You must have triggered an old special effects bomb under
Floyd | the chair.  The explosive charge has become so unstable with age that
Floyd | the effect blows everything in range to shreds.  (Don't tell me that
Floyd | was a "CHAIR-Y BOMB"! Har, har, har.) Your body is hurled into the air
Floyd | like a rag doll.  You sail off the stage, over the audience and out
Floyd | into the lobby where you slam into the janitor closet door knocking it
Floyd | completely off its hinges and shattering it.  Luckily, the Insurance
Floyd | Policy you were carrying provided just enough cushion for your landing
Floyd | that you stand up completely unscathed.  (Don't you just love
Floyd | fiction?)
Floyd |
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1463 ]
Floyd | You are in a dusty work area.  It looks sloppier than your hall
Floyd | closet.
Floyd |    A pair of very odd snowshoes are lying there.
Floyd |    There is a peephole in the wall to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x snowshoes" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1464 ]
Floyd | These might be just the thing to keep from sinking through soft snow
Floyd | or cracks and crevices and cravasses and such.  (But ruby red sequin
Floyd | finish - and 4 inch SPIKE HEELS?  I think that janitor has been over
Floyd | the rainbow once too often.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "aha. The snowshoes are 'ruby slippers'."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take slippers" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1465 ]
Floyd | You pick up the highheeled slippers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x peephole" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1466 ]
Floyd | Why, that dirty old man!  There's a hole in the wall between here and
Floyd | the other restroom.  Fortunely, he wasn't very bright either.  He
Floyd | drilled into a storage cabinet and all you see are cans of Sani-flush
Floyd | and a reel of recording tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tape" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1467 ]
Floyd | You don't see any tape here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1468 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    insurance policy
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear slippers" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1469 ]
Floyd | You put on the slippers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "click heels" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'click' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh, you do, just not here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1470 ]
Floyd | You are in a dusty work area.  It looks sloppier than your hall
Floyd | closet.
Floyd |    There is a peephole in the wall to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit peephole" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1471 ]
Floyd | It only makes sense to attack living things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1472 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1473 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1475 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1476 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1477 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1478 ]
Floyd | You lurch forward over the seats, forgetting the orchestra pit ahead.
Floyd | You fall headlong into the bass drum and are thrown back, none the
Floyd | worse for wear, into the audience one seat from where you started.  Do
Floyd | be more careful next time.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1479 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1480 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1481 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1482 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    Daylight gushes in throught the wide-open stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1483 ]
Floyd | You can walk right out into the back alley.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1484 ]
Floyd | Not so fast there, let's see your treasure chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                           Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1485 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                       Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1486 ]
Floyd | It was hard enough walking in highheel snowshoes, but going down
Floyd | stairs?  You don't even make the first step before tripping and
Floyd | falling head over heels.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                    Score: 4450
Floyd | Moves: 1487 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut chain with hacksaw" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                    Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1488 ]
Floyd | A few passes with the sharp hacksaw frees the crowbar from the chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                    Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1489 ]
Floyd | You pick up the iron crowbar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1490 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit violin with crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1491 ]
Floyd | It only makes sense to attack living things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw crowbar at violin" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1492 ]
Floyd | The crowbar bounces off the violin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1493 ]
Floyd | You pick up the iron crowbar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                      Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1494 ]
Floyd | The storage room floor is a disaster.  Junk and clutter lie
Floyd | everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n.e.u" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                           Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1498 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                      Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1499 ]
Floyd | The upstage area is dimly illuminated by streamers of light filtering
Floyd | down from the flyloft and work grid above.  Specks of dust dance in
Floyd | the light.
Floyd |    An old work table leans and tilts at odd angles
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break table with crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                      Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1500 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | TABLE? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw.sw" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1502 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    Daylight gushes in throught the wide-open stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1503 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1504 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1505 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1506 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1507 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1508 ]
Floyd | Sorry about that, I was just fiddling around with one of your RAM
Floyd | chips and I think I accidently threw a DIP switch.  I'll see if I can
Floyd | fix it... OK. Everythink is bAc/k to nornal no w.  You can co&tinue
Floyd | wiFth the Game.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1509 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1510 ]
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1511 ]
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4550
Floyd | Moves: 1513 ]
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry window with crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1514 ]
Floyd | You deftly pry the window open, then toss the crowbar over the edge of
Floyd | the roof to destroy the evidence.  (A throw-back to your cat burglar
Floyd | days?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "argh. It throws the crowbar away?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1515 ]
Floyd | You carefully slip through the window and onto the grid.  It only
Floyd | takes you a few seconds to get used to moving around on the snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Once through the window, you take a quick glance down through the
Floyd | steel beams. There are wide spaces between them to allow the rigging
Floyd | to operate.  The view of the stage 80' below is enough to make you
Floyd | keep your eyes ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1516 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the south, the east, the west, or the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Grid                                              Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1517 ]
Floyd | Your have made it to the Northwest corner of the grid.  You see the
Floyd | window back to the East.  To the South you see the tracks and opening
Floyd | for the curtain counterweight.  Against the North wall you see the
Floyd | ladder that goes 80 feet straight down to the stage.  It makes you
Floyd | dizzy to look down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Grid                                              Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1518 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the south, the east, or the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  In your haste, you forget that the curtain is UP, which means that
Floyd | the counterweight is DOWN, leaving nothing to keep you from falling
Floyd | through the hole to the stage, 80 feet below.  This you accomplish in
Floyd | far less time than it takes to describe, which means you have now been
Floyd | dead for several seconds.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score is 4650 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 99
Floyd | locations (out of 117 in the game)
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Would you like to restart, restore, undo, or quit?
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Grid                                    Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1519 ]
Floyd | You see the window at some distance to the North and the opening for
Floyd | the curtain counterweight to the West.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest tied to the grid by a snarl of rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Corner of Grid                                    Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1520 ]
Floyd | You haven't seen anything like this since the Gordian knot.  Actually,
Floyd | you didn't see that either.  You only read about it.  You remember,
Floyd | the knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, that was cut in two by
Floyd | Alexander the Great?  Oh, well just go on about what you were doing.
Floyd | Just ignore me.  I'm used to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut rope with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Grid                                    Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1521 ]
Floyd | You slice away at the ropes until, one by one they snap and fall away.
Floyd | Then, suddenly you drop the knife and have to chew through the last of
Floyd | the knots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x knife" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Corner of Grid                                    Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1522 ]
Floyd | You don't see any knife here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Corner of Grid                                    Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1523 ]
Floyd | It looks like a pirate chest.  Something thumps around inside when you
Floyd | move it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Grid                                    Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1524 ]
Floyd | It is locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Grid                                    Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1525 ]
Floyd | You pick up the treasure chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1526 ]
Floyd | Once through the window, you take a quick glance down through the
Floyd | steel beams. There are wide spaces between them to allow the rigging
Floyd | to operate.  The view of the stage 80' below is enough to make you
Floyd | keep your eyes ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1527 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1528 ]
Floyd | You drop the chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1529 ]
Floyd | You carefully slip through the window and onto the grid.  It only
Floyd | takes you a few seconds to get used to moving around on the snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Once through the window, you take a quick glance down through the
Floyd | steel beams. There are wide spaces between them to allow the rigging
Floyd | to operate.  The view of the stage 80' below is enough to make you
Floyd | keep your eyes ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Grid                                    Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1530 ]
Floyd | You see the window at some distance to the North and the opening for
Floyd | the curtain counterweight to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Grid                                    Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1531 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north, the west, or the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1532 ]
Floyd | Once through the window, you take a quick glance down through the
Floyd | steel beams. There are wide spaces between them to allow the rigging
Floyd | to operate.  The view of the stage 80' below is enough to make you
Floyd | keep your eyes ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1533 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1534 ]
Floyd | You pick up the treasure chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1535 ]
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1536 ]
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1537 ]
Floyd | It was hard enough walking in highheel snowshoes, but going down
Floyd | stairs?  You don't even make the first step before tripping and
Floyd | falling head over heels.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1538 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1539 ]
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1540 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1541 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1542 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1543 ]
Floyd | The chest is too wide to fit.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1544 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1545 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1546 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see that this is where props (items small enough
Floyd | to be carried around on stage - guns, books, pencils, etc.) are
Floyd | stored.
Floyd |    An oddly decorated magicians table sits in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put chest on table" 		

Floyd |  Oh boy, are you in trouble now!  As you swing the heavy chest up onto
Floyd | the table, you put a small rip in the cloth.  Strange green and orange
Floyd | vapors hiss out and cling to the chest.  It seems to quiver for a few
Floyd | seconds, then melts into a sickening black puddle which quickly
Floyd | evaporates leaving all as before. (Except that you no longer have the
Floyd | chest.)  As your curiosity gets the best of you, you lean closer to
Floyd | examine the rip, absent-mindedly resting your hand on the damaged
Floyd | table top.  The acrid fumes again bellow forth, furnishing you the
Floyd | same fate as the chest.  Not only are you now dead, you smell bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score is 4750 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 100
Floyd | locations (out of 117 in the game)
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Would you like to restart, restore, undo, or quit?
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-soschest" 		

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

		DavidW asks, "hm. Obviously, I need to put the counterweight as a courier for the chest. But to get the weight up, the curtain would be down, so how to get up to the roof?"
		DavidW says, "first things first, get the chest back up there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1547 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1548 ]
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1549 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1550 ]
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1551 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1552 ]
Floyd | You throw the chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1553 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1554 ]
Floyd | You pick up the treasure chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1555 ]
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1556 ]
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1557 ]
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1558 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1559 ]
Floyd | You carefully slip through the window and onto the grid.  It only
Floyd | takes you a few seconds to get used to moving around on the snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Once through the window, you take a quick glance down through the
Floyd | steel beams. There are wide spaces between them to allow the rigging
Floyd | to operate.  The view of the stage 80' below is enough to make you
Floyd | keep your eyes ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop chest" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1560 ]
Floyd | You drop the chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "click heels" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'click' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1561 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1562 ]
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1563 ]
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1564 ]
Floyd | It was hard enough walking in highheel snowshoes, but going down
Floyd | stairs?  You don't even make the first step before tripping and
Floyd | falling head over heels.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1565 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1566 ]
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1567 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1568 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.w.d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1571 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | It was hard enough walking in highheel snowshoes, but going down
Floyd | stairs?  You don't even make the first step before tripping and
Floyd | falling head over heels.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd |  You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000 Your score is
Floyd | 4750 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 100 locations (out of
Floyd | 117 in the game)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1572 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    insurance policy
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take snowshoes" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1573 ]
Floyd | You pick up the highheeled snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x heels" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1574 ]
Floyd | These might be just the thing to keep from sinking through soft snow
Floyd | or cracks and crevices and cravasses and such.  (But ruby red sequin
Floyd | finish - and 4 inch SPIKE HEELS?  I think that janitor has been over
Floyd | the rainbow once too often.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1575 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "raise counterweight" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'raise' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1576 ]
Floyd | You already have the snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take weight" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1577 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the weight up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1578 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1579 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1580 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1581 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1582 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1583 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1584 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1585 ]
Floyd | The stage curtain once again descends, hiding the stage from your
Floyd | view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1586 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. I'm not sure how to reach backstage without losing points."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1587 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    insurance policy
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x policy" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1588 ]
Floyd | There is a front page with large clear lettering, then 27 pages of
Floyd | fine print.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1587 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read policy" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1588 ]
Floyd | It's BOMB INSURANCE.  The fine print says it expires in 0 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1589 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter elevator" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1590 ]
Floyd | You can't enter anything here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear slippers" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1591 ]
Floyd | You put on the slippers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                          Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1592 ]
Floyd | Pushing through the doors, you step tentatively into the dark room
Floyd | ahead. Without warning, the world spins and rushes past as you plummet
Floyd | downward. Clearing your head you look around in time to see a large
Floyd | packrat shuffling off mumbling something about people with nothing in
Floyd | their pockets to trade.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself at the bottom of an elevator shaft.  You can see
Floyd | light coming through the gap between the doors to the West.  Looking
Floyd | up you can barely see light filtering through another set of open
Floyd | doors two floors above.
Floyd |    The frayed elevator cable hangs just out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open doors" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                          Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1593 ]
Floyd | You manage to pry the doors open, breaking only one fingernail in the
Floyd | process.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                        Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1594 ]
Floyd | As you walk through, the doors slide closed behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around, you see that the room is bare.  You see the Library
Floyd | North
Floyd |    There are sliding elevator doors on the East wall
Floyd |    There is a locked door on the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                           Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1595 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the library.  The shelves are mostly empty now.
Floyd | The stage elevator is in a small alcove to the West and a short
Floyd | passage is to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                    Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1596 ]
Floyd | The stage elevator is now at the basement level and opens to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                      Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1597 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                        Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1598 ]
Floyd | You have wandered into the narrow stage-left wing space.  The main
Floyd | stage is to the West.  You can also see more wing space to the South.
Floyd | There is a ladder extending 80 feet upward into the gloom above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                        Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1599 ]
Floyd | You start briskly climbing the ladder, but about 20 feet up you
Floyd | realize what acrophobia is all about.  After clinging to the ladder
Floyd | helplessly for a few hours, your arms finally give out and you fall
Floyd | back to the stage below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                      Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1600 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1601 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1602 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1603 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1604 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1605 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1606 ]
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e.u" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1609 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1611 ]
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter and step directly BETWEEN the beams of the grid and continue
Floyd | straight down 80 feet to the stage floor.  Just before you hit, you
Floyd | imagine a panel of judges off to the side holding up score cards
Floyd | showing 4.5, 5.8, 7.1 and 6.5. It's a good thing you weren't on the
Floyd | Olympic high dive team.  Then, S-P-L-A-T!
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score is 4700 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 100
Floyd | locations (out of 117 in the game)
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh, right. ok, that strategy needs work."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-soschest" 		

Floyd | Would you like to restart, restore, undo, or quit? Enter saved game to
Floyd | load: [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1546 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see that this is where props (items small enough
Floyd | to be carried around on stage - guns, books, pencils, etc.) are
Floyd | stored.
Floyd |    An oddly decorated magicians table sits in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x umbrella" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'umbrella' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.u" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1548 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e.u.n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1553 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1554 ]
Floyd | You carefully slip through the window and onto the grid.  It only
Floyd | takes you a few seconds to get used to moving around on the snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop chest" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1555 ]
Floyd | You drop the chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1556 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1557 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1558 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    A witch turns from her cauldron and raises her gnarled hands
Floyd | ominously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill witch with heels" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1559 ]
Floyd | You strike at the witch with the heels, but your weapon bounces off of
Floyd | her harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear heels" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1560 ]
Floyd | You put on the heels.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "click heels" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1561 ]
Floyd | Droning, "There's no place like home," you fade and vanish.  So does
Floyd | the witch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 1000 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000
Floyd |
Floyd | "Kinda sneaky if you ask me, but you ain't got em all yet," snorts the
Floyd | keeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1562 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1563 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1564 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop heels" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1565 ]
Floyd | (Taking it off first)
Floyd | You drop the heels.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1566 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1567 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    The theater janitor was looking around the room.  Hearing you, he
Floyd | looks up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask janitor about tape" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1568 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell janitor about peephole" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1569 ]
Floyd | Your conversational gambit is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask janitor about heels" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1570 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1571 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Zach says, "This is going to be one heck of a transcript"
Binder arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Binder has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW asks, "I'm not sure if Perry's recording still. Is he?"
		DavidW says, "oh, maybe he is. He's still here and logged on."
		DavidW says, "Anyone reading this is gonna feel I'm a bit of a douche for playing solo, essentially."
		DavidW says, "I can't think of a decent way backstage. Using the elevator shaft job loses 50 points and all items 'port to Courtesy Area."
		DavidW says, "But maybe I'm supposed to go in that way. Obviously I can't leave that way because the chest would be on the counterweight."
		jenrexrode asks, "you found the chest?"
		DavidW says, "I've found a ton o' stuff, yeah."
		jenrexrode says, "heh"
		Zach says (to DavidW), "Nah, this is a game that takes a lot of work"
		DavidW says, "well, lemme try my idea, faulty as it is."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1572 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    A pair of very odd snowshoes are lying there.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "so, leave the snowshoes on the roof. Maybe everything else too?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1573 ]
Floyd | You drop the bottle.
Floyd | You drop the bulb.
Floyd | You drop the hacksaw.
Floyd | You drop the hotdog.
Floyd | You drop the policy.
Floyd | You drop the diamond.
Floyd | You drop the lamp.
Floyd | You drop the bucket.
Floyd | You drop the suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                       Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1574 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1575 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1576 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1577 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1578 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1579 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1580 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1581 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1582 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d.e.s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1585 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.s.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1588 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s." 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1590 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
jenrexrode arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		DavidW says, "oops. went wrong way"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1592 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1593 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1594 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Binder arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1596 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 4650
Floyd | Moves: 1597 ]
Floyd | The stage curtain once again descends, hiding the stage from your
Floyd | view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                          Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1600 ]
Floyd | Pushing through the doors, you step tentatively into the dark room
Floyd | ahead. Without warning, the world spins and rushes past as you plummet
Floyd | downward. Clearing your head you look around in time to see a large
Floyd | packrat shuffling off mumbling something about people with nothing in
Floyd | their pockets to trade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open doors. w" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                        Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1602 ]
Floyd | You manage to pry the doors open, breaking only one fingernail in the
Floyd | process.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you walk through, the doors slide closed behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.w.u" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                      Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1605 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1606 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.u.e.s.u.e.e." 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1613 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u.n.n." 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1616 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all. wear shoeshoes" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1617 ]
Floyd | You pick up the delicate bottle.
Floyd | You pick up the dim bulb.
Floyd | You pick up the soggy hacksaw.
Floyd | You pick up the long hotdog.
Floyd | You pick up the highheeled snowshoes.
Floyd | You pick up the insurance policy.
Floyd | You pick up the sparkling diamond.
Floyd | You pick up the old lamp.
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd | You pick up the scuba suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'shoeshoes' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear snowshoes" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1618 ]
Floyd | You put on the snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1619 ]
Floyd | You carefully slip through the window and onto the grid.  It only
Floyd | takes you a few seconds to get used to moving around on the snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Once through the window, you take a quick glance down through the
Floyd | steel beams. There are wide spaces between them to allow the rigging
Floyd | to operate.  The view of the stage 80' below is enough to make you
Floyd | keep your eyes ahead.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chest" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1620 ]
Floyd | You pick up the treasure chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ By Counterweight Track                            Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1621 ]
Floyd | There is a hole in the grid large enough to clear the curtain
Floyd | counterweight (or you to fall through if the curtain is up and the
Floyd | counterweight is down).
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put chest on counterweight" 		

Floyd |  [ By Counterweight Track                            Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1622 ]
Floyd | You carefully place the CHEST in the hollow on the top of the
Floyd | counterweight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1623 ]
Floyd | Once through the window, you take a quick glance down through the
Floyd | steel beams. There are wide spaces between them to allow the rigging
Floyd | to operate.  The view of the stage 80' below is enough to make you
Floyd | keep your eyes ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1624 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove slippers" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1625 ]
Floyd | You take off the slippers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s.d.w.w.d.n.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1633 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d." 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1634 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1635 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1636 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1637 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1638 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1639 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1640 ]
Floyd | A mysterious force hurls you back.  You see a shapeless gray mass
Floyd | ahead.  Then it dawns on you - that's the stage curtain.  You forgot
Floyd | it was down.  Trying to lift it does no good.  The seam is weighted
Floyd | with heavy strips of lead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lead" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'lead' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1641 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1642 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "kinda expected Toto to be here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                  Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1643 ]
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1644 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in a cramped little room with curved walls.
Floyd | Something massive occupies almost the entire area.  As you make your
Floyd | way around to the far side, you see this is the theater organ.  The
Floyd | controls for raising the entire assembly up to stage level for
Floyd | performances have been gutted and are completely unusable.  You can
Floyd | still see the narrow passage to the East.
Floyd |    You are sitting at the keyboard of the massive theater organ.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                     Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1645 ]
Floyd | As your fingers touch the organ stop labelled "4", you hear a scraping
Floyd | sound behind you.  Twisting around on the organ bench you see that a
Floyd | small panel has opened in the wall behind you and is already starting
Floyd | to re-close.  Hastily you turn to vault over the bench but only
Floyd | succeed in falling in a heap, jamming your head between the wall and
Floyd | the almost-closed panel.  This, however, stops its forward motion
Floyd | allowing you to pry it back enough to free your bruised scalp and
Floyd | crawl unceremoniously through before it once more hisses shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself near the podium in the orchestra pit.  The pit
Floyd | extends to the West and there is a small, almost hidden crawl way to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |    The door to the East is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "yeah. "4" is a stunningly important command at the Organ."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                      Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1646 ]
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read secret" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                      Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1647 ]
Floyd | You don't see any secret here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "sheesh, ad we said "play 4" all those times"
		DavidW asks, "oh no. where'd I put the secret?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Secret Place                                      Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1648 ]
Floyd | You don't see any hat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Secret Place                                      Score: 4600
Floyd | Moves: 1649 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    insurance policy
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "okay, I missed something important somewhere." 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'okay' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Going down the elevator shaft is fraught with problems."
		DavidW asks, "I wonder, when I dropped the secret, did it port somewhere?"
		DavidW asks, "Likewise the hat?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-soschest" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ Prop Loft
Floyd | Score: 4750  Moves: 1546 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see that this is where props (items small enough
Floyd | to be carried around on stage - guns, books, pencils, etc.) are
Floyd | stored.
Floyd |    An oddly decorated magicians table sits in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1547 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    insurance policy
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    treasure chest
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "(incidentally, I can't take the chest down manually 'cause the stairs down from Hall are too narrow for it, and putting the chest on the magic table rips the cloth and acrid fumes destroy it and kill me.)"
		jenrexrode says, "ah"
		DavidW says, "We need the snowshoes to navigate the grid safely. And we need the secret to get out via the pit's southern locations to Star Trek's teleporter room."
		DavidW says, "The only way I know of of getting backstage when the curtain is down is to fall down the elevator shaft. But we lose all possessions there."
		DavidW says, "So I thought, if I drop everything on the backstage side of the curtain, I should be fine. But the hat and secret went AWOL or I didn't pick them up or something."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1548 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop secret" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1549 ]
Floyd | (Taking it off first)
Floyd | You drop the secret.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1550 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop hat" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1551 ]
Floyd | (Taking it off first)
Floyd | You drop the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1552 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |    A pointed blue hat sits there
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1553 ]
Floyd | You drop the bottle.
Floyd | You drop the bulb.
Floyd | You drop the hacksaw.
Floyd | You drop the hotdog.
Floyd | You drop the policy.
Floyd | You drop the diamond.
Floyd | You drop the lamp.
Floyd | You drop the bucket.
Floyd | You drop the suit.
Floyd | You drop the chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1554 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |    You see a small, delicate bottle, like the one Major Anthony Nelson
Floyd | found.
Floyd |    There is a single dim bulb. (Providing light)
Floyd |    The soggy hacksaw still drips water from the safety valve.
Floyd |    There is a foot long hotdog
Floyd |    There is a neatly printed insurance policy.
Floyd |    A exquisite multi-faceted diamond catches your eye.
Floyd |    There is a plain living room lamp. (Providing light)
Floyd |    There is that famous old oaken bucket
Floyd |    A pointed blue hat sits there
Floyd |    A name brand SCUBA suit lies dripping
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chest" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1555 ]
Floyd | You pick up the treasure chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x slippers" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1556 ]
Floyd | These might be just the thing to keep from sinking through soft snow
Floyd | or cracks and crevices and cravasses and such.  (But ruby red sequin
Floyd | finish - and 4 inch SPIKE HEELS?  I think that janitor has been over
Floyd | the rainbow once too often.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear slippers" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1557 ]
Floyd | You are already wearing the slippers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1558 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    treasure chest
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop ring" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1559 ]
Floyd | (Taking it off first)
Floyd | You drop the ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh, I see. When I 'dropped everything', that didn't include worn items, and so they were lost at shaftfall."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u.e.e.u.n.n." 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1565 ]
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1566 ]
Floyd | You drop the chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop heels" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1567 ]
Floyd | (Taking it off first)
Floyd | You drop the heels.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s.d.w.w.d" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1573 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.w.d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1576 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1578 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.u.s.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1582 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 4750
Floyd | Moves: 1583 ]
Floyd | The stage curtain once again descends, hiding the stage from your
Floyd | view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                          Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1586 ]
Floyd | Pushing through the doors, you step tentatively into the dark room
Floyd | ahead. Without warning, the world spins and rushes past as you plummet
Floyd | downward. Clearing your head you look around in time to see a large
Floyd | packrat shuffling off mumbling something about people with nothing in
Floyd | their pockets to trade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open doors.w.n.w.u" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                      Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1591 ]
Floyd | You manage to pry the doors open, breaking only one fingernail in the
Floyd | process.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you walk through, the doors slide closed behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw.w.u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1594 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.s.take all" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1597 ]
Floyd | You pick up the delicate bottle.
Floyd | You pick up the dim bulb.
Floyd | You pick up the soggy hacksaw.
Floyd | You pick up the long hotdog.
Floyd | You pick up the insurance policy.
Floyd | You pick up the sparkling diamond.
Floyd | You pick up the old lamp.
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd | You pick up the pointed hat.
Floyd | You pick up the solitaire ring.
Floyd | You pick up the scuba suit.
Floyd | You pick up the dark secret.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear hat" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1598 ]
Floyd | You put on the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put secret under hat" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1599 ]
Floyd | You lay the secret on your cute little bald spot, then cover it with
Floyd | the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear ring" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1600 ]
Floyd | You put on the ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1601 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e.u.n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1606 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all. wear heels." 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1608 ]
Floyd | You pick up the highheeled snowshoes.
Floyd | You pick up the treasure chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the heels.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1609 ]
Floyd | You carefully slip through the window and onto the grid.  It only
Floyd | takes you a few seconds to get used to moving around on the snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Once through the window, you take a quick glance down through the
Floyd | steel beams. There are wide spaces between them to allow the rigging
Floyd | to operate.  The view of the stage 80' below is enough to make you
Floyd | keep your eyes ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ By Counterweight Track                            Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1610 ]
Floyd | There is a hole in the grid large enough to clear the curtain
Floyd | counterweight (or you to fall through if the curtain is up and the
Floyd | counterweight is down).
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put chest on weight" 		

Floyd |  [ By Counterweight Track                            Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1611 ]
Floyd | You carefully place the CHEST in the hollow on the top of the
Floyd | counterweight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1612 ]
Floyd | Once through the window, you take a quick glance down through the
Floyd | steel beams. There are wide spaces between them to allow the rigging
Floyd | to operate.  The view of the stage 80' below is enough to make you
Floyd | keep your eyes ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1613 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take heels" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1614 ]
Floyd | You pick up the highheeled heels.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s.d.w.w.d.n.w.d.e.e.e." 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1626 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d.w.4" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                     Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1629 ]
Floyd | As your fingers touch the organ stop labelled "4", you hear a scraping
Floyd | sound behind you.  Twisting around on the organ bench you see that a
Floyd | small panel has opened in the wall behind you and is already starting
Floyd | to re-close.  Hastily you turn to vault over the bench but only
Floyd | succeed in falling in a heap, jamming your head between the wall and
Floyd | the almost-closed panel.  This, however, stops its forward motion
Floyd | allowing you to pry it back enough to free your bruised scalp and
Floyd | crawl unceremoniously through before it once more hisses shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.read secret" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Hallway                                  Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1631 ]
Floyd | You READ the secret that you've been so carefully keeping under your
Floyd | hat. There is an almost imperceptible darkening of the small lens in
Floyd | the center of the wall, and with a soft whoosh, a panel swings open
Floyd | allowing you to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.w.s" 		

Floyd |  [ Dead End                                          Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1634 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w." 		

Floyd |  [ In Hall by Stream                                 Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1635 ]
Floyd | You cross easily through the two-inch deep water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Fork in Path                                      Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1636 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e." 		

Floyd |  [ By Brown Door                                     Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1638 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Big Room                                     Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1639 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Big Room                                   Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1640 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1641 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | With the shattered mirror to the East, you turn South to see an odd
Floyd | room with even odder stains on the walls and floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Collapsed Room                                    Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1642 ]
Floyd | The walls have stopped in their tracks, so helplessly warped that they
Floyd | will never move again.  (You do believe me, don't you?)  A twisting
Floyd | hall goes West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Hallway                                      Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1643 ]
Floyd | You are in a long twisting hall with side doorways to the West and
Floyd | South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Transporter Room                                  Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1644 ]
Floyd | You see doorways to the West, North and East and...  WAIT A MINUTE!
Floyd | This CAN'T belong in this game!  This place looks exactly the
Floyd | transporter chamber from a Constitution Class Federation Starship.
Floyd | (NCC 1700 series) From just out of sight, someone orders, "Energize,
Floyd | Scotty".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                         Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1645 ]
Floyd | As you bolt for the doorway, the world shimmers from view and you
Floyd | experience a sensation not unlike that which you felt when you rode a
Floyd | drunken bull elephant down Alameda Street in Beautiful Downtown
Floyd | Burbank last July wearing only the epaulets and scabbard from your
Floyd | Order of the Most Esteemed Aardvarks Lodge ceremonial uniform, playing
Floyd | your uncle's Ukranian raisin-bladder bagpipe and yodelling the dirty
Floyd | version of Supercalifragilisticexpialidosious in protest of Disney's
Floyd | not releasing FANTASIA on videotape.  Thought I didn't know about
Floyd | that, did you?  I have ways of finding these things out.  Anyway, when
Floyd | the world un-shimmers, you find yourself in a new location.  Whoopee,
Floyd | big surprise.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is another restroom like all the others you've seen.  I'll spare
Floyd | you the colorful description except to mention that someone has
Floyd | scratched, "KEEP SECRETS UNDER YOUR HAT" on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                             Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1646 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1647 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1648 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1649 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "This is such a crazy mash up."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1650 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1651 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1652 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1653 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1654 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1655 ]
Floyd | A muffled noise catches your attention.  Peering through the double
Floyd | glass window past the audience, you see the stage curtain starting to
Floyd | move.  It rises, revealing the stage area.  You can see light
Floyd | filtering down from somewhere above, and can barely make out some sort
Floyd | of objects.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "that should lower the chest to stage level."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.n.d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1658 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1660 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1661 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1662 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |       There is a wooden chest
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "one thing that bothers me; there's obviously something alive in the chest and the chest is locked."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1663 ]
Floyd | You pick up the treasure chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-soschestdown" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1664 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    Daylight gushes in throught the wide-open stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 4700
Floyd | Moves: 1665 ]
Floyd | It looks like a pirate chest.  Something thumps around inside when you
Floyd | move it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1666 ]
Floyd | Well, we are the inventive one aren't we?  Since you've unraveled my
Floyd | little poser of counterweights and curtains, lets get even more
Floyd | devious.  Now ALL exits are sealed, and it will take a miracle to get
Floyd | out.  You must also perform a rescue, but I guarantee you that you are
Floyd | the only person in the place (rogues excluded, of course).  BREAK A
Floyd | LEG!   - PS  I hear the cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1667 ]
Floyd | The upstage area is dimly illuminated by streamers of light filtering
Floyd | down from the flyloft and work grid above.  Specks of dust dance in
Floyd | the light.
Floyd |    An old work table leans and tilts at odd angles
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break a leg" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1668 ]
Floyd | Thank you.  Same to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Upstage Area                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1669 ]
Floyd | It looks like a pirate chest.  Something thumps around inside when you
Floyd | move it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1670 ]
Floyd | It is locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Upstage Area                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1671 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    insurance policy
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    treasure chest
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "so the cat is -- somewhere."
		DavidW says, "and presumably wasn't somewhere until now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1672 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                           Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1673 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1674 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                    Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1675 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1676 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take violin" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1677 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the violin up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1678 ]
Floyd | The storage room floor is a disaster.  Junk and clutter lie
Floyd | everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1679 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                    Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1680 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut chain with hacksaw" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                    Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1681 ]
Floyd | You cut another link off the chain.  (I can keep this up as long as
Floyd | you can.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hmph. Hoping to get a length of chain to swing."
		DavidW says, "btw, keep an eye out for any signs. We need one for the soda machine."
		jenrexrode says, "sheesh, I wonder what it means by sign"
		jenrexrode says, "a poster, a hand sign, a sign from god, a signature"
		DavidW says, "Also, we saw the tape through a peephole from the Janitor's Closet into the adjoining rest room (that we can't get into)."
		DavidW says, "and the crowbar is long gone, unfortunately."
		DavidW says, "I'm going to try cutting the mirror in the dressing room with the diamond."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.u" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                           Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1683 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1685 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, a wispy figure materializes before you dressed entirely in
Floyd | tatters and rags. He whispers hoarsely, "Kind and just soul, I am the
Floyd | poor author of this game.  Did you know that $5.00 could feed me and
Floyd | my two starving children for a week?  And my dog could afford the
Floyd | operation?"  With that he limps away and dissipates before your
Floyd | generous eyes.  (Nudge, nudge.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "register game" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'register' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy game" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'game' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give $5 to programmer" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word '$5' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1686 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1687 ]
Floyd | The chest is too wide to fit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1688 ]
Floyd | You drop the chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1689 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1690 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the men's dressing room.
Floyd |    There is a dressing table against the wall
Floyd |      There is a small drawer ( in the dressing table)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut mirror with diamond" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1691 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the MIRROR with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "It worked for the other mirror, game."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "meow" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'meow' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "With blinking little lights plugged into a sewn-in powerpack."
		DavidW says, "ilac"
		DavidW says, "bet the cat is inside the chest"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Men's Dressing Room                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1692 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the men's dressing room.
Floyd |    There is a dressing table against the wall
Floyd |      There is a small drawer ( in the dressing table)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1694 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1695 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to shake here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1696 ]
Floyd | You can't read the chest, so instead you just examine it. It looks
Floyd | like a pirate chest.  Something thumps around inside when you move it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1697 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | CHEST? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1698 ]
Floyd | You don't have the chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1699 ]
Floyd | You pick up the treasure chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1700 ]
Floyd | You throw the chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1701 ]
Floyd | You pick up the treasure chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh wait. I never saw what the exploding chair did to stage left."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1702 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1703 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1704 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                          Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1705 ]
Floyd | You squeeze between old flats (stage scenery) off-left (OFF the main
Floyd | stage playing area and to the actor's LEFT while facing the audience -
Floyd | a little theater terminology there).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                          Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1706 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "huh. chair's gone and no new exit?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1707 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1708 ]
Floyd | The first panel still reads, "Soft Drinks - 25 cents"   The second is
Floyd | flashing, "Recycling Ordinance - SIGN for Drink"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1709 ]
Floyd | You don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "sign" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1710 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to sign here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "make sign" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'make' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "maybe some sign language"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "hand sign" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'hand' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "trying to think if there was an exit sign earlier."
		jenrexrode says, "there was , i though"
		jenrexrode says, "+t"
		DavidW asks, "at the r-e-a-l exit?"
		jenrexrode says, "and then someting scrawled under it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1711 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1712 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1713 ]
Floyd | You don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "but was it at the r-e-a-l exit?"
		DavidW asks, "or somewhere else?"
		jenrexrode says, "remember, it says "a bunch of hams pass thru here " under it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read door" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1714 ]
Floyd | "Through these portals pass the biggest hams in the world."  Anon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1715 ]
Floyd | The paint is pealing off the door and the latch is reddened with rust.
Floyd | There is a faded scrawl under the "EXIT" sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sign" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1716 ]
Floyd | You don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "that's it"
		DavidW says, "doesn't seem to count as the 'sign' that's portable."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take exit sign" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1717 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the exit up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "perhaps the genie is at the lobby exit"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1718 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1719 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1720 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1721 ]
Floyd | Just as you step into the room, the fire door closes behind you,
Floyd | plunging you into inky blackness.  You can't even find an electrical
Floyd | outlet.  Oh, bother.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Still don't know what this location is for."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1722 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1723 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1724 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1725 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1726 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1727 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1728 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1729 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1730 ]
Floyd | You've gone as far as you can this way.  You are at the front of the
Floyd | foyer.
Floyd |    The main theater doors are to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By Main Exit                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1731 ]
Floyd | You don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open doors" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1732 ]
Floyd | You can't open the doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push doors" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1733 ]
Floyd | Always looking for the easy way out.  What's this younger generation
Floyd | coming to. You can't get out this way.  It would take THREE WISHES and
Floyd | a MIRACLE to get out of this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. where to go. It's not as if there's a Kitty Korner or Litterbox Landfill location."
		DavidW says, "And if the cat's in the trunk, that means I need a key."
		jenrexrode asks, "did you scare the cat?"
		DavidW says, "I haven't seen the cat yet."
		DavidW says, "That's the issue."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1734 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you can see doors across the room to the Northeast and
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the West, but it is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "was the exploding chair supposed to scare it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick door" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1735 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to kick here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "The cat wasn't in the game then as far as I know."
		jenrexrode says, "trying to remember these clues is hard"
		DavidW says, "The exploding chair propeled us into the foyer and our body smashed open the janitor's closet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1736 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1737 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1738 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1739 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1740 ]
Floyd | You are in a dusty work area.  It looks sloppier than your hall
Floyd | closet.
Floyd |    There is a peephole in the wall to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x peephole" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1741 ]
Floyd | Why, that dirty old man!  There's a hole in the wall between here and
Floyd | the other restroom.  Fortunely, he wasn't very bright either.  He
Floyd | drilled into a storage cabinet and all you see are cans of Sani-flush
Floyd | and a reel of recording tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "so there's the tape to play in the tape recorder, but I don't know how to get at it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1742 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1743 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hole" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1744 ]
Floyd | You can't open the hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "saw hole" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1745 ]
Floyd | You want to SAW the HOLE with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "saw hole with hacksaw" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1746 ]
Floyd | You want to SAW the HOLE with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "saw wall with hacksaw" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1747 ]
Floyd | If you will look carefully, you will note that the WALL is not
Floyd | present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1748 ]
Floyd | You are in a dusty work area.  It looks sloppier than your hall
Floyd | closet.
Floyd |    There is a peephole in the wall to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1749 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    insurance policy
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    treasure chest
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick hole" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1750 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to kick here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read secret" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1751 ]
Floyd | Oh, no you don't!  If you read it, it won't be a secret any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "i thought you were gonna hold it up to the electric eye"
		DavidW says, "reading the secret in the secret place is what opens that big area south of the pit."
		DavidW says, "But some items seem to have multiple uses, and I wondered if reading the secret here was at all interesting."
		DavidW says, "It's noteworthy that after cutting the diamond and supposedly losing the diamond amongst the glass bits, we auto-searched the glass to recover the diamond. Which suggests that the diamond has a second use."
		DavidW says, "er after cutting the MIRROR etc"
		Ellison says, "I know there's a second use for something no longer in your possession"
		DavidW says, "That's very likely, particularly if the rogues are involved."
		DavidW says, "I think I should try putting items onto the magic table. We haven't found a good use for it yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1752 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1753 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1754 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1755 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1756 ]
Floyd | You drop the chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1757 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1758 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1759 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1760 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1761 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1762 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1763 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1764 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison asks, "and I assume we do not know of a bomb yet to use the bomb insurance with?"
		DavidW says, "We used both insurance and bomb. The insurance was only good for 99 turns."
		DavidW says, "If there are two bombs, I goofed up."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1765 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "probably not. I just missed us using the insurance for any at all."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1766 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW drops master ifMud white pages. 		
DavidW gets master ifMud white pages. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1767 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1768 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1769 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see that this is where props (items small enough
Floyd | to be carried around on stage - guns, books, pencils, etc.) are
Floyd | stored.
Floyd |    An oddly decorated magicians table sits in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put diamond on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1770 ]
Floyd | What do you know, a REAL magic table!  The DIAMOND vanishes before
Floyd | your eyes. You then hear a thump, like something hitting the floor
Floyd | back toward the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put suit on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1771 ]
Floyd | What do you know, a REAL magic table!  The SUIT vanishes before your
Floyd | eyes. You then hear a thump, like something hitting the floor back
Floyd | toward the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put ring on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1772 ]
Floyd | What do you know, a REAL magic table!  The RING vanishes before your
Floyd | eyes. You then hear a thump, like something hitting the floor back
Floyd | toward the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put all on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1773 ]
Floyd | You can't use ALL with 'put'.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put policy on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1774 ]
Floyd | What do you know, a REAL magic table!  The POLICY vanishes before your
Floyd | eyes. You then hear a thump, like something hitting the floor back
Floyd | toward the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put secret on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1775 ]
Floyd | What do you know, a REAL magic table!  The SECRET vanishes before your
Floyd | eyes. You then hear a thump, like something hitting the floor back
Floyd | toward the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put hat on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1776 ]
Floyd | What do you know, a REAL magic table!  The HAT vanishes before your
Floyd | eyes. You then hear a thump, like something hitting the floor back
Floyd | toward the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1777 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bottle on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1778 ]
Floyd | What do you know, a REAL magic table!  The BOTTLE vanishes before your
Floyd | eyes. You then hear a thump, like something hitting the floor back
Floyd | toward the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bulb on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1779 ]
Floyd | What do you know, a REAL magic table!  The BULB vanishes before your
Floyd | eyes. You then hear a thump, like something hitting the floor back
Floyd | toward the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put hacksaw on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1780 ]
Floyd | What do you know, a REAL magic table!  The HACKSAW vanishes before
Floyd | your eyes. You then hear a thump, like something hitting the floor
Floyd | back toward the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put lamp on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1781 ]
Floyd | What do you know, a REAL magic table!  The LAMP vanishes before your
Floyd | eyes. You then hear a thump, like something hitting the floor back
Floyd | toward the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1782 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put heels on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1783 ]
Floyd | What do you know, a REAL magic table!  The HEELS vanishes before your
Floyd | eyes. You then hear a thump, like something hitting the floor back
Floyd | toward the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bucket on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1784 ]
Floyd | What do you know, a REAL magic table!  The BUCKET vanishes before your
Floyd | eyes. You then hear a thump, like something hitting the floor back
Floyd | toward the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put hotdog on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1785 ]
Floyd | What do you know, a REAL magic table!  The HOTDOG vanishes before your
Floyd | eyes. You then hear a thump, like something hitting the floor back
Floyd | toward the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1786 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the table up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit on table" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'sit' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on table" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'stand' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb table" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'climb' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1787 ]
Floyd | This is a perfectly ordinary magicians table, as magicians tables go.
Floyd | Maybe a little TOO perfectly ordinary.  It has the required black
Floyd | velvet draping, felt square on top, and golden symbols - like some
Floyd | almost familiar language - decorating the hem.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1788 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1789 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1790 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1791 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1793 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1794 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1795 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1796 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1798 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    You see a small, delicate bottle, like the one Major Anthony Nelson
Floyd | found.
Floyd |    There is a single dim bulb. (Providing light)
Floyd |    The soggy hacksaw still drips water from the safety valve.
Floyd |    There is a foot long hotdog
Floyd |    A pair of very odd snowshoes are lying there.
Floyd |    There is a neatly printed insurance policy.
Floyd |    A exquisite multi-faceted diamond catches your eye.
Floyd |    There is a plain living room lamp. (Providing light)
Floyd |    There is that famous old oaken bucket
Floyd |    A pointed blue hat sits there
Floyd |    There is a very convincing 24 carat ring.
Floyd |    A name brand SCUBA suit lies dripping
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1799 ]
Floyd | You pick up the delicate bottle.
Floyd | You pick up the dim bulb. You pick up the soggy hacksaw. You pick up
Floyd | the long hotdog. You pick up the highheeled snowshoes. You pick up the
Floyd | insurance policy. You pick up the sparkling diamond. You pick up the
Floyd | old lamp. You pick up the oaken bucket. You pick up the pointed hat.
Floyd | You pick up the solitaire ring. You pick up the scuba suit. You pick
Floyd | up the dark secret. You're already carrying too much weight as it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear hat. wear ring" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1801 ]
Floyd | You put on the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1802 ]
Floyd | You don't have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put secret under hat" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1803 ]
Floyd | You lay the secret on your cute little bald spot, then cover it with
Floyd | the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1804 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock chest" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'knock' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "scratch chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1805 ]
Floyd | You want to SCRATCH the CHEST with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ring" 		jenrexrode says, "beat chest"

Floyd |  I don't understand 'ring' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "ook"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "beat chest" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'beat' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read banner" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1806 ]
Floyd | The banner above the courtesy desk says, "Lost and Found Desk -
Floyd | RECLAIM Here".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1807 ]
Floyd | The locked desk stands under an imitation red velvet banner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "you just never know with this game"
		DavidW says, "I know."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break a leg" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1808 ]
Floyd | Thank you.  Same to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "thump chest" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'thump' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I don't know how to get the violin or tape. Can't open the desk, chest, rest room, knobless door. Don't know where the sign or cat or genie are."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub bottle" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1809 ]
Floyd | You can't rub the bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open bottle" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1810 ]
Floyd | You can't open the bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1811 ]
Floyd | You rub and rub but only wear through the gold tone finish on the
Floyd | cheap lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "did you figure if we're after the violin or just its strings?"
		DavidW says, "no, I didn't figure that out."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x strings" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'strings' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x catgut" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'catgut' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gut" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'gut' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "seems to be the violin itself."
		jenrexrode says, "maybe the genie can turn it into a tug and a cat"
		DavidW says, "It may be that we bring the cat to the violin rather than the reverse."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah, it could jump up there and knock it off"
		DavidW says, "supposedly we don't need the violin for more than scaring the cat, which should make the knob drop into play."
		jenrexrode says, "oh yeah, now I'm recalling more of the clue"
		DavidW says, "oh. The cat might be on the CATwalk."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1812 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n.w." 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1815 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "maybe we'll find out what the bulge/gas bit is about now, then."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1817 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1819 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1820 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1821 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1822 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1823 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1824 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1825 ]
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1826 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1827 ]
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "meow" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'meow' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1828 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "meow" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'meow' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "drat."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1829 ]
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1830 ]
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1831 ]
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1832 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1833 ]
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about cat" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1834 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1835 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear heels" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1836 ]
Floyd | You put on the heels.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1837 ]
Floyd | You carefully slip through the window and onto the grid.  It only
Floyd | takes you a few seconds to get used to moving around on the snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Once through the window, you take a quick glance down through the
Floyd | steel beams. There are wide spaces between them to allow the rigging
Floyd | to operate.  The view of the stage 80' below is enough to make you
Floyd | keep your eyes ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Grid                                              Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1838 ]
Floyd | Your have made it to the Northwest corner of the grid.  You see the
Floyd | window back to the East.  To the South you see the tracks and opening
Floyd | for the curtain counterweight.  Against the North wall you see the
Floyd | ladder that goes 80 feet straight down to the stage.  It makes you
Floyd | dizzy to look down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Grid                                              Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1839 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Grid                                              Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1840 ]
Floyd | A few dozen rungs down the ladder, you suddenly realize just how long
Floyd | a drop 80 feet is and cautiously crawl back up to the grid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Grid                                    Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1841 ]
Floyd | You see the window at some distance to the North and the opening for
Floyd | the curtain counterweight to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1842 ]
Floyd | Once through the window, you take a quick glance down through the
Floyd | steel beams. There are wide spaces between them to allow the rigging
Floyd | to operate.  The view of the stage 80' below is enough to make you
Floyd | keep your eyes ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1843 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove shoes" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1844 ]
Floyd | You take off the shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shoes" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1845 ]
Floyd | You pick up the highheeled shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s.d.w.w.d" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1851 ]
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, a wispy figure materializes before you in opera cloak and
Floyd | top hat. Doffing the hat in a sweeping bow, he whispers hoarsely,
Floyd | "Good evening.  I am the ghost that haunts this theater.  I actually
Floyd | have no part in this game, but I felt you would be disappointed were I
Floyd | not to put in an appearance or two." With that he stands up and
Floyd | dissipates before your incredulous eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Costume Loft                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1852 ]
Floyd | Garment racks line the walls.  There is a definite smell of well worn
Floyd | clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1854 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1855 ]
Floyd | You have found the "Green Room" - the lounge where actors wait between
Floyd | scenes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1856 ]
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'sit' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1857 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1858 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1859 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1860 ]
Floyd | A thin wash of light barely penetrates the cobwebs covering a small
Floyd | window high on the wall.  Failing to reach it, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the door to the South with faded gold lettering on even more faded
Floyd | green paint.
Floyd |    It has a small, dingy transom above and dirty hand prints all
Floyd | around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x prints" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'prints' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1861 ]
Floyd | After several attempts you manage to OPEN it enough to get through.
Floyd | You enter the little room ahead and after waiting a second for your
Floyd | eyes to adjust to the light, you find yourself in a small, dim office.
Floyd |
Floyd | The transom over the door admits just enough light for you to make out
Floyd | a small desk taking up most of the floor space.
Floyd |    An old abridged dictionary sits on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1862 ]
Floyd | A thin wash of light barely penetrates the cobwebs covering a small
Floyd | window high on the wall.  Failing to reach it, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the door to the South with faded gold lettering on even more faded
Floyd | green paint.
Floyd |    It has a small, dingy transom above and dirty hand prints all
Floyd | around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1863 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1864 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1865 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1866 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1867 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut machine with diamond" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1868 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the MACHINE with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glass" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1869 ]
Floyd | You don't see any glass here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1870 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1871 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look behind curtain" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1872 ]
Floyd | You don't see any counterweight here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1873 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1874 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1875 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1876 ]
Floyd | You are in the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1877 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1878 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1879 ]
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |       You can see the socket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                       Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1880 ]
Floyd | Ripped wires and broken racks show where sound equipment used to be
Floyd | mounted.
Floyd |    One tape recorder is all that's left of the equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1881 ]
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |       You can see the socket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1882 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1883 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1884 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1885 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1886 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1887 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1888 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get reclaim" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1889 ]
Floyd | Suddenly, a wispy figure materializes before you dressed entirely in
Floyd | grey.  It looks you straight in the eye and whispers hoarsely , "I am
Floyd | your conscience. Aren't there other things you should be doing instead
Floyd | of wasting time on this silly game?"  With that it turns and
Floyd | dissipates before your guilt-ridden eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see any reclaim here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1890 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "(think think think)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1891 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    insurance policy
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub bottle" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1892 ]
Floyd | You can't rub the bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bottle" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1893 ]
Floyd | It has a broad base with some writing, fluted sides and a non-drip
Floyd | spout.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read bottle" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1894 ]
Floyd | Turning the bottle over to read the label sends the contents dribbling
Floyd | out all over your particulars.  (Well, what am I supposed to call it?
Floyd | Children may be watching.  Besides you know I mean.)  Anyway, you
Floyd | manage to right the bottle in time to save some of the contents, and
Floyd | after wiping it carefully on your sleeve, you hold it over your head
Floyd | to read, "GUM REMOVER" on the bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Oh my"
		DavidW says, "This is what I removed the gum with."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1895 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1896 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you can see doors across the room to the Northeast and
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the West, but it is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut door with saw" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                     Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1897 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the DOOR with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                             Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1898 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                         Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1899 ]
Floyd | The coat room is almost empty.  The Dutch door to the South stands
Floyd | open.
Floyd |    On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a
Floyd | nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move coat" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1900 ]
Floyd | A gentle tug causes the coat to slip slightly to one side.  Through
Floyd | the eruption of moths you see that the coat is covering a doorway
Floyd | North.  Pushing the coat to the side like a drape, you go through.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut box with hacksaw" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1901 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the BOX with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                            Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1902 ]
Floyd | This looks about like your typical closet (minus the coat hangers).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1903 ]
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                              Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1904 ]
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Ruined Boiler Room                                Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1905 ]
Floyd | The twisted wreckage of the boiler is everywhere.  There is barely
Floyd | enough room to make your way past it to the East or West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Ruined Boiler Room                                Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1906 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boiler" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Ruined Boiler Room                                Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1907 ]
Floyd | You don't see any boiler here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wreckage" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'wreckage' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1908 ]
Floyd | This WAS a sealed-off store room.  There is now a large hole in the
Floyd | East wall. (An awful lot of mouse holes here, but no mice.)
Floyd |    There is Judy, the theater cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh. there's the cat."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1909 ]
Floyd | She is thin and sleek, and like most theater cats, probably knows a
Floyd | lot more about drama than you do.  Show her kindness and you'll have a
Floyd | new friend.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pet cat" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1910 ]
Floyd | You can't pet the cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cat" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1911 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the cat up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1912 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    insurance policy
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give hotdog to cat" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1913 ]
Floyd | You never can tell what a cat will eat.  Always having been a light
Floyd | eater, Judy daintily nibbles about 1/2 of the hotdog.   She then jumps
Floyd | into your arms.
Floyd |
Floyd | This WAS a sealed-off store room.  There is now a large hole in the
Floyd | East wall. (An awful lot of mouse holes here, but no mice.)
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1912 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hmm. I guess I shouldn't've eaten all the other food."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give policy to cat" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1913 ]
Floyd | The CAT gives a quick glance at the POLICY, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bottle to cat" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1914 ]
Floyd | The CAT gives a quick glance at the BOTTLE, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give hat to cat" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1915 ]
Floyd | The CAT gives a quick glance at the HAT, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1916 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    insurance policy
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take mouse" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'mouse' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x catnip" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'catnip' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "do you have an avocado?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub cat" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 6700
Floyd | Moves: 1917 ]
Floyd | You can't rub the cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "no"
		DavidW says, "The only food I have is the hotdog, which works, but will leave me nothing for the frog."
		DavidW says, "The man-eating plant is the 'avocado', as far as I know."
		jenrexrode asks, "did you defeat it?"
		DavidW says, "nope"
		DavidW says, "the only rogues I know how to defeat are the pirate and witch."
		DavidW says, "I suppose I'll have to give the hotdog to the cat since I have nothing better."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give hotdog to cat" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1918 ]
Floyd | You never can tell what a cat will eat.  Always having been a light
Floyd | eater, Judy daintily nibbles about 1/2 of the hotdog.   She then jumps
Floyd | into your arms.
Floyd |
Floyd | This WAS a sealed-off store room.  There is now a large hole in the
Floyd | East wall. (An awful lot of mouse holes here, but no mice.)
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mouse holes" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'mouse' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x holes" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'holes' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Ruined Boiler Room                                Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1919 ]
Floyd | The twisted wreckage of the boiler is everywhere.  There is barely
Floyd | enough room to make your way past it to the East or West.
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Ruined Boiler Room                                Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1920 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    insurance policy
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd |    1/2 hotdog
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "interesting. The cat is a companion in our arms, but not inventory."
		DavidW says, "oh, and 1/2 hotdog is left."
		DavidW says, "hope that's enough."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hotdog" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Ruined Boiler Room                                Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1921 ]
Floyd | You can still get some milage out of a 6 inch hotdog.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                              Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1922 ]
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1923 ]
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                         Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1924 ]
Floyd | The coat room is almost empty.  The Dutch door to the South stands
Floyd | open.
Floyd |    On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a
Floyd | nail.
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                             Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1925 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1926 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1927 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1928 ]
Floyd | Suddenly, a wispy figure materializes before you dressed entirely in
Floyd | tatters and rags. He whispers hoarsely, "Kind and just soul, I am the
Floyd | poor author of this game.  Did you know that $5.00 could feed me and
Floyd | my two starving children for a week?  And my dog could afford the
Floyd | operation?"  With that he limps away and dissipates before your
Floyd | generous eyes.  (Nudge, nudge.)
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n.w.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1932 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                      Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1934 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                           Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1935 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                       Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1936 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                    Score: 6800
Floyd | Moves: 1937 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |    Judy is purring softly in your arms
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 6900
Floyd | Moves: 1938 ]
Floyd | At the sight of the cat-gut strings on the violin, the cat jumps out
Floyd | of your arms onto a lower shelf, then out the door, knocking a door
Floyd | knob into view.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |    There is a battered brass door knob
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "and there's the door knob"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take knob" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 6900
Floyd | Moves: 1939 ]
Floyd | You pick up the door knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x knob" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 6900
Floyd | Moves: 1940 ]
Floyd | It is a simple utilitarian knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 6900
Floyd | Moves: 1941 ]
Floyd | You don't see any cat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "ah"
Zach arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.e.u.s.s.w." 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 6900
Floyd | Moves: 1947 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 6900
Floyd | Moves: 1948 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose. put knob on door" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 7000
Floyd | Moves: 1949 ]
Floyd | [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time you
Floyd | enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slipping the knob into the door latch, you give it a quick turn, and
Floyd | the door obligingly swings wide open, revealing the dressing room to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Women's Dressing Room                             Score: 7000
Floyd | Moves: 1950 ]
Floyd | In the Women's dressing room.  The hall door is to the East.
Floyd |    There is a medium-large frog sitting on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x frog" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Women's Dressing Room                             Score: 7000
Floyd | Moves: 1951 ]
Floyd | It may be a toad.  Frankly, I really can't tell them apart.  Whatever
Floyd | it is, it does seem to be hopping mad about something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Women's Dressing Room                             Score: 7000
Floyd | Moves: 1952 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give hotdog to frog" 		

Floyd |  [ Women's Dressing Room                             Score: 8100
Floyd | Moves: 1953 ]
Floyd | With one swift flick of its tongue, the frog (or is it a toad?) grabs
Floyd | and gulps down the half hotdog.  Then, like a scene from a low budget
Floyd | horror film, the toad starts shifting shape.  Colors start changing,
Floyd | warts smooth out, hair starts to grow, then, with one final effort,
Floyd | nothing happens.  Of course!  That must have a magic hotdog (hey, I
Floyd | just describe 'em - I don't make these things up, you know), and you
Floyd | fed half of it to the cat.  There wasn't enough left to do the whole
Floyd | job (whatever it was).  Now you'll have to finish it up yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Women's dressing room.  The hall door is to the East.
Floyd |    The frog hops up to your side and stares intently into your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss frog" 		

Floyd |  [ Women's Dressing Room                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1954 ]
Floyd | You give the quasi-frog a gentle kiss on what would be lips if it had
Floyd | lips. This re-starts the magic.  A cloud of lacey vapor and glitters
Floyd | surrounds the animal, then dissipates, revealing a slightly bewildered
Floyd | looking young man.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Women's dressing room.  The hall door is to the East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x guy" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Women's Dressing Room                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1955 ]
Floyd | He blushes slightly as he notices you sizing him up, then he checks
Floyd | you out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kiss guy" 		

Floyd |  [ Women's Dressing Room                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1956 ]
Floyd | Turning suddenly away, your new friend says apologetically, "It's not
Floyd | that I'm ungrateful for what you've done for me.  Your breath just
Floyd | smells like a toad."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "'xcuse me while I kiss this guy"
		Zach says, "haha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about guy" 		

Floyd |  [ Women's Dressing Room                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1957 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about key" 		

Floyd |  [ Women's Dressing Room                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1958 ]
Floyd | Tapping lightly on your arm, your friend says, "I really hate to
Floyd | disturb your concentration, but I'd appreciate it if we could find
Floyd | something to drink.  I'm terribly thirsty, and my mouth tastes like
Floyd | I've been eating flies."
Floyd |
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "oh, they did say the drink isn't for you"
		DavidW says, "ok, here's where a soda would be helpful."
		DavidW asks, "now we really gotta find a sign. (sigh) any ideas?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about sign" 		

Floyd |  [ Women's Dressing Room                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1959 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x guy" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Women's Dressing Room                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1960 ]
Floyd | He blushes slightly as he notices you sizing him up, then he checks
Floyd | you out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about drink" 		

Floyd |  [ Women's Dressing Room                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1961 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1962 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "ok, so he follows us."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bottle to guy" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1963 ]
Floyd | The GUY gives a quick glance at the BOTTLE, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Hall                                              Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1964 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1965 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1966 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1967 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1968 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about sign" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1969 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push panel" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1970 ]
Floyd | You push the selection button, but the machine only buzzes spitefully
Floyd | and flickers the second panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read panel" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1971 ]
Floyd | The first panel still reads, "Soft Drinks - 25 cents"   The second is
Floyd | flashing, "Recycling Ordinance - SIGN for Drink"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'sing' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "peace sign"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "peace sign" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'peace' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "maybe if we had a pen"
		DavidW says, "The critic's pen isn't a true item; the game doesn't know 'pen'."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "sign machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1972 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to sign here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "hm. But 'sign' is a valid verb elsewhere?"
		jenrexrode says, "apparently"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sign sign" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1973 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to sign here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'd try to homonym closet, but it's gone after the boiler exploded."
		DavidW asks, "pun closet, maybe?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1974 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1975 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1976 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1977 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1978 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "also, I thought there wasn't any more people besides the rogues, according to mystery voice."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1979 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1980 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oops, wrong way"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1981 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "frog DNA"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1982 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1983 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1984 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1985 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1986 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1987 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1988 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                        Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1989 ]
Floyd | You are in the closet.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sign" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                        Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1990 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to sign here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1991 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1992 ]
Floyd | You don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "Is the banner a sign?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1993 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1994 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1995 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1996 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1997 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1998 ]
Floyd | You don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sign" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 1999 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to sign here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I suppose it would be wrong to feed the guy to Audrey II upstairs."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
		Zach says, "With love, there are no rules"
		DavidW asks, "what's the url for our first session? Can we quickly scan for the word 'sign'?"
		DavidW says, "[LINK]"
		DavidW says, "oops, that;s the code. wrong"
		DavidW says, "[LINK]"
		DavidW says, "hm. Doesn't seem to help."
		DavidW says, "The only mention of a sign in session 1 was the one you already noted at Stage Door."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "?" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand '?' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sign?" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'sign?' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "?sign" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand '?sign' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "assignments" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'assignments' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "so, where was I? Looking for a sign..."
		DavidW says, "Got distracted by Iron Man buttchecks on the Hawkeye Initiative."
		DavidW says, "er buttcheeks"
		vimes says, "you got distracted by /doing/ iron man buttchecks"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd |  You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000 Your score is
Floyd | 9100 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 102 locations (out of
Floyd | 117 in the game)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm, missing 15 locations, and probably 6 or 7 of those are rogues' locations."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "What are you playing? Still Shuffling Around?"
		DavidW says, "no, Still Son of Stagefright."
		DavidW says, "I heard they finished Shuffling Around on Sunday."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ah."
		Zach says, "Yeah, finishing Shuffling Around only took about an hour Sunday."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I still need to finish that, and also the sequel."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2000 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2001 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2002 ]
Floyd | You don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2003 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Lobby                                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2004 ]
Floyd | You don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                         Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2005 ]
Floyd | This is another restroom like all the others you've seen.  I'll spare
Floyd | you the colorful description except to mention that someone has
Floyd | scratched, "KEEP SECRETS UNDER YOUR HAT" on the wall.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rest Room                                         Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2006 ]
Floyd | You don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                         Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2007 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh, maybe the guy can go into the other rest room for me."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2008 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "(unless he only has to go after he gets his drink)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                         Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2009 ]
Floyd | In the snack bar you see doorways to the North and West.  All the
Floyd | equipment is polished and clean, but you find nothing of interest in
Floyd | the cabinets.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Snack Bar                                         Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2010 ]
Floyd | You don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cabinets" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'cabinets' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                         Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2011 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the east, or the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Kitchen Closet                                    Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2012 ]
Floyd | You find a shelf in the closet.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shelf" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'shelf' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Kitchen Closet                                    Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2013 ]
Floyd | You don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Kitchen Closet                                    Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2014 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                         Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2015 ]
Floyd | In the snack bar you see doorways to the North and West.  All the
Floyd | equipment is polished and clean, but you find nothing of interest in
Floyd | the cabinets.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2016 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                         Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2017 ]
Floyd | This is another restroom like all the others you've seen.  I'll spare
Floyd | you the colorful description except to mention that someone has
Floyd | scratched, "KEEP SECRETS UNDER YOUR HAT" on the wall.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2018 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2020 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Foyer                                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2021 ]
Floyd | You don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Foyer                                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2022 ]
Floyd | It's an old model that appears to dispense some sort of paper through
Floyd | a wide slot.  There is a coin slot, a few buttons and a broken coin
Floyd | return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read machine" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2023 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "INSURANCE  25 CENTS"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                     Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2024 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you can see doors across the room to the Northeast and
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the West, but it is securely locked.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about door" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                     Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2025 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By A Restroom                                     Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2026 ]
Floyd | You don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2027 ]
Floyd | You've gone as far as you can this way.  You are at the front of the
Floyd | foyer.
Floyd |    The main theater doors are to the East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By Main Exit                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2028 ]
Floyd | You don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sign" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2029 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to sign here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2030 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ East End of the Foyer                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2031 ]
Floyd | You don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "sigh. Maybe there was a sign in the maze and I missed it."
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says (to Zach), "You're a great barometer of how well the session is going. :)"
		Zach says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "well, perhaps I should update my notes, read webcomics, watch a few online videos, eat something, make tea."
		DavidW says, "And then maybe, maybe, a sign will dawn on me."
		Zach says, "I keep trying to escape, and then something interesting is mentioned on #clubfloyd, and I get drawn back in."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hehe"
		genericgeekgirl says (to Zach), "You will sit here and play text adventures. Or else."
		DavidW says, "well, unless someone else wants to drive this baby, we can break for a half hour."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Or else.. your life will be boring?"
		Zach says (to 3g), "I don't even *like* text!"
jenrexrode has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Ellison has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sosguy" 		
		
*** SESSION SIX *** 		
		DavidW says, "uploaded the latest version of my notes for Son of Stagefright."
		Ghogg asks, "huh, is that the old AGT game?"
		DavidW says, "yes. We've been playing it."
		Ghogg says, "I beat it longwhile back"
		Ghogg says, "close to when it first came out, I think"
		DavidW says, "I've managed to get to Act III but there's still quite a bit to figure out."
		Ellison says (to Ghogg), "dang"
		Ghogg says (to Ellison), "yeah, I was actively playing stuff when AGT was still a Thing"
		DavidW says (to Ellison), "Remember there were less IF games in total back then, and it did win the comp it was in."
		DavidW says, "anyway, my notes, as usual, are at [LINK]"
		Ghogg says, "anyway, I wouldn't remember enough to give hints or anything, alas"
		DavidW says, "s'okay"
		Ghogg asks, "clubfloyd play anything weird/interesting lately?"
		DavidW says, "I think they played A Killer Headache (you're a hungry zombie) and Shuffling Around (anagrams galore) previously."
		DavidW says, "ClubFloyd was attempting to play XYZZY Awards finalists in the weeks leading up to the ceremony."
		DavidW says, "Son of Stagefright was chosen at random from high-rated games on IFDB."
		Ellison says (to DW), "yeah, I'm just surprised since I am one of those people who wasn't really on the internet until the late 90s"
Zach arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ East End of the Foyer                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2032 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Johnny asks, "Is this still Son of Something?"
		Zach says, "It looks like Floyd is still running Son of Stagefright"
		Binder says, "Son of Starving DavidW"
		jenrexrode says, "dw took a 30 minute break"
		jenrexrode says, "...a couple of days ago..."
		Binder says, "Maybe they weren't 30 contiguous minutes."
		DavidW says, "yeah, sorry, I never got back to it after the half-hour. I saved as cf-sosguy, though."
		Zach says, "Ah, I was wondering if it needed to be saved."
		DavidW says, "It'll need to close before NightFloyd."
		Zach says, "I can go ahead and do that."
		DavidW says, "thanks"
Zach says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd |  Licking his dry lips, the guy again reminds you that he is thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | y
Floyd | Your score is 9100 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 102
Floyd | locations (out of 117 in the game)
Floyd |

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "I was playing around on my own machine, trying some experiments, but all I discovered was that the zookeeper and rival will change to match your chosen sex. Helen is renamed Fred."
		inky says, "ha ha"
		inky says, "it's a whopper"
		DavidW asks, "hm? Did I miss a joke?"
		DavidW says, "The only "find fred" I know of is the gay dating site."
		baf says, "Sounds like a Suspended reference to me"
		DavidW says, "I don't get it. None of the robots in Suspended were named Helen or Fred."
		inky says, "fred -> first things first -> it's a whopper!"
		inky says, "not that I expect anyone else to follow this"
		baf says, "Oh yes there is. Fred is the disabled robot you can't use"
		DavidW says (to baf), "I guess I don't remember that."
		baf says, "but which you have to find at one point"
		baf says, "You have to drag his body out of a cabinet, and it requires two robots working together, using a seldom-seen command syntax."
		jenrexrode says, "hm, I still wonder if it's an ancient burger king reference"
		DavidW says, "anyway, I tried giving the apple to Mary (who looks like our grammar teacher), and also tried giving the apple and steak to the man-eating plant. All those gifts were refused."
		DavidW says, "Mary doesn't accept gifts on principle, and the man-eating plant is watching its diet."
		Zach asks, "Have we tried feeding Mary to the plant?"
		DavidW says, "Mary isn't mobile. But, in theory, I could try taking the cat, Judy, there, or the guy/girl that the frog turns into."
		DavidW says, "And, I suppose I could refrain from rubbing the lamp and summon the genie there too."
		DavidW says, "I'm starting to think that we need to trick the zookeeper to go there, but if so, I have no idea how."
		DavidW says, "oh, the packrat did berate me if I tried to trade away the solitaire ring, so it must have some use."
		jenrexrode says, "oops, the BK contest was Herb, not Fred :)"
		baf exclaims, "Oh, I remember that!"
		jenrexrode says, "yay"
Ellison arrives, full of fun and funk. 		baf says, "I had no idea what you were talking about when it was Fred."
		baf says, "But I remember Herb."
		baf says, "Still have no idea what inky was talking about though."
		baf says, "And I have played First Things First."
		baf says, "I guess I don't remember it as well as I remember Suspended."
		Zach says, "For NightFloyd today, we will be trying to solve Inky's Puzzle"
		jenrexrode | The campaign also included an "I'm not Herb" promotion, in which customers could get a discounted Whopper by including the phrase in their order.
		DavidW says, "What I remember most of FTF is that there's an entire optional CYOA hiding in the game if you go up from the roof."
		jenrexrode says (to Zach), "ha ha"
mwmiller arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		baf says, "The whole promotion seemed a bit weird. Science fiction had always taught me that people in Herb's position were the good guys."
		baf says, "Lone holdouts who assert their personal sovereignty in the face of a wold that's trying to find them and make them just like everyone else"
		baf says, "Herb's ultimate capitulation seemed like a betrayal"
		jenrexrode says, "awww"
		
*** SESSION SEVEN *** 		
		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sosguy" 		

Floyd | c
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ THE MOMENT OF DECISION                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 0 ]
Floyd | Oh, by the way, the game has been set up for you to play it as an
Floyd | ACTOR. Would you rather be an ACTRESS?  (Please enter YES or NO.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sosguy" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ East End of the Foyer
Floyd | Score: 9100  Moves: 2031 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2032 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2033 ]
Floyd | Licking his dry lips, the guy again reminds you that he is thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2034 ]
Floyd | You are in a dusty work area.  It looks sloppier than your hall
Floyd | closet.
Floyd |    There is a peephole in the wall to the East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x peephole" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2035 ]
Floyd | Why, that dirty old man!  There's a hole in the wall between here and
Floyd | the other restroom.  Fortunely, he wasn't very bright either.  He
Floyd | drilled into a storage cabinet and all you see are cans of Sani-flush
Floyd | and a reel of recording tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell guy about tape" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2036 ]
Floyd | Your conversational gambit is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about peephole" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2037 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about tape" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2038 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2039 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2040 ]
Floyd | You are in a dusty work area.  It looks sloppier than your hall
Floyd | closet.
Floyd |    There is a peephole in the wall to the East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tape" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2041 ]
Floyd | You don't see any tape here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2042 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2043 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2044 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2045 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2046 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2047 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    insurance policy
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    door knob
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    scuba suit
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put suit under door" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2048 ]
Floyd | You open the fire door as far as it will go and firmly wedge the SUIT
Floyd | under it.  You viciously stomp and tramp on it until you are convinced
Floyd | that even you will never be able to get it back out again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The fire door is propped open
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2049 ]
Floyd | In an East-West hall.  The fire door is propped open to the East
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Entrance to Rehearsal Hall                        Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2050 ]
Floyd | You are at beginning of the rehearsal hall.  There is a short hallway
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    You see a torn script ( on the floor )
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "yay, using the suit"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2051 ]
Floyd | You are now in the center of the EAST-West running rehearsal hall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden hatch on the floor
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "well, the suit wasn't useful for water"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2052 ]
Floyd | You are now at the West end of the rehearsal hall.
Floyd |    There is an extremely official looking sign ( on the west wall )
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2053 ]
Floyd | Yep, that looks official alright, and it's neatly lettered.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2054 ]
Floyd | "DO NOT READ THIS SIGN"  (You obviously have little respect for
Floyd | authority.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "Was the SUIT anagrammed from something?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sign" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2055 ]
Floyd | You pick up the official sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9300
Floyd | Moves: 2056 ]
Floyd | Hearing an odd noise as you walk away with the sign, you look back to
Floyd | see that it had been hung from an electric cord which has just
Floyd | snapped.  The cord flops around the room, sparking and setting fires
Floyd | everywhere it touches.  Almost instantly, the entire room is ablaze.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the center of the EAST-West running rehearsal hall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden hatch on the floor
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "uhoh"
		Zach says, "I would yell 'Fire!' but this is a theatre"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9300
Floyd | Moves: 2057 ]
Floyd | Working together, you are able to OPEN the HATCH.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2058 ]
Floyd | You dive for the hatch, slamming it behind you, finally safe from the
Floyd | fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are in a cave that is completely blocked by a large boulder to the
Floyd | West. The ground below has a fresh cavity where you fell from the
Floyd | hatch far above.
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2059 ]
Floyd | There are no immediately visible exits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boulder" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'boulder' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cavity" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'cavity' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2060 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2061 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "how odd"
		DavidW says, "what we get from the packrat must help us get outta here"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2062 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    insurance policy
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    door knob
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    official sign
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bottle" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2063 ]
Floyd | It has a broad base with some writing, fluted sides and a non-drip
Floyd | spout.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cut bottle with diamond" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2064 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the BOTTLE with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give hacksaw to rat" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2065 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the HACKSAW that you offer, then
Floyd | somehow stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the
Floyd | wall himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to
Floyd | you, then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are in a cave that is completely blocked by a large boulder to the
Floyd | West. The ground below has a fresh cavity where you fell from the
Floyd | hatch far above.
Floyd |    You see a small key
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take small key" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2066 ]
Floyd | You pick up the small key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2067 ]
Floyd | It is a small, unimpresive key.  It could fit a desk or the like, but
Floyd | you have the sneaking hunch that it would also have fit a treasure
Floyd | chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "hm, desk or chest (or both)?"
		DavidW asks, "but how to escape from here?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rock" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'rock' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about boulder" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'boulder' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss guy" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2068 ]
Floyd | "I can't even think of things like that while I'm so thirsty."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'jump' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "stomp" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'stomp' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2069 ]
Floyd | You're not inside anything that you can exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about cave" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'cave' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2070 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    insurance policy
Floyd |    small key
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    door knob
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    official sign
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear heels" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2071 ]
Floyd | You are in a cave that is completely blocked by a large boulder to the
Floyd | West. The ground below has a fresh cavity where you fell from the
Floyd | hatch far above.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2072 ]
Floyd | You put on the heels.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "click heels" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'click' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "you understood 'click' as a verb at the witch's room, silly game"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'pray' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "Hmm, how can we escape when the game doesn't understand 'boulder'?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x shoes" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2073 ]
Floyd | These might be just the thing to keep from sinking through soft snow
Floyd | or cracks and crevices and cravasses and such.  (But ruby red sequin
Floyd | finish - and 4 inch SPIKE HEELS?  I think that janitor has been over
Floyd | the rainbow once too often.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I don't know. Maybe we shoulda done something earlier that would've given us a clue."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on guy" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'stand' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look west" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2074 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2075 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x guy" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2076 ]
Floyd | He blushes slightly as he notices you sizing him up, then he checks
Floyd | you out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy for help" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'help' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "boost guy" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'boost' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about fire" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2077 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2078 ]
Floyd | You are in a cave that is completely blocked by a large boulder to the
Floyd | West. The ground below has a fresh cavity where you fell from the
Floyd | hatch far above.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'dig' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ground" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'ground' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crack" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'crack' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push boulder" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'boulder' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2079 ]
Floyd | You don't see any door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hatch" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2080 ]
Floyd | You don't see any hatch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hmmm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'xyzzy' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "plugh" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'plugh' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2081 ]
Floyd | Yep, that looks official alright, and it's neatly lettered.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "So evil"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2082 ]
Floyd | "DO NOT READ THIS SIGN"  (You obviously have little respect for
Floyd | authority.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I think we need to restore and try something else first."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x secret" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2083 ]
Floyd | This might be a prop left over from a spy drama - or maybe it's the
Floyd | real thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "We bypassed a script"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sosguy" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ East End of the Foyer
Floyd | Score: 9100  Moves: 2031 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2034 ]
Floyd | Licking his dry lips, the guy again reminds you that he is thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2037 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2038 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2041 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2042 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put suit under door" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2043 ]
Floyd | You open the fire door as far as it will go and firmly wedge the SUIT
Floyd | under it.  You viciously stomp and tramp on it until you are convinced
Floyd | that even you will never be able to get it back out again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The fire door is propped open
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2044 ]
Floyd | In an East-West hall.  The fire door is propped open to the East
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | In an East-West hall.  The fire door is propped open to the East
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks (of DavidW), "Do you have an updated map available?"
		DavidW says, "hm, hold on"
		DavidW says, "[LINK]"
		Zach says, "Thank ya kindly"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Entrance to Rehearsal Hall                        Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2045 ]
Floyd | You are at beginning of the rehearsal hall.  There is a short hallway
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    You see a torn script ( on the floor )
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take script" 		

Floyd |  [ Entrance to Rehearsal Hall                        Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2046 ]
Floyd | You pick up the torn script.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x script" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Entrance to Rehearsal Hall                        Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2047 ]
Floyd | It seems to be part of a play set in France during the early days of
Floyd | World War I.  You can make out a few of the lines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd |  [ Entrance to Rehearsal Hall                        Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2048 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "SEND A DOG UP IN A CRATE LIKE THAT?  NOT UNTIL MAKING THE CATWALK
Floyd | PART WAY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "a hint about the pluto, there, I guess"
		Zach says, "Hmm, I think I know what the first part refers to - yeah"
		Zach says, "What about the second part? It seems to suggest that we needed to do something with the catwalk first."
		DavidW says, "well, it might mean we ought to deal with the genie at the catwalk with the crate first before we put the dog into the crate, although why it can't be the other way 'round, I don't know."
Ellison has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Zach asks, "Didn't putting pluto in the crate destroy it?"
		Zach says, "Or at least taking the note out did"
		DavidW says, "Taking the table out of the crate destroyed it. Putting pluto in is what reveals the table."
		Zach says, "Oh yeah, I meant table, not note"
		Zach says, "I guess the hint is for people that destroyed the crate before dealing with the genie."
		DavidW says, "I'm curious if the script is good vs the rival, agent, or critic."
		DavidW says, "(not that that'll help us with our cave problem."
		Zach says, "Might as well try it out"
		DavidW says, "It's possible that if we had the chest with us when we entered the cave, the key might unlock the chest and give us an exit somehow."
		DavidW says, "I think I left the chest at courtesy area."
		DavidW says, "but I do wanna check with the rogues first."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2049 ]
Floyd | In an East-West hall.  The fire door is propped open to the East
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2050 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The fire door is propped open
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n.w.u" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2054 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2056 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.s.u.e.e.u.n.n.d" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                        Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2065 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s.u" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2068 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e.u.n.n.d" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2074 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sosscript" 		

Floyd |  "Well, you going to try a room or ain't you?" says the zookeeper
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter saved game to store:
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2075 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |    Oh, great, now you find Helen Hipclicks, the worlds most conceited
Floyd | actress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give script to helen" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2076 ]
Floyd | The HELEN gives a quick glance at the SCRIPT, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give guy to helen" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2077 ]
Floyd | Neither the ACLU nor the SPCA would condone doing that to a GUY.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give secret to helen" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2078 ]
Floyd | The HELEN gives a quick glance at the SECRET, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show secret to helen" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2079 ]
Floyd | Unable to face the truth, the ham runs off, gets married, moves to the
Floyd | suburbs, gets fat and has 12 kids.  You put the secret back under your
Floyd | hat and leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 1000 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000
Floyd |
Floyd | "Kinda sneaky if you ask me, but you ain't got em all yet," snorts the
Floyd | keeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oho"
Jacqueline arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline asks, "Are you guys playing? Where's Perry?"
		DavidW says, "uh-oh. busted"
		DavidW says, "Son of Stagefright, and I dunno."
		DavidW sniffs. "I just wanted to play, ossifer."
		Jacqueline asks, "It's a ton easier to have him logging than for me to figure it out later. How long have you been going without him, and would you like me to launch him?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "heh. It's fine - I just figured we should log it."
		DavidW says, "I think I haven't played for too long tonight. An hour at most."
		Zach says (to Jacqueline), "I'm sorry. I told him it was OK."
		Jacqueline says, "Haha - it's FINE."
		Jacqueline says, "I just wanted to know if you'd like Perry and how long you've been going so that I can recreate the transcript that wasn't caught - unless one of you has been logging."
		DavidW says, "I haven't been logging."
		Johnny asks, "I've technically been logging?"
PerrySimm arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Zach says (to Jacqueline), "I can send you what I got."
		jenrexrode says (to Johnny), "I don't think that's what they mean by logging."
		Jacqueline says, "I'll just reconstruct it. Play on, peeps."
		Johnny asks (of jen), "?"
		Zach says, "Bonus points!"
		jenrexrode asks, "going number 2?"
		DavidW says, "We now know how to defeat 3 of the rogues."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		Johnny asks (of jen), "I've had text going from the client into a text file?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2080 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |    This guy looks just like your agent (The one you haven't seen
Floyd | lately).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "oh, that"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show script to agent" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2081 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "SEND A DOG UP IN A CRATE LIKE THAT?  NOT UNTIL MAKING THE CATWALK
Floyd | PART WAY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give script to agent" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2082 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "SEND A DOG UP IN A CRATE LIKE THAT?  NOT UNTIL MAKING THE CATWALK
Floyd | PART WAY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Johnny | [LINK]
		Johnny says, "ilac"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show policy to agent" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2083 ]
Floyd | "Sheez, I'll need my bifocals to read this stuff", he says as folds up
Floyd | the policy.  Doing so, he gets a nasty paper cut which gets infected
Floyd | and he dies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 2000 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000
Floyd |
Floyd | "Kinda sneaky if you ask me, but you ain't got em all yet," snorts the
Floyd | keeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "haha, and he dies"
		DavidW asks, "wait, was it 1000 for the first and 2000 for the second?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd |  "If you'd get rid of a few of these characters, it'd make my job a
Floyd | lot easier."
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 2000 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000 Your score
Floyd | is 9200 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 106 locations (out
Floyd | of 117 in the game)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh, 2000 in total. okay."
		DavidW says, "well, maybe the script is for the critic, then"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2084 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |    You come face to face with the drama critic who panned your last
Floyd | three shows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show script to critic" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2085 ]
Floyd | "Ah, I must go write a review!" he says putting the pen back into his
Floyd | pocket - WITHOUT capping it.  You wince as you see the twisted smile
Floyd | cross his face just before he collapses from the poison injection. You
Floyd | then exit the scene.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 3000 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000
Floyd |
Floyd | "Kinda sneaky if you ask me, but you ain't got em all yet," snorts the
Floyd | keeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Option recaptime already set. 		DavidW says, "yay"
		DavidW says, "I wonder..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2086 ]
Floyd | You are in a small side room.  The exits all lead back to the main
Floyd | gallery.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |    The theater janitor was looking around the room.  Hearing you, he
Floyd | looks up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show snowshoes to janitor" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2087 ]
Floyd | You can't read the snowshoes, so instead you just examine them. These
Floyd | might be just the thing to keep from sinking through soft snow or
Floyd | cracks and crevices and cravasses and such.  (But ruby red sequin
Floyd | finish - and 4 inch SPIKE HEELS?  I think that janitor has been over
Floyd | the rainbow once too often.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Huh"
Binder arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		DavidW says, "hm, no. He's not overcome with emotion over the shoes."
		Binder says, "What's all this then"
Jacqueline disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Zach says, "It looks like we just examined them"
		DavidW says (to Binder), "Son of Stagefright"
Zach says (to Floyd), "show shoes to janitor" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2088 ]
Floyd | You can't read the shoes, so instead you just examine them. These
Floyd | might be just the thing to keep from sinking through soft snow or
Floyd | cracks and crevices and cravasses and such.  (But ruby red sequin
Floyd | finish - and 4 inch SPIKE HEELS?  I think that janitor has been over
Floyd | the rainbow once too often.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give shoes to janitor" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2089 ]

		Binder says, "ah yes the Return of the Son of Stagefright"

Floyd | You can't read the shoes, so instead you just examine them. These
Floyd | might be just the thing to keep from sinking through soft snow or
Floyd | cracks and crevices and cravasses and such.  (But ruby red sequin
Floyd | finish - and 4 inch SPIKE HEELS?  I think that janitor has been over
Floyd | the rainbow once too often.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says (to Zach), "yeah, sometimes the verbs are wonky based on location."
Zach says (to Floyd), "put shoes on janitor" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2090 ]
Floyd | The janitor doesn't want them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear shoes" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2091 ]
Floyd | You put on the shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit janitor with shoes" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2092 ]
Floyd | You strike at the janitor with the shoes, but your weapon bounces off
Floyd | of him harmlessly
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "click shoes" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'click' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shoes" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2093 ]
Floyd | You pick up the highheeled shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2094 ]
Floyd | You pass out from the pressure of waiting for the inevitable attack.
Floyd | You come to in the main gallery as the zookeeper snorts.  "Must be
Floyd | goin' soft in my old age.  But watch out for the Avocado, I ain't
Floyd | goin' near it to grab you out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask janitor about tape" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2095 ]
Floyd | Who are you addressing?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "so we haven't figured out plant, barber, or janitor yet."
		Zach says, "Bwah, for some reason I only thought there were four."
		DavidW says, "no, there's 8 rogues in total"
		DavidW says, "ok, let's grab the chest and see if the key fits it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  The zookeeper chuckles, "I ain't dumb enough to go in them rooms."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u.s.s.d.w.w.d.n.w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2104 ]
Floyd | Reeling slightly and wiping his cracked lips, the guy pleads with you
Floyd | to find something for him to drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d.e." 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2106 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s." 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2107 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2108 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2109 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s." 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2111 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2112 ]
Floyd | You pick up the treasure chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2114 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2115 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The fire door is propped open
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w.w." 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2118 ]
Floyd | In an East-West hall.  The fire door is propped open to the East
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at beginning of the rehearsal hall.  There is a short hallway
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the center of the EAST-West running rehearsal hall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden hatch on the floor
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2119 ]
Floyd | You are now at the West end of the rehearsal hall.
Floyd |    There is an extremely official looking sign ( on the west wall )
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now at the West end of the rehearsal hall.
Floyd |    There is an extremely official looking sign ( on the west wall )
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sign" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2120 ]
Floyd | You pick up the official sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2121 ]
Floyd | Hearing an odd noise as you walk away with the sign, you look back to
Floyd | see that it had been hung from an electric cord which has just
Floyd | snapped.  The cord flops around the room, sparking and setting fires
Floyd | everywhere it touches.  Almost instantly, the entire room is ablaze.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the center of the EAST-West running rehearsal hall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden hatch on the floor
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2122 ]
Floyd | Working together, you are able to OPEN the HATCH.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hatch" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2123 ]
Floyd | It is so massive that I doubt you could open it by yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2124 ]
Floyd | The fire has gotten worse.  It is getting hard to see and breathe!
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest is too wide to fit.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the center of the EAST-West running rehearsal hall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden hatch on the floor
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "so no secret ladder on the other side of the hatch"
		DavidW says, "oh fug."
		DavidW says, "chest won't fit."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut chest with hacksaw" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2125 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the CHEST with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2126 ]
Floyd | You drop the chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9300
Floyd | Moves: 2127 ]
Floyd | The heat is almost unbearable.  You can't take it much longer!
Floyd |
Floyd | You dive for the hatch, slamming it behind you, finally safe from the
Floyd | fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are in a cave that is completely blocked by a large boulder to the
Floyd | West. The ground below has a fresh cavity where you fell from the
Floyd | hatch far above.
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x policy" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9300
Floyd | Moves: 2128 ]
Floyd | There is a front page with large clear lettering, then 27 pages of
Floyd | fine print.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read policy" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9300
Floyd | Moves: 2129 ]
Floyd | It's BOMB INSURANCE.  The fine print says it expires in 0 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give policy to rat" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2130 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the POLICY that you offer, then somehow
Floyd | stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the wall
Floyd | himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to you,
Floyd | then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are in a cave that is completely blocked by a large boulder to the
Floyd | West. The ground below has a fresh cavity where you fell from the
Floyd | hatch far above.
Floyd |    You see a small key
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2131 ]
Floyd | You pick up the small key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2132 ]
Floyd | You rub and rub but only wear through the gold tone finish on the
Floyd | cheap lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub bottle" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2133 ]
Floyd | You can't rub the bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2134 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    small key
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    door knob
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    torn script
Floyd |    official sign
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub hat" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2135 ]
Floyd | You can't rub the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake bottle" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2136 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to shake here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "huh, we have the door knob? How is that possible?"
		DavidW says, "I thought the knob was used up by the dressing room door."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reclaim" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'reclaim' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2137 ]
Floyd | Remember "?" and "COMMANDS" (or you might look it up in the YELLOW
Floyd | PAGES.) Sorry, time for me to watch a spicy Children's Television
Floyd | Workshop show on PBS.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | [Try 'glk help' for help on special interpreter commands]

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play trumpet" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2138 ]
Floyd | You don't see any trumpet here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh. hm. Hope I didn't need it here."
Ellison arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		DavidW says, "We have no explosives or teleport items that I know of. No portable ladders in the game."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb sign" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'climb' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. 'climb' not understood here? Okay, that cuts out climbing on stuff in general to get out."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2139 ]
Floyd | You don't see any wall here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ground" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'ground' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'floor' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2140 ]
Floyd | You are in a cave that is completely blocked by a large boulder to the
Floyd | West. The ground below has a fresh cavity where you fell from the
Floyd | hatch far above.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2141 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'jump' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow rat" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'follow' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cut hole with diamond" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2142 ]
Floyd | If you will look carefully, you will note that the HOLE is not
Floyd | present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2143 ]
Floyd | You don't see any hole here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "Have we seen a hole yet?"
		DavidW says, "The peephole in the janitor's closet."
		Zach says, "Maybe it's an object we can bring here"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x knob" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2144 ]
Floyd | It is a simple utilitarian knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put knob on wall" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2145 ]
Floyd | You don't see any wall here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "plant" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand '' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x seed" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bucket" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'seed' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2146 ]
Floyd | It has no handle, making it a little awkward to carry, but you can
Floyd | manage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x hacksaw" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2147 ]
Floyd | A simple K-mart blue-light special tool.  Not worth the hassle of
Floyd | hiding it that elaborately.  At least it was rust-proofed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "How did the hacksaw get wet?"
		DavidW says, "hm, so no fast-growth plant to get us out, I suppose."
		DavidW says, "The hacksaw was inside the safety valve of the boiler."
		Zach says, "Ah"
		DavidW says, "Considering that a hacksaw is roughly the size of my forearm, and a valve is (I assume) closer to the size of a finger, I don't quite understand how it was hidden there."
		Zach says, "Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. This is quite a game."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "inflate" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'inflate' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm, no balloon to lift us to safety, I guess."
		DavidW asks, "I suppose the solution has to somehow get rid of the boulder to the west, but what could do it without specifying the boulder as part of the command?"
		DavidW says, "All I can think of is the trumpet, but if we needed it here, it shouldn't have let me trade it away."
		Zach says, "I have no idea, unless it involves some sort of explosion."
		Zach says, "Or something else that we can do to indirectly remove the boulder."
		DavidW says, "There's only one explosion in the game; that was the chair."
		DavidW asks, "And wouldn't we need insurance again?"
		DavidW says, "(as well as the guy needing it)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2148 ]
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything here to take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "guy, move boulder" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'boulder' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2149 ]
Floyd | You are in a cave that is completely blocked by a large boulder to the
Floyd | West. The ground below has a fresh cavity where you fell from the
Floyd | hatch far above.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x guy" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2150 ]
Floyd | He blushes slightly as he notices you sizing him up, then he checks
Floyd | you out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "check out guy" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2151 ]
Floyd | He blushes slightly as he notices you sizing him up, then he checks
Floyd | you out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull boulder" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'boulder' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull bulder" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'bulder' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull bolder" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'bolder' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull baulder" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'baulder' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull bouldre" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'bouldre' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull bouldr" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'bouldr' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "Is there no other way to escape the fire?"
		DavidW says, "(yeah, I'm trying misspellings)"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure. I didn't try any other ways."
		DavidW asks, "shall we restore and see?"
		Zach says, "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sosguy" 		

Floyd |  Enter saved game to load: [ East End of the Foyer
Floyd | Score: 9100  Moves: 2031 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w.n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2035 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | Licking his dry lips, the guy again reminds you that he is thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.w." 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 9100
Floyd | Moves: 2037 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put suit under door" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2038 ]
Floyd | You open the fire door as far as it will go and firmly wedge the SUIT
Floyd | under it.  You viciously stomp and tramp on it until you are convinced
Floyd | that even you will never be able to get it back out again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The fire door is propped open
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sosfire" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2039 ]
Floyd | In an East-West hall.  The fire door is propped open to the East
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Entrance to Rehearsal Hall                        Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2040 ]
Floyd | You are at beginning of the rehearsal hall.  There is a short hallway
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    You see a torn script ( on the floor )
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take script" 		

Floyd |  [ Entrance to Rehearsal Hall                        Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2041 ]
Floyd | You pick up the torn script.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2042 ]
Floyd | You are now in the center of the EAST-West running rehearsal hall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden hatch on the floor
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2043 ]
Floyd | You are now at the West end of the rehearsal hall.
Floyd |    There is an extremely official looking sign ( on the west wall )
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sign" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2044 ]
Floyd | You pick up the official sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9300
Floyd | Moves: 2045 ]
Floyd | Hearing an odd noise as you walk away with the sign, you look back to
Floyd | see that it had been hung from an electric cord which has just
Floyd | snapped.  The cord flops around the room, sparking and setting fires
Floyd | everywhere it touches.  Almost instantly, the entire room is ablaze.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the center of the EAST-West running rehearsal hall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden hatch on the floor
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "ok. Try to escape some other way."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9300
Floyd | Moves: 2046 ]
Floyd | You are now at the West end of the rehearsal hall.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'exits' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9300
Floyd | Moves: 2047 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "list exits"
Zach says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9300
Floyd | Moves: 2048 ]
Floyd | The fire has gotten worse.  It is getting hard to see and breathe!
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9300
Floyd | Moves: 2049 ]
Floyd | You are now in the center of the EAST-West running rehearsal hall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden hatch on the floor
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Entrance to Rehearsal Hall                        Score: 9300
Floyd | Moves: 2050 ]
Floyd | You are at beginning of the rehearsal hall.  There is a short hallway
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Entrance to Rehearsal Hall                        Score: 9300
Floyd | Moves: 2051 ]
Floyd | The heat is almost unbearable.  You can't take it much longer!
Floyd |
Floyd | The intense flames in the hallway force you back.  You must find
Floyd | another exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd |  [ Entrance to Rehearsal Hall                        Score: 9300
Floyd | Moves: 2052 ]
Floyd | That apparently can't be closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "the door isn't even here, really. It's one room further east."
		Zach says, "If only we hadn't propped open the FIRE DOOR"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Entrance to Rehearsal Hall                        Score: 9300
Floyd | Moves: 2053 ]
Floyd | The intense flames in the hallway force you back.  You must find
Floyd | another exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  You watch in fascination as your clothes burst into flame.  In the
Floyd | distance, you can hear voices singing. "Happy birthday to you.  Happy
Floyd | birthday..."  You hope they get to the part where they blow out the
Floyd | candles REAL soon.  In the mean time, the game ends.  If only you'd
Floyd | had some help lifting that hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score is 9300 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 106
Floyd | locations (out of 117 in the game)
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Huh, so we do go down the hatch"
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Would you like to restart, restore, undo, or quit?

		DavidW says, "hm. I have a crazy idea."
		Zach asks, "Oh, so we know where the hatch room connects?"
		Zach asks (of DavidW), "What's that?"
		DavidW says, "I don't see why it would work, but we could try proposing to the guy, and giving the ring to him."
		DavidW says, "The hatch goes to the Cave, where we get stuck."
		Zach says, "Oh, I was reading the map incorrectly"
		Zach says, "Sure, let's tie the knot"
		DavidW says, "I hadn't seen the Cave until this session; it's not on my map."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd | Would you like to restart, restore, undo, or quit? Enter saved game to
Floyd | load: Save file corrupted or invalid.
Floyd | (RESTORE failed)
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sosfire" 		

Floyd | Would you like to restart, restore, undo, or quit? Enter saved game to
Floyd | load: [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2038 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The fire door is propped open
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2039 ]
Floyd | In an East-West hall.  The fire door is propped open to the East
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2040 ]
Floyd | That apparently can't be closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Entrance to Rehearsal Hall                        Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2041 ]
Floyd | You are at beginning of the rehearsal hall.  There is a short hallway
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    You see a torn script ( on the floor )
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take script" 		

Floyd |  [ Entrance to Rehearsal Hall                        Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2042 ]
Floyd | You pick up the torn script.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2043 ]
Floyd | You are now in the center of the EAST-West running rehearsal hall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden hatch on the floor
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2044 ]
Floyd | Working together, you are able to OPEN the HATCH.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2045 ]
Floyd | You are now at the West end of the rehearsal hall.
Floyd |    There is an extremely official looking sign ( on the west wall )
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sign" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9200
Floyd | Moves: 2046 ]
Floyd | You pick up the official sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Rehearsal Hall                                    Score: 9300
Floyd | Moves: 2047 ]
Floyd | Hearing an odd noise as you walk away with the sign, you look back to
Floyd | see that it had been hung from an electric cord which has just
Floyd | snapped.  The cord flops around the room, sparking and setting fires
Floyd | everywhere it touches.  Almost instantly, the entire room is ablaze.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the center of the EAST-West running rehearsal hall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden hatch on the floor
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2048 ]
Floyd | You dive for the hatch, slamming it behind you, finally safe from the
Floyd | fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are in a cave that is completely blocked by a large boulder to the
Floyd | West. The ground below has a fresh cavity where you fell from the
Floyd | hatch far above.
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rat" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9400
Floyd | Moves: 2049 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the rat up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "trade policy to rat" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2050 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the POLICY that you offer, then somehow
Floyd | stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the wall
Floyd | himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to you,
Floyd | then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are in a cave that is completely blocked by a large boulder to the
Floyd | West. The ground below has a fresh cavity where you fell from the
Floyd | hatch far above.
Floyd |    You see a small key
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2051 ]
Floyd | You pick up the small key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "marry guy" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2052 ]
Floyd | Now let me get this straight, you want to MARRY to WHOM?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "marry to guy" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2053 ]
Floyd | Now let me get this straight, you want to MARRY to WHOM?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "propose to guy" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2054 ]
Floyd | "I can't even think of things like that while I'm so thirsty."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give ring to guy" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2055 ]
Floyd | "I can't even think of things like that while I'm so thirsty."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2056 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    small key
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    door knob
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    torn script
Floyd |    official sign
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    solitaire ring
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, ">guy, lick this soggy hacksaw"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bottle to guy" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2057 ]
Floyd | The GUY gives a quick glance at the BOTTLE, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read secret" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2058 ]
Floyd | Oh, no you don't!  If you read it, it won't be a secret any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Of course, we need to get him a drink before he'll marry us."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about guy" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Cave                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2059 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [ Fork in Path                                      Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2060 ]
Floyd | Nothing happens when you utter the word.  You are so embarrased you
Floyd | try to hide behind a small rock outcropping.  Suddenly, the sand
Floyd | underfoot starts to funnel away under your weight, and you find
Floyd | yourself sliding down through a narrow fissure into a familiar
Floyd | basement hallway.  Your companion follows.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a fork in the hallway.  You can go North, East or
Floyd | South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "did you just do an 'open sesame' trick? geezus"
		Zach says, "Huzzah. I was thinking that might 'unlock the rock' or something."
		Zach says, "Without using the word 'rock' or 'boulder'"
		Zach says (to DavidW), "Yeah, I take no credit as being clever"
		DavidW says, "I wonder if it makes sense to return north via the pit or east via the transporter"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ In Hall by Stream                                 Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2061 ]
Floyd | The hall continues South, but the rest of the walls are blank.
Floyd |    The water on the floor is as calm as glacial lake (but warmer).
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about water" 		

Floyd |  [ In Hall by Stream                                 Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2062 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take water" 		

Floyd |  [ In Hall by Stream                                 Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2063 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the water up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Dead End                                          Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2064 ]
Floyd | You cross easily through the two-inch deep water.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a dead end.  North is the plank over the gap, but
Floyd | there are only blank walls in the other directions.
Floyd |    The water on the floor is as calm as glacial lake (but warmer).
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Over the Gap                                      Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2065 ]
Floyd | You are balancing precariously on the plank over the deep gap.  Under
Floyd | your weight, the ends slip and settle into the ground, wedging them
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Hallway                                  Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2066 ]
Floyd | The hall continues South.  To the East is the one-way passage back to
Floyd | the pit.
Floyd |    A deep gap looms ahead to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                      Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2067 ]
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                     Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2068 ]
Floyd | You find yourself near the podium in the orchestra pit.  The pit
Floyd | extends to the West and there is a small, almost hidden crawl way to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |    The door to the East is securely locked.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2069 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in a cramped little room with curved walls.
Floyd | Something massive occupies almost the entire area.  As you make your
Floyd | way around to the far side, you see this is the theater organ.  The
Floyd | controls for raising the entire assembly up to stage level for
Floyd | performances have been gutted and are completely unusable.  You can
Floyd | still see the narrow passage to the East.
Floyd |    You are sitting at the keyboard of the massive theater organ.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                  Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2070 ]
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2071 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 9500
Floyd | Moves: 2072 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put sign in machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 9600
Floyd | Moves: 2073 ]
Floyd | Swearing softly under your breath about stupid government regulations,
Floyd | you fold the sign up and cram it into the coin slot.  Somehow, this
Floyd | prompts the machine into action and a can of soda falls into view on
Floyd | the small ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |    You see a can of soda
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 9600
Floyd | Moves: 2074 ]
Floyd | You pick up the soft can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 9600
Floyd | Moves: 2075 ]
Floyd | PLAIN WRAP SODA!  Oh great!  What kind of a low budget game is this
Floyd | anyway?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sossoda" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give soda to guy" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 9600
Floyd | Moves: 2076 ]
Floyd | Obligingly, you hand the can to the guy.  He rears back his head and
Floyd | chug-alugs it in one gulp.  Suppressing a frog-like belch, He crushes
Floyd | and tosses the empty can over his shoulder then thanks you gallantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Eww, let's not marry him after all"
		DavidW says, "well, he's a frog"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 9600
Floyd | Moves: 2077 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 9600
Floyd | Moves: 2078 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 9600
Floyd | Moves: 2079 ]
Floyd | Tugging gently on your arm, your friend says, " I don't think I should
Floyd | have had all that soda.  I have to go to the bathroom."
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "heh, thought so."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 9600
Floyd | Moves: 2080 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 9600
Floyd | Moves: 2081 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Nice"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 9600
Floyd | Moves: 2082 ]
Floyd | Yanking firmly on your sleeve, your friend stops you in your tracks
Floyd | and says, "I have to go to the bathroom.  NOW."
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9600
Floyd | Moves: 2083 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9600
Floyd | Moves: 2084 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 9600
Floyd | Moves: 2085 ]
Floyd | Ripping the sleeve right off your shirt, your friend yells, "If you
Floyd | make me wet my pants, I'll never speak to you again!  Ouch.  Oh, oh
Floyd | no!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                     Score: 9600
Floyd | Moves: 2086 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you can see doors across the room to the Northeast and
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the West, but it is securely locked.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                     Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2087 ]
Floyd | The guy dances and jogs while fiddling with the door lock.  Finally,
Floyd | he drops his male ego just enough to ask for a bobby pin.   Thus
Floyd | armed, he is able to jimmy the lock and rushes in.  He emerges a few
Floyd | minutes later, acting as if nothing had happened.  Handing you a reel
Floyd | of recording tape, he says, "I found this in there while I was looking
Floyd | for...well never mind."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "yay"
		jenrexrode says, "wow"
		DavidW asks, "how come we couldn't use our own darn invisible bobby pin?"
		DavidW says, "well, we have a key and tape to use."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2088 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2089 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tape" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2090 ]
Floyd | A properly labeled reel of audio tape with the ends tucked in neatly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read tape" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2091 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | KEEP AWAY FROM MAGNETIC FIELDS - RECORDED AT 15 IPS
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "hmm. Are there magnetic fields in the theatre of note?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2092 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock chest with key" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2093 ]
Floyd | You unlock the chest with the key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2094 ]
Floyd | You have opened the chest.
Floyd | Inside, you see the following:
Floyd |    ToTo looks up at you and wags his tail
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x toto" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2095 ]
Floyd | What the heck.  Might as well let the little guy have a cameo
Floyd | appearance.  He hasn't been able to get any work since RETURN TO OZ.
Floyd | (I promised you a rescue.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take toto" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2096 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the toto up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock desk with key" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2097 ]
Floyd | You unlock the desk with the key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open desk" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2098 ]
Floyd | You have opened the desk.
Floyd | Inside, you see the following:
Floyd |    There's a genuine left-handed fuzz-lined homogenized reclaim. (
Floyd | inside the
Floyd | desk )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x reclaim" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2099 ]
Floyd | Well, it's actually kind of hard to describe a reclaim.  It's like
Floyd | trying to tell someone what it felt like the first time you waipled or
Floyd | sailed a grudgeon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take reclaim" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2100 ]
Floyd | You pick up the homogenized reclaim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pet toto" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2101 ]
Floyd | You can't pet the toto.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "well, how odd"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open reclaim" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2102 ]
Floyd | You can't open the reclaim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read banner" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2103 ]
Floyd | The banner above the courtesy desk says, "Lost and Found Desk -
Floyd | RECLAIM Here".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "well, the reclaim was here; the banner didn't lie."
		DavidW says, "I guess we should play the tape now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2104 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "Toto stays in the chest?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2105 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2106 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2107 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2108 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2109 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "Could we take the chest?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2110 ]
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |       You can see the socket
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "we could"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                       Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2111 ]
Floyd | Ripped wires and broken racks show where sound equipment used to be
Floyd | mounted.
Floyd |    One tape recorder is all that's left of the equipment.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tape in recorder" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                       Score: 9700
Floyd | Moves: 2112 ]
Floyd | The tape is in the machine for good, firmly snapped onto the spindles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play tape" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                       Score: 9800
Floyd | Moves: 2113 ]
Floyd | Hearing the wedding march, your friend seems to get a little misty
Floyd | eyed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x guy" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Sound Booth                                       Score: 9800
Floyd | Moves: 2114 ]
Floyd | He blushes slightly as he notices you sizing him up, then he checks
Floyd | you out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give ring to guy" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2115 ]
Floyd | "How sweet.  Yes, I'd be proud to accept your ring.  Does this MEAN
Floyd | something?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "say yes" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'say' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "amen" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'amen' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give ring to guy" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2116 ]
Floyd | If you will look carefully, you will note that the RING is not
Floyd | present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask guy to marry" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'marry' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x guy" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Sound Booth                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2117 ]
Floyd | He blushes slightly as he notices you sizing him up, then he checks
Floyd | you out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "Did that just marry us?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask guy about marriage" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'marriage' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask guy about wedding" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'wedding' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask guy about wedding night" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'wedding' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "sorry, I missed a lot. LAG"
		DavidW asks, "What happened?"
		Zach says, "I gave the guy the ring."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss guy" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2118 ]
Floyd | Turning suddenly away, your new friend says apologetically, "It's not
Floyd | that I'm ungrateful for what you've done for me.  Your breath just
Floyd | smells like a toad."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "marry guy" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2119 ]
Floyd | Now let me get this straight, you want to MARRY to WHOM?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x guy" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Sound Booth                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2120 ]
Floyd | He blushes slightly as he notices you sizing him up, then he checks
Floyd | you out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "totally rock his world" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'totally' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tape" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Sound Booth                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2121 ]
Floyd | A properly labeled reel of audio tape with the ends tucked in neatly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play tape" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2122 ]
Floyd | You again play the music.  (Give up.  It won't say "Paul is dead"
Floyd | backward.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "hm. Now what? Head for an exit?"
		Zach says, "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2123 ]
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |       You can see the socket
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2124 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2125 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2126 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2127 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "or we could feed him to the plant."
		Zach says, "We haven't even had our honeymoon yet!"
		DavidW says, "Guy won't even kiss us."
		DavidW says, "Some honeymoon it's gonna be."
		Zach says, "True. Throw him in"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2128 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2129 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2130 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |       ToTo looks up at you and wags his tail
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2131 ]
Floyd | You're already carrying too much weight as it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2132 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    homogenized reclaim
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    small key
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    door knob
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    torn script
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give diamond to guy" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2133 ]
Floyd | The GUY gives a quick glance at the DIAMOND, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2134 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "Oh, could we have put the diamond on the ring?"
		DavidW says, "I couldn't do it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2135 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2136 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2137 ]
Floyd | You've gone as far as you can this way.  You are at the front of the
Floyd | foyer.
Floyd |    The main theater doors are to the East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2138 ]
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn E and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've gone as far as you can this way.  You are at the front of the
Floyd | foyer.
Floyd |    The main theater doors are to the East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push doors" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2139 ]
Floyd | Always looking for the easy way out.  What's this younger generation
Floyd | coming to. You can't get out this way.  It would take THREE WISHES and
Floyd | a MIRACLE to get out of this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "reclaim"
		DavidW says, "oh. MIRACLE is an anagram of RECLAIM."
		DavidW asks, "where IS that genie?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2140 ]
Floyd | You rub and rub but only wear through the gold tone finish on the
Floyd | cheap lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2141 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you can see doors across the room to the Northeast and
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the West, but it is securely locked.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2142 ]
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn W and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around, you can see doors across the room to the Northeast and
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the West, but it is securely locked.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "oh, the restroom is still locked, eh?"
		DavidW says, "hm. We still haven't found any decent use for the magic table."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd |  You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000 Your score is
Floyd | 9900 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 107 locations (out of
Floyd | 117 in the game)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "and, I guess we could see if the fire changed the Rehearsal Hall in any way."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2143 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2144 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2145 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |       ToTo looks up at you and wags his tail
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2146 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Oh yeah, the building is on fire."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2147 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "f w"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2148 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The fire door is propped open
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Charred Hall                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2149 ]
Floyd | The destruction from the fire has completely blocked the hall.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |    There is a bear in a ranger hat and jeans burying embers with a
Floyd | shovel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "h'lo bear"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bear" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Charred Hall                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2150 ]
Floyd | He turns momentarily and says, "Remember. only you can prevent
Floyd | rehearsal hall fires."  He then goes back to his work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Charred Hall                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2151 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shovel" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Charred Hall                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2152 ]
Floyd | He turns momentarily and says, "Remember. only you can prevent
Floyd | rehearsal hall fires."  He then goes back to his work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I can't think of anything to do with the bear; it's possibly just a joke."
		DavidW says, "but at least the building isn't on fire any more"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2153 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The fire door is propped open
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2154 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2155 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2156 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2157 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2158 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm tempted to take Toto (and chest) back up to the grid."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2159 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Women's Dressing Room                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2160 ]
Floyd | In the Women's dressing room.  The hall door is to the East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "Yeah, weren't we told we needed the chest?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2161 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "for the 2nd part of the game, yes. Once we went through the stage exit, it entered Act III, effectively."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2162 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Green Room                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2163 ]
Floyd | You have found the "Green Room" - the lounge where actors wait between
Floyd | scenes.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "no, genie's not in the green room"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2164 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2165 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2166 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2167 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2168 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see that this is where props (items small enough
Floyd | to be carried around on stage - guns, books, pencils, etc.) are
Floyd | stored.
Floyd |    An oddly decorated magicians table sits in the corner
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2169 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Costume Loft                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2170 ]
Floyd | Garment racks line the walls.  There is a definite smell of well worn
Floyd | clothing.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2171 ]
Floyd | Suddenly, a wispy figure materializes before you dressed entirely in
Floyd | grey.  It looks you straight in the eye and whispers hoarsely , "I am
Floyd | your conscience. Aren't there other things you should be doing instead
Floyd | of wasting time on this silly game?"  With that it turns and
Floyd | dissipates before your guilt-ridden eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2172 ]
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2173 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2174 ]
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2175 ]
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2176 ]
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2177 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2178 ]
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sosevil" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2179 ]
Floyd | Sorry about that, I was just fiddling around with one of your RAM
Floyd | chips and I think I accidently threw a DIP switch.  I'll see if I can
Floyd | fix it... OK. Everythink is bAc/k to nornal no w.  You can co&tinue
Floyd | wiFth the Game.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |    A HUNGRY man (and woman) eating plant is creeping toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give guy to plant" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2180 ]
Floyd | Neither the ACLU nor the SPCA would condone doing that to a GUY.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push guy" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2181 ]
Floyd | You can't push the guy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sacrifice guy" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'sacrifice' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "feed guy to plant" 		

Floyd |  [ A Small Side Room                                 Score: -100
Floyd | Moves: 2181 ]
Floyd | Not that I don't appreciate your sense of values, but you needed that
Floyd | poor person to help you win the game.  You should have learned
Floyd | patience.  Now the plant is starting to nibble on you for dessert.
Floyd | Bon appetite.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score is -100 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 109
Floyd | locations (out of 117 in the game)
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		Zach says, "Nooo"
		DavidW says, "it was worth trying"
		DavidW says, "I need a pee break. Darned if I know what we ought to try next."
		Ellison asks, "I don't get it. did the zookeeper also follow us in?"
		Zach says, "I think that was a side effect of the 'glitch joke'"
		Ellison asks, "what causes the glitch joke?"
		DavidW says, "no, the zookeeper didn't follow us in"
		DavidW says, "The glitch joke is a random event. It can happen at any time."
		DavidW asks, "I wonder, if I put on the snowshoes and enter the grid, will the guy follow and fall to his death?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-sosevil" 		

Floyd | Would you like to restart, restore, undo, or quit? Enter saved game to
Floyd | load: [ Rogues Gallery                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2178 ]
Floyd | You have come to a central gallery opening onto eight small rooms.
Floyd | You hear strange yells, mumbles, cackles, screams and mad ravings
Floyd | coming from the rooms.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |    An old woman dressed in a zoo keeper's uniform looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2179 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear snowshoes" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2180 ]
Floyd | You put on the snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2181 ]
Floyd | You carefully slip through the window and onto the grid.  It only
Floyd | takes you a few seconds to get used to moving around on the snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Once through the window, you take a quick glance down through the
Floyd | steel beams. There are wide spaces between them to allow the rigging
Floyd | to operate.  The view of the stage 80' below is enough to make you
Floyd | keep your eyes ahead.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Grid                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2182 ]
Floyd | You see the window at some distance to the North and the opening for
Floyd | the curtain counterweight to the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ Grid                                              Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2183 ]
Floyd | Your have made it to the Northwest corner of the grid.  You see the
Floyd | window back to the East.  To the South you see the tracks and opening
Floyd | for the curtain counterweight.  Against the North wall you see the
Floyd | ladder that goes 80 feet straight down to the stage.  It makes you
Floyd | dizzy to look down.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ On Grid by Window                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2184 ]
Floyd | Once through the window, you take a quick glance down through the
Floyd | steel beams. There are wide spaces between them to allow the rigging
Floyd | to operate.  The view of the stage 80' below is enough to make you
Floyd | keep your eyes ahead.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2185 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove shoes" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2186 ]
Floyd | You take off the shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Nate arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		DavidW says, "I dunno. I didn't put a dog into a chest, then tie the chest to a theatre grid. Nor did I turn a guy into a frog, nor put a man-eating plant in a theatre. But I'm the bad guy for trying to feed the plant."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blood" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'blood' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read script" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2187 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "SEND A DOG UP IN A CRATE LIKE THAT?  NOT UNTIL MAKING THE CATWALK
Floyd | PART WAY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "Should we try to break the catwalk?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2188 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    A pair of very odd snowshoes are lying there.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ On the Roof                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2189 ]
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2190 ]
Floyd | You've reached the roof over the wings.  The hot sun makes you neck
Floyd | prickly. You see the top of an air shaft with a ladder leading down.
Floyd |    A pair of very odd snowshoes are lying there.
Floyd |    There is a double-hung casement window in the wall to the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shoes" 		
Nate asks, "can you neck more comfortably?" 		

Floyd |  [ Upper Roof                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2191 ]
Floyd | You pick up the highheeled shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s,s,s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Edge of Roof                                Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2194 ]
Floyd | You have come to the Northern edge of the roof.  Most of the way to
Floyd | the North is blocked by the wall that encloses the high flyloft over
Floyd | the main stage area. There is a short set of steps (also North) that
Floyd | lead to a narrow upper roof.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | You suddenly bolt for the roof edge and freedom!  With a graceful
Floyd | Grande Jete', you succeed, alighting daintily on the street below.
Floyd | Looking around, you realize that you are in a dark, featureless void
Floyd | with nothing substantial beneath your feet.  Realizing that you have
Floyd | just gone outside the programed area of the game, you meekly climb
Floyd | back to "Room 33 - Theater Roof"
Floyd |
Floyd | The afternoon sun bakes the theater roof.  Looking over the sides, you
Floyd | see nothing but deserted streets in all directions.  There is an open
Floyd | hatchway.
Floyd |    You see a rainsoaked page from some book lying on the roof.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of Catwalk                               Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2195 ]
Floyd | At the East end of the catwalk you find a short ladder leading up to
Floyd | the roof.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "darn lag"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2196 ]
Floyd | The catwalk continues West and East.  There is a firm BULGE in the
Floyd | boards, and a mysterious wisp of GAS just dissipating above.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break catwalk" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'catwalk' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'jump' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Nate has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boards" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'boards' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "squeeze bulge" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'squeeze' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push bulge" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'bulge' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bugle" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Middle of Catwalk                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2197 ]
Floyd | You don't see any bugle here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ On a Catwalk                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2198 ]
Floyd | The catwalk allows the techs access to the stage lighting hung above
Floyd | the audience ceiling.  You bend low to crawl along, trying not to
Floyd | think about the 30 foot drop through the flimsy structure if you
Floyd | should loose your footing.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2199 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ In The Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2200 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    homogenized reclaim
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    small key
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    door knob
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    torn script
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "mean" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'mean' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub reclaim" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2201 ]
Floyd | Being a ticklish sort of thing, the reclaim quivers gently at your
Floyd | touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch reclaim" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2202 ]
Floyd | Being a ticklish sort of thing, the reclaim quivers gently at your
Floyd | touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake reclaim" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2203 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to shake here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear reclaim" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2204 ]
Floyd | You can't wear that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open reclaim" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2205 ]
Floyd | You can't open the reclaim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close reclaim" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2206 ]
Floyd | The reclaim is already closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. I think I'll put the reclaim on the table"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Costume Loft                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2207 ]
Floyd | Garment racks line the walls.  There is a definite smell of well worn
Floyd | clothing.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2208 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2209 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see that this is where props (items small enough
Floyd | to be carried around on stage - guns, books, pencils, etc.) are
Floyd | stored.
Floyd |    An oddly decorated magicians table sits in the corner
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put reclaim on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Prop Loft                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2210 ]
Floyd | What do you know, a REAL magic table!  The RECLAIM vanishes before
Floyd | your eyes. You then hear a thump, like something hitting the floor
Floyd | back toward the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In The Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2211 ]
Floyd | The hall ends with doorways to the South and the West and a ladder
Floyd | built into the East wall leads up through an access hatch into the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ At a Turn in the Hall                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2212 ]
Floyd | The hall continues to the West and South.  There's an open door to the
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                              Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2213 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2214 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about guy" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2215 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2216 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2217 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2218 ]
Floyd | In your haste, you forget the Orchestra Pit.  You tumble head over
Floyd | heels through the Glockenspiel and rebound off the timpani to the
Floyd | Stage Apron. Miraculously, you didn't seriously injure anything but
Floyd | your pride and your chances of ever joining the musicians' union.
Floyd | Please be more careful.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2219 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The fire door is propped open
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2220 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2221 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2222 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There's a genuine left-handed fuzz-lined homogenized reclaim.
Floyd |    There is a wooden chest
Floyd |       ToTo looks up at you and wags his tail
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take reclaim" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2223 ]
Floyd | You pick up the homogenized reclaim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2224 ]
Floyd | You're already carrying too much weight as it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take toto" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2225 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the toto up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear toto" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2226 ]
Floyd | You can't wear that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2227 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    soggy hacksaw
Floyd |    homogenized reclaim
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    small key
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    door knob
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    torn script
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop knob. drop bucket. drop hacksaw" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2230 ]
Floyd | You drop the knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the hacksaw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode rides off into the sunset. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chest" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2231 ]
Floyd | You pick up the treasure chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2232 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    homogenized reclaim
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    small key
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    torn script
Floyd |    treasure chest
Floyd |       ToTo looks up at you and wags his tail
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2233 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2234 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2235 ]
Floyd | You've gone as far as you can this way.  You are at the front of the
Floyd | foyer.
Floyd |    The main theater doors are to the East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hn"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2236 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2237 ]
Floyd | The coat room is almost empty.  The Dutch door to the South stands
Floyd | open.
Floyd |    On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a
Floyd | nail.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move coat" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2238 ]
Floyd | A gentle tug causes the coat to slip slightly to one side.  Through
Floyd | the eruption of moths you see that the coat is covering a doorway
Floyd | North.  Pushing the coat to the side like a drape, you go through.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                              Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2239 ]
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Ruined Boiler Room                                Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2240 ]
Floyd | The twisted wreckage of the boiler is everywhere.  There is barely
Floyd | enough room to make your way past it to the East or West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Store Room                               Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2241 ]
Floyd | This WAS a sealed-off store room.  There is now a large hole in the
Floyd | East wall. (An awful lot of mouse holes here, but no mice.)
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Ruined Boiler Room                                Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2242 ]
Floyd | The twisted wreckage of the boiler is everywhere.  There is barely
Floyd | enough room to make your way past it to the East or West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                              Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2243 ]
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [ Store Room                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2244 ]
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2245 ]
Floyd | The coat room is almost empty.  The Dutch door to the South stands
Floyd | open.
Floyd |    On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a
Floyd | nail.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2246 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2247 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2248 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2249 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Top of Grand Staircase                            Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2250 ]
Floyd | You are standing at the top of a gently curving staircase leading down
Floyd | to the lobby.  You see a small balcony to the East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2251 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    There is a penciled note on the bottom of the seat
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2252 ]
Floyd | Feeling the need to gather your wits (such as they are) about you, you
Floyd | sit back down for a moment to collect your thoughts.  After mulling
Floyd | over your situation and coming up with a blank, you get back up.  The
Floyd | seat bottom again retracts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Johnny asks, "So, is this going to take, like, 5 more sessions?"
		DavidW says, "I hope not, but I'm stumped yet again."
		DavidW says, "When I last saw the genie, he didn't give any clue where and when I'd see him again."
jenrexrode arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		DavidW says, "hi jen"
		jenrexrode says, "re"
		DavidW says, "I'm wondering if I missed a clue when the genie left the catwalk or when we gave the ring to the guy. We didn't seem to gain anything when the ring was given."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah, I missed that scene"
		DavidW says, "It's no longer in my scrollback."
		Johnny asks, "Was that today?"
		DavidW says, "I seem to remember it saying 'Does this MEAN something?'"
		DavidW says (to Johnny), "This session, at least."
		jenrexrode says, "amen"
zzo38 arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		DavidW says, "In this session, we found the script and sign. Taking the sign started a fire. We escaped to a cave, traded for a key, escaped. Unlocked chest: found Toto. Unclocked desk: took reclaim. Put sign in soda machine, gave soda to guy. Guy went to restroom and got us a tape. Tape played the wedding march. We gave ring to guy."
zzo38 reads the toy catalogue and fades from view. 		DavidW says, "We also learned how to defeat the actress, agent, and critic."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "marry guy" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2253 ]
Floyd | Now let me get this straight, you want to MARRY to WHOM?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kneel" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'kneel' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask guy for ring" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2254 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x guy" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2255 ]
Floyd | He blushes slightly as he notices you sizing him up, then he checks
Floyd | you out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
		
*** SMALL TRANSCRIPT GLITCH - 27 MINUTES LOST *** 		
		vimes says, "there you go, right as rain"
		DavidW says, "thanks"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2256 ]
Floyd | By the soft glow of the light, you can almost make out a faded message
Floyd | scrawled on the wall:  "...re...move coat....in...room..", or
Floyd | something like that.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w.d" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2259 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    There is a penciled note on the bottom of the seat
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | You are standing at the top of a gently curving staircase leading down
Floyd | to the lobby.  You see a small balcony to the East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2260 ]
Floyd | This is another restroom like all the others you've seen.  I'll spare
Floyd | you the colorful description except to mention that someone has
Floyd | scratched, "KEEP SECRETS UNDER YOUR HAT" on the wall.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2261 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2262 ]
Floyd | In the snack bar you see doorways to the North and West.  All the
Floyd | equipment is polished and clean, but you find nothing of interest in
Floyd | the cabinets.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Kitchen Closet                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2263 ]
Floyd | You find a shelf in the closet.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about drink" 		

Floyd |  [ Kitchen Closet                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2264 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about himself" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'himself' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about guy" 		

Floyd |  [ Kitchen Closet                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2265 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd |  [Now in BRIEF mode: Room descriptions will only be printed when rooms
Floyd | are entered for the first time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e.e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2268 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.se" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2270 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |  [Now in VERBOSE mode: Room descriptions will be printed every time
Floyd | you enter a room.]
Floyd |
Floyd | You've gone as far as you can this way.  You are at the front of the
Floyd | foyer.
Floyd |    The main theater doors are to the East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock doors with key" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2271 ]
Floyd | The doors can't be unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2272 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you can see doors across the room to the Northeast and
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the West, but it is securely locked.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2273 ]
Floyd | The door can't be unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2274 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2275 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2276 ]
Floyd | You are in a dusty work area.  It looks sloppier than your hall
Floyd | closet.
Floyd |    There is a peephole in the wall to the East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x peephole" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Janitor Closet                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2277 ]
Floyd | Why, that dirty old man!  There's a hole in the wall between here and
Floyd | the other restroom.  Fortunely, he wasn't very bright either.  He
Floyd | drilled into a storage cabinet and all you see are cans of Sani-flush
Floyd | and a reel of recording tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dust" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'dust' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. The tape shouldn't be visible any more."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2278 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I guess I haven't checked the pun closet or the music room or areas south of the pit."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2279 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2280 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2281 ]
Floyd | In the snack bar you see doorways to the North and West.  All the
Floyd | equipment is polished and clean, but you find nothing of interest in
Floyd | the cabinets.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2283 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2284 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    The soggy hacksaw still drips water from the safety valve.
Floyd |    There is a battered brass door knob
Floyd |    There is that famous old oaken bucket
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2285 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2286 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2287 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2288 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2289 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2290 ]
Floyd | You are in the closet.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "miracle" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'miracle' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clap" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'clap' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2291 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2292 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2293 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                             Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2294 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2295 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The fire door is propped open
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2296 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2297 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The fire door is propped open
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2298 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2299 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2300 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put chest on weight" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2301 ]
Floyd | You carefully place the CHEST in the hollow on the top of the
Floyd | counterweight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Down-Right                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2302 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |       There is a wooden chest
Floyd |          ToTo looks up at you and wags his tail
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2303 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2304 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2305 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2306 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2307 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2308 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2309 ]
Floyd | The stage curtain once again descends, hiding the stage from your
Floyd | view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2310 ]
Floyd | A muffled noise catches your attention.  Peering through the double
Floyd | glass window past the audience, you see the stage curtain starting to
Floyd | move.  It rises, revealing the stage area.  You can see light
Floyd | filtering down from somewhere above, and can barely make out some sort
Floyd | of objects.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2311 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2312 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2313 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2315 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2316 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |       There is a wooden chest
Floyd |          ToTo looks up at you and wags his tail
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2317 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2318 ]
Floyd | A thin wash of light barely penetrates the cobwebs covering a small
Floyd | window high on the wall.  Failing to reach it, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the door to the South with faded gold lettering on even more faded
Floyd | green paint.
Floyd |    It has a small, dingy transom above and dirty hand prints all
Floyd | around.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2319 ]
Floyd | After several attempts you manage to OPEN it enough to get through.
Floyd | You enter the little room ahead and after waiting a second for your
Floyd | eyes to adjust to the light, you find yourself in a small, dim office.
Floyd |
Floyd | The transom over the door admits just enough light for you to make out
Floyd | a small desk taking up most of the floor space.
Floyd |    An old abridged dictionary sits on the desk.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2320 ]
Floyd | A thin wash of light barely penetrates the cobwebs covering a small
Floyd | window high on the wall.  Failing to reach it, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the door to the South with faded gold lettering on even more faded
Floyd | green paint.
Floyd |    It has a small, dingy transom above and dirty hand prints all
Floyd | around.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2321 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2322 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.n.n" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                           Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2325 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |       There is a wooden chest
Floyd |          ToTo looks up at you and wags his tail
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2326 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2327 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2328 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2329 ]
Floyd | The storage room floor is a disaster.  Junk and clutter lie
Floyd | everywhere.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n.e.u.e" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2334 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | The upstage area is dimly illuminated by streamers of light filtering
Floyd | down from the flyloft and work grid above.  Specks of dust dance in
Floyd | the light.
Floyd |    An old work table leans and tilts at odd angles
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2335 ]
Floyd | You have wandered into the narrow stage-left wing space.  The main
Floyd | stage is to the West.  You can also see more wing space to the South.
Floyd | There is a ladder extending 80 feet upward into the gloom above.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2336 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                          Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2337 ]
Floyd | You squeeze between old flats (stage scenery) off-left (OFF the main
Floyd | stage playing area and to the actor's LEFT while facing the audience -
Floyd | a little theater terminology there).
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "off" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'off' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "left" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'left' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                          Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2338 ]
Floyd | What do you want to open?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open sesame" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                          Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2339 ]
Floyd | That's not playing fair!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2340 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2341 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2342 ]
Floyd | The stage elevator is now at the basement level and opens to the East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                           Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2343 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the library.  The shelves are mostly empty now.
Floyd | The stage elevator is in a small alcove to the West and a short
Floyd | passage is to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2344 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see that the room is bare.  You see the Library
Floyd | North
Floyd |    There are sliding elevator doors on the East wall
Floyd |    There is a locked door on the West wall.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2345 ]
Floyd | This is NOT the Enterprise.  You'll have to open these doors yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open doors" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2346 ]
Floyd | I forgot to tell you, whenever the curtain is unbalanced, it overloads
Floyd | the motor and blows all kinds of fuses and makes these doors stick.
Floyd | I'm afraid you won't be able to budge them while anything is sitting
Floyd | on the counterweight.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't open the doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                           Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2347 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the library.  The shelves are mostly empty now.
Floyd | The stage elevator is in a small alcove to the West and a short
Floyd | passage is to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                    Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2348 ]
Floyd | The stage elevator is now at the basement level and opens to the East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Center-Stage                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2349 ]
Floyd | Sorry about that, I was just fiddling around with one of your RAM
Floyd | chips and I think I accidently threw a DIP switch.  I'll see if I can
Floyd | fix it... OK. Everythink is bAc/k to nornal no w.  You can co&tinue
Floyd | wiFth the Game.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stage elevator is now at the basement level and opens to the East.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2350 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                  Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2351 ]
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2352 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in a cramped little room with curved walls.
Floyd | Something massive occupies almost the entire area.  As you make your
Floyd | way around to the far side, you see this is the theater organ.  The
Floyd | controls for raising the entire assembly up to stage level for
Floyd | performances have been gutted and are completely unusable.  You can
Floyd | still see the narrow passage to the East.
Floyd |    You are sitting at the keyboard of the massive theater organ.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2353 ]
Floyd | As your fingers touch the organ stop labelled "4", you hear a scraping
Floyd | sound behind you.  Twisting around on the organ bench you see that a
Floyd | small panel has opened in the wall behind you and is already starting
Floyd | to re-close.  Hastily you turn to vault over the bench but only
Floyd | succeed in falling in a heap, jamming your head between the wall and
Floyd | the almost-closed panel.  This, however, stops its forward motion
Floyd | allowing you to pry it back enough to free your bruised scalp and
Floyd | crawl unceremoniously through before it once more hisses shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself near the podium in the orchestra pit.  The pit
Floyd | extends to the West and there is a small, almost hidden crawl way to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |    The door to the East is securely locked.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2354 ]
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read secret" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Hallway                                  Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2355 ]
Floyd | You READ the secret that you've been so carefully keeping under your
Floyd | hat. There is an almost imperceptible darkening of the small lens in
Floyd | the center of the wall, and with a soft whoosh, a panel swings open
Floyd | allowing you to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hall continues South.  To the East is the one-way passage back to
Floyd | the pit.
Floyd |    A deep gap looms ahead to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gap" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Basement Hallway                                  Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2356 ]
Floyd | It is only a few yards wide, but just too far to jump.  The sides, as
Floyd | far down as you can see are sheer and offer no hand holds at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Over the Gap                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2357 ]
Floyd | You are balancing precariously on the plank over the deep gap.  Under
Floyd | your weight, the ends slip and settle into the ground, wedging them
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Dead End                                          Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2358 ]
Floyd | You have come to a dead end.  North is the plank over the gap, but
Floyd | there are only blank walls in the other directions.
Floyd |    The water on the floor is as calm as glacial lake (but warmer).
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In Hall by Stream                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2359 ]
Floyd | You cross easily through the two-inch deep water.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hall continues South, but the rest of the walls are blank.
Floyd |    The water on the floor is as calm as glacial lake (but warmer).
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Fork in Path                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2360 ]
Floyd | You have come to a fork in the hallway.  You can go North, East or
Floyd | South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In a Nook                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2361 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in a nook (or is it a cranny?  I could never tell).
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Fork in Path                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2362 ]
Floyd | You have come to a fork in the hallway.  You can go North, East or
Floyd | South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Narrow Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2363 ]
Floyd | You have a small problem.  The hall narrows to the East and jammed
Floyd | into the tightest spot is a very genuine-looking guillotine.  Its
Floyd | heavy frame extends from wall to wall and from ceiling to floor.  The
Floyd | razor-sharp blade is poised high above an ominous wicker basket.  The
Floyd | only way East is through the frame.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Narrow Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2364 ]
Floyd | Watch out!  Boy, it's a good thing I warned you in time.  You would
Floyd | have been sliced in half by that blade as it fell.  I really do
Floyd | apologize.  I was so sure it was securely nailed in place.  Now you
Floyd | can't get through to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now you REALLY have a problem.  The hall is completely blocked by the
Floyd | guillotine.  You are forced to go back West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "huh. That's new."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blade" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Narrow Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2365 ]
Floyd | You don't see any blade here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x guillotine" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'guillotine' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Narrow Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2366 ]
Floyd | Now you REALLY have a problem.  The hall is completely blocked by the
Floyd | guillotine.  You are forced to go back West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd |  [ Narrow Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2367 ]
Floyd | There are exits to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open sesame" 		

Floyd |  [ Narrow Hall                                       Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2368 ]
Floyd | That's not playing fair!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Fork in Path                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2369 ]
Floyd | You have come to a fork in the hallway.  You can go North, East or
Floyd | South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ In Hall by Stream                                 Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2370 ]
Floyd | The hall continues South, but the rest of the walls are blank.
Floyd |    The water on the floor is as calm as glacial lake (but warmer).
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Dead End                                          Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2371 ]
Floyd | You cross easily through the two-inch deep water.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come to a dead end.  North is the plank over the gap, but
Floyd | there are only blank walls in the other directions.
Floyd |    The water on the floor is as calm as glacial lake (but warmer).
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Over the Gap                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2372 ]
Floyd | You are balancing precariously on the plank over the deep gap.  Under
Floyd | your weight, the ends slip and settle into the ground, wedging them
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Over the Gap                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2373 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Basement Hallway                                  Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2374 ]
Floyd | The hall continues South.  To the East is the one-way passage back to
Floyd | the pit.
Floyd |    A deep gap looms ahead to the South.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                      Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2375 ]
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                     Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2376 ]
Floyd | You find yourself near the podium in the orchestra pit.  The pit
Floyd | extends to the West and there is a small, almost hidden crawl way to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |    The door to the East is securely locked.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2377 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in a cramped little room with curved walls.
Floyd | Something massive occupies almost the entire area.  As you make your
Floyd | way around to the far side, you see this is the theater organ.  The
Floyd | controls for raising the entire assembly up to stage level for
Floyd | performances have been gutted and are completely unusable.  You can
Floyd | still see the narrow passage to the East.
Floyd |    You are sitting at the keyboard of the massive theater organ.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand '1' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play organ" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                        Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2378 ]
Floyd | You always fancied yourself another P. D. Q. Bach.  Your fingers fly
Floyd | over the keys and great waves of ethereal music gush from the pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play wedding march" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'wedding' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                  Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2379 ]
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2380 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |    The guy is standing by your side
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. I guess I failed to notice a hint to do something or react in some particular way."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about exit" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2381 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x keys" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Down-Left                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2382 ]
Floyd | You don't see any keys here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "hm. Should I be giving more gifts to the guy?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Down-Left                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2383 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    delicate bottle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    homogenized reclaim
Floyd |    highheeled snowshoes
Floyd |    small key
Floyd |    sparkling diamond
Floyd |    old lamp (Providing light)
Floyd |    torn script
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pointed hat
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give reclaim to guy" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2384 ]
Floyd | The GUY gives a quick glance at the RECLAIM, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give diamond to guy" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2385 ]
Floyd | The GUY gives a quick glance at the DIAMOND, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give lamp to guy" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2386 ]
Floyd | The GUY gives a quick glance at the LAMP, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give script to guy" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2387 ]
Floyd | The GUY gives a quick glance at the SCRIPT, then tosses it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show secret to guy" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2388 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to show here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guy about toto" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                         Score: 9900
Floyd | Moves: 2389 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
		
*** AND, FINALLY, JUST BEFORE THE NEXT SESSION *** 		
		Fang asks, "what are we playing?"
		Jacqueline says, "We'll decide when people are here in ten or so."
		Jacqueline says, "I would put forth that we're done with Son of Stagefright."
		Johnny says, "But DavidW's not."
		Jacqueline says, "He's been playing at home and made little to no progress, so."
		Ellison says, "sadly, Papa of Performance Anxiety was lost long ago"

Floyd |  Are you sure you want to quit?
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | y
Floyd | Your score is 9900 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 109
Floyd | locations (out of 117 in the game)

		



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Insight by Jon Ingold
As played on ifMUD on May 19, 2013

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 Insight written by Jon Ingold. Insight was released in 2003. 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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		DavidW says, "I'm wondering if I should mention the unusual mechanic right away or let it be a wonderful aha relevation."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Let's do that, then. Only took us half an hour to decide on a game! Huzzah!"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Let us have the aha moment, yeah."
		DavidW says, "ok"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask insight" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is this alright?" asks the young cop. "Do you need the lights lower,
Floyd | or incense, or something?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "This is fine. I just need to see him, ask some questions."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay," he nods. "Just buzz the buzzer when you're done." He leaves,
Floyd | pulling the metal door to with the click of a magnetic lock. Across
Floyd | the table from you the man stiffens, waiting for you to speak.
Floyd |
Floyd | INSIGHT
Floyd | An interactive investigation, by Jon Ingold (c) 2003
Floyd | Type HELP for brief instructions.
Floyd | Release 4 / Serial number 030209 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Interview Room
Floyd | The six walls are metal. This is a box in which nothing happens but
Floyd | people talk, and fans whir air in and out to help the words move
Floyd | along. By the door in the north wall is a small red button that rings
Floyd | the buzzer for the guard, and it's smart enough to know who's pushing.
Floyd | This isn't a place people leave of their own accord, and they rarely
Floyd | come here that way either.
Floyd |
Floyd | The man across the table from you is no different. His eyes are
Floyd | sagging from lack of sleep, and he is sweating just a little even
Floyd | though the air is regulated to be cold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder makes a note to say 'aha' when he would ordinarily say 'oh you piece of sh--'
		DavidW says, "You will want to type HELP, I'm sure, for this one, as suggested by the banner."
		Binder says, "mm saggy eyes"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You look just as you would expect to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Mackenzie is a broad man, with receding spiky hair and the slow march
Floyd | of middle-age filling out his stomach. His fingers are the only
Floyd | delicate thing about him, long and arachnid, somehow out of place on
Floyd | the ends of his bulky hands. He watches you, afraid, perhaps guarding
Floyd | something. He fidgets nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | INSIGHT is a standard text-game in many ways. The most
Floyd | important commands are EXAMINE (provide a closer description of
Floyd | something), LOOK (describe the current location), TAKE (to collect an
Floyd | object), and INVENTORY (to list your current possessions). These can
Floyd | be abbreviated X, L, T and I respectively. (eg. "T KETTLE. X KETTLE.")
Floyd |
Floyd | To talk to characters, you may ASK them about various topics, or type
Floyd | a character's name, a comma and then a question. (eg. MAN, WHY DID YOU
Floyd | MOVE THE BODY?) The game understands quite complicated constructions,
Floyd | but is less prone to error if you keep input simple. Asking the same
Floyd | questions again will often prompt more complete answers; you can also
Floyd | type "PROMPT CHARACTER". "ASK" can be shortened to A.
Floyd |
Floyd | Movement is via compass directions (N, S, E, W), also Up and Down. You
Floyd | may type RESTART and QUIT at any time; also SAVE will store your
Floyd | current position and RESTORE will reload it. Acknowledgements and
Floyd | credits are in the end-game text. Bugs and feedback to
Floyd | jonnyingold@netscape.net.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Binder says, "hsm prompt character"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about crime" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT CRIME
Floyd |
Floyd | "Poison, did they say? I have a lab, it could have been anything." He
Floyd | is jittery, his face twitching. "She might have eaten one of my bulbs
Floyd | or something. I don't know why it's being called a murder."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "prompt man" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > PROMPT MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know! A lab is full of poisons, that's how I work! She must
Floyd | have got into it."
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a little difficult to follow the man's speech. His accent is
Floyd | thick, and the language is still unfamiliar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh no, not <em>murder</em>!"
Binder says (to Floyd), "ask man about her" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT HER
Floyd |
Floyd | His language is something you only started learning two weeks ago,
Floyd | when this crime was reported and he was put on the ship back home.
Floyd | You're still sufficiently rusty that there are some things (such as
Floyd | that) you still do not know how to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Wow. @Netscape.net"
Binder says (to Floyd), "ask man about poison" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT POISON
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know! A lab is full of poisons, that's how I work! She must
Floyd | have got into it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about the victim" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT THE VICTIM
Floyd |
Floyd | He flinches. "Do you have to put it like that? She was my wife."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "aha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about his wife" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT HIS WIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | His face pales. "She's dead, I know," he whispers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "man, what is your wife's name" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAN, WHAT IS YOUR WIFE'S NAME
Floyd |
Floyd | "My name's Mackenzie. But... I guess you already know that. Yes," he
Floyd | says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about bulb" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT BULB
Floyd |
Floyd | You rack your brain but cannot come up with the right vocabulary to
Floyd | express it in his language.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about murder" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask man about language" 		

Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT MURDER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know! A lab is full of poisons, that's how I work! She must
Floyd | have got into it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT LANGUAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm monolingual; I never even learnt English. My wife used to say it
Floyd | made it fairer. She didn't understand what I did, but I didn't
Floyd | understand a word of her documents."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "mackenzie, can I call you mac" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > MACKENZIE, CAN I CALL YOU MAC
Floyd |
Floyd | He frowns, confused. It seems your two-week attendance at the language
Floyd | course hasn't totally paid off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "ask man about documents" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT DOCUMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "What documents? I don't know what you're talking about," he replies,
Floyd | looking quite confused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "ask man about wife" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT WIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | His face pales. "She's dead, I know," he whispers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "ask man about job" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT JOB
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm a genetic designer. I design plants for the soil, to grow
Floyd | naturally. To fill up the atmosphere. I'm at the top of my field," he
Floyd | adds, nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about confession" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT CONFESSION
Floyd |
Floyd | "Just because I had the lab. That doesn't mean anything."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "ask man about genetics" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT GENETICS
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's my field; designing organisms. Sorry, no offence intended," he
Floyd | quails. "I mean, I only work with plants. My company invented oxyalg."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm, I may have interrupted a sequence there. Perhaps he can answer about documents if the previous response mentioned them."
Zach says (to Floyd), "waterboard man" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > WATERBOARD MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "waterboard" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "ask man about oxyalg" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT OXYALG
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oxyalg. You know what it is. Three quarters of Mars does. It's
Floyd | growing us the atmosphere up there. Why are you asking this? What does
Floyd | it matter to... you know."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "prompt man" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > PROMPT MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's almost finished with, then we have a little bacterial agent to
Floyd | release which will destroy the stuff. And that's it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "oooh, Mars"
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | He sighs, helplessly. "We have a thousand tanks of bacteria ready to
Floyd | release, to mop up all the algae once its finished its job. If we
Floyd | don't do it, it'll just keep on spreading. And then it's flat-out
Floyd | colonisation. The only thing to slow it are the windstorms."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | He sighs, helplessly. "We have a thousand tanks of bacteria ready to
Floyd | release, to mop up all the algae once its finished its job. If we
Floyd | don't do it, it'll just keep on spreading. And then it's flat-out
Floyd | colonisation. The only thing to slow it are the windstorms."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about windstorms" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT WINDSTORMS
Floyd |
Floyd | "The windstorms have been a problem since the atmosphere started to
Floyd | grow. I was working on solutions, using plants. Would you like to know
Floyd | how they work, is that it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "The idea is to grow plants with some pollination that'll trigger in
Floyd | high winds, but with pollen redesigned to clump together in the air,
Floyd | act as a biological thickener. If enough is released, the air will be
Floyd | locally very viscous, and the wind will slow. Of course," he adds,
Floyd | "we'd need a lot of these plants if it was ever to work. Or in
Floyd | strategic places. I think it's unlikely," he finishes. "Whatever the
Floyd | papers might think."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about plants" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT PLANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "They've been a hobby for a while. I've been growing things around the
Floyd | house. I'm particularly proud of the bush outside the front."
Floyd |
Floyd | "But just tell me," he says suddenly. "Is this going to hurt me? Is it
Floyd | like torture?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "man, is what like torture" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAN, IS WHAT LIKE TORTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm sorry," Mackenzie replies. "I didn't quite follow that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about bush" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | "That bush is one of my personal collection; I made it. Its sap is
Floyd | laced with a chemical that briefly sharpens your reflexes, muscle
Floyd | control, that sort of thing. I use it before I drive."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's not illegal or anything. It's just like caffeine; that comes
Floyd | from plants too."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about papers" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I read 'The Native'. It's a hackrag, but it's the only paper in my
Floyd | language after all."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "There's been a lot of rubbish recently about Knassion," he remarks.
Floyd | "It's a big thing up there."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about Knassion" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT KNASSION
Floyd |
Floyd | "Knassion?" he smiles. "Everyone else calls it 'Genus K' like it was a
Floyd | codename." He smiles bitterly. "It's a plant designed to reduce the
Floyd | windstorms." There is a pause, and he sighs. "They're a problem for
Floyd | everyone," he replies. "We've been working on it at AlgCorp. But
Floyd | that's not why I'm here, surely?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's a plant designed to reduce the windstorms." There is a pause,
Floyd | and he sighs. "They're a problem for everyone," he replies. "We've
Floyd | been working on it at AlgCorp. But that's not why I'm here, surely?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about AlgCorp" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT ALGCORP
Floyd |
Floyd | "AlgCorp. Nice enough company, too, I suppose. They gave us the
Floyd | house."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "AlgCorp. Nice enough company, too, I suppose. More or less the only
Floyd | one we've got," he finishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about house" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT HOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | "We've been in Olympia about ten years now. I like it. I think Laura
Floyd | did too."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's a beautiful area," he says wistfully. "The long red deserts and
Floyd | the cracked-up horizon." You feel like reminding him its bone-dry
Floyd | sand, but refrain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about Laura" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT LAURA
Floyd |
Floyd | "She was American by birth, and came up here to act as a scientific
Floyd | interpreter. She was always gifted with languages; she picked up mine
Floyd | in about a month."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "She worked as a translator," he says, voice shaking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "prompt man" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > PROMPT MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "How could I have poisoned her? I loved her!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't what more you want me to say."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about Mars" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT MARS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I love my planet. I've never wanted to leave it. We've managed to do
Floyd | without all the problems you have down here. No overcrowding,
Floyd | employment. It's an idyll."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask man how did he fall in love" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN HOW DID HE FALL IN LOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | He shakes his head. "I wish I could talk to you in English," he says,
Floyd | "but I never learnt."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "man, how did you meet laura" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAN, HOW DID YOU MEET LAURA
Floyd |
Floyd | "She was American by birth, and came up here to act as a scientific
Floyd | interpreter. She was always gifted with languages; she picked up mine
Floyd | in about a month."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about torture" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT TORTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Look," he says, his voice shaking and his fingers winding around one
Floyd | other like olive trees. "I'm just a scientist. That's all. Just a
Floyd | scientist. You don't have to hurt me."
Floyd |
Floyd | The door opens briefly and the guard appears. "Brought you some tea,
Floyd | sir," he says politely, and brings a mug over to put on the table.
Floyd | Mackenzie looks startled by this appearance and is offered nothing
Floyd | himself. The guard leaves with a nod and a click of a magnetic lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask man about hobbies" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT HOBBIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You think very hard, but cannot come up with the right words to say it
Floyd | in his tongue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tea" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | The tea is black, no sugar; the mug is white and marked "EUPD" below
Floyd | the department's badge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask man about eupd" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT EUPD
Floyd |
Floyd | Your language skills are deficient, such that you cannot come up with
Floyd | the right words to say it in his language.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give tea to man" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE TEA TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the mug of tea)
Floyd | He looks suspiciously at the mug. "No, thank you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "demonstrate tea" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > DEMONSTRATE TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "demonstrate" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about family" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT FAMILY
Floyd |
Floyd | You think very hard, but cannot come up with the right words to say it
Floyd | in his tongue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take tea" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask man about enemies" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT ENEMIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You rack your brain but cannot come up with the right words to convey
Floyd | it in his language.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about associates" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT ASSOCIATES
Floyd |
Floyd | You think very hard, but cannot come up with the right vocabulary to
Floyd | say it in his tongue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "ask man about laura" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT LAURA
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't what more you want me to say."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drink tea" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRINK TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You sip a little of the tea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about coworkers" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT COWORKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | For all the classes and the work, you cannot come up with the right
Floyd | phrase to say it in his language.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "feign poisoning" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEIGN POISONING
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "feign" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about torture" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT TORTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Look," he says, his voice shaking and his fingers winding around one
Floyd | other like olive trees. "I'm just a scientist. That's all. Just a
Floyd | scientist. You don't have to hurt me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about genus a" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT GENUS A
Floyd |
Floyd | "Genus A - alaphabax. That one didn't work because it didn't pollinate
Floyd | enough."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a genus b" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A GENUS B
Floyd |
Floyd | "Genus B - brodilus. No good as the wind just blew it over and
Floyd | uprooted it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "hum"
		Jacqueline asks, "Are there more?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a genus c" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A GENUS C
Floyd |
Floyd | "Genus C - caromange. Died. Not quite sure what from, but I think lack
Floyd | of sunlight."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "I'm guessing at least to K"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a genus d" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A GENUS D
Floyd |
Floyd | "Genus D - dexilille. No good."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "All the way to K I guess"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, I must have missed the K comment, sorry."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a genus e" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A GENUS E
Floyd |
Floyd | "Genus E - edisonia. It was cactus-based and the spines just broke,
Floyd | and then the wind blew them everywhere. Lethal."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "let man go" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > LET MAN GO
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "let" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a genus f" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A GENUS F
Floyd |
Floyd | "Genus F - forrage. Most common problem - degenerative. Never made it
Floyd | past a metre high."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a genus g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A GENUS G
Floyd |
Floyd | "Genus G - gwenish. Most common problem - degenerative. Never made it
Floyd | past a metre high."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "let mango"
		Jacqueline says, "mmm mango"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a genus h" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A GENUS H
Floyd |
Floyd | "Genus H - harrallic. Most common problem - degenerative. Never made
Floyd | it past a metre high."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Mangos to let, fifty cents."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a genus i" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A GENUS I
Floyd |
Floyd | "Genus I - innamoxas. Most common problem - degenerative. Never made
Floyd | it past a metre high."
Floyd |
Floyd | Dimly, through the thick walls, layers of piping and cables that
Floyd | surround this chamber, resonates the deep tolling of Big Ben. It is
Floyd | twelve o'clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Martian Big Ben."
		inky says, "hunh"
		Binder says, "Whole lot of degeneration in this part of the alphabet."
		Jacqueline says, "I got the impression we were on earth, but he'd been working on Mars."
		inky says, "this is not what I was expecting this game to be like based on what I remembered people saying about it"
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "hee"
		inky says, "I'm probably mixing it up with a different game"
		DavidW says, "no, we're in London. Mackenzie's from Mars."
Binder says (to Floyd), "a genus j" 		Zach says, "I was wondering is EUPD refered to Europe"

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a genus j" 		

Floyd | > A GENUS J
Floyd |
Floyd | "Genus J - jingscum. Most common problem - degenerative. Never made it
Floyd | past a metre high."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A GENUS J
Floyd |
Floyd | "Genus J - jingscum. Most common problem - degenerative. Never made it
Floyd | past a metre high."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "European Union Police Dept, I assume"
		Jacqueline says, "European Union PD, perhaps.. yeah"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a genus k" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A GENUS K
Floyd |
Floyd | "Knassion," he says. "It's called Knassion." Then he shrugs. "It's a
Floyd | plant designed to reduce the windstorms." There is a pause, and he
Floyd | sighs. "They're a problem for everyone," he replies. "We've been
Floyd | working on it at AlgCorp. But that's not why I'm here, surely?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about London" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT LONDON
Floyd |
Floyd | You rack your brain but cannot come up with the right vocabulary to
Floyd | convey it in his tongue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "And we're drinking tea of course"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about Earth" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT EARTH
Floyd |
Floyd | "The first Earth creature to spread on Mars was the ant, you know
Floyd | that? Building its scurrying colonies, a thousand creatures crawling
Floyd | on each other's backs. Just like your world here; that's waiting to
Floyd | come and infest mine."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says (to inky), "Like most Ingold games, there's more to it."
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "prompt man" 		

Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "You can keep your planet," he spits. "Let me keep mine."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > PROMPT MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "You can keep your planet," he spits. "Let me keep mine."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "You can keep your planet," he spits. "Let me keep mine."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Johnny), "I suspect you're very right."
		Zach says, "I guess he's a native Martian"
		DavidW says, "yeah, there's something of a twist to all this."
Binder says (to Floyd), "ask man about crime" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT CRIME
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know! A lab is full of poisons, that's how I work! She must
Floyd | have got into it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about set up" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT SET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You think very hard, but cannot come up with the right vocabulary to
Floyd | express it in his language.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about being framed" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT BEING FRAMED
Floyd |
Floyd | Your language skills are deficient, such that you cannot come up with
Floyd | the right vocabulary to say it in his tongue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hm. So he's afraid of the Earth folks coming, and his wife was from Earth."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about lab" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT LAB
Floyd |
Floyd | "My lab? It's newly installed - only a week ago. I haven't even been
Floyd | in it yet. I don't even know if it's stocked; I didn't oversee the
Floyd | installation, we spent that weekend away. Honestly, I didn't take
Floyd | anything from in there."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "hm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about innocence" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT INNOCENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You rack your brain but cannot come up with the right vocabulary to
Floyd | convey it in his language.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about lab" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT LAB
Floyd |
Floyd | "My lab? I can't detail it, I've not been there. I suppose there's
Floyd | something poisonous in there, I don't know."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man who did it" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN WHO DID IT
Floyd |
Floyd | He is looking blank, again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about algcorp" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT ALGCORP
Floyd |
Floyd | "AlgCorp. Nice enough company, too, I suppose. More or less the only
Floyd | one we've got," he finishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about america" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT AMERICA
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much else about it. I don't speak the language, I have -
Floyd | I had - no interest in visiting Earth."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask man about earth" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT EARTH
Floyd |
Floyd | "You can keep your planet," he spits. "Let me keep mine."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask man about europe" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT EUROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | "What? I don't know... I don't really know anything about it. It's all
Floyd | so far from home. That's why she was doing it, impartiality, or
Floyd | something. Avoid bias in the language used. As though she wouldn't
Floyd | have a bias," he adds, strangely bitter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "ask man about face on mars" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT FACE ON MARS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could you rephrase that?" he says, timidly. "I didn't quite
Floyd | understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "wait what?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "ask man about bias" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT BIAS
Floyd |
Floyd | For all the classes and the work, you cannot come up with the right
Floyd | vocabulary to say it in his tongue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask man about me" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're from the police. I know. I know all about you. It's not my
Floyd | field, but it's close."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Mowsey says (to floyd), "ask man about vacation" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about europe" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT VACATION
Floyd |
Floyd | "This is not my idea of a holiday, no."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT EUROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | "What? I don't know... I don't really know anything about it. It's all
Floyd | so far from home. That's why she was doing it, impartiality, or
Floyd | something. Avoid bias in the language used. As though she wouldn't
Floyd | have a bias," he adds, strangely bitter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "prompt man" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > PROMPT MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "What? I don't know... I don't really know anything about it. It's all
Floyd | so far from home. That's why she was doing it, impartiality, or
Floyd | something. Avoid bias in the language used. As though she wouldn't
Floyd | have a bias," he adds, strangely bitter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Was the wait what about the silly face on Mars bit, or the response to asking about Europe?"
		Binder says, "I was reacting to the bias remark but there was a long queue of stuff scrolling in."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about vacation" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT VACATION
Floyd |
Floyd | "This is not my idea of a holiday, no."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Mowsey says, "I know he said something about going away"
		Binder makes a note to himself to do any future interrogations solo.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "man, who found the body" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAN, WHO FOUND THE BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | He has not understood your words, again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "man, who found laura" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAN, WHO FOUND LAURA
Floyd |
Floyd | His face pales. "She's dead, I know," he whispers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, the wait what was Binder, not DW, sorry. Misread."
		Zach asks (of Binder), "How can we do good cop/bad cop then?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about alibi" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "man, why did you kill her" 		

Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT ALIBI
Floyd |
Floyd | You think very hard, but cannot come up with the right vocabulary to
Floyd | say it in his language.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAN, WHY DID YOU KILL HER
Floyd |
Floyd | "But I loved her. Why would I kill the thing I love the most?" His
Floyd | voice is shaking, he may even be close to tears. "She was the
Floyd | beautiful... beautiful thing." He turns away, screwing up his eyes,
Floyd | his fingers curling into themselves. "And I couldn't have killed her."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says (to Zach), "I guess we'll just be doing ADHD cop/schizo cop this time out."
Zach says (to Floyd), "prompt man" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > PROMPT MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "You have no idea," he says quietly. "You have no idea what you're
Floyd | saying."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "ha"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a do you still beat your wife" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DO YOU STILL BEAT YOUR WIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | He has not understood your words, again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "man, do you still beat your wife" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAN, DO YOU STILL BEAT YOUR WIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | He has not understood your words, again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a do you smoke" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DO YOU SMOKE
Floyd |
Floyd | He has not understood your words, again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a wife" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | His face pales. "She's dead, I know," he whispers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a do you drink" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DO YOU DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | He has not understood your words, again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw tea at man" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW TEA AT MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no need for crude torture methods. You are more evolved than
Floyd | that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "oho"
Zach says (to Floyd), "insult man's shirt" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSULT MAN'S SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "insult" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Advanced torture methods, then?"
		DavidW says, "maybe"
		Zach asks, "Mind games?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "mock man" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOCK MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "mock" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "man, why did your wife never love you" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "scare man" 		

Floyd | > MAN, WHY DID YOUR WIFE NEVER LOVE YOU
Floyd |
Floyd | He has not understood your words, again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCARE MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Mackenzie is already quivering right down to his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "dance" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "threaten man" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > THREATEN MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Mackenzie is already quivering right down to his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a laura's job" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A LAURA'S JOB
Floyd |
Floyd | "Laura was sent documents to translate, went over them and sent them
Floyd | back. I think she got paid per word," he says with a misplaced smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a laura's employer" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A LAURA'S EMPLOYER
Floyd |
Floyd | -- Please be more specific about what you want to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | -- Please be more specific about what you want to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about translate" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT TRANSLATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your language skills are deficient, such that you cannot come up with
Floyd | the right phrase to say it in his tongue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "a laura's job"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "a documents" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DOCUMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I couldn't read them. I might have scanned a couple sometimes, but
Floyd | the only words I could pick out were place names and maybe a few
Floyd | numbers. I told you, I only speak this language."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "a laura's job" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A LAURA'S JOB
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know what you're hoping for," he replies angrily. "I don't
Floyd | know anything more about it, I couldn't read a word of what she did,
Floyd | it was all bloody Turkish to me, or whatever. I think whatever you're
Floyd | talking about you know more than me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "a names" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A NAMES
Floyd |
Floyd | You think very hard, but cannot come up with the right vocabulary to
Floyd | convey it in his language.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "place names" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLACE NAMES
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "place" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "bah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "a laura's job" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A LAURA'S JOB
Floyd |
Floyd | "She translated," he snaps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about documents" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT DOCUMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I couldn't read them. I might have scanned a couple sometimes, but
Floyd | the only words I could pick out were place names and maybe a few
Floyd | numbers. I told you, I only speak this language."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "a place names" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A PLACE NAMES
Floyd |
Floyd | You rack your brain but cannot come up with the right phrase to convey
Floyd | it in his tongue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about numbers" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT NUMBERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You think very hard, but cannot come up with the right vocabulary to
Floyd | say it in his language.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "a scanned documents" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A SCANNED DOCUMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I couldn't read them. I might have scanned a couple sometimes, but
Floyd | the only words I could pick out were place names and maybe a few
Floyd | numbers. I told you, I only speak this language."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "prompt man" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > PROMPT MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "I couldn't read them. I might have scanned a couple sometimes, but
Floyd | the only words I could pick out were place names and maybe a few
Floyd | numbers. I told you, I only speak this language."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "a english" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A ENGLISH
Floyd |
Floyd | "The only word I know is 'hatchback'; from a magazine Laura had."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "hrmph"
		DavidW says, "Incidentally, the game is larger than this one room. Just so you know."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "a hatchback" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A HATCHBACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Your language skills are deficient, such that you cannot come up with
Floyd | the right phrase to convey it in his tongue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "a magazine" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > A MAGAZINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You rack your brain but cannot come up with the right words to express
Floyd | it in his language.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you, Mackenzie. That'll be all." You stand, and go over to
Floyd | press the buzzer. He looks quite puzzled. After a moment, the door
Floyd | slides open and the guard stands aside to let you through into the
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You didn't get it, sir," he reports, and you say nothing to
Floyd | contradict him.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Time for more traditional methods," you reply. The guard nods, and
Floyd | you clip down the steel corridors, out to the front and collect a car
Floyd | from the pool. Within fifteen minutes you are at the address and
Floyd | feeling the sun's cold rays outside the bubble, Mackenzie's file in
Floyd | your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd | Your car is parked at a slight angle at the end of the long drive, its
Floyd | nose almost poking into a purple-leaved bush. A dusty wake is
Floyd | gradually settling on the long track behind. Mackenzie's bubble is to
Floyd | the east, its door closed. The road leads right up to it, with no
Floyd | front garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "15 minutes from jolly ol' England to Mars. Nifty."
		Binder says, "what"
		Jacqueline says, "We live in bubbles. Cool."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x file" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FILE
Floyd |
Floyd | An A4 brown envelope marked: "MACKENZIE CASE". It is sealed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide a finger under the corner of the flap and tear open the
Floyd | envelope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read file" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ FILE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Mackenzie case file: It reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Summary of crime: Murder - Mackenzie, Laura, 32.
Floyd | Prime suspect:  Mackenzie, Doctor Yogi, husband, 41.
Floyd | Date of crime: 23.5.63
Floyd | Location: Bubble 4563. Body found in main bedroom.
Floyd | Cause of death: Poison - type unknown.
Floyd | Motive: Unknown.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please clarify unknown variables.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder if that bush is the one with the enhanced reflexes sap."
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a brown envelope (which is open)
Floyd |     a case file
Floyd |     a printed fax
Floyd |     a plastic card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Well that's all the stuff I wanted to know before we interrogated him."
Zach says (to Floyd), "read fax" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ FAX
Floyd |
Floyd | A fax-printout photograph of the body, as found by police called to
Floyd | the scene by Dr. Mackenzie. The woman depicted is lying on a bed, her
Floyd | face constricted and her fingers quite stiff and splayed. Her skin has
Floyd | gone a pale white, maybe nearing blue. She is fully clothed, and
Floyd | wearing shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x card" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | (the plastic card)
Floyd | A standard plastic card, taken from Mackenzie's wallet, that has his
Floyd | house number on it: 4563.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Hm, possibly."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bush" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | A line of bushes growing to about waist-height which border the track
Floyd | for about twenty metres from the house. They are unfamiliar to you,
Floyd | sprawling, with a purple tinge to the leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "How quaint. Ingold thought we'd still use faxes in the future."
inky says (to Floyd), "eat leaves" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the line of bushes)
Floyd | You pluck a leaf from the bush with a thick snap. In response the
Floyd | branch moves backwards, far more than just a recoil, curling up into
Floyd | itself. The movement seems to disrupt other branches, sparking a wave
Floyd | that travels down the hedgerow in an uncoordinated squirm of fauna. It
Floyd | is several minutes before it is still once more; by then the leaf in
Floyd | your hand has leaked a fine sap as far as your wrist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |

		Binder says, "Well we're still using faxes in the future-present and maybe those use cases will persist."

Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a purple leaf
Floyd |   a brown envelope (which is open)
Floyd |     a case file
Floyd |     a printed fax
Floyd |     a plastic card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat sap" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT SAP
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "sap" isn't a recognised word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "eat leaf" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT LEAF
Floyd |
Floyd | The leaf is tough to chew, and waxy, and taste of little until you
Floyd | have pulped the outer skin when a thin banana-like flavour leaks out.
Floyd | Eventually you cannot swallow the residue of the hide and spit it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat fax" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT FAX
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the printed fax)
Floyd | That's plainly inedible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Ours died about 7-8 months ago at work. We've needed it precisely one time since then."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bubble" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The bubble is a standard home on a standard road, which runs a few
Floyd | hundred metres back to the west. It rises about three metres high and
Floyd | is made of a solid white material over which the dust and winds move
Floyd | quite harmlessly. There are a few windows; thick and acting as mirrors
Floyd | to the seas of dust. There is a door near to you, which a line of
Floyd | bushes lead up on either side of the track.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bubble" 		Jacqueline says, "And I can't remember why that was, but at the time it was easier to borrow one from someone else than do a work-around."

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The bubble is a standard home on a standard road, which runs a few
Floyd | hundred metres back to the west. It rises about three metres high and
Floyd | is made of a solid white material over which the dust and winds move
Floyd | quite harmlessly. There are a few windows; thick and acting as mirrors
Floyd | to the seas of dust. There is a door near to you, which a line of
Floyd | bushes lead up on either side of the track.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "Yeah. The thing that bugs me most are the interactions which for some reason DEMAND a document FAX. It's like scanning+email but without all that pesky convenience."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "We should probably enter and search the house."
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The standard design of door for one of these buildings, with two main
Floyd | doors and a porch between so that the atmosphere inside can be kept
Floyd | slightly fuller. The lock is set into the centre. The door is closed
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "unlock door with card" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | (the plastic card)
Floyd | (first taking the plastic card)
Floyd | The doorlock beeps distantly through the thin air, and the light
Floyd | flicks to a pale green.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You push open the door and step into the porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd | The porch is just a short space of corridor, with two large fans built
Floyd | into the walls behind a white-mesh grille. The air is a little better
Floyd | regulated here, and smells fresh and tart, straight from an
Floyd | algae-tank. There is little else here - a rack for shoes and a hook
Floyd | for coats. Either end of this space are the large doors that seal
Floyd | inside from outside, they are east and west respectively.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shoe rack are a pair of lady's shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "look in shoe" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN SHOE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the lady's shoes)
Floyd | You tip up one shoe, then the second, and peer inside. After a little
Floyd | more shaking the left is revealed to contain a small, hardy cactus
Floyd | spine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "it's the ol' hidden shoe trick"
inky says (to Floyd), "get spine" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SPINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift the spine very gingerly indeed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x spine" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SPINE
Floyd |
Floyd | A multi-barbed cactus spine, with a central point from which nine
Floyd | separate needles radiate outward.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel momentarily dizzy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "lick spine" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |

		Zach says, "cactus <em>murder</em>"

Floyd | > LICK SPINE
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "lick" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "eat spine" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT SPINE
Floyd |
Floyd | That would hardly be wise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. edisonia, genus e, had lethal spines."
		Binder says, "hm"
		Zach says, "I wonder why we got dizzy"
		Zach says, "Maybe he tricked us into eating that plant"
		inky says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "Just by touching it? Huh."
		Binder says, "Maybe we're tripping balls."
		DavidW says, "I think the dizziness was either the sap kicking in or wearing off."
		Binder says, "No, we ate the leaf from outside"
		Binder says, "... for some reason"
		inky says, "it was delicious!"
		Zach asks, "Because of potential tastiness?"
inky says (to Floyd), "x rack" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear shoes" 		

Floyd | > X RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | A cyan wire rack for placing shoes on. There is space for four or five
Floyd | pairs, and the rack is worn down, but now it is almost empty. Only one
Floyd | pair of shoes is in attendance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR SHOES
Floyd |
Floyd | (your clothing)
Floyd | You are already wearing it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Man, never trust a murder suspect."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fan" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The grilles are several feet square; enough to quickly vent this room
Floyd | if pressures demanded it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x fans" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FANS
Floyd |
Floyd | The grilles are several feet square; enough to quickly vent this room
Floyd | if pressures demanded it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear lady shoes" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR LADY SHOES
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "lady" isn't a recognised word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
inky says (to Floyd), "open fan" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | They're just part of the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I assume this porch acts like an airlock."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x hooks" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "hooks" isn't a recognised word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That was my thought, yes."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the door with a soft hiss, and go through into the hallway.
Floyd | The lights inside come on automatically.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway of Mackenzie's home is bare but homely, one wall hung with
Floyd | a photograph of some Earth lake surrounded by mountains, and an
Floyd | antiquated-looking coat-stand by the porch door to the west. Doorways
Floyd | lead off in two other directions; the east appears to be a kitchen and
Floyd | the north is a living room. There is no upstairs in the house; the
Floyd | entire upper metre or so is filled solid with various forms of algae,
Floyd | to grow oxygen, regulate temperature and recycle waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stubby yucca tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "her home is homely"
		inky says, "and filled with homies"
inky says (to Floyd), "x coat stand" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COAT STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | An antique wooden coat-stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "move it" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You are unable to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | A hardy plant, quite probably capable of growing as easily outside as
Floyd | in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get coat stand" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET COAT STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take tree" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree is fairly bulky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "f x photo"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x photo" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | The photograph depicts a lake surrounded by snowy peaks; it is from
Floyd | Ontario or somewhere in the North American continent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "look behind photo" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | It is securely vacuumed-sealed to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "ha ha"
		DavidW says, "Ontario doesn't have snowy mountains, you silly game."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Well, blame the character, not the game."
		Zach says, "A picture of Canada? Very suspicious"
		DavidW says, "(I assume it's a photo of Lake Louise, though.)"
		Zach says, "Oh, a fake photo of Canada. Even more so"
		Jacqueline says, "It is merely trying to tell us that the PC is ignorant of Canadian geography. Make a mental note."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x algae" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |

		Zach says, "haha"

Floyd | > X ALGAE
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is largely uninteresting - a small functional room, a
Floyd | laboratory of life, with the various implements of cooking arranged
Floyd | around the walls. For all the advances in materials over the last
Floyd | thousand years; roasting, baking and boiling still work as before.
Floyd | Just with the addition of microwave generators and plasmacoil hobs.
Floyd |
Floyd | So against the northwest wall, is a sink; and in one corner a freezer
Floyd | hums quietly to itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor is seamless bar a square of plexiplastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | A white porcelain sink with a stud marked with a tap, built into the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "push stud" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH STUD
Floyd |
Floyd | You press the stub and water oozes from a nozzle set into the side of
Floyd | the sink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x square" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SQUARE
Floyd |
Floyd | A frosted crystal plexiplastic sheet in the centre of the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "gross, oozy water"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take square" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SQUARE
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift up the hinged sheet of plastic, and lay it to one side,
Floyd | revealing a ladder leading down into the cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | A blast of cold air hits you from inside. You open the freezer,
Floyd | revealing a shelf of food and some frozen biosamples.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water shuts off automatically.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "It must be full of algae"
inky says (to Floyd), "x biosamples" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BIOSAMPLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Thirteen frozen biosamples stacked up on the top shelf of the freezer,
Floyd | happily coexisting with a frozen pizza and a chicken. They are
Floyd | labelled "GENUS A" through "GENUS N". Needless to say: one is missing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take biosamples from freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BIOSAMPLES FROM FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | You've no idea if they're safe to touch, even if they are sealed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x genus k" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GENUS K
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a gap where genus K should be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x genus e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GENUS E
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the sample for Genus E. Its full name is written on the top:
Floyd | edisonia.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, it goes past k"
		DavidW says, "We didn't ask about L, M, or N."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take pizza" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need to eat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "The twist: we're a robot!"
		DavidW says, "It's probably an algae-lovers pizza."
		Johnny says, "yugh"
		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "heh"
		DavidW says, "double algae with mushrooms."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Hee"
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The lights flick on as you enter the cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The basement is lit by striplamps crisscrossed across the plastic
Floyd | ceiling, and is the only truly grubby room in the building. The floor
Floyd | is caked with dust and what even looks like soil; no doubt actually
Floyd | decomposing rubbish from various plants stored here over the years.
Floyd | The other clear thing about this room is that it's half the width it
Floyd | used to be - though the ceiling continues back there is a gleaming
Floyd | white wall in the way, in the centre of which is a large, forbidding
Floyd | door. It leads into the laboratory.
Floyd |
Floyd | Steps lead upward on one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | On one wall is the bubble thermostat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amongst the piles of junk filling the cellar, something stands out as
Floyd | though glowing. It is a black chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, close the freezer first"
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is largely uninteresting - a small functional room, a
Floyd | laboratory of life, with the various implements of cooking arranged
Floyd | around the walls. For all the advances in materials over the last
Floyd | thousand years; roasting, baking and boiling still work as before.
Floyd | Just with the addition of microwave generators and plasmacoil hobs.
Floyd |
Floyd | So against the northwest wall, is a sink; and in one corner a freezer
Floyd | hums quietly to itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor is seamless bar a square of plexiplastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "close freezer" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		
inky says (to Floyd), "x thermostat" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the freezer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The lights flick on as you enter the cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The basement is lit by striplamps crisscrossed across the plastic
Floyd | ceiling, and is the only truly grubby room in the building. The floor
Floyd | is caked with dust and what even looks like soil; no doubt actually
Floyd | decomposing rubbish from various plants stored here over the years.
Floyd | The other clear thing about this room is that it's half the width it
Floyd | used to be - though the ceiling continues back there is a gleaming
Floyd | white wall in the way, in the centre of which is a large, forbidding
Floyd | door. It leads into the laboratory.
Floyd |
Floyd | Steps lead upward on one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | On one wall is the bubble thermostat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amongst the piles of junk filling the cellar, something stands out as
Floyd | though glowing. It is a black chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > X THERMOSTAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The thermostat gauge is pushed quite high.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "lower thermostat" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOWER THERMOSTAT
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "lower" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, wait, I'm still confused. Are we on Mars or Earth? We started on Earth, then traveled 15 minutes to this guy's house?"
		DavidW says, "I suspect that something is a lie."
		DavidW says, "Either the London business was fake, or Mars is."
		Binder says, "Maybe we're living in a PKD story"
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		DavidW says, "Occam's razor would suggest the London bit was fake, but we'll see."
		inky asks, "I wasn't really paying attention earlier, but wasn't the guy working on mas but visiting his wife on earth?"
inky says (to Floyd), "x soil" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOIL
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin layer of rubbish, brought in from outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing in the muck bar more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I didn't quite figure out where they were for vacation."
inky says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | A solid metal chest, large enough to hold a ream of paper, with curved
Floyd | edges to frustrate hacksaws and hinges buried under a lip of moulded
Floyd | steel. It is held closed by a small lock at the front, which takes an
Floyd | ordinary key (rather than a fingerprint or a magnetic strip). On the
Floyd | lid is a label: "MRS. LAURA MACKENZIE." Not his then, strangely; even
Floyd | though this is a storage box for organic material.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I thought he was from Mars"
Zach says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You rummage around for something interesting, and unearth of all
Floyd | things, a long hairpin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lock" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the black box)
Floyd | A solid metal chest, large enough to hold a ream of paper, with curved
Floyd | edges to frustrate hacksaws and hinges buried under a lip of moulded
Floyd | steel. It is held closed by a small lock at the front, which takes an
Floyd | ordinary key (rather than a fingerprint or a magnetic strip). On the
Floyd | lid is a label: "MRS. LAURA MACKENZIE." Not his then, strangely; even
Floyd | though this is a storage box for organic material.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes. That's what Mackenzie said."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take hairpin" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE HAIRPIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open lock with hairpin" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LOCK WITH HAIRPIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the black box with the hairpin)
Floyd | You slide your lockpick into the lock and begin to feel for the pins
Floyd | of the mechanism. The design suggests there are three; perhaps you get
Floyd | the first in place but your hand shakes a little too much and you
Floyd | cannot get the third. Irritated, you finally give up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, the sap. Try it with sap enhancer."
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is largely uninteresting - a small functional room, a
Floyd | laboratory of life, with the various implements of cooking arranged
Floyd | around the walls. For all the advances in materials over the last
Floyd | thousand years; roasting, baking and boiling still work as before.
Floyd | Just with the addition of microwave generators and plasmacoil hobs.
Floyd |
Floyd | So against the northwest wall, is a sink; and in one corner a freezer
Floyd | hums quietly to itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor is seamless bar a square of plexiplastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		inky says, "delicious sap"

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway of Mackenzie's home is bare but homely, one wall hung with
Floyd | a photograph of some Earth lake surrounded by mountains, and an
Floyd | antiquated-looking coat-stand by the porch door to the west. Doorways
Floyd | lead off in two other directions; the east appears to be a kitchen and
Floyd | the north is a living room. There is no upstairs in the house; the
Floyd | entire upper metre or so is filled solid with various forms of algae,
Floyd | to grow oxygen, regulate temperature and recycle waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stubby yucca tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd | The porch is just a short space of corridor, with two large fans built
Floyd | into the walls behind a white-mesh grille. The air is a little better
Floyd | regulated here, and smells fresh and tart, straight from an
Floyd | algae-tank. There is little else here - a rack for shoes and a hook
Floyd | for coats. Either end of this space are the large doors that seal
Floyd | inside from outside, they are east and west respectively.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shoe rack are a pair of lady's shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says, "out" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the door effortlessly with a loud hissing sound, and go
Floyd | through.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd | Your car is parked at a slight angle at the end of the long drive, its
Floyd | nose almost poking into a purple-leaved bush. The low sun makes the
Floyd | red dust glow like amber into the distance. Mackenzie's bubble is to
Floyd | the east, its door closed. The road leads right up to it, with no
Floyd | front garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take leaf" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LEAF
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "At some point, we must remember to find the bedroom, where Laura's body was found."
		DavidW says, "take plant to get a leaf."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bush" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | A line of bushes growing to about waist-height which border the track
Floyd | for about twenty metres from the house. They are unfamiliar to you,
Floyd | sprawling, with a purple tinge to the leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings silently shut and the light on the card-reader returns
Floyd | to red.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take leaves" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You pluck a leaf from the bush with a thick snap. In response the
Floyd | branch moves backwards, far more than just a recoil, curling up into
Floyd | itself. The movement seems to disrupt other branches, sparking a wave
Floyd | that travels down the hedgerow in an uncoordinated squirm of fauna. It
Floyd | is several minutes before it is still once more; by then the leaf in
Floyd | your hand has leaked a fine sap as far as your wrist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip the card into the lock and the light flicks over to green.
Floyd | Then you push open the door and step into the porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd | The porch is just a short space of corridor, with two large fans built
Floyd | into the walls behind a white-mesh grille. The air is a little better
Floyd | regulated here, and smells fresh and tart, straight from an
Floyd | algae-tank. There is little else here - a rack for shoes and a hook
Floyd | for coats. Either end of this space are the large doors that seal
Floyd | inside from outside, they are east and west respectively.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shoe rack are a pair of lady's shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a purple leaf
Floyd |   a hairpin
Floyd |   a cactus spine
Floyd |   a plastic card
Floyd |   a printed fax
Floyd |   a brown envelope (which is open)
Floyd |     a case file
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the door with a soft hiss, and go through into the hallway.
Floyd | The lights inside come on automatically.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway of Mackenzie's home is bare but homely, one wall hung with
Floyd | a photograph of some Earth lake surrounded by mountains, and an
Floyd | antiquated-looking coat-stand by the porch door to the west. Doorways
Floyd | lead off in two other directions; the east appears to be a kitchen and
Floyd | the north is a living room. There is no upstairs in the house; the
Floyd | entire upper metre or so is filled solid with various forms of algae,
Floyd | to grow oxygen, regulate temperature and recycle waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stubby yucca tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is largely uninteresting - a small functional room, a
Floyd | laboratory of life, with the various implements of cooking arranged
Floyd | around the walls. For all the advances in materials over the last
Floyd | thousand years; roasting, baking and boiling still work as before.
Floyd | Just with the addition of microwave generators and plasmacoil hobs.
Floyd |
Floyd | So against the northwest wall, is a sink; and in one corner a freezer
Floyd | hums quietly to itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor is seamless bar a square of plexiplastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The lights flick on as you enter the cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The basement is lit by striplamps crisscrossed across the plastic
Floyd | ceiling, and is the only truly grubby room in the building. The floor
Floyd | is caked with dust and what even looks like soil; no doubt actually
Floyd | decomposing rubbish from various plants stored here over the years.
Floyd | The other clear thing about this room is that it's half the width it
Floyd | used to be - though the ceiling continues back there is a gleaming
Floyd | white wall in the way, in the centre of which is a large, forbidding
Floyd | door. It leads into the laboratory.
Floyd |
Floyd | Steps lead upward on one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | On one wall is the bubble thermostat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cooling in a corner is a black chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf12" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | -- Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat leaf" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT LEAF
Floyd |
Floyd | The leaf is tough to chew, and waxy, and taste of little until you
Floyd | have pulped the outer skin when a thin banana-like flavour leaks out.
Floyd | Eventually you cannot swallow the residue of the hide and spit it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open lock with hairpin" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LOCK WITH HAIRPIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the black box with the hairpin)
Floyd | You slide the hairpin in and with a steady wrist and dextrous
Floyd | movements set the first pin, then the second, and finally the third
Floyd | buried deep in the mechanism. The box springs open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "tada"
		Zach says, "huzzah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | A solid metal chest, large enough to hold a ream of paper, with curved
Floyd | edges to frustrate hacksaws and hinges buried under a lip of moulded
Floyd | steel. It is held closed by a small lock at the front, which takes an
Floyd | ordinary key (rather than a fingerprint or a magnetic strip). On the
Floyd | lid is a label: "MRS. LAURA MACKENZIE." Not his then, strangely; even
Floyd | though this is a storage box for organic material.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open chest" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "so what bio goodies does Ms. dead translator have?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in chest" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | The black box has got a genus K sample in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There you go."
		Zach gasps
Zach says (to Floyd), "take sample" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SAMPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sample" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SAMPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A yellow biosample bag containing what looks like just a handful of
Floyd | sunflower seeds. In black markerpen a large K has been scrawled. A
Floyd | label above reads: "C/O Jasper Morpheus" in a fine handwriting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So... she was stealing it from her husband?"
		Zach says, "I dunno. And who is Morpheus? The mystery deepens"
		DavidW writes Jasper's name down since that's bound to be needed later.
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The scanner on the laboratory door lock warms uncomfortably under your
Floyd | index finger, almost ready to burn - and then cools again into rough
Floyd | plastic. The door does not open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Dang, we should have taken a finger along"
		Zach asks, "Check out the bedroom?"
		DavidW says, "And then Goldilocks tried to open Papa Bear's door, but it was TOOO hot."
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is largely uninteresting - a small functional room, a
Floyd | laboratory of life, with the various implements of cooking arranged
Floyd | around the walls. For all the advances in materials over the last
Floyd | thousand years; roasting, baking and boiling still work as before.
Floyd | Just with the addition of microwave generators and plasmacoil hobs.
Floyd |
Floyd | So against the northwest wall, is a sink; and in one corner a freezer
Floyd | hums quietly to itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor is seamless bar a square of plexiplastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway of Mackenzie's home is bare but homely, one wall hung with
Floyd | a photograph of some Earth lake surrounded by mountains, and an
Floyd | antiquated-looking coat-stand by the porch door to the west. Doorways
Floyd | lead off in two other directions; the east appears to be a kitchen and
Floyd | the north is a living room. There is no upstairs in the house; the
Floyd | entire upper metre or so is filled solid with various forms of algae,
Floyd | to grow oxygen, regulate temperature and recycle waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stubby yucca tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | The living room is similarly austere, with its walls all white and
Floyd | furniture resting in between large spaces. In the north wall opposite
Floyd | the doorway is a large window through which the long view of desert
Floyd | stretches until reaching the tooth of Mount Olympus, and the room is
Floyd | filled by the orange-red tinge. Another door leads east to the
Floyd | bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Against one wall is a table: not exactly pristine, but hardly messy
Floyd | with its papers and computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sofa stands out quite strikingly; it is pea-green.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the long sofa is a newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel momentarily dizzy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | The sofa looks in good condition and pretty well made, which means
Floyd | almost certainly it was shipped in from Earth as the one luxury the
Floyd | house could afford. Simply getting it through the doors must have been
Floyd | a puzzle for the greatest scientific minds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | The long sofa has got a newspaper on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The newspaper proclaims itself to be an issue of the single
Floyd | Martian-language newspaper, "The Native". It is, however, entirely
Floyd | blank below the headline and subhead: 'TOP SCIENTISTS PREDICT
Floyd | WINDSTORMS WILL REMAIN FOR "ANOTHER HUNDRED YEARS": Sources report
Floyd | failure of latest hope'. The date on the banner is 22.5.63.
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere to the south you hear the padding of footfalls, a drift
Floyd | of quiet humming, and a quiet slam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's sounding more and more as if we've been on Mars all along."
		Jacqueline says, "There we go being dizzy again."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah"
		Zach says, "Eek"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps if Mackenzie's never been to Earth, he could be fooled. He might not realize the difference in gravity, for example."
		Zach says, "I'm scared, Floyd. Scared"
		DavidW says, "well, we have a spike for a weapon, if it comes to that."
		DavidW says, "er spine"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway of Mackenzie's home is bare but homely, one wall hung with
Floyd | a photograph of some Earth lake surrounded by mountains, and an
Floyd | antiquated-looking coat-stand by the porch door to the west. Doorways
Floyd | lead off in two other directions; the east appears to be a kitchen and
Floyd | the north is a living room. There is no upstairs in the house; the
Floyd | entire upper metre or so is filled solid with various forms of algae,
Floyd | to grow oxygen, regulate temperature and recycle waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stubby yucca tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Hmm, should we check out the sound or keep exploring?"
		DavidW says, "up to you guys"
		DavidW says, "I suspect the intruder absconded with something from the lab."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm thinking that, as in real life for investigators, Ingold has probably dropped subtle clues into the text that we'll miss if we don't consider them closely enough. Or perhaps I'm just paranoid."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd | The porch is just a short space of corridor, with two large fans built
Floyd | into the walls behind a white-mesh grille. The air is a little better
Floyd | regulated here, and smells fresh and tart, straight from an
Floyd | algae-tank. There is little else here - a rack for shoes and a hook
Floyd | for coats. Either end of this space are the large doors that seal
Floyd | inside from outside, they are east and west respectively.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shoe rack are a pair of lady's shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the door, with a loud hissing sound, and go through.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd | Your car is parked at a slight angle at the end of the long drive, its
Floyd | nose almost poking into a purple-leaved bush. The low sun makes the
Floyd | red dust glow like amber into the distance. Mackenzie's bubble is to
Floyd | the east, its door closed. The road leads right up to it, with no
Floyd | front garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x car" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A standard car from the pool; low-slung to avoid the dust trails and
Floyd | wide to hug the road in the weak gravity. This one is black.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings silently shut and the light on the card-reader returns
Floyd | to red.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "no, you're not paranoid. You've played Fail-Safe, no?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip the card into the lock and the light flicks over to green.
Floyd | Then you push open the door and step into the porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd | The porch is just a short space of corridor, with two large fans built
Floyd | into the walls behind a white-mesh grille. The air is a little better
Floyd | regulated here, and smells fresh and tart, straight from an
Floyd | algae-tank. There is little else here - a rack for shoes and a hook
Floyd | for coats. Either end of this space are the large doors that seal
Floyd | inside from outside, they are east and west respectively.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shoe rack are a pair of lady's shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hm, not sure I have, actually."
		Binder says, "I feel like a game which requires me to pay deep attention is not going to work for me in the CF context."
		DavidW says, "I think we're doing quite well so far."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the door with a soft hiss, and go through into the hallway.
Floyd | The lights inside come on automatically.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway of Mackenzie's home is bare but homely, one wall hung with
Floyd | a photograph of some Earth lake surrounded by mountains, and an
Floyd | antiquated-looking coat-stand by the porch door to the west. Doorways
Floyd | lead off in two other directions; the east appears to be a kitchen and
Floyd | the north is a living room. There is no upstairs in the house; the
Floyd | entire upper metre or so is filled solid with various forms of algae,
Floyd | to grow oxygen, regulate temperature and recycle waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stubby yucca tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Oh yeah, I'm sure it works great for people not me."
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | The living room is designed in spacious fashion - furniture spanned
Floyd | neatly between smooth white walls. In the north wall opposite the
Floyd | doorway is a large window through which the long view of desert
Floyd | stretches until reaching the tooth of Mount Olympus, and the room is
Floyd | filled by the orange-red tinge. Another door leads east to the
Floyd | bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Against one wall is a table: not exactly pristine, but hardly messy
Floyd | with its papers and computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sofa stands out quite strikingly; it is pea-green.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the long sofa is a newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A Mx200 notebook computer; built they say for lightness and speed, but
Floyd | in reality constructed to handle the flaky network connections running
Floyd | under the Marsian dust by devoting half their size to transmitters
Floyd | angled in as many directions at once at possible. As a result they're
Floyd | renowned for overheating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on computer" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip open the notebook. It bleeps but does not turn on - except
Floyd | for a small light which ignites in the corner. It is bright red but
Floyd | slowly starts to grow deeper in shade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "too hot to run it, I bet."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The screen is blank. A light in the top red corner is a deep maroon,
Floyd | and blinking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "try not to break it"
		Zach asks, "Stick it in the freezer?"
		DavidW asks, "hm, I dunno. Might work?"
		DavidW says, "I'd still turn it off first."
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf13" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd | -- Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn off computer" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Click.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take computer" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Although the computer is light, it has no doubt been positioned in the
Floyd | only place in the bubble to receive a decent data-transfer rate.
Floyd | Moving it, then, would be bad feng shui.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Humph"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are stamped with the seal of the European Union, and look like
Floyd | dossiers on various topics. You pick up the first sheet and scan for
Floyd | English fragments.
Floyd |
Floyd | The top document must be new - the date is 23.5.63 and it has yet to
Floyd | be annotated; which is to say the whole thing is still in ProtoFrench
Floyd | and contains no translations. The only words you recognise in the
Floyd | horrendous grammatical nightmare that remains are "colonnaque"
Floyd | (colony), "houmlla dla sciesse" (scientists) and "Knassion" - which is
Floyd | not PF at all, but is familiar from previous debriefings all the same.
Floyd | It's a recent prototype piece of biotech.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ha ProtoFrench. There was another game with ProtoFrench."
		Zach says, "Laura was a ProtoFrench spy!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take papers" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | It is unlikely to be useful to cart them all around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Til Death Makes a Monk-fish Out of Me!, if I remember correctly, had ProtoFrench."
Zach says (to Floyd), "look out window" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK OUT WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The dunes are brushed with a delicate haze of floating orange dust
Floyd | like the steam rising from a Spaniard's tanned back; still but for the
Floyd | sporadic storms that whip across the sky unchecked and unpredictable.
Floyd | It is dotted with a few strange plants - wide trunked cacti, large
Floyd | flat leaved palms that spread across the ground instead of upwards
Floyd | into the sky, and grass stalks that rise and bend flat at two metres
Floyd | high. Most are unfamiliar to your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "oooh, I like"
		Jacqueline asks, "Like the steam rising from a Spaniard's tanned back? Srsly?"
		DavidW says, "I want to play the game with Spaniard's tanned back."
		DavidW asks, "hm. If we were on Mars all along, why don't we know the local plantlife?"
		DavidW asks, "Maybe we are from Europe -- but the London business was hoaxed for some reason?"
		Jacqueline says, "We're an investigator, not a botanist, dammit."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | The long sofa has got a newspaper on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |

		Zach says, "The travel could have just been really condensed"

Floyd | > READ NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The newspaper proclaims itself to be an issue of the single
Floyd | Martian-language newspaper, "The Native". It is, however, entirely
Floyd | blank below the headline and subhead: 'TOP SCIENTISTS PREDICT
Floyd | WINDSTORMS WILL REMAIN FOR "ANOTHER HUNDRED YEARS": Sources report
Floyd | failure of latest hope'. The date on the banner is 22.5.63.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh right. we saw that."
		Zach says (to Jaqueline), "It's not my fault I have bad taste!"
		DavidW asks, "Do top scientists not know about genus K, then?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the bedroom door first)
Floyd | You open the bedroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | The bedroom is no more personal than the rest of the house; it occurs
Floyd | to you that the photograph in the hallway is the only item of
Floyd | decoration from either of the couple who live here. Unless you count
Floyd | the yucca plant. A large bed fills the centre, with a nightstand by
Floyd | one side. There are no bookcases and no books; there is no television
Floyd | because there are no stations here. A doorway in the southwest wall
Floyd | leads to the bathroom, built into the central column of the bubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wall is a long window with a view of the endless desert.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a large chest of drawers, on top of which is a cactus
Floyd | plant.
Floyd |
Floyd | By the bedside is a glass of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I assume it's a brand new thing"
inky says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | A bulb-shaped cactus, covered little clumps of spines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get spine" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SPINE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the cactus spine)
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "touch cactus" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH CACTUS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the cactus spine)
Floyd | That would hardly be wise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "touch plant" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | The spines are sharp, and quite hardy under pressure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | A large wooden chest with many drawers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open drawers" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The interesting drawer is the bottom one - instead of clothes and the
Floyd | like, it contains one large cardboard folder. You lift it out onto the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open folder" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip open the file.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a genus K sample
Floyd |   a hairpin
Floyd |   a cactus spine
Floyd |   a plastic card
Floyd |   a printed fax
Floyd |   a brown envelope (which is open)
Floyd |     a case file
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read folder" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ FOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | A plain cardboard folder, its creases a little worn.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cardboard folder has got several photos in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | The bedroom is no more personal than the rest of the house. A large
Floyd | bed fills the centre, with a nightstand by one side. A doorway in the
Floyd | southwest wall leads to the bathroom, built into the central column of
Floyd | the bubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wall is a long window with a view of the endless desert.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a large chest of drawers, on top of which is a cactus
Floyd | plant.
Floyd |
Floyd | By the bedside is a glass of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard folder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x photos" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PHOTOS
Floyd |
Floyd | Around hundred photographs: on skimming through they all appear to be
Floyd | of Earth. Forests, trees, lakes, rivers; but also many of cities,
Floyd | roads, buildings, bridges, famous monuments; and a good twenty of
Floyd | people - crowds, a family outside a green house, another family on a
Floyd | boat. Some of the pictures are large - ten inches across - some have
Floyd | traces of tape on the back from where they were once stuck to a wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Buried amongst the photographs is a scrawled sheet of paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x family" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FAMILY
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "family" isn't a recognised word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read paper" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | A sheet of paper covered in scribbles - nothing coherent, but not
Floyd | exactly doodles; rather fragments of letters and words and scattered
Floyd | at all angles around the edges and middle of the page, with the
Floyd | occasional snatch of a drawn line or a distorted margin. Something
Floyd | strikes you as odd which takes a minute to place: the sheet is not
Floyd | handwritten. It has been printed out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x paper" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | A sheet of paper covered in scribbles - nothing coherent, but not
Floyd | exactly doodles; rather fragments of letters and words and scattered
Floyd | at all angles around the edges and middle of the page, with the
Floyd | occasional snatch of a drawn line or a distorted margin. The sheet is
Floyd | neatly - bizarrely - printed from a computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x water" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks ordinary enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		DavidW says, "hm. Perhaps it needs to be folded the right way, or seen through a mask of some sort."

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | -- Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a tentative sip - it does not taste of anything strange. Your
Floyd | heart does not constrict, nor your breathing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell water" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | Water is not renowned for its fragrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "compare spine to cactus" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > COMPARE SPINE TO CACTUS
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "compare" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fold paper" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOLD PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "fold" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I think they're different since we were willing to touch the cactus"
		DavidW says, "hmph. Mysteries should support 'compare' as a verb."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | cardboard folder: Taken.
Floyd | glass of water: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "we might wanna x genus e in the freezer, see if it matches."
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking maybe if we folded the paper we'd get the coherent bits to match up."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "yes, I thought so too."
		inky says, "just like mad magazine"
		inky asks, "did we go into the lab in the basement?"
		DavidW says, "no. The door was too hot."
		DavidW says, "We also haven't seen the bathroom or looked under the bed."
		inky says, "man, you call this investigator"
		inky says, "don't make me turn in our badge"
inky says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing under the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to inky), "Heh"
		DavidW says (to inky), "You can flush the toilet, if you like."
inky says (to Floyd), "x desert" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESERT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can almost hear her voice complaining. "But it's so bleak,
Floyd | Yogi! Can't we just hang up a painting instead?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A tight tubular bathroom, built into the central column of the dome to
Floyd | give easy access to the sewage tanks. The only doorway is back out to
Floyd | the northeast and there isn't even a door, just a curtain across a
Floyd | rail. The fittings inside are perfectly standard.
Floyd |
Floyd | On one wall is your own reflection, sketched onto the surface of a
Floyd | cabinet with an oil-mirror surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says (to DavidW), "disposing of evidence, that's what they call it now"
inky says (to Floyd), "x reflection" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > X REFLECTION
Floyd |
Floyd | The cabinet is adorned with your features, only transformed into an
Floyd | oil painting, currently following the style of Gaughin, such that your
Floyd | cheeks seem quite round, almost sticking out of the glass, and your
Floyd | nose is cheerily shining. A small dial underneath allows this to be
Floyd | readjusted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "turn dial" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You spin the dial randomly. The dial clinks into place at Schulz and
Floyd | the picture shifts appropriately.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x reflection" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > X REFLECTION
Floyd |
Floyd | The cabinet is adorned with your features, only transformed into an
Floyd | oil painting, currently following the style of Schulz, leaving you
Floyd | with a simplistic vacant look across your face. A small dial
Floyd | underneath allows this to be readjusted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "look at paper in mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK AT PAPER IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | In the mirror, the sheet is white with a few scrawls, and dotted with
Floyd | blobs of black, as someone had split ink over a piece of schoolwork.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "turn dial" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You spin the dial randomly. The dial clinks into place at Monet and
Floyd | the picture shifts appropriately.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "look at paper in mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK AT PAPER IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | The scrawled sheet appears as a blend of cream and brown paint in the
Floyd | mirror, textured as a scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ooh"
inky says (to Floyd), "turn dial to dali" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO DALI
Floyd |
Floyd | The dials settings are Monet, Gaughin, Picasso, Van Gogh and Schulz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "turn dial to picasso" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO PICASSO
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial clinks into place at Picasso and the picture shifts
Floyd | appropriately.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "huh"
inky says (to Floyd), "look at paper in mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK AT PAPER IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | In the mirror the scrawl has resolved itself with pinpoint accuracy
Floyd | into a letter. The heading reads: "AMERICAN DEPARTMENT FOR SOCIAL
Floyd | EXPANSION". The message is short, and handwritten (and presumably, was
Floyd | then scanned into a computer).
Floyd |
Floyd | "Dear Laura.
Floyd | Your reports so far are excellent, and will prove of great benefit
Floyd | as I know you are aware. But you must understand, to hear Genus K is
Floyd | functional is not enough, yet. We must test it ourselves, and we must
Floyd | be able to deploy it ourselves if anti-American agents on Mars decide
Floyd | to resist expansion into their colonies. You understand me.
Floyd |  -- J.M."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "J.M. = Jasper Morpheus, I bet."
		DavidW says, "Laura is not just an innocent translator."
		inky says, "I don't really understand the politics here"
		inky asks, "there's a native mars faction and an american emigrant factin?"
		DavidW says, "sounds like"
		Zach says, "And the EU. I don't know if they're on a different side than the Americans."
		DavidW asks, "But if genus K is just supposed to thicken the air with pollen to lessen windstorms, what is the misuse version?"
		DavidW says, "It's possible we're American and lied about being from the EU."
		Zach says, "Mac mentioned that they had to remove it so it didn't take over, I think."
		inky asks, "wasn't that algae?"
inky says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A tight tubular bathroom, built into the central column of the dome to
Floyd | give easy access to the sewage tanks. The only doorway is back out to
Floyd | the northeast and there isn't even a door, just a curtain across a
Floyd | rail. The fittings inside are perfectly standard.
Floyd |
Floyd | On one wall is your own reflection, sketched onto the surface of a
Floyd | cabinet with an oil-mirror surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I dunno, I lost the scrollback"
inky says (to Floyd), "look in toilet" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN TOILET
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A tight tubular bathroom, built into the central column of the dome to
Floyd | give easy access to the sewage tanks. The only doorway is back out to
Floyd | the northeast and there isn't even a door, just a curtain across a
Floyd | rail. The fittings inside are perfectly standard.
Floyd |
Floyd | On one wall is your own reflection, sketched onto the surface of a
Floyd | cabinet with an oil-mirror surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There are more than two political alignments on Earth, fwiw."
inky says (to Floyd), "flush toilet" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > FLUSH TOILET
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "flush" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x curtain" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CURTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | A dingy yellow curtain. Internal doors aren't used because of pressure
Floyd | problems, and lazy builders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "boo no flush"
		Zach says (to Jaqueline), "Unless that's a lie too"
		DavidW says, "They probably have carnivorous algae down there."
		Zach says, "Hmm. I wonder if we can report back now"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | The bedroom is no more personal than the rest of the house. A large
Floyd | bed fills the centre, with a nightstand by one side. A doorway in the
Floyd | southwest wall leads to the bathroom, built into the central column of
Floyd | the bubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wall is a long window with a view of the endless desert.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a large chest of drawers, on top of which is a cactus
Floyd | plant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "can we x genus e in the freezer? And try to change the thermostat?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | A large bed. The bed, in fact, that the body was found on, clutching
Floyd | at its throat. Something to do with that glass of water?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x nightstand" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NIGHTSTAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Just a low table by the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sure"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | The living room is designed in spacious fashion - furniture spanned
Floyd | neatly between smooth white walls. In the north wall opposite the
Floyd | doorway is a large window through which the long view of desert
Floyd | stretches until reaching the tooth of Mount Olympus, and the room is
Floyd | filled by the orange-red tinge. Another door leads east to the
Floyd | bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Against one wall is a table: not exactly pristine, but hardly messy
Floyd | with its papers and computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sofa stands out quite strikingly; it is pea-green.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the long sofa is a newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		
inky says (to Floyd), "look under nightstand" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway of Mackenzie's home is bare but homely, one wall hung with
Floyd | a photograph of some Earth lake surrounded by mountains, and an
Floyd | antiquated-looking coat-stand by the porch door to the west. Doorways
Floyd | lead off in two other directions; the east appears to be a kitchen and
Floyd | the north is a living room. There is no upstairs in the house; the
Floyd | entire upper metre or so is filled solid with various forms of algae,
Floyd | to grow oxygen, regulate temperature and recycle waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stubby yucca tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER NIGHTSTAND
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oops, sorry"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | The living room is designed in spacious fashion - furniture spanned
Floyd | neatly between smooth white walls. In the north wall opposite the
Floyd | doorway is a large window through which the long view of desert
Floyd | stretches until reaching the tooth of Mount Olympus, and the room is
Floyd | filled by the orange-red tinge. Another door leads east to the
Floyd | bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Against one wall is a table: not exactly pristine, but hardly messy
Floyd | with its papers and computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sofa stands out quite strikingly; it is pea-green.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the long sofa is a newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "f count nightstand"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		inky says, "no big deal"

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | The bedroom is no more personal than the rest of the house. A large
Floyd | bed fills the centre, with a nightstand by one side. A doorway in the
Floyd | southwest wall leads to the bathroom, built into the central column of
Floyd | the bubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wall is a long window with a view of the endless desert.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a large chest of drawers, on top of which is a cactus
Floyd | plant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look under nightstand" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER NIGHTSTAND
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing under the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | The living room is designed in spacious fashion - furniture spanned
Floyd | neatly between smooth white walls. In the north wall opposite the
Floyd | doorway is a large window through which the long view of desert
Floyd | stretches until reaching the tooth of Mount Olympus, and the room is
Floyd | filled by the orange-red tinge. Another door leads east to the
Floyd | bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Against one wall is a table: not exactly pristine, but hardly messy
Floyd | with its papers and computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sofa stands out quite strikingly; it is pea-green.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the long sofa is a newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "we had to search these papers for something, right? or did we find something there?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "search papers" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't find anything interesting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are stamped with the seal of the European Union, and look like
Floyd | dossiers on various topics. You pick up the second sheet and scan for
Floyd | English fragments.
Floyd |
Floyd | This one appears to be about the colonisation programme. "Schedule for
Floyd | '72 appears unrealistic" says one line. "Scientists report the recent
Floyd | attempts 'Dexilille', 'Edisonia', 'Forrage' have all been failures."
Floyd | The date marked is 3.1.63. "Expansion into Middle Africa has been
Floyd | mooted, again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah. We need to repeatedly examine them."
		inky asks, "middle africa?"
		DavidW says, "Like a certain pile of junk in a garage."
		inky says, "do we think we're on mars and we're actually on earth"
		inky asks, "?"
		DavidW says, "I think we're on Mars, but these plants are being tested on Earth."
inky says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are stamped with the seal of the European Union, and look like
Floyd | dossiers on various topics. You pick up the third sheet and scan for
Floyd | English fragments.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another about colonisation, more recent (8.5.63): "Reports on
Floyd | 'Knassion' appear confused. Initial reports suggested an excellent
Floyd | performance, about 84% of original predictions. However, current
Floyd | results are split, on the same experiments; some claiming rapid
Floyd | degeneration, others claiming the harmful side-effects of the
Floyd | pollenation processes." The final line has been underscored in red
Floyd | ink. "Recommend we retrieve alternate information on the matter."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
		DavidW says, "like, if most of Africa is a desert in this time period, perhaps they're trying to jumpstart regrowth."
		inky says, "maybe the pollen makes you hallucinate being on mars"
		inky says, "and then there's a dude with a twin in his belly and a lady with three breasts"
		Zach says, "Or 'Middle Africa' is the name of a place on Mars"
		Zach says, "Or maybe Mars is the name of a place on Earth"
		inky says, "ha ha"
inky says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are stamped with the seal of the European Union, and look like
Floyd | dossiers on various topics. You pick up another sheet and scan for
Floyd | English fragments.
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems the sheets lower in the stack are all concerned with the
Floyd | North African drought crisis.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Mars, Arizona."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway of Mackenzie's home is bare but homely, one wall hung with
Floyd | a photograph of some Earth lake surrounded by mountains, and an
Floyd | antiquated-looking coat-stand by the porch door to the west. Doorways
Floyd | lead off in two other directions; the east appears to be a kitchen and
Floyd | the north is a living room. There is no upstairs in the house; the
Floyd | entire upper metre or so is filled solid with various forms of algae,
Floyd | to grow oxygen, regulate temperature and recycle waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stubby yucca tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is largely uninteresting - a small functional room, a
Floyd | laboratory of life, with the various implements of cooking arranged
Floyd | around the walls. For all the advances in materials over the last
Floyd | thousand years; roasting, baking and boiling still work as before.
Floyd | Just with the addition of microwave generators and plasmacoil hobs.
Floyd |
Floyd | So against the northwest wall, no doubt backing onto the sink in the
Floyd | bathroom, is a sink; and in one corner a freezer hums quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor is seamless bar a square of plexiplastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | A blast of cold air hits you from inside. You open the freezer,
Floyd | revealing a shelf of food and a frozen biosamples.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x genus e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GENUS E
Floyd |
Floyd | You skim along the row and locate the sample for Genus E. Its full
Floyd | name is written on the top: edisonia.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open genus e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GENUS E
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "eat genus e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT GENUS E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the genus E sample)
Floyd | You've no idea if they're safe to touch, even if they are sealed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "inky, noooo"
		DavidW says, "okay, guess we can't do a comparison. Thermostat next, please."
		inky asks, "is there anything in this game I haven't savagely eaten?"
		DavidW says, "and unless leaving the freezer open can cool the place down, we might wanna close the freezer again."
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The lights flick on as you enter the cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The basement is lit by striplamps crisscrossed across the plastic
Floyd | ceiling, and is the only truly grubby room in the building. The floor
Floyd | is caked with dust and what even looks like soil; no doubt actually
Floyd | decomposing rubbish from various plants stored here over the years.
Floyd | The other clear thing about this room is that it's half the width it
Floyd | used to be - though the ceiling continues back there is a gleaming
Floyd | white wall in the way, in the centre of which is a large, forbidding
Floyd | door. It leads into the laboratory.
Floyd |
Floyd | Steps lead upward on one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | On one wall is the bubble thermostat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cooling in a corner is a black chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "close freezer" 		Jacqueline says (to inky), "heh"

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is largely uninteresting - a small functional room, a
Floyd | laboratory of life, with the various implements of cooking arranged
Floyd | around the walls. For all the advances in materials over the last
Floyd | thousand years; roasting, baking and boiling still work as before.
Floyd | Just with the addition of microwave generators and plasmacoil hobs.
Floyd |
Floyd | So against the northwest wall, no doubt backing onto the sink in the
Floyd | bathroom, is a sink; and in one corner a freezer hums quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor is seamless bar a square of plexiplastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "close freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the freezer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The lights flick on as you enter the cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The basement is lit by striplamps crisscrossed across the plastic
Floyd | ceiling, and is the only truly grubby room in the building. The floor
Floyd | is caked with dust and what even looks like soil; no doubt actually
Floyd | decomposing rubbish from various plants stored here over the years.
Floyd | The other clear thing about this room is that it's half the width it
Floyd | used to be - though the ceiling continues back there is a gleaming
Floyd | white wall in the way, in the centre of which is a large, forbidding
Floyd | door. It leads into the laboratory.
Floyd |
Floyd | Steps lead upward on one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | On one wall is the bubble thermostat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cooling in a corner is a black chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x thermostat" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > X THERMOSTAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The thermostat gauge is pushed quite high.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dial termostat" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIAL TERMOSTAT
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "dial" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "set dial to cold" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > SET DIAL TO COLD
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "cold" isn't a recognised word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn thermostat" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN THERMOSTAT
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "pull gauge" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL GAUGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push thermostat" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH THERMOSTAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip the gauge of the thermostat to low. You hear a rumbling whir
Floyd | as the aircon moves into action.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "set dial to 1" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > SET DIAL TO 1
Floyd |
Floyd | -- I understood up to the number.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "push was the winner"
		inky says, "wow, ok, I would not have guessed that interaction"
		DavidW says, "I suppose 'flip' might work too."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x thermostat" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > X THERMOSTAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The thermostat gauge is pushed quite low.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The scanner on the laboratory door lock warms uncomfortably under your
Floyd | index finger, almost ready to burn - and then cools again into rough
Floyd | plastic. The door does not open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The scanner on the laboratory door lock warms uncomfortably under your
Floyd | index finger, almost ready to burn - and then cools again into rough
Floyd | plastic. The door does not open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The scanner on the laboratory door lock warms uncomfortably under your
Floyd | index finger, almost ready to burn - and then cools again into rough
Floyd | plastic. The door does not open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
		Zach says, "I think it's reading our fingerprint"
		inky says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "I guess we need another person's ... yeah."
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a glass of water
Floyd |   a cardboard folder
Floyd |   a genus K sample
Floyd |   a hairpin
Floyd |   a cactus spine
Floyd |   a plastic card
Floyd |   a printed fax
Floyd |   a brown envelope (which is open)
Floyd |     a case file
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "i" 		DavidW says, "It's just asking us to amputate someone."

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a glass of water
Floyd |   a cardboard folder
Floyd |   a genus K sample
Floyd |   a hairpin
Floyd |   a cactus spine
Floyd |   a plastic card
Floyd |   a printed fax
Floyd |   a brown envelope (which is open)
Floyd |     a case file
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "man, I keep being too slow"
inky says (to Floyd), "x glass" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks ordinary enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "dust for prints?"
		inky asks, "do we have any dust?"
		Zach says (to inky), "stop biting my style"
		DavidW says, "floor is dusty"
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour water on lock" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR WATER ON LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the black box)
Floyd | Don't go making a mess with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dust glass" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > DUST GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show glass to door" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW GLASS TO DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Inanimate. Give up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour water on scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR WATER ON SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't go making a mess with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put glass on scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT GLASS ON SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | Why waste your time putting things on the fingerprint lock?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Do we have a fingerprint kit in the car, maybe?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "search glass for fingerpints" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH GLASS FOR FINGERPINTS
Floyd |
Floyd | -- I only got as far as wanting to search the glass of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search glass for fingerprints" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH GLASS FOR FINGERPRINTS
Floyd |
Floyd | -- I only got as far as wanting to search the glass of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The computer might be more cooperative now, btw."
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is largely uninteresting - a small functional room, a
Floyd | laboratory of life, with the various implements of cooking arranged
Floyd | around the walls. For all the advances in materials over the last
Floyd | thousand years; roasting, baking and boiling still work as before.
Floyd | Just with the addition of microwave generators and plasmacoil hobs.
Floyd |
Floyd | So against the northwest wall, no doubt backing onto the sink in the
Floyd | bathroom, is a sink; and in one corner a freezer hums quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor is seamless bar a square of plexiplastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway of Mackenzie's home is bare but homely, one wall hung with
Floyd | a photograph of some Earth lake surrounded by mountains, and an
Floyd | antiquated-looking coat-stand by the porch door to the west. Doorways
Floyd | lead off in two other directions; the east appears to be a kitchen and
Floyd | the north is a living room. There is no upstairs in the house; the
Floyd | entire upper metre or so is filled solid with various forms of algae,
Floyd | to grow oxygen, regulate temperature and recycle waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stubby yucca tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | The living room is designed in spacious fashion - furniture spanned
Floyd | neatly between smooth white walls. In the north wall opposite the
Floyd | doorway is a large window through which the long view of desert
Floyd | stretches until reaching the tooth of Mount Olympus, and the room is
Floyd | filled by the orange-red tinge. Another door leads east to the
Floyd | bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Against one wall is a table: not exactly pristine, but hardly messy
Floyd | with its papers and computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sofa stands out quite strikingly; it is pea-green.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the long sofa is a newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on computer" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip open the notebook. It bleeps but does not turn on - except
Floyd | for a small light which ignites in the corner. It is a deep purple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "uh-oh. Still purple?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The screen is blank. A light in the top red corner is a deep purple,
Floyd | and blinking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "it was red before, wasn't it?"
		Zach asks, "Wasn't it red before?"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		inky says, "we could open the freezer too"
		Zach says, "Oh maybe the corner was red"
		inky says, "or maybe we could further mess with the thermostat"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway of Mackenzie's home is bare but homely, one wall hung with
Floyd | a photograph of some Earth lake surrounded by mountains, and an
Floyd | antiquated-looking coat-stand by the porch door to the west. Doorways
Floyd | lead off in two other directions; the east appears to be a kitchen and
Floyd | the north is a living room. There is no upstairs in the house; the
Floyd | entire upper metre or so is filled solid with various forms of algae,
Floyd | to grow oxygen, regulate temperature and recycle waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stubby yucca tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is largely uninteresting - a small functional room, a
Floyd | laboratory of life, with the various implements of cooking arranged
Floyd | around the walls. For all the advances in materials over the last
Floyd | thousand years; roasting, baking and boiling still work as before.
Floyd | Just with the addition of microwave generators and plasmacoil hobs.
Floyd |
Floyd | So against the northwest wall, no doubt backing onto the sink in the
Floyd | bathroom, is a sink; and in one corner a freezer hums quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor is seamless bar a square of plexiplastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open freezer" 		DavidW says, "yeah, open the freezer. It shouldn't help, but it might."

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | A blast of cold air hits you from inside. You open the freezer,
Floyd | revealing a shelf of food and a frozen biosamples.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The lights flick on as you enter the cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The basement is lit by striplamps crisscrossed across the plastic
Floyd | ceiling, and is the only truly grubby room in the building. The floor
Floyd | is caked with dust and what even looks like soil; no doubt actually
Floyd | decomposing rubbish from various plants stored here over the years.
Floyd | The other clear thing about this room is that it's half the width it
Floyd | used to be - though the ceiling continues back there is a gleaming
Floyd | white wall in the way, in the centre of which is a large, forbidding
Floyd | door. It leads into the laboratory.
Floyd |
Floyd | Steps lead upward on one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | On one wall is the bubble thermostat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cooling in a corner is a black chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push thermostat" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH THERMOSTAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip the gauge of the thermostat to high. The hum fades as the
Floyd | wallfans decline.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push thermostat" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH THERMOSTAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip the gauge of the thermostat to low. You hear a rumbling whir
Floyd | as the aircon moves into action.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is largely uninteresting - a small functional room, a
Floyd | laboratory of life, with the various implements of cooking arranged
Floyd | around the walls. For all the advances in materials over the last
Floyd | thousand years; roasting, baking and boiling still work as before.
Floyd | Just with the addition of microwave generators and plasmacoil hobs.
Floyd |
Floyd | So against the northwest wall, no doubt backing onto the sink in the
Floyd | bathroom, is a sink; and in one corner a freezer hums quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor is seamless bar a square of plexiplastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway of Mackenzie's home is bare but homely, one wall hung with
Floyd | a photograph of some Earth lake surrounded by mountains, and an
Floyd | antiquated-looking coat-stand by the porch door to the west. Doorways
Floyd | lead off in two other directions; the east appears to be a kitchen and
Floyd | the north is a living room. There is no upstairs in the house; the
Floyd | entire upper metre or so is filled solid with various forms of algae,
Floyd | to grow oxygen, regulate temperature and recycle waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stubby yucca tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | The living room is designed in spacious fashion - furniture spanned
Floyd | neatly between smooth white walls. In the north wall opposite the
Floyd | doorway is a large window through which the long view of desert
Floyd | stretches until reaching the tooth of Mount Olympus, and the room is
Floyd | filled by the orange-red tinge. Another door leads east to the
Floyd | bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Against one wall is a table: not exactly pristine, but hardly messy
Floyd | with its papers and computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sofa stands out quite strikingly; it is pea-green.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the long sofa is a newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on computer" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It will turn itself on as soon as it finishes cooling down, and the
Floyd | gauge reaches blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The screen is blank. A light in the top red corner is a deep purple,
Floyd | and blinking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah. thermostat + freezer seems to be working."
		inky says, "I'm not sure it is"
		inky says, "but it's hard to figure out"
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The screen is blank. A light in the top red corner is a deep purple,
Floyd | and blinking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway of Mackenzie's home is bare but homely, one wall hung with
Floyd | a photograph of some Earth lake surrounded by mountains, and an
Floyd | antiquated-looking coat-stand by the porch door to the west. Doorways
Floyd | lead off in two other directions; the east appears to be a kitchen and
Floyd | the north is a living room. There is no upstairs in the house; the
Floyd | entire upper metre or so is filled solid with various forms of algae,
Floyd | to grow oxygen, regulate temperature and recycle waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stubby yucca tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search tree" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You root around in the leaves but find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is largely uninteresting - a small functional room, a
Floyd | laboratory of life, with the various implements of cooking arranged
Floyd | around the walls. For all the advances in materials over the last
Floyd | thousand years; roasting, baking and boiling still work as before.
Floyd | Just with the addition of microwave generators and plasmacoil hobs.
Floyd |
Floyd | So against the northwest wall, no doubt backing onto the sink in the
Floyd | bathroom, is a sink; and in one corner a freezer hums quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor is seamless bar a square of plexiplastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take ice" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ICE
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "ice" isn't a recognised word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "can we fan the computer manually?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "search freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottom shelf of the freezer holds a couple of pizzas and a slab of
Floyd | meat in a coldbag, shipped from one of the dome-farms nearer the
Floyd | equatorial region. The top shelf is a line of yellow biosample bags,
Floyd | each air-sealed and marked in fat marker pen: "GENUS A", "GENUS B",
Floyd | etc.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put glass in freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT GLASS IN FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | This freezer is traditionally only loaded with foodstuffs and
Floyd | pathogens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh, coldbag?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take coldbag" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE COLDBAG
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "coldbag" isn't a recognised word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take meat" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need to eat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "drat"
		Zach says, "Want to look in the car? Computer could be a purple herring"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fan meat" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > FAN MEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "fan" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose checking the car is worth a try."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway of Mackenzie's home is bare but homely, one wall hung with
Floyd | a photograph of some Earth lake surrounded by mountains, and an
Floyd | antiquated-looking coat-stand by the porch door to the west. Doorways
Floyd | lead off in two other directions; the east appears to be a kitchen and
Floyd | the north is a living room. There is no upstairs in the house; the
Floyd | entire upper metre or so is filled solid with various forms of algae,
Floyd | to grow oxygen, regulate temperature and recycle waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stubby yucca tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd | The porch is just a short space of corridor, with two large fans built
Floyd | into the walls behind a white-mesh grille. The air is a little better
Floyd | regulated here, and smells fresh and tart, straight from an
Floyd | algae-tank. There is little else here - a rack for shoes and a hook
Floyd | for coats. Either end of this space are the large doors that seal
Floyd | inside from outside, they are east and west respectively.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shoe rack are a pair of lady's shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the door, with a loud hissing sound, and go through.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd | Your car is parked at a slight angle at the end of the long drive, its
Floyd | nose almost poking into a purple-leaved bush. The low sun makes the
Floyd | red dust glow like amber into the distance. Mackenzie's bubble is to
Floyd | the east, its door closed. The road leads right up to it, with no
Floyd | front garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf15" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd | -- Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open car" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the car and drive away from the bubble.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Investigation is finished ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf15" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd | -- Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd | Your car is parked at a slight angle at the end of the long drive, its
Floyd | nose almost poking into a purple-leaved bush. The low sun makes the
Floyd | red dust glow like amber into the distance. Mackenzie's bubble is to
Floyd | the east, its door closed. The road leads right up to it, with no
Floyd | front garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Huh, so was that a bad ending?"
		DavidW asks, "Did you notice the final question wasn't the standard one?"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
		Zach asks, "Would restarting do something different?"
		DavidW says, "Restarting from that prompt might be a smidge different, yes."
Zach says (to Floyd), "open car" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Mackenzie's Bubble
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the car and drive away from the bubble.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Investigation is finished ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is this alright?" asks the young cop. "Do you need the lights lower,
Floyd | or incense, or something?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "This is fine. I just need to see him, ask some questions."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay," he nods. "Just buzz the buzzer when you're done." He leaves,
Floyd | pulling the metal door to with the click of a magnetic lock. Across
Floyd | the table from you the man stiffens, waiting for you to speak.
Floyd |
Floyd | INSIGHT
Floyd | An interactive investigation, by Jon Ingold (c) 2003
Floyd | Type HELP for brief instructions.
Floyd | Release 4 / Serial number 030209 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Interview Room
Floyd | The six walls are metal. This is a box in which nothing happens but
Floyd | people talk, and fans whir air in and out to help the words move
Floyd | along. By the door in the north wall is a small red button that rings
Floyd | the buzzer for the guard, and it's smart enough to know who's pushing.
Floyd | This isn't a place people leave of their own accord, and they rarely
Floyd | come here that way either.
Floyd |
Floyd | The man across the table from you is no different. His eyes are
Floyd | sagging from lack of sleep, and he is sweating just a little even
Floyd | though the air is regulated to be cold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "You have saves, though."
Zach says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "about" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "The 'lights lower, or incense' thing... that sounds like we're ... what?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "kiss man" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You are not that sort of information-gatherer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "oh my"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about crime" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT CRIME
Floyd |
Floyd | "Poison, did they say? I have a lab, it could have been anything." He
Floyd | is jittery, his face twitching. "She might have eaten one of my bulbs
Floyd | or something. I don't know why it's being called a murder."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "did we try putting the glass of water in the freezer?"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "yes, we tried. It didn't belong there."
		Zach says, "Maybe we could try doing something with water from the sink"
		Zach asks, "Maybe water the tree?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about glass" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | His language is something you only started learning two weeks ago,
Floyd | when this crime was reported and he was put on the ship back home.
Floyd | You're still sufficiently rusty that there are some things (such as
Floyd | that) you still do not know how to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about fingerprints" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT FINGERPRINTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes," he whines. "It's a fingerprint lock on my print, yes, that's
Floyd | true. I don't know how she got in, but she must have. There's a lot of
Floyd | chemicals inside. I don't know how!"
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a little difficult to follow the man's speech. His accent is
Floyd | thick, and the language is still unfamiliar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "prompt man" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > PROMPT MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes," he whines. "It's a fingerprint lock on my print, yes, that's
Floyd | true. I don't know how she got in, but she must have. There's a lot of
Floyd | chemicals inside. I don't know how!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about black chest" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT BLACK CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | "What box?" he says shakily. "I get storage boxes through the mail
Floyd | often enough."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, she got through the door.."
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "What box?" he says shakily. "I get storage boxes through the mail
Floyd | often enough."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about america" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT AMERICA
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've never been there. Laura spoke about it a lot. My wife. She was
Floyd | born there, and missed it all the time I think. Who wouldn't, out
Floyd | there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much else about it. I don't speak the language, I have -
Floyd | I had - no interest in visiting Earth."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about london" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT LONDON
Floyd |
Floyd | You rack your brain but cannot come up with the right words to say it
Floyd | in his language.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about computer" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "The only computer I ever use is the Magga at work. My wife swears by
Floyd | her Notebook though."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "The only computer I ever use is the Magga at work. My wife swears by
Floyd | her Notebook though."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh, there's a second computer?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about notebook" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT NOTEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | "The only computer I ever use is the Magga at work. My wife swears by
Floyd | her Notebook though."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "maybe we project ourselves psychically to mars, which is why we don't need to eat"
		Zach says, "Not at the bubble, I think"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about yucca tree" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT YUCCA TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | "My yucca!" he exclaims, startled. "I mean, I've got a yucca at home.
Floyd | It's perfectly ordinary though."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's not one of my creations, I mean."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Suuurre"
inky says (to Floyd), "ask man about spin" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT SPIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Your language skills are deficient, such that you cannot come up with
Floyd | the right vocabulary to convey it in his tongue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "ask man about spine" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT SPINE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've grown a few cacti in my time. I'm a genetic designer." He
Floyd | shivers a little. "Not the only plants with spines, of course," he
Floyd | adds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about cactus" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT CACTUS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I like cacti, yes. Attractive plants."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about spine" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT SPINE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I like cacti, yes." He shivers a little. "Not the only plants with
Floyd | spines, of course," he adds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about shoes" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT SHOES
Floyd |
Floyd | "What could I tell you about shoes?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell man about shoes" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELL MAN ABOUT SHOES
Floyd |
Floyd | "What could I tell you about shoes?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | "We're not complete primitives up there, you know," he bridles. "We do
Floyd | have a standard of living."
Floyd |
Floyd | "But just tell me," he says suddenly. "Is this going to hurt me? Is it
Floyd | like torture?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "We're not complete primitives up there, you know," he bridles. "We do
Floyd | have a standard of living."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about colony" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT COLONY
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think my wife was looking forward to it," he says sourly. "Hordes
Floyd | of Europeans and Americans flooding up, jabbering away in ProtoFrench
Floyd | and Amerimexican. I doubt native Marsian will survive myself." His
Floyd | face has gone quite stony. "The only thing's that kept them away this
Floyd | long are the climate problems - the duststorms - and my company is
Floyd | fixing those."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about africa" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT AFRICA
Floyd |
Floyd | For all the classes and the work, you cannot come up with the right
Floyd | phrase to say it in his language.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Good luck, folks. I'm going to step away, but will catch up on transcripts later, to include this one."

Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Your language skills are deficient, such that you cannot come up with
Floyd | the right phrase to convey it in his tongue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about colony" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT COLONY
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think my wife was looking forward to it," he says sourly. "Hordes
Floyd | of Europeans and Americans flooding up, jabbering away in ProtoFrench
Floyd | and Amerimexican. I doubt native Marsian will survive myself." His
Floyd | face has gone quite stony. "The only thing's that kept them away this
Floyd | long are the climate problems - the duststorms - and my company is
Floyd | fixing those."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Zach), "sorry"
		Zach says, "OK"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about lab" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT LAB
Floyd |
Floyd | "My lab? It's newly installed - only a week ago. I haven't even been
Floyd | in it yet. I don't even know if it's stocked; I didn't oversee the
Floyd | installation, we spent that weekend away. Honestly, I didn't take
Floyd | anything from in there."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about lab door" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT LAB DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes," he whines. "It's a fingerprint lock on my print, yes, that's
Floyd | true. I don't know how she got in, but she must have. There's a lot of
Floyd | chemicals inside. I don't know how!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take fingerprints" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FINGERPRINTS
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "ask man about jasper" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT JASPER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why are you even bothering to ask? Morpheus, that damn sample box...
Floyd | I don't believe you, you know. I don't know how you're doing it -
Floyd | spies or police or..."
Floyd |
Floyd | He stops, quite suddenly, a shallow smile moving over his face. "Of
Floyd | course. Your spy. This is all rubbish, isn't it? You know because you
Floyd | are Jasper Morpheus and you sent her that damn box yourself. Of
Floyd | course," he continues, now nodding madly, convinced of his fantasies.
Floyd | "This isn't a police station at all, is it? You're not a Genetic at
Floyd | all! This is all just political! You think the only way you can get
Floyd | your hands on Knassion now that Laura's not around to pick my pocket
Floyd | is to get it out of me. Well you won't. If I killed her for it than
Floyd | I'm sure as hell not going to just hand it over to you." His eyes
Floyd | narrow. "You can do what you like." And he leans back, face in a
Floyd | snarl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. It's too that this room is made cool for him, but his home is warm."
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "Some bastard American who wants to turn Mars into a dumping ground
Floyd | for anyone too poor to wash, I should think. Is that who you are? Or
Floyd | do you just work for him?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "Some bastard American who wants to turn Mars into a dumping ground
Floyd | for anyone too poor to wash, I should think. Is that who you are? Or
Floyd | do you just work for him?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about spy" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT SPY
Floyd |
Floyd | "She was a bitch, simple as that," he says in a voice like sulphuric
Floyd | acid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "woah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "She was a bitch, simple as that," he says in a voice like sulphuric
Floyd | acid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about wife" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT WIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | "The bitch stole my work and was going to sell it to the Americans.
Floyd | Can you imagine how angry I was? I pick-locked open the box, and that
Floyd | was it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "The bitch stole my work and was going to sell it to the Americans.
Floyd | Can you imagine how angry I was? It's a wonder I didn't strangle her
Floyd | straight."
Floyd |
Floyd | The door opens briefly and the guard appears. "Brought you some tea,
Floyd | sir," he says politely, and brings a mug over to put on the table. The
Floyd | man looks startled by this appearance and is offered nothing himself.
Floyd | The guard leaves with a nod and a click of a magnetic lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about murder" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT MURDER
Floyd |
Floyd | "So I dipped a cactus spine in a little solution that was lying
Floyd | around, and placed it into her shoe for when she went out. Then I
Floyd | removed it before calling the police along."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "wait, what?"
		DavidW asks, "except the spine was still there?"
		Zach says, "He think that we already know"
		Zach says (to DavidW), "removed it from her foot"
		DavidW says, "oh"
		Zach says, "Interrogators often get people to confess by making them think that the interrogator already knows everything"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about murder" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT MURDER
Floyd |
Floyd | "So I dipped a cactus spine in a little solution that was lying
Floyd | around, and placed it into her shoe for when she went out. Then I
Floyd | removed it before calling the police along."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about knassion" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT KNASSION
Floyd |
Floyd | "If I tell you Genus K doesn't work, you won't believe, so don't even
Floyd | ask."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "But in this case we really do"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about confession" 		

Floyd ]  Interview Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT CONFESSION
Floyd |
Floyd | "What difference does it make? You would have just read it out of me
Floyd | if I hadn't spoken!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Knassion doesn't work?"
		Zach asks, "Hmm, I wonder what happens if we press the button now?"
		Zach asks, "Didn't the papers say there were still problems with its safety?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "press button" 		

Floyd ]  EUPD Foyer
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you, Mackenzie. That'll be all." You stand, and go over to
Floyd | press the buzzer. He looks up at you, his eyes flashing. "This is
Floyd | insane. I'm lying!" he shouts suddenly to the cameras. "I'm just
Floyd | stringing him along! You can't convict me on it!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You shrug. "Which of us is more insane, Doctor? Me, for believing I
Floyd | read minds, or you, for killing your wife so easily for the sake of a
Floyd | desert?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The door slides open and the guard is there. "Thank you, sir," he says
Floyd | formally. "I believe that's all."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, you do," is the reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | EUPD Foyer
Floyd | The foyer of the EUPD is a wide expanse of functional metal; every
Floyd | wall inlaid with panels, displays, buzzers and listings of the
Floyd | voluminous amounts of relevant and irrelevant information generated by
Floyd | a building this size and an organisation this complex. Of course,
Floyd | complex organisations are much easier for your purposes.
Floyd |
Floyd | In front of you is the main door of the building, outside which lies
Floyd | the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I didn't read the papers."
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  EUPD Foyer
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | The door will not open until it recognises your fingerprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | A young man walks past with a cop. "Is it true?" he is saying. "Or do
Floyd | they just research it and guess, like at a circus or something?" You
Floyd | smile at the foolish question.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm, is it Mars or Earth outside?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "touch door" 		

Floyd ]  Street
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You touch your finger to the lock. It grows gently warm as it reads
Floyd | your print, then the door the swings open. A clipped automated voice
Floyd | says: "Have a nice evening, Jackson Roberts". You cannot help but tip
Floyd | your head in reply as you step outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Street
Floyd | The street is fairly quiet for London, with a gentle background buzz
Floyd | of traffic and pedestrians. Luckily you will have to go no distance in
Floyd | this foul city, as the car is already here, parked right out front.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
		inky says, "the foyer description makes it sound like something else is up"
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter car" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the car door and slip inside. "Good evening," you say to the
Floyd | driver, who rolls away from the kerb as the door clicks shut. "Back to
Floyd | the office."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Very good, Mr. Morpheus," he replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | The drive is uneventful; you are dropped outside your building and
Floyd | make your way through the maze of corridors until you reach your
Floyd | current - hopefully temporary - room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Your Office
Floyd | The corridor runs off in both directions, but room 42 is directly to
Floyd | the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the office door first)
Floyd | You touch your finger to the lock. It grows gently warm as it reads
Floyd | your print, then falls cold with a flat honk. Your fingerprint has not
Floyd | been read.
Floyd | So you can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "uh, we are Mr Morpheus as well as Jackson Roberts?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "knock" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | -- What do you want to knock?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Morpheus is our super cool code name"
Zach says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You bash on the door, but it doesn't budge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a plexilatec fingercap on your index finger
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh geez"
inky says (to Floyd), "x fingercap" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FINGERCAP
Floyd |
Floyd | One thin layer of sculpted plexilatecover your index finger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "remove cap" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE CAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully peel off Jackson Roberts' index finger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You touch your finger to the lock. It grows gently warm as it reads
Floyd | your print, and the door clunks heavily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the office door first)
Floyd | You open the office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Office
Floyd | Your office is small, and quite sparse, with nothing but a desk by the
Floyd | large window which overlooks this ghastly city. It is equipped with a
Floyd | little bathroom - you made sure of that before taking it - it lies to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk is a scrawled sheet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door locks quietly behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read paper" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | A sheet of paper covered in scribbles - nothing coherent, but not
Floyd | exactly doodles; rather fragments of letters and words and scattered
Floyd | at all angles around the edges and middle of the page, with the
Floyd | occasional snatch of a drawn line or a distorted margin. It has been
Floyd | carefully laser-printed from a computer image.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh c'mon"
		DavidW says, "you know it will be a picasso"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Small Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the bathroom door first)
Floyd | You open the bathroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small Bathroom
Floyd | The small bathroom is empty and very rarely used. The only thing here
Floyd | not provided by the cleaners was, of course, the cabinet you brought
Floyd | in yourself. The door to the office is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | On one wall is your own reflection, sketched onto the surface of a
Floyd | cabinet with an oil-mirror surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x reflection" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn dial to picasso" 		

Floyd ]  Small Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > X REFLECTION
Floyd |
Floyd | The cabinet is adorned with your features, only transformed into an
Floyd | oil painting, currently following the style of Schulz, leaving you
Floyd | with a simplistic vacant look across your face. A small dial
Floyd | underneath allows this to be readjusted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Small Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO PICASSO
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial clinks into place at Picasso and the picture shifts
Floyd | appropriately.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look at paper in mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Small Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK AT PAPER IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the door first.
Floyd |
Floyd | Holding the paper up to the mirror, it takes a little adjustment
Floyd | before the fragments of words and letters solidify into lines of text.
Floyd | "JM - Delivery from Mars received, placed in desk drawer. Crime
Floyd | occurred too late. We have our sample - PK."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "do we ever open these cabinets?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Small Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the mirrored cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Small Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | The mirrored cabinet is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the bathroom door first)
Floyd | You open the bathroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Office
Floyd | Your office is small, and quite sparse, with nothing but a desk by the
Floyd | large window which overlooks this ghastly city. It is equipped with a
Floyd | little bathroom - you made sure of that before taking it - it lies to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open desk" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You grip the handle, hear the lock click back at your print, and slide
Floyd | it open. The drawer has got a key and a black box in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open box with key" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOX WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the key)
Floyd | Are you certain? Mackenzie good as said he found it; opened it. Would
Floyd | he let Knassion fall into your hands? Of course you might have been
Floyd | wrong on that - maybe he never opened the box, never picked the lock,
Floyd | and got wind of his wife some other way. Your decision. Make it now.
Floyd | Unlock it - or leave it sealed, and close up the drawer again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf16" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Your Office
Floyd | -- Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open box with key" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOX WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | No. Your spy did her work, clearly. Mackenzie knew he'd lost the
Floyd | sample and was lying to you. Something you'd never fall for -
Floyd | mind-reading or no. You slip the key into the lock, and flick open the
Floyd | casket.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is not enough time between the opening of the lid and the
Floyd | explosion of pollen into your face to look away. Three hours later you
Floyd | are regretting that gap of time, as you stare into the mirror,
Floyd | watching the oil-paint running down your face as it burns and scars.
Floyd | One miscalculation, that was all. One error, one gamble that you knew
Floyd | what he was thinking, and you got it wrong. And then Jasper Morpheus
Floyd | falls.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been assassinated ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to UNDO or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Office
Floyd | -- Previous turn undone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "close drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Simple enough. You know Mackenzie opened the box. Jasper Morpheus did
Floyd | not get to his position on skill alone, but natural born talent too.
Floyd | Science may have engineered the psychics first in lab-rats then in
Floyd | men, but nature alone did the work on you. There are only nine men
Floyd | with your power, and each one sits around the same table back in the
Floyd | US. The box opens and pollen-dust melts at your skin. So - save it for
Floyd | the next time a removal is needed.
Floyd |
Floyd | And, of course, Mars will come to you, eventually. You are not about
Floyd | to take a mis-step.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You do not get the sample ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. Perhaps there's a way to get the sample?"
		Zach says, "We could restart and take it from the bubble"
		Zach asks, "Maybe if we ask Mackenzie about the trap?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Bubble 4563
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shall we move on this, sir?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You consider a moment... then shake your head. "No. It's too
Floyd | uncertain." You look up at the other man. "Mackenzie is having a
Floyd | laboratory fitted into his house in two months time. He and his wife
Floyd | will take that weekend away on holiday. The house will be empty apart
Floyd | from workmen. I'll go myself."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Morpheus, we have agents..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "We have no-one who can be relied upon to get it right first time,"
Floyd | you reply sternly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The journey through space is uneventful; the landing in Olympia is
Floyd | five minutes of hellish burnslow freefall. The Marsian sky is more
Floyd | slate, more rock-like than you have ever imagined. Soon you arrive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Bubble 4563
Floyd | You have walked here, all the way from the spaceport. The air is dry
Floyd | and cold, you wrap your coat tighter and breathe with a little
Floyd | difficulty. The low sun makes the red dust glow like amber into the
Floyd | distance. Mackenzie's bubble is to the east, its door closed. The road
Floyd | leads right up to it, with no front garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | Parked by the purple-leaved bush that lines the track is a large
Floyd | truck.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workman holding a large sheet of plexiplastic unlocks the door with
Floyd | a keycard and slips through. It closes after him, the light on the
Floyd | lock still green.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Taking a quick tea break"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure. It bothers me that we didn't get to use the computer or get into the lab."
		DavidW says, "oh! The restart started differently!"
		inky says, "hmm"
		DavidW says, "So this predates everything we've seen or done so far."
inky says (to Floyd), "get bush" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Bubble 4563
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | You pluck a leaf from the bush with a thick snap. In response the
Floyd | branch moves backwards, far more than just a recoil, curling up into
Floyd | itself. The movement seems to disrupt other branches, sparking a wave
Floyd | that travels down the hedgerow in an uncoordinated squirm of fauna. It
Floyd | is several minutes before it is still once more; by then the leaf in
Floyd | your hand has leaked a fine sap as far as your wrist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x truck" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Bubble 4563
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | On the side is stencilled: AlgCorp FACILITIES MANAGMENT.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "letting the door lock?"
		inky says, "oh yeah"
		DavidW says, "east"
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You push open the door and step into the porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd | The porch is just a short space of corridor, with two large fans built
Floyd | into the walls behind a white-mesh grille. The air is a little better
Floyd | regulated here, and smells fresh and tart, straight from an
Floyd | algae-tank. There is little else here - a rack for shoes and a hook
Floyd | for coats. Either end of this space are the large doors that seal
Floyd | inside from outside, they are east and west respectively.
Floyd |
Floyd | The inner door hisses closed just as you enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no shoes this time"
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the door with a soft hiss, and go through into the hallway.
Floyd | The lights inside come on automatically.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway of Mackenzie's home is bare but homely, one wall hung with
Floyd | a photograph of some Earth lake surrounded by mountains, and an
Floyd | antiquated-looking coat-stand by the porch door to the west. Doorways
Floyd | lead off in two other directions; the east appears to be a kitchen and
Floyd | the north is a living room. There is no upstairs in the house; the
Floyd | entire upper metre or so is filled solid with various forms of algae,
Floyd | to grow oxygen, regulate temperature and recycle waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stubby yucca tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the kitchen you hear someone moving around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is largely uninteresting - a small functional room, a
Floyd | laboratory of life, with the various implements of cooking arranged
Floyd | around the walls. For all the advances in materials over the last
Floyd | thousand years; roasting, baking and boiling still work as before.
Floyd | Just with the addition of microwave generators and plasmacoil hobs.
Floyd |
Floyd | So against the northwest wall, is a sink; and in one corner a freezer
Floyd | hums quietly to itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor is seamless bar a square of plexiplastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workman is crouched on the floor, and he looks up and stares at you.
Floyd | "Who are you?" he demands. You turn to leave, but the workman is
Floyd | determined to make sure he helps you on your way. You hit the dust as
Floyd | you are thrown through the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You do not get the sample ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to UNDO or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		inky says, "interesting -- I wonder if this is the last iteration"
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | -- Previous turn undone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | The living room is similarly austere, with its walls all white and
Floyd | furniture resting in between large spaces. In the north wall opposite
Floyd | the doorway is a large window through which the long view of desert
Floyd | stretches until reaching the tooth of Mount Olympus, and the room is
Floyd | filled by the orange-red tinge. Another door leads east to the
Floyd | bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a long desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk is a glass of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sofa stands out quite strikingly; it is pea-green.
Floyd |
Floyd | The man sat on the sofa looks up. "Jack..." he begins, but the word
Floyd | dies. "Who the hell are you?" He proves to be a big man, when he
Floyd | stands and grabs you by the shoulder. Your stealth operation ends as
Floyd | you are escorted from the house.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You do not get the sample ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to UNDO or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, I see. No restart option that time."
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | -- Previous turn undone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hide behind a yucca tree?"
inky says (to Floyd), "x yucca" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > X YUCCA
Floyd |
Floyd | A hardy plant, quite probably capable of growing as easily outside as
Floyd | in.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the kitchen you hear a workman and a powertool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "hide behind yucca" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIDE BEHIND YUCCA
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "hide" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get yucca" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET YUCCA
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree is fairly bulky.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the living room, you hear a man stand. You tense, but then an
Floyd | internal door opens somewhere else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a purple leaf
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe the leaf will make us super quick"
		DavidW says, "The living room guy might have moved to the bedroom."
		DavidW says, "we should go north now"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | The living room is similarly austere, with its walls all white and
Floyd | furniture resting in between large spaces. In the north wall opposite
Floyd | the doorway is a large window through which the long view of desert
Floyd | stretches until reaching the tooth of Mount Olympus, and the room is
Floyd | filled by the orange-red tinge. Another door leads east to the
Floyd | bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a long desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk is a glass of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sofa stands out quite strikingly; it is pea-green.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "nice"
Roger goes home. 		
Roger has disconnected. 		DavidW asks, "hm, no mention of computer or pages. But maybe the glass has fingerprints now?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x glass" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the north window)
Floyd | The dunes are brushed with a delicate haze of floating orange dust
Floyd | like the steam rising from a Spaniard's tanned back; still but for the
Floyd | sporadic storms that whip across the sky unchecked and unpredictable.
Floyd | It is dotted with a few strange plants - wide trunked cacti, large
Floyd | flat leaved palms that spread across the ground instead of upwards
Floyd | into the sky, and grass stalks that rise and bend flat at two metres
Floyd | high. Most are unfamiliar to your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the centre of the bubble your hear a toilet flush.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x glass of water" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GLASS OF WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks ordinary enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take glass" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the north window)
Floyd | That's not portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the south you hear the other workman moving through the hallway.
Floyd | The door of the bubble seals with a hiss behind him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take glass of water" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GLASS OF WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "head to basement?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway of Mackenzie's home is bare but homely, one wall hung with
Floyd | a photograph of some Earth lake surrounded by mountains, and an
Floyd | antiquated-looking coat-stand by the porch door to the west. Doorways
Floyd | lead off in two other directions; the east appears to be a kitchen and
Floyd | the north is a living room. There is no upstairs in the house; the
Floyd | entire upper metre or so is filled solid with various forms of algae,
Floyd | to grow oxygen, regulate temperature and recycle waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stubby yucca tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear someone to the north re-entering the living room, whilst the
Floyd | piping of the bubble sucks water from the toilet. However, he goes no
Floyd | further than the sofa.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "seems like it"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | A hardy plant, quite probably capable of growing as easily outside as
Floyd | in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is largely uninteresting - a small functional room, a
Floyd | laboratory of life, with the various implements of cooking arranged
Floyd | around the walls. For all the advances in materials over the last
Floyd | thousand years; roasting, baking and boiling still work as before.
Floyd | Just with the addition of microwave generators and plasmacoil hobs.
Floyd |
Floyd | So against the northwest wall, is a sink; and in one corner a freezer
Floyd | hums quietly to itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor is seamless bar a square of plexiplastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take square" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SQUARE
Floyd |
Floyd | The trapdoor is already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | A blast of cold air hits you from inside. You open the freezer,
Floyd | revealing a shelf of food and some frozen biosamples.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x biosamples" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BIOSAMPLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Thirteen frozen biosamples stacked up on the top shelf of the freezer,
Floyd | happily coexisting with a frozen pizza and a chicken. They are
Floyd | labelled "GENUS A" through "GENUS N".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x food" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bottom shelf: bricklike slabs of pale stone. On the top: bright
Floyd | yellow biosample bags.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x slabs" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SLABS
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bottom shelf: bricklike slabs of pale stone. On the top: bright
Floyd | yellow biosample bags.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The lights flick on as you enter the cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The basement is lit by striplamps crisscrossed across the plastic
Floyd | ceiling, and is the only truly grubby room in the building. The floor
Floyd | is caked with dust and what even looks like soil; no doubt actually
Floyd | decomposing rubbish from various plants stored here over the years.
Floyd | The other clear thing about this room is that it's half the width it
Floyd | used to be - though the ceiling continues back there is a gleaming
Floyd | white wall in the way, in the centre of which is a large, forbidding
Floyd | door. It leads into the laboratory.
Floyd |
Floyd | Steps lead upward on one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | On one wall is the bubble thermostat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "you can just steal the k now"
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is largely uninteresting - a small functional room, a
Floyd | laboratory of life, with the various implements of cooking arranged
Floyd | around the walls. For all the advances in materials over the last
Floyd | thousand years; roasting, baking and boiling still work as before.
Floyd | Just with the addition of microwave generators and plasmacoil hobs.
Floyd |
Floyd | So against the northwest wall, is a sink; and in one corner a freezer
Floyd | hums quietly to itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor is seamless bar a square of plexiplastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe not."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take genus k" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GENUS K
Floyd |
Floyd | You retrieve the genus K sample.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | -- Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Escape away?"
		inky says, "though if you can, I kind of don't understand this game"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway of Mackenzie's home is bare but homely, one wall hung with
Floyd | a photograph of some Earth lake surrounded by mountains, and an
Floyd | antiquated-looking coat-stand by the porch door to the west. Doorways
Floyd | lead off in two other directions; the east appears to be a kitchen and
Floyd | the north is a living room. There is no upstairs in the house; the
Floyd | entire upper metre or so is filled solid with various forms of algae,
Floyd | to grow oxygen, regulate temperature and recycle waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stubby yucca tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Think the reason we were confused about if we were on Earth/Mars before is that we didn't really travel the first time"
		Zach says, "We were using our psychic powers"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd | The porch is just a short space of corridor, with two large fans built
Floyd | into the walls behind a white-mesh grille. The air is a little better
Floyd | regulated here, and smells fresh and tart, straight from an
Floyd | algae-tank. There is little else here - a rack for shoes and a hook
Floyd | for coats. Either end of this space are the large doors that seal
Floyd | inside from outside, they are east and west respectively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Bubble 4563
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the door effortlessly with a loud hissing sound, and go
Floyd | through.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Bubble 4563
Floyd | You have walked here, all the way from the spaceport. The air is dry
Floyd | and cold, you wrap your coat tighter and breathe with a little
Floyd | difficulty. The low sun makes the red dust glow like amber into the
Floyd | distance. Mackenzie's bubble is to the east, its door closed. The road
Floyd | leads right up to it, with no front garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | Parked by the purple-leaved bush that lines the track is a large
Floyd | truck.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stash the sample bag of Knassion into your coat, and stride away
Floyd | down the long track, feeling quite certain both you and Laura
Floyd | Mackenzie will live to see the first wave of colonisation.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been successful ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to read the NOTES or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "huh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "notes" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Bubble 4563
Floyd |
Floyd | > NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Acknowledgements to Iain Merrick for seeds, Adam Cadre and Sean
Floyd | Barrett for fertiliser ('flags.h' and 'varying strings'); and Mike
Floyd | Sousa, Adrien Beau, J. D. Berry, Cedric Knight, Philip Dearmore and
Floyd | John Bichard for excellent pruning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to read the NOTES or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		inky says, "man"
Zach says (to Floyd), "notes" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Bubble 4563
Floyd |
Floyd | > NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Acknowledgements to Iain Merrick for seeds, Adam Cadre and Sean
Floyd | Barrett for fertiliser ('flags.h' and 'varying strings'); and Mike
Floyd | Sousa, Adrien Beau, J. D. Berry, Cedric Knight, Philip Dearmore and
Floyd | John Bichard for excellent pruning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to read the NOTES or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		DavidW asks, "Was it possible to enter the lab?"
		Zach says, "I'm not sure. It didn't seem needed."
		DavidW says, "It might've explained a bit more of what was happening."
		DavidW says, "I wasn't expecting the game to end quite like that though."
		Zach says, "That was an interesting twist"
		Zach asks, "Or was it??"
		Binder says, "That was fun to watch."
		DavidW says, "I'm glad I saw the end of the game, at least. Another notch in my IF belt."
		Zach says, "I think Mac was lying about her entering the lab anyway"
		inky says, "I was kind of disappointed"
		inky says, "although I think in retrospect I was mixing reviews of this game up with reviews of the other one"
		Zach says, "His excuse for her dying was that she went in there and ate some poison"
		Zach says, "She never needed to go in there when he kept the super secret biosample in the damn freezer"
		Johnny says (to inky), "Fail-Safe"
		Johnny asks, "Or All Roads?"
		inky says, "Make It Good, I guess"
		inky says, "(which I don't really know anything about, to be clear)"
		DavidW says, "I haven't played Make It Good, but it's another reality warper, I think."
		Zach asks (of DavidW), "How large is your IF belt?"
		Binder says, "DavidW is the Batman of IF"
		DavidW says (to Zach), "oh geez. I haven't kept a count."
		Binder says, "He is crazy-prepared to say he's played that."
		DavidW says, "If I'm the Batman of IF, I hope my fight balloons go *XYZZY!* and PLUUUUGH!!"
		Zach says, "Holy Frotz, Batman! There's a bug in the z machine!"
		Binder says, "I would read that comic."
		asks (of Floyd), "How would you like to be my Boy Implementor?"



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NightFloyd Transcript:
First Things First by First Things First
As played on ifMUD on May 16 & 23, June 6 & 13, 2013

Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Unlike ClubFloyd, NightFloyd often takes on significantly larger works of interactive fiction, knowing going in that each one will take multiple sessions (but not always, as you'll see in this transcript). NightFloyd is also a bit more informal than ClubFloyd in that it's only announced on the ifMUD #clubfloyd bulletin board, and the time shifts around to meet player's schedules far more than ClubFloyd does. NightFloyd is organized by genericgeekgirl, aka Adri.

Below is a transcript of First Things First written by First Things First. First Things First was released in 2001. It was nominated for Xyzzies for Best Game and Best Story, and won the Xyzzy for Best Puzzles. 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
		
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genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask ftf2" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 
Floyd |
Floyd | You've just arrived at home from your nightly visit to the science and
Floyd | invention section of the local public library, where you spend each
Floyd | night dreaming your dreamy dreams of one day inventing a time travel
Floyd | machine.  Tonight, for some reason, you're especially fatigued, and
Floyd | can't wait to get inside and go right to bed.  Seems like a good plan,
Floyd | but somehow you have a premonition it's not going to be that easy...
Floyd |
Floyd | First Things First - A Text Adventure Game by J. Robinson
Floyd | Wheeler
Floyd | Developed with TADS:  The Text Adventure Development System.
Floyd |
Floyd | Release Version 3.0 20061221
Floyd | Copyright 2001, 2006 by J. Robinson Wheeler.  All Rights Reserved.
Floyd | Published by JRW Digital Media.
Floyd | Type ABOUT, CREDITS, and HELP for general information.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read doormat" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 0/1 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ DOORMAT
Floyd |
Floyd | It reads, "Welcome."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 0/2 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a library book
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 0/3 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You have never been one to care about your appearance.  You're wearing
Floyd | comfortable clothes, the same as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 0/4 

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Tonight, like every night, you brought home a book on time-travel
Floyd | theories.  This one talks about the paradoxes involved in changing the
Floyd | future from the past, or some such.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 0/5 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Tonight, like every night, you brought home a book on time-travel
Floyd | theories.  This one talks about the paradoxes involved in changing the
Floyd | future from the past, or some such.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Sorry. I think I'm a little lagged."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 0/6 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's locked.  Drat the luck, you've forgotten your house key tonight.
Floyd | There must be a spare around here somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under mat" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 0/7 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER MAT
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing under the doormat.  It would be a good place to put
Floyd | your spare house key, if only you knew where it was.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl wanders off for a bit. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under stones" 		
genericgeekgirl arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/8 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER STONES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a spare key!
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 3 points. You can toggle these
Floyd | notifications at any time by typing 'notify.' ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/9 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | This key doesn't fit the front door lock.  It must open something
Floyd | else.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you move the key away from the lock, you are hit with a strong
Floyd | sense that it is going to be a long and complicated night before
Floyd | you'll be able to unlock and open this door.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the same moment, something causes your spine to shiver.  Something
Floyd | is definitely in the air this evening, but you don't know what.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar keeps forgetting how quickly everyone reads here
Johnny says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/9 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | In a total of 9 turns, you have achieved a score of 3 points out of a
Floyd | possible 151, which means you are barely getting started.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/10 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/11 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/12 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/13 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a library book
Floyd |    a spare key
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/14 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Tonight, like every night, you brought home a book on time-travel
Floyd | theories.  This one talks about the paradoxes involved in changing the
Floyd | future from the past, or some such.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/15 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You trot out a couple of your best steps.  Hopefully, no one was
Floyd | watching.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "yay dancing"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/16 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | Your driveway is to the northeast.  A small path leads northwest and
Floyd | southwest. The front door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/17 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You have never been one to care about your appearance.  You're wearing
Floyd | comfortable clothes, the same as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/18 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's solid wood, a real beauty, with the best lock money can buy.  You
Floyd | always considered it to be nicely inviting.  Until now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/19 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a spare key that you left yourself in case of emergency.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "But perhaps not THIS emergency"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "punch door" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/20 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUNCH DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know how to attack the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/21 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You knock on the front door.  There is no response.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I guess we can wander around the house"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "ring doorbell" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/21 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING DOORBELL
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "doorbell".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Wandering sounds good to me."
		DavidW says, "well, walk around the house? Maybe it's a backdoor key."
Binder says (to Floyd), "take mat" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 3/22 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You really ought to leave the doormat where it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe if we run around the house faster enough we'll travel back in time."
		Binder says, "hrmph"
		Binder says, "Or we'll go to Oz"
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 3/23 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is closed.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "climb wall" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/24 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly up the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 4 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "woo"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x gutter" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/25 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GUTTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's clogged full of leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x chimney" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/26 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHIMNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the chimney.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x leaves" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/27 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like there's something in the leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search leaves" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/28 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find an old tennis ball, which you take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "count leaves" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/29 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COUNT LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | There isn't much point to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ball" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/30 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's faded to a pale whitish green over the years, and it's sticky
Floyd | with mud and rotten leaves.  You must have lost it during an exuberant
Floyd | game of catch some years ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "fetch ball" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/31 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FETCH BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have the old tennis ball!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw ball" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/32 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You throw the old tennis ball.  It sails off the roof to the north,
Floyd | and bounces into the driveway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/31 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "maybe we find a dog to play with."
Binder says (to Floyd), "x tiles" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/32 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TILES
Floyd |
Floyd | The shingles are in bad shape.  What cheapskate ordered these?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "admit fault" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/32 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADMIT FAULT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "admit".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move tiles" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take shingles" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/33 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE TILES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't move the shingles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/34 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SHINGLES
Floyd |
Floyd | They're fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter chimney" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/35 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER CHIMNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The chimney isn't a way into the house, if that's what you mean.  You
Floyd | can climb down the stone wall to get back to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/36 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Santa, we are not."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in chimney" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/37 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN CHIMNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing in the chimney.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "search chimney" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/38 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CHIMNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "s?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Sure"
Binder says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/39 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South roof
Floyd | The shingles are in even worse shape on this end of the house, which
Floyd | makes you very nervous as the ground is a long way down from the peak
Floyd | here, at least 30 feet.  The gutter trap is to the west and continues
Floyd | up to the north end of the house.  You can see the top opening of the
Floyd | drainpipe in the clogged leaves.  The only exit is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A squirrel is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel is rather squat and feral, but it regards you with an
Floyd | almost intelligent interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x squirrel" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/40 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | Definitely male, all right.  He's got a tuft of white hair on his head
Floyd | that almost gives him an Einstein-like appearance.  In his little paws
Floyd | is a big, juicy acorn.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel gazes into the distance, daydreaming about something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Maybe it'll play fetch with us."
		Gerynar says, "I think that I'm a bit lagged"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take acorn" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/41 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ACORN
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel is carrying the big juicy acorn and won't let you have
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel dashes from one spot to another, then twitches its jaws.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Maybe we can find something to swap"
		DavidW says, "like a brazilian nut"
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw ball at squirrel" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give ball to squirrel" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/42 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BALL AT SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel isn't interested in playing catch with you right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel nibbles at his tail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/43 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BALL TO SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't what the squirrel is interested in.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel lazes about in a state of squirrel contentment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Because any time I see acorn and think time travel, I think of planting it in the past."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nibble squirrel" 		DavidW says, "You guys threw the ball away."

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/43 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NIBBLE SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "nibble".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "And then we undid."
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "ask squirrel about einstien" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/43 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SQUIRREL ABOUT EINSTIEN
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "einstien".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Give him the key. He can have this stupid house."
		Binder says (to Zach), "You quitter."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give key to squirrel" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/44 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE KEY TO SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't what the squirrel is interested in.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel shakes his little head.  It doesn't mean anything
Floyd | significant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "ha"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/45 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South roof
Floyd | The shingles are in even worse shape on this end of the house, which
Floyd | makes you very nervous as the ground is a long way down from the peak
Floyd | here, at least 30 feet.  The gutter trap is to the west and continues
Floyd | up to the north end of the house.  You can see the top opening of the
Floyd | drainpipe in the clogged leaves.  The only exit is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A squirrel is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel gazes into the distance, daydreaming about something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take squirrel" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/46 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel isn't a housepet.  You shouldn't touch it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel flicks his tail and blinks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x drainpipe" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pet squirrel" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/47 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRAINPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | It runs from here down to a spout at the back of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel paces back and forth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/48 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PET SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel isn't a housepet.  You shouldn't touch it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel squats down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x drainpipe" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/49 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRAINPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | It runs from here down to a spout at the back of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A mood seems to come over the squirrel, indistinguishable from other
Floyd | squirrel moods.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "clean drainpipe" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/50 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLEAN DRAINPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull out a few stray leaves, but it does nothing to unclog the
Floyd | drainpipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel pouts, looks excited, then pouts again.  Just your usual
Floyd | squirrel business.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "look in drainpipe" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/51 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN DRAINPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing but muck and darkness in the drainpipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel waddles a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "ask squirrel about acorn" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/52 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SQUIRREL ABOUT ACORN
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel sighs.  You didn't know squirrels could do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "okay, here I am"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "climb drainpipe" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/53 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB DRAINPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The drainpipe is not suitable for climbing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel scampers back and forth on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "follow squirrel" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/54 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel darts around too quickly for you to catch it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel looks around, then stares at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "mock squirrel" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/55 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOCK SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | You laugh at the squirrel.  Your derisiveness falls on deaf ears, as
Floyd | it were.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel nibbles and fidgets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "hee hee"
		DavidW says, "I think if we had something heavish, we could unplug the pipe with it. Or find Drano."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "shake drainpipe" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/55 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHAKE DRAINPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "shake".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Yeah, I feel like this is a dead end for now"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "hit drainpipe" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/56 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT DRAINPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You strike the drainpipe.  It makes a dull noise, padded by all the
Floyd | leaves clogging it up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel doesn't react.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suggest more exploring."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ok"
		Binder asks, "n?"
		Binder says, "back the way we came, I mean"
		DavidW says, "unless there's west and east roof areas"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/57 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South roof
Floyd | The shingles are in even worse shape on this end of the house, which
Floyd | makes you very nervous as the ground is a long way down from the peak
Floyd | here, at least 30 feet.  The gutter trap is to the west and continues
Floyd | up to the north end of the house.  You can see the top opening of the
Floyd | drainpipe in the clogged leaves.  The only exit is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A squirrel is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel walks in a slow circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "only exit is north or so it claims"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/58 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | The only exit is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel makes a funny 'tk-tk-tk-tk' noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "say tk" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 7/58 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY TK
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "tk".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/59 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "The squirrel is not a bomb."
		Johnny says, "Don't worry."
		DavidW says, "..yet"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x stone" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/60 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STONE
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says (to DW), "Honestly, I don't remember either."
		DavidW says, "No way do we blow up a cute Einsteinian squirrel."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take leaves" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/61 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull a few stray leaves from the gutter and toss them aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 7/62 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | The roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to
Floyd | be the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "let's climb down and keep exploring."
		Binder says, "down, I think and then on around the house"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 7/63 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly down the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is closed.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "open garage door" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 7/64 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN GARAGE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The garage door refuses to open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 7/65 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "maybe need a remote?"
		Gerynar asks, "which could be in the car?"
		Binder says, "A cigarette lighter to burn the squirrel with"
		Binder says, "a spare house key could be in it for all we know"
		DavidW says, "Save Our Squirrel"
		Binder says, "Son of Squirrelfright"
		Binder says, "We haven't seen sw yet"
		Binder asks, "any opposed?"
		DavidW says, "We have a key; find out what it unlocks."
Binder says (to Floyd), "unlock garage door" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 7/66 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK GARAGE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The locking mechanism is on the inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Not that, anyway."
Binder says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 7/67 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | The back of your house is pretty non-descript, except for some really
Floyd | nice trees that make up for the lack of landscaping in the front.  The
Floyd | spout of your drainpipe comes down here from the roof.  A gravel path
Floyd | extends northeast and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 7/68 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a library book
Floyd |    a spare key
Floyd |    an old tennis ball
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 7/69 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the nice trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "no back door what?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x drainpipe" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 7/70 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRAINPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the drainpipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in drainpipe" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 7/71 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN DRAINPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The drainpipe is clogged with leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take leaves" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take leaves" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 7/72 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull out a few stray leaves, but it does nothing to unclog the
Floyd | drainpipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 7/73 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull out a few stray leaves, but it does nothing to unclog the
Floyd | drainpipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "haha"
		Zach says, "No, the leaves are mine!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "search drainpipe" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 7/74 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH DRAINPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The drainpipe is clogged with leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, ">put dwarf goat in drainpipe"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "tap pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 7/74 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAP PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "tap".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "hit pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 7/75 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You strike the drainpipe.  It makes a dull noise, padded by all the
Floyd | leaves clogging it up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 7/76 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | A gravel path extends northeast and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 7/77 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You always thought this would be a nice place to plant a tree, but a
Floyd | bare spot reminds you of your lack of foresight.  The ground slopes
Floyd | down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story
Floyd | high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30
Floyd | feet up.  A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around your house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 7/78 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The little window is probably the one that leads into your attic.
Floyd | It's hard to judge from here, but it looks like you could just fit
Floyd | through it.  Getting all the way up to it is going to be the real
Floyd | problem.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "se please"
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 7/79 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Southwest?"
		Gerynar says, "sw leads to the wood"
		Gerynar says, "+s"
		Zach says, "We also didn't check out the driveway"
		DavidW says, "It would be simpler if we checked the woods first, I think."
		Gerynar likes simple
		DavidW says, "If I recall, the driveway leads to the rest of the town, but the woods area is relatively smaller in scope."
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 7/80 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hopefully the woods are haunted... with time machines"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rock" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 7/81 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The rock is a five foot grey boulder, almost egg-shaped, a single
Floyd | piece of heavy, textured granite.  Polished smooth over time, a wedge
Floyd | shape sheared from the top ages ago provides a comfortable place to
Floyd | sit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 7/82 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the large rock)
Floyd | You sit down on top of the rock.  It is very serene and peaceful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 7/83 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods (on the large rock)
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 7/84 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd rather wait until you can get inside your house and into your
Floyd | own bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, ">push rock towards house and watch the destruction"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "climb rock" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 7/85 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The large rock is not suitable for climbing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "put key in rock" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 7/86 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KEY IN ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't put anything into the large rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "rock, you rock" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 7/86 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK, YOU ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 7/87 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the large rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 7/88 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the grove of cedar and live oak trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 7/89 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | The path leads northeast to your house, and a clearing is visible to
Floyd | the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "look under rock" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 7/90 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing under the large rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "must not be that large, then"
Binder says (to Floyd), "check rock for note from past me" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 7/90 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CHECK ROCK FOR NOTE FROM PAST ME
Floyd |
Floyd | There are words after your command that I couldn't use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/91 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a warmth to the air you don't recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "who farted?"
		Zach says, "Squirrel!"
		Binder says, "ha"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ground" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/92 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | It lies beneath you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Now don't cheat. You put the note there earlier -- then you can get the note now."
Zach says (to Floyd), "lie" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/92 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to lie on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "lie on ground" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/93 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIE ON GROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now sitting on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sky" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/94 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SKY
Floyd |
Floyd | The moon is gibbous and waning, but bright on this cloudless night.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says "bloop" and shrinks down into a little dot, then winks out...just like those old-fashioned B&w televisions. 		
Gerynar has disconnected. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/95 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/96 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "feel" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/96 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to touch?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read book" 		
Binder says (to Floyd), "feel air" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/97 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | There are two main theories about the potential for time travel.  The
Floyd | first is that time is linear and immutable.  Even if one were able to
Floyd | travel back and forth, there would be no way to alter the course of
Floyd | events.  This does not rule out free will; rather, it is stipulated
Floyd | that free action is accounted for -- the time traveller's comings and
Floyd | goings have, in a sense, already taken place.  You could not go back
Floyd | in time and prevent your own birth, for circumstances would intervene
Floyd | to make this action impossible.
Floyd |
Floyd | The second theory is that the timeline branches when a time traveller
Floyd | moves back and forth.  A traveller from the future may disrupt the
Floyd | possibility of returning to the same world he or she left behind.
Floyd | Some say that time is an infinitely branching tree, with each moment
Floyd | containing a universe of all probable or possible choices, and the
Floyd | time traveller slips around from one to the next, with free will being
Floyd | a crucial factor in the consequent events.
Floyd |
Floyd | A third theory has been recently posited, and is the core of this
Floyd | particular book.  It delves into the possibility of a merger between
Floyd | the two theories (previously determined to be mutually exclusive).
Floyd | This theory is expanded upon under the heading of paradoxes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/98 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FEEL AIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing special.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read about paradoxes" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/99 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ABOUT PARADOXES
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the library book)
Floyd | This book centers on a new kind of paradox.  It posits a theory in
Floyd | which the two main theories of time travel (previously determined to
Floyd | be mutually exclusive) are merged, allowing both for a universe in
Floyd | which time travel cannot change the course of events; and yet at the
Floyd | same time depicts a branching time stream where a time traveller may
Floyd | redirect events to change the future.
Floyd |
Floyd | This new paradox goes something as follows:  A time traveller from the
Floyd | future travels back to the past.  The mere act of traveling backwards
Floyd | disrupts the future course of events from that moment, making it
Floyd | impossible for the traveller to return to his or her own time and find
Floyd | it to be as he or she left it.  However, through further manipulation
Floyd | of objects and events, the time traveller will be able to alter the
Floyd | time stream such that the future he or she left will be restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Once the future is restored, the time traveller will have discovered
Floyd | that all of these events -- including the initial time trip which
Floyd | disrupted the time stream -- needed to happen, or else the time
Floyd | traveller would never have existed in the world he or she initially
Floyd | came from, and thus would not have been able to make the trip in the
Floyd | first place.  The existence of the future he or she came from was
Floyd | contingent on the very disruption and manipulation of the time stream
Floyd | that nearly caused their future never to have existed at all!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "oooookay"
		Binder asks, "We'll have to destroy the timeline to save the timeline?"
		DavidW says, "yeah. Like destroying a solved side of a Rubik's Cube to solve the whole thing."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/100 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing (on the ground)
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Check out town?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/100 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to dig in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "There's a sandwich shop!"
		jenrexrode asks, "nose?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "pick nose" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/101 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK NOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't pick up yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dig nose" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/101 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG NOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to dig in it with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dig nose with key" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/102 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG NOSE WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't dig with that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You can pick your nose, and you can pick your boss, but you can't pick your boss's nose."
Zach says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 7/103 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 7/104 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "and yes, sure, let's see town. Maybe they have tacos."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 7/105 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You always thought this would be a nice place to plant a tree, but a
Floyd | bare spot reminds you of your lack of foresight.  The ground slopes
Floyd | down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story
Floyd | high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30
Floyd | feet up.  A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around your house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "On the Office tonight, they mentioned that Austin had good tacos."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 7/106 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 7/107 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of
Floyd | your house.  A small path leads southwest to the front door.  To the
Floyd | east is the road into town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little car here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x car" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 7/108 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's your baby-blue Mazda.  You decided some time ago that you would
Floyd | take a personal step to helping the environment by walking everywhere,
Floyd | and you haven't driven it since.  The little car is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open car" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 7/109 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the spare key)
Floyd | Unlocked.  So that's what this key is for.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter car" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 7/110 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the little car)
Floyd | Okay, you're now in the little car.
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway (in the little car)
Floyd | The interior of the car has gotten a little dusty with disuse, but the
Floyd | seats are still comfy.  The only obvious things to see are the glove
Floyd | compartment, an armrest compartment, and the steering wheel.  The
Floyd | little car is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "yay"
Zach says (to Floyd), "open glove compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 7/111 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN GLOVE COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open armrest compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 7/112 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN ARMREST COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Opening the armrest compartment reveals a tourist map.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take map" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 7/113 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MAP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x map" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 7/114 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAP
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a tourist map of Paris.  Must be left over from some other
Floyd | adventure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock glove with key" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 7/115 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK GLOVE WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open glove" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 12/116 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Opening the glove compartment reveals a garage door opener and a
Floyd | school pencil.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 5 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "huzzah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x opener" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 12/117 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | There's one big button on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pencil" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 12/118 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PENCIL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a standard school pencil.  It's got some teeth marks, the lead is
Floyd | blunt, and the eraser has worn off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Now we have a weapon with which to fight the squirrel"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wheel" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 12/119 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the steering wheel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "or a spell ingredient"
Zach says (to Floyd), "start car" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 12/120 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > START CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the car key)
Floyd | You put the key into the ignition and give it a turn, but nothing
Floyd | happens.  The battery is long dead, and there's probably no gas in the
Floyd | car, either.  There's nowhere you want to drive to, anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen asks, "Austin? Good tacos? WTF?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "chew on pencil" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 12/121 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CHEW ON PENCIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You chew on the pencil, leaving more teeth marks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "Austin tacos circa 2013 are the equivalent of San Antonio tacos circa 1993"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 12/122 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway (in the little car)
Floyd | The interior of the car has gotten a little dusty with disuse, but the
Floyd | seats are still comfy.  The only obvious things to see are the glove
Floyd | compartment, an armrest compartment, and the steering wheel.  The
Floyd | little car is open.  The glove compartment seems to contain a garage
Floyd | door opener and a school pencil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 12/123 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | armrest compartment:  It's fixed in place.
Floyd | glove compartment:  It's fixed in place.
Floyd | seats:  They're fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all from glove" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 12/124 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL FROM GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | garage door opener:  Taken.
Floyd | school pencil:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look under seat" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 12/125 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER SEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing under the seats.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "turn wheel" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 12/126 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 12/127 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer in the little car.
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of
Floyd | your house.  A small path leads southwest to the front door.  To the
Floyd | east is the road into town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little car here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 12/128 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is closed.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 12/129 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the opener button.  Click.
Floyd |
Floyd | The garage door smoothly glides open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/130 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the garage
Floyd | This room is a total mess.  No wonder you keep your car in the
Floyd | driveway.  It would take a long time to sort through the junk in here,
Floyd | and even then it seems unlikely there would be much point to it.
Floyd | There is a garage door button on the wall.  A closed door to the south
Floyd | leads into your house through the kitchen.  The only other exit is the
Floyd | way you came in, which is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an opener button here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/131 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a crowbar!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/132 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the junk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Lies!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take crowbar" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/133 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CROWBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/133 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which door do you mean, the garage door, or the back door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open back door" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/134 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BACK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/135 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a can of WD-40!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/136 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You find an old pillowcase!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "pry door" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/136 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRY DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the crowbar)
Floyd | Which door do you mean, the garage door, or the back door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/137 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a handful of cobwebs.  Bleah!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/138 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a deflated soccer ball!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/139 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a broken tire pump!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/140 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a wasp nest!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/141 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a 2x4 plank!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/142 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a can-opener!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "gee"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x can-opener" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/143 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAN-OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the hand-operated kind.  Junk!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/144 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a moose head trophy!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x crowbar" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/145 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CROWBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an ordinary crowbar, about 2 feet long.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/146 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a shovel!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/147 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a beat-up mattress!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open back door with crowbar" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/148 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a divining wand!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/149 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BACK DOOR WITH CROWBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowbar can't help you with that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/150 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the garage
Floyd | This room is a total mess.  No wonder you keep your car in the
Floyd | driveway.  It would take a long time to sort through the junk in here,
Floyd | and even then it seems unlikely there would be much point to it.
Floyd | There is a garage door button on the wall.  A closed door to the south
Floyd | leads into your house through the kitchen.  The only other exit is the
Floyd | way you came in, which is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an opener button, a can of WD-40, an old pillowcase, a
Floyd | deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a wasp nest, a 2x4 plank, a
Floyd | can-opener, a moose head trophy, a shovel, a beat-up mattress, and a
Floyd | divining wand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/151 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a machete!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/152 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a busted wheelbarrow!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/153 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a frisbee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/154 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a cannonball!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl finally catches up.
		DavidW says, "oh, try that on the drainpipe"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/155 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the kitchen sink!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 12/156 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Obviously, you must have found everything there is to find if you've
Floyd | found this relic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/157 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find absolutely nothing else!  At last!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 10 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hee."
		DavidW says, "fun times"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "chew pencil" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/158 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CHEW PENCIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You chew on the pencil, leaving more teeth marks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No lightsource found, though."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/159 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the garage
Floyd | This room is a total mess.  No wonder you keep your car in the
Floyd | driveway.  Sure enough, it took a long time to sort through the junk
Floyd | in here, and you have found everything including the kitchen sink, and
Floyd | there still doesn't seem to have been much point to it.  There is a
Floyd | garage door button on the wall.  A closed door to the south leads into
Floyd | your house through the kitchen.  The only other exit is the way you
Floyd | came in, which is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an opener button, a can of WD-40, an old pillowcase, a
Floyd | deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a wasp nest, a 2x4 plank, a
Floyd | can-opener, a moose head trophy, a shovel, a beat-up mattress, a
Floyd | divining wand, a machete, a busted wheelbarrow, a frisbee, a
Floyd | cannonball, and the kitchen sink here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pump" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/160 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | I know what you're thinking -- you can pump up the soccer ball with
Floyd | this baby.  Nope.  It's just a piece of junk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I was!"
		Zach says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "some of this is probably useful."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cannonball" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/161 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CANNONBALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Who knows where you found this sucker, or why you kept it.  It's a
Floyd | solid metal sphere, about 7 inches in diameter, with lettering stamped
Floyd | on the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x trophy" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/162 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TROPHY
Floyd |
Floyd | What a piece of junk!  Perhaps the ultimate.  Be proud.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look in moose's mouth" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/162 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN MOOSE'S MOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "moose's".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take shovel" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/163 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SHOVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "That seems useful."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read cannonball" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/164 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ CANNONBALL
Floyd |
Floyd | 154th comp.  Div.  -- US Steel -- TM 1880.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "We.. lube up the cannonball with the WD-40 and drop it down the gutter?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Actually, I don't know how big the drain pipe is, but probably smaller."
		DavidW says, "I don't know that we need the WD-40 for that."
		DavidW says, "But I really think the cannonball might do the trick."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop cannonball on foot" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/165 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP CANNONBALL ON FOOT
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no good surface on yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/165 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which door do you mean, the garage door, or the back door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "back" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/166 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BACK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's closed and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/167 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | garage door:  You can't pick up the garage door.
Floyd | junk in the garage:  It's fixed in place.
Floyd | wall opener button:  You can't pick up the wall opener button.
Floyd | can of WD-40:  Taken.
Floyd | old pillowcase:  Taken.
Floyd | deflated soccer ball:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | broken tire pump:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | wasp nest:  It looks dead, but you'd better leave it alone.
Floyd | 2x4 plank:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | can-opener:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | moose head trophy:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | divining wand:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | machete:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | frisbee:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | cannonball:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | the kitchen sink:  You must be kidding.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/166 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the garage
Floyd | This room is a total mess.  No wonder you keep your car in the
Floyd | driveway.  Sure enough, it took a long time to sort through the junk
Floyd | in here, and you have found everything including the kitchen sink, and
Floyd | there still doesn't seem to have been much point to it.  There is a
Floyd | garage door button on the wall.  A closed door to the south leads into
Floyd | your house through the kitchen.  The only other exit is the way you
Floyd | came in, which is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an opener button, a can of WD-40, an old pillowcase, a
Floyd | deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a wasp nest, a 2x4 plank, a
Floyd | can-opener, a moose head trophy, a beat-up mattress, a divining wand,
Floyd | a machete, a busted wheelbarrow, a frisbee, a cannonball, and the
Floyd | kitchen sink here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take wasp nest with pillowcase" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/166 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WASP NEST WITH PILLOWCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put wast nest in pillowcase" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/166 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WAST NEST IN PILLOWCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "wast".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take pillowcase.put wasp nest in pillowcase" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/168 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PILLOWCASE.PUT WASP NEST IN PILLOWCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't put the wasp nest anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Why on earth...?"
		genericgeekgirl shrugs.
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read map" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/169 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ MAP
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a tourist map of Paris.  Must be left over from some other
Floyd | adventure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put all in wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/170 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | library book:  Done.
Floyd | car key:  Done.
Floyd | old tennis ball:  Done.
Floyd | tourist map:  Done.
Floyd | garage door opener:  Done.
Floyd | school pencil:  Done.
Floyd | crowbar:  Done.
Floyd | shovel:  Done.
Floyd | old pillowcase:  Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That map is nod to the game Curses."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I figured :)"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/171 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | garage door:  You can't pick up the garage door.
Floyd | junk in the garage:  It's fixed in place.
Floyd | wall opener button:  You can't pick up the wall opener button.
Floyd | can of WD-40:  Taken.
Floyd | deflated soccer ball:  Taken.
Floyd | broken tire pump:  Taken.
Floyd | wasp nest:  It looks dead, but you'd better leave it alone.
Floyd | 2x4 plank:  Taken.
Floyd | can-opener:  Taken.
Floyd | moose head trophy:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | divining wand:  Taken.
Floyd | machete:  Taken.
Floyd | frisbee:  Taken.
Floyd | cannonball:  Taken.
Floyd | the kitchen sink:  You must be kidding.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put all in wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/172 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | can of WD-40:  Done.
Floyd | deflated soccer ball:  Done.
Floyd | broken tire pump:  Done.
Floyd | 2x4 plank:  Done.
Floyd | can-opener:  Done.
Floyd | divining wand:  Done.
Floyd | machete:  Done.
Floyd | frisbee:  Done.
Floyd | cannonball:  Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/173 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the garage
Floyd | This room is a total mess.  No wonder you keep your car in the
Floyd | driveway.  Sure enough, it took a long time to sort through the junk
Floyd | in here, and you have found everything including the kitchen sink, and
Floyd | there still doesn't seem to have been much point to it.  There is a
Floyd | garage door button on the wall.  A closed door to the south leads into
Floyd | your house through the kitchen.  The only other exit is the way you
Floyd | came in, which is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an opener button, a wasp nest, a moose head trophy, a beat-up
Floyd | mattress, a busted wheelbarrow, and the kitchen sink here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "If the wheelbarrow is busted...?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/174 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | This filthy beast from, apparently, the last century, has a busted
Floyd | front wheel. In the busted wheelbarrow you see:
Floyd |    a library book
Floyd |    a car key
Floyd |    an old tennis ball
Floyd |    a tourist map
Floyd |    a garage door opener
Floyd |    a school pencil
Floyd |    a crowbar
Floyd |    a shovel
Floyd |    an old pillowcase
Floyd |    a can of WD-40
Floyd |    a deflated soccer ball
Floyd |    a broken tire pump
Floyd |    a 2x4 plank
Floyd |    a can-opener
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |    a machete
Floyd |    a frisbee
Floyd |    a cannonball
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x wheel" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/175 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like you hit it on a rock and loosened the bolt, as well as
Floyd | twisted the axle out of shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/176 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem able to push the busted wheelbarrow around with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take mattress" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/177 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't pick up the beat-up mattress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I can't wait to roll into town with our wheelbarrow."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search mattress" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/178 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing on the beat-up mattress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take machete.cut mattress with machete" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/180 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MACHETE.CUT MATTRESS WITH MACHETE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hacking at the beat-up mattress with the machete is unprofitable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Lies."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x rod" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/180 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any rod here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pillowcase" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/181 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PILLOWCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's got a 70's flower pattern, but the colors have faded.  The old
Floyd | pillowcase is open.  There's nothing in the old pillowcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, make sure no suspcious lumps in the mattress hiding a termite emitter."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x wand" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/182 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Superstition has it divining wands can find water.  To you, it looks
Floyd | like an ordinary stick, with a kind of forked end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x frisbee" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/183 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FRISBEE
Floyd |
Floyd | One of those little ones, for playing frisbee golf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Onward?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ram wheelbarrow into back door" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/183 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RAM WHEELBARROW INTO BACK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "ram".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow into back door" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/183 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW INTO BACK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Bah."
		Zach says, "Maybe the squirrel wants some of this"
		Zach says, "Though I don't know what we'd want his acorn for."
		Binder says, "like a machete to his smug little face"
		DavidW says, "I assume we're gonna leave our garage wide open for thieves."
		Binder says, "I think I know what we want the acorn for"
		Zach says, "It would be doing us a favor"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Maybe they'll take that mattress away for us."
		DavidW says, "ok"
		Binder says, "But it's just a guess based on room description"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I'm sure it's full of bed bugs."
Zach says (to Floyd), "sit on mattress" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/184 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now sitting on the beat-up mattress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "lie down" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/184 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIE DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to lie on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/185 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd rather wait until you can get inside your house and into your
Floyd | own bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "lie on mattress" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/186 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIE ON MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already on the beat-up mattress!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Did someone mention sandwiches? I can't remember; it was so long ago..."
		Zach asks, "In town?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Sandwiches!?!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Maybe we can barter some of this fantastic stuff for a sandwich."
		DavidW says, "ooh"
		Binder says, "Johnny alluded to sandwiches."
		DavidW asks, "What type of sandwich do we want? Can we have foccacia bread?"
		Zach says, "And Johnny would never lie to us about something as important as sandwiches."
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/187 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the garage (on the beat-up mattress)
Floyd | This room is a total mess.  No wonder you keep your car in the
Floyd | driveway.  Sure enough, it took a long time to sort through the junk
Floyd | in here, and you have found everything including the kitchen sink, and
Floyd | there still doesn't seem to have been much point to it.  There is a
Floyd | garage door button on the wall.  A closed door to the south leads into
Floyd | your house through the kitchen.  The only other exit is the way you
Floyd | came in, which is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an opener button, a wasp nest, a moose head trophy, a beat-up
Floyd | mattress, a busted wheelbarrow, and the kitchen sink here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in trophy" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/187 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN TROPHY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach that from the beat-up mattress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/188 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the beat-up mattress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow out" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 22/188 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | There are words after your command I couldn't use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow north" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 22/189 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NORTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow east" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 22/190 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of
Floyd | your house.  A small path leads southwest to the front door.  To the
Floyd | east is the road into town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little car and a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow east" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 22/191 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | The concrete sidewalk that leads away from your house is starting to
Floyd | show the wear and tear of the hot summers and cool winters.  The
Floyd | sections are uneven and tufts of grass poke up through the cracks.
Floyd | The sidewalk wanders east alongside the road away from your house and
Floyd | toward the nearby shopping village.  Your driveway is back to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a mailbox and a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open mailbox" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 22/192 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN MAILBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in mailbox" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 22/193 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN MAILBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing in the mailbox.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 22/193 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | In a total of 193 turns, you have achieved a score of 22 points out of
Floyd | a possible 151, which means you are starting to get somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sidewalk" 		Binder says, "woo somewhere"

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 22/194 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIDEWALK
Floyd |
Floyd | The concrete sidewalk that leads away from your house is starting to
Floyd | show the wear and tear of the hot summers and cool winters.  The
Floyd | sections are uneven and tufts of grass poke up through the cracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cracks" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 22/195 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the cracks in the sidewalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow east" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 22/196 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend in path
Floyd | As you approach the local nub of suburban civilization, you again are
Floyd | reminded that community expansion has a price.  A small shrubbery here
Floyd | serves, apparently, as an excuse for people to litter, as it is full
Floyd | of bits of trash.  The footpath bends here from west to north, leading
Floyd | into the shopping village.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the shrubbery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hope the sandwich shop accepts barter. Or there's a pawn shop."
		Zach says, "oooh, trash for our wheelbarrow"
Zach says (to Floyd), "search trash" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 22/197 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a sewer grating!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search shrubbery" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 22/198 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH SHRUBBERY
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing else in the shrubbery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "point wand at shrubbery" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 22/199 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POINT WAND AT SHRUBBERY
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the divining wand before you can point it at
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grating" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 22/200 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRATING
Floyd |
Floyd | The grating is made of iron that has long since rusted.  A trickle of
Floyd | water is visible underneath it.  Sitting in the muck about a foot and
Floyd | a half down is a five-dollar bill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bill" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 22/201 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BILL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach the five-dollar bill through the grating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bill with wand" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 22/201 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BILL WITH WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "noooo our sandwich money"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take wand" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 22/202 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open grating" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 22/203 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN GRATING
Floyd |
Floyd | It's too heavy to open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 22/204 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a machete
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take crowbar" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 22/205 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CROWBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open grating with crowbar" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 22/206 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN GRATING WITH CROWBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You pry up the sewer grating.  The sewer hole is now wide open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Nice."
		DavidW says, "tada!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take money" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 26/207 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 4 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x money" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 26/208 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Money:  You have five dollars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I don't know how I feel about spending it. It's dirty money."
		DavidW says, "ka-ching"
Zach says (to Floyd), "point wand at shrubbery" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 26/209 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POINT WAND AT SHRUBBERY
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you point the divining wand at the shrubbery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 26/210 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend in path
Floyd | As you approach the local nub of suburban civilization, you again are
Floyd | reminded that community expansion has a price.  A small shrubbery here
Floyd | serves, apparently, as an excuse for people to litter, as it is full
Floyd | of bits of trash.  The footpath bends here from west to north, leading
Floyd | into the shopping village.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow and a sewer grating here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm what was | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the shrubbery."
		Zach says, "All about"
		Zach says, "Ooh, maybe a hint about the grating"
		DavidW says, "it detects water"
Zach says (to Floyd), "search trash" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 26/211 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing else in the shrubbery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yup"
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter sewer" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 26/211 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER SEWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Which sewer do you mean, the sewer grating, or the sewer hole?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter sewer hole" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 26/212 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER SEWER HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't fit in the sewer hole.  Besides, that would be a somewhat
Floyd | sullying endeavor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode rides off into the sunset. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow north" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/213 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NORTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | This little shopping village is attractively decorated with colored
Floyd | signs pointing you to this merchant and that.  To the west is the
Floyd | bank, and to the east is the public library.  Because it is late, the
Floyd | only thing open is the sandwich shop, which is to the north.  The road
Floyd | leading back home is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow north" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/214 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NORTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The wheelbarrow won't fit through the doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/215 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the sandwich shop
Floyd | The room is painted a gaudy yellow color.  On closer inspection, it is
Floyd | merely spattered with mustard stains.  That's the kind of shop this
Floyd | is, I guess -- heavily frequented because it's the only one nearby.
Floyd | There's a counter, a menu, a big advertisement, and a row of tables
Floyd | and chairs.  The door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred, the sandwich guy, is standing at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred says, "Hey there.  How can I help you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred is cleaning some utensils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You found Fred, I see."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ad" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/216 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AD
Floyd |
Floyd | The advertisement is a big photo of the cold cut sandwich, with a big
Floyd | star-shaped balloon that contains the phrase:  "BUY THE SPECIAL!  Now
Floyd | only 99 cents!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred is cleaning some utensils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x menu" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/217 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MENU
Floyd |
Floyd | The menu lists two items:  a hot meatball sandwich, and a cold cut
Floyd | combo sandwich.  Both are 5 dollars with tax.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred is cleaning some utensils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "sigh. I think we gotta get the special."
		DavidW says, "Unless the bank has more money for us."
		Zach says, "Nooo"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x menu" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/218 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MENU
Floyd |
Floyd | The menu lists two items:  a hot meatball sandwich, and a cold cut
Floyd | combo sandwich.  Both are 5 dollars with tax.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred is cleaning some utensils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fred" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/219 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FRED
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred, the sandwich guy, always smiles at you even though you must have
Floyd | bought a thousand sandwiches from him.  He's got a pudgy frame, dark
Floyd | eyebrows, and a tiny mustache, but there is always a happy twinkle
Floyd | behind his eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred whistles a half-remembered melody.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask fred about sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/220 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred says, "It's a good deal.  On special."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask fred about house" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/221 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT HOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred says, "Heh.  I don't know anything about that.  I just sell
Floyd | sandwiches."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, ">ask fred if the meatmall sandwich is made with the world famous gravy that won awards last year."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask fred about time travel" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/222 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT TIME TRAVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred says, "Time travel, eh?  I used to watch a lot of Doctor Who.
Floyd | I'm not really into science fiction stuff any more, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, ">ask fred if he needs to visit his sick aunt and if we can watch over the shop while he's gone. Employees eat free, right?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/222 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/222 
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | > CF8
Floyd |
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "buy meatball" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/223 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY MEATBALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You hand Fred five dollars, and he hands you the sandwich.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred says, "Thank you.  Come again."
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred dries his hands with a paper towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/224 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | You eat the hot meatball sandwich.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred dices some vegetables.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/224 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/222 
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd | > CF8
Floyd |
Floyd | Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the sandwich shop
Floyd | The room is painted a gaudy yellow color.  On closer inspection, it is
Floyd | merely spattered with mustard stains.  That's the kind of shop this
Floyd | is, I guess -- heavily frequented because it's the only one nearby.
Floyd | There's a counter, a menu, a big advertisement, and a row of tables
Floyd | and chairs.  The door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred, the sandwich guy, is standing at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "buy special" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/223 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY SPECIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You hand Fred five dollars, and he hands you the sandwich and your
Floyd | change.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred says, "Thank you.  Come again."
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred dries his hands with a paper towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/223 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | Which sandwich do you mean, the cold cut special, or the hot meatball
Floyd | sandwich?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/224 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a machete
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |    a crowbar
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a paper napkin
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    some money (four dollars)
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred dices some vegetables.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x special" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/225 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPECIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a bunch of meat on bread.  Not bad for 99 cents, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred dices some vegetables.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x penny" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/226 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Minted in Denver in 1975, this penny is worth one cent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred cleans the countertop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, and a napkin."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x napkin" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/227 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NAPKIN
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like an ordinary paper napkin to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred puts some bread into the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "and a penny. Shiny penny"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x penny" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/228 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Minted in Denver in 1975, this penny is worth one cent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred cleans the countertop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Somehow this sandwich has still left me empty"
		Binder says, "I gotta crash. Good luck."
Binder goes home. 		DavidW says, ">ask fred what's the largest sandwich he's ever made and how many toothpicks were needed to hold it together."
		DavidW says, "(sorry, I'll go make sandwiches in RL and stop fixating.)"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 26/229 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the sandwich shop
Floyd | The room is painted a gaudy yellow color.  On closer inspection, it is
Floyd | merely spattered with mustard stains.  That's the kind of shop this
Floyd | is, I guess -- heavily frequented because it's the only one nearby.
Floyd | There's a counter, a menu, a big advertisement, and a row of tables
Floyd | and chairs.  The door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred, the sandwich guy, is standing at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred stirs the hot meatball sauce.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose the penny will be important later."
		DavidW says, "Maybe use it as a screwdriver. Maybe there's a wishing well. Or a beggar. Or an old-style salt water and two metals battery."
		DavidW asks, "Did we want to check out the library? Or the bank?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/230 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | This little shopping village is attractively decorated with colored
Floyd | signs pointing you to this merchant and that.  To the west is the
Floyd | bank, and to the east is the public library.  Because it is late, the
Floyd | only thing open is the sandwich shop, which is to the north.  The road
Floyd | leading back home is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Sorry, distractions"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/231 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to open the public library first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open library" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/232 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LIBRARY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open library with crowbar" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/233 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LIBRARY WITH CROWBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowbar can't help you with that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x library" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/234 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIBRARY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the library you left just a few minutes ago.  It is closed for
Floyd | the night.  A depository slot is the only thing of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bank" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/235 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BANK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x slot" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/236 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The library depository slot is for returning books after hours.
Floyd | Wedged just inside the slot are two books.  Someone must have tried to
Floyd | cram them both in at the same time, because they should have slid down
Floyd | and out of reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "reach in slot" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/236 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REACH IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take books" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/237 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | wedged books:  You grab ahold of the books and give them a few solid
Floyd | yanks.  They pop free and tumble onto the ground.
Floyd | library book:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "We could return our book, no?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take books" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/238 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | rare book:  Taken.
Floyd | biology book:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Sure"
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/238 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/238 
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | > CF9
Floyd |
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put library book in slot" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/239 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT LIBRARY BOOK IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You return the library book to the library.  It slides down the slot
Floyd | and out of view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read rare book" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/240 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ RARE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You haven't the slightest interest in the subject.  Who would?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read biology book" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/241 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BIOLOGY BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing interesting about this book is that the author was
Floyd | apparently stranded on a small island in the Pacific for fifteen years
Floyd | while researching the material.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rare" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/242 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RARE
Floyd |
Floyd | A rare scientific volume, detailing the mating habits of small
Floyd | rodents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Well, rodents would"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x biology" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/243 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BIOLOGY
Floyd |
Floyd | The title of this book is "Fun With Ferns" by Prof. Roy Hinkley.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bank" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open rare" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/244 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BANK
Floyd |
Floyd | This bank has been here as long as you can remember.  You haven't had
Floyd | enough money to open a valid account here for as long as you can
Floyd | remember.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/245 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN RARE
Floyd |
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | You haven't the slightest interest in the subject.  Who would?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open biology" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/246 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BIOLOGY
Floyd |
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing interesting about this book is that the author was
Floyd | apparently stranded on a small island in the Pacific for fifteen years
Floyd | while researching the material.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm, no hidden coupons used as bookmarks."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/247 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | This little shopping village is attractively decorated with colored
Floyd | signs pointing you to this merchant and that.  To the west is the
Floyd | bank, and to the east is the public library.  Because it is late, the
Floyd | only thing open is the sandwich shop, which is to the north.  The road
Floyd | leading back home is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Hmm, where else to go?"
		DavidW asks, "Go into the bank?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter bank" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/248 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BANK
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to open the bank first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bank" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/249 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BANK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bank" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/250 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BANK
Floyd |
Floyd | This bank has been here as long as you can remember.  You haven't had
Floyd | enough money to open a valid account here for as long as you can
Floyd | remember.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no ATM, I guess"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps we can dig with the shovel in the clearing."
		DavidW says, "Also, try that cannonball in drainpipe idea."
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/251 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a machete
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |    a crowbar
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a paper napkin
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    some money (four dollars)
Floyd |    a rare book
Floyd |    a biology book
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 26/252 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | In the busted wheelbarrow you see a car key, an old tennis ball, a
Floyd | tourist map, a garage door opener, a school pencil, a shovel, an old
Floyd | pillowcase, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire
Floyd | pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a frisbee, and a cannonball.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh, I forgot about the shovel"
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow s" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 26/253 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW S
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend in path
Floyd | As you approach the local nub of suburban civilization, you again are
Floyd | reminded that community expansion has a price.  A small shrubbery here
Floyd | serves, apparently, as an excuse for people to litter, as it is full
Floyd | of bits of trash.  The footpath bends here from west to north, leading
Floyd | into the shopping village.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sewer grating and a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the sewer hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow w" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 26/254 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW W
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | The concrete sidewalk that leads away from your house is starting to
Floyd | show the wear and tear of the hot summers and cool winters.  The
Floyd | sections are uneven and tufts of grass poke up through the cracks.
Floyd | The sidewalk wanders east alongside the road away from your house and
Floyd | toward the nearby shopping village.  Your driveway is back to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a mailbox and a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow w" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 26/255 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW W
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of
Floyd | your house.  A small path leads southwest to the front door.  To the
Floyd | east is the road into town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little car and a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 26/256 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat and a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 26/257 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You always thought this would be a nice place to plant a tree, but a
Floyd | bare spot reminds you of your lack of foresight.  The ground slopes
Floyd | down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story
Floyd | high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30
Floyd | feet up.  A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around your house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 26/258 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take shovel" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 26/259 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SHOVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dig rock" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 26/260 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the shovel)
Floyd | Digging in the large rock won't accomplish anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dig up rock" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 26/261 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG UP ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the shovel)
Floyd | Digging in the large rock won't accomplish anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/262 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel as if something is about to happen, but don't know what.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/262 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to dig in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dig ground" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/263 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG GROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the shovel)
Floyd | The ground is too hard for digging here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a strange vibration to the air, and the smell of ozone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/263 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/263 
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | > CF10
Floyd |
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "smell" 		DavidW says, "hmmmmm"

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/264 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The air smells of ozone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something is definitely happening!  The center of the clearing is
Floyd | starting to glow bright yellow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/265 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | A sound like the crack of thunder erupts, sucking in the air from
Floyd | around you into a vacuum in the center of the clearing.  The light
Floyd | becomes blindingly bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/266 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | When the light fades, you see that a time machine has appeared!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I knew it! Haunted forest!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x time machine" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/267 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TIME MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a large contraption that's about the size and shape of an engine
Floyd | block, and made of solid metal.  It sits on a platform that is welded
Floyd | firmly to the machine itself.  On the front is a knob and a large red
Floyd | button.  On the back side of it is a hinged compartment.  There is a
Floyd | label on the knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine pings and clicks as the metal cools down.  You feel
Floyd | heat radiating from the machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read label" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/268 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It reads:  -20, -10, 0, +10, +20.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x knob" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/269 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KNOB
Floyd |
Floyd | The knob can be turned to settings numbered from 1 to 5.  It's
Floyd | currently set to 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/269 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Which button do you mean, the opener button, or the large red button?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "red" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/270 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RED
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like an ordinary large red button to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read red button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/271 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know how to read the large red button.
Floyd |
Floyd | The haze and ozone dissipate from the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press open" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/271 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS OPEN
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any open here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/272 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | A wave of heat comes out of the compartment.  Opening the hinged
Floyd | compartment reveals the time machine manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press open button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/272 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS OPEN BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any open button here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take manual" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/273 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read manual" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/274 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are ten chapters and a full index.  Chapters 1 through 3 go into
Floyd | excruciating theoretical detail about time travel, and how it was
Floyd | discovered to be possible.  Chapters 4 through 6 go over the operation
Floyd | of this particular machine, with historical description of early
Floyd | prototypes, which apparently were invented years from now, if that
Floyd | makes any sense.  Chapters 7 through 10 are really a detailed appendix
Floyd | featuring technical schematics of how to build one of these from
Floyd | scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe one of these days you'll build one just to see if it works,
Floyd | which is apparently what the author did.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read chapter 4" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/275 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ CHAPTER 4
Floyd |
Floyd | The manual is technical to the point of being over your head,
Floyd | involving seven-dimensional calculus and other intimidating
Floyd | mathematics.  Maybe if you had a few years to get up to speed, you
Floyd | might be able to understand its explanation of how this particular
Floyd | machine works, but not before then.  Your best bet is probably to look
Floyd | up specific subjects, like the knob or the button, in the index.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Hmm, so if someone invents a time machine and sends the manual back in time, no one has to invent the time machine themselves?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up knob in machine" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/275 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP KNOB IN MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any machine here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up knob in index" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/276 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP KNOB IN INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | The knob can be turned to one of five settings, indicating the desired
Floyd | jump in time relative to the machine's current time location.  See
Floyd | also:  label, red button, alert bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up label in index" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/277 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP LABEL IN INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | The label describes the five settings of the knob.  A setting of 1
Floyd | indicates a jump twenty years into the past from the current position.
Floyd | A setting of 2 indicates a jump ten years into the past.  A setting of
Floyd | 3 is a safety position, or "Off" setting, understood to mean a jump of
Floyd | zero time, neither forward nor backward.  A setting of 4 indicates a
Floyd | jump ten years into the future.  A setting of five indicates a jump
Floyd | twenty years into the future.  See also:  knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up button in index" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/278 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP BUTTON IN INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine manual contains no information about that subject.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up red button in index" 		Zach says, "Oh man, I bet they have amazing sandwiches in the future."

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/279 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP RED BUTTON IN INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | After years of refinement, the operation of the time machine has been
Floyd | reduced to the simple push of a button.  Once the knob has been set,
Floyd | pushing the button will activate the machine.  However, if the machine
Floyd | attempts to make a jump beyond its imposed safety limit, the alert
Floyd | bulb will flash and no jump will occur.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, a safety feature is built into the machine which
Floyd | deactivates the button for a period of time after each time jump.  Due
Floyd | to the heat generated in the engine of the time machine, immediate
Floyd | successive jumps will cause its parts to fuse and become useless, a
Floyd | rather dangerous occurrence for a time traveller to face.  Therefore,
Floyd | the time machine must cool off before the button may be successfully
Floyd | pushed.  Fortunately, this only takes a few minutes (depending on the
Floyd | climate).  See also:  alert bulb, knob, platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up alert bulb in index" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/280 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP ALERT BULB IN INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | For safety reasons, the time machine can be set to limit the maximum
Floyd | jumping distance.  The alert bulb will flash if the red button is
Floyd | pressed while the knob is set to jump beyond the imposed safety limit,
Floyd | and no jump will occur.  This safety limit cannot be changed except by
Floyd | dismantling the machine, which is forbidden due to the use of
Floyd | hazardous isotopes in the machine's engine.  See also:  red button,
Floyd | knob, label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up platform in index" 		

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Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP PLATFORM IN INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Years of development have resulted in the successful manufacture of
Floyd | time machine units designed for small, short trips.  This engineering
Floyd | compaction has resulted in the proportionally scaled-down emission
Floyd | fields which allow the transportation of the machine and its contents
Floyd | intact through time.  If the machine is activated, anything that is
Floyd | not on the platform will not be transported.  It is vital that the
Floyd | person who activates the time machine be also standing on the
Floyd | platform, or he or she will have the unfortunate experience of seeing
Floyd | the unit disappear without them.  This is why solo travel is generally
Floyd | considered very dangerous.  See also:  red button.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up inventor in index" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/281 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP INVENTOR IN INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up history in index" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/281 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP HISTORY IN INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "history".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up me in index" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/282 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP ME IN INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine manual contains no information about that subject.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put manual in compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
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Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MANUAL IN COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So, I suppose the platform is a way to move the wheelbarrow, if we need to."
		DavidW says, "I suppose since the knob's at 1, the previous user wanted the machine to go 20 years into the past, so it came from 20 years in the future."
		Zach says, "Ah ha"
		Zach says, "Want to travel back there"
		DavidW says, "so set the knob to 5, get on the platform, and push the red button."
Zach says (to Floyd), "set know to 5" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/283 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOW TO 5
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "know".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "set knob to 5" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/284 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 5
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe there's an older 'us' that'll explain why he sent the machine back to us,"
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/285 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 26/286 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "stand on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 31/287 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 5 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 31/287 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 31/287 
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | > CF11
Floyd |
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Parking lot
Floyd | 31/288 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A
Floyd | blinding purple light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a
Floyd | wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking lot
Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a gigantic parking lot which extends
Floyd | as far as you can see in most directions.  An ugly, hot wind whips
Floyd | past you, scorching across the miles of black pavement, drawing at you
Floyd | like a vacuum, pulling you toward one of the ugliest skyscrapers you
Floyd | have ever seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | A monolith of black glass and steel, it rises fully 80 stories, at
Floyd | least.  The fearsome structure is a short walk to the northeast, right
Floyd | where your house used to be.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | busted wheelbarrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Parking lot
Floyd | 31/289 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking lot (on the time machine platform)
Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a gigantic parking lot which extends
Floyd | as far as you can see in most directions.  An ugly, hot wind whips
Floyd | past you, scorching across the miles of black pavement, drawing at you
Floyd | like a vacuum, pulling you toward one of the ugliest skyscrapers you
Floyd | have ever seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | A monolith of black glass and steel, it rises fully 80 stories, at
Floyd | least.  The fearsome structure is a short walk to the northeast, right
Floyd | where your house used to be.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | busted wheelbarrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Zach), "I waited 20 years for you, y'know."
		Zach says, "aww"
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  Beneath the skyscraper
Floyd | 31/290 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.  You maneuver the
Floyd | busted wheelbarrow off of the time machine platform and push it
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Beneath the skyscraper
Floyd | The skyscraper looms, looms, looms above you.  It could be as high as
Floyd | 100 stories, but somehow the rippling heat from the blacktop is making
Floyd | your vision distorted, and you really can't trust your eyes right now.
Floyd | The name "Lothario" is displayed in striated steel letters 20 feet up
Floyd | over the entranceway, which extends through glass doors into an
Floyd | expansive lobby.  There is not another soul in sight.  Your only means
Floyd | of escape is the time machine, visible through the hazy heat to the
Floyd | southwest.  You hope it isn't just a mirage.  The glass doors are to
Floyd | the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Beneath the skyscraper
Floyd | 31/291 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/292 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The blast of dessicating heat settles into the sterile chill of air
Floyd | conditioning as you pass through the doors...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Expansive lobby
Floyd | The floor of this oppressively architectured lobby, with proportions
Floyd | guaranteed to make the visitor feel powerless and insignificant, is
Floyd | made of polished pink granite.  Black marble walls laced with stripes
Floyd | of brass lurch upward to a curved ceiling.  An almost laughable fresco
Floyd | has been painted in the dome, depicting Atlas shouldering the world as
Floyd | angels look on.  In this rendition, Atlas sports a tailored,
Floyd | double-breasted gray suit and an advertising-age, beaming white smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are aware of the presence of security cameras, at least four that
Floyd | you notice right away, pointed in your direction.  A massive security
Floyd | desk built of granite, with an arcing black marble countertop, is
Floyd | situated in the middle of the lobby.  An array of black and white
Floyd | monitors are visible behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lobby doors exit to the east.  To the northeast is a long hallway,
Floyd | and to the northwest you see a set of three elevators.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a security guard here, sitting behind the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fresco" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/293 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FRESCO
Floyd |
Floyd | The almost laughable fresco has been painted in the ceiling dome.  It
Floyd | depicts Atlas shouldering the world as angels look on.  In this
Floyd | rendition, Atlas sports a tailored, double-breasted gray suit and an
Floyd | advertising-age, beaming white smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/294 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | She is a tall, powerful-looking woman in her late thirties.  Her
Floyd | orange hair has been yanked straight back into a tight bun, stretching
Floyd | her already tense face into a taut mask of ill humor.  She wears a
Floyd | uniform, a badge, a stun gun, a pistol, and an air of unassailable
Floyd | authority.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guard about building" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/295 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | The security guard says, "I'm not authorized to tell you anything
Floyd | about that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guard about lothario" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/296 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT LOTHARIO
Floyd |
Floyd | The security guard says, "I'm not authorized to tell you anything
Floyd | about that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guard about fresco" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/297 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT FRESCO
Floyd |
Floyd | The security guard says, "I'm not authorized to tell you anything
Floyd | about that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. ne?"
		Zach says, "I'm falling asleeping"
		DavidW says, "oh, ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/298 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | The security guard stops you.  "You don't have any business down
Floyd | there," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "I'm gonna lie down for a bit."
DavidW wakes 		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/298 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to save game in >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nfftf1" 		
		
*** SESSION TWO *** 		
		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 
Floyd |
Floyd | You've just arrived at home from your nightly visit to the science and
Floyd | invention section of the local public library, where you spend each
Floyd | night dreaming your dreamy dreams of one day inventing a time travel
Floyd | machine.  Tonight, for some reason, you're especially fatigued, and
Floyd | can't wait to get inside and go right to bed.  Seems like a good plan,
Floyd | but somehow you have a premonition it's not going to be that easy...
Floyd |
Floyd | First Things First - A Text Adventure Game by J. Robinson
Floyd | Wheeler
Floyd | Developed with TADS:  The Text Adventure Development System.
Floyd |
Floyd | Release Version 3.0 20061221
Floyd | Copyright 2001, 2006 by J. Robinson Wheeler.  All Rights Reserved.
Floyd | Published by JRW Digital Media.
Floyd | Type ABOUT, CREDITS, and HELP for general information.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 
Floyd | >
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | I beg your pardon?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to restore game from >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), ""nfftf1" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd | > "NFFTF1
Floyd |
Floyd | The saved position file could not be opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to restore game from >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nfftf1" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/298 
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd | > NFFTF1
Floyd |
Floyd | Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Expansive lobby
Floyd | The floor of this oppressively architectured lobby, with proportions
Floyd | guaranteed to make the visitor feel powerless and insignificant, is
Floyd | made of polished pink granite.  Black marble walls laced with stripes
Floyd | of brass lurch upward to a curved ceiling.  An almost laughable fresco
Floyd | has been painted in the dome, depicting Atlas shouldering the world as
Floyd | angels look on.  In this rendition, Atlas sports a tailored,
Floyd | double-breasted gray suit and an advertising-age, beaming white smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lobby doors exit to the east.  To the northeast is a long hallway,
Floyd | and to the northwest you see a set of three elevators.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a security desk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a security guard here, sitting behind the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oops."
		[LINK]
		Zach says, "We had just used the time machine to go 20 years into the future."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ah."
		Zach says, "The forest is now an evil parking lot"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/299 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | She is a tall, powerful-looking woman in her late thirties.  Her
Floyd | orange hair has been yanked straight back into a tight bun, stretching
Floyd | her already tense face into a taut mask of ill humor.  She wears a
Floyd | uniform, a badge, a stun gun, a pistol, and an air of unassailable
Floyd | authority.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x authority" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/300 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AUTHORITY
Floyd |
Floyd | It is unequivocally intimidating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "A female guard? This is the future!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hehe."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "flirt with guard" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/300 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLIRT WITH GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "flirt".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kiss guard" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/301 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The security guard is startled by your display of affection.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Aw."
		Zach says, "We also have a wheelbarrow full of stuff outside."
Zach says (to Floyd), "blush" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/301 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "blush".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to guard" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/302 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The security guard grimaces and deigns only to nod at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | [To engage in conversation with characters in this story, use the
Floyd | verbs ASK and TELL.
Floyd |

		
Floyd ASK [the security guard] ABOUT [subject] will prompt her to give 		

Floyd | you any opinion or information they have about the subject.

		
Floyd TELL [the security guard] ABOUT [subject] will give herthe chance 		

Floyd | to react to any information that you might have about the subject that
Floyd | they may not know.  If you don't have any special information about
Floyd | the subject, you will get the character's opinion about the topic as
Floyd | if you had ASKed a question.
Floyd |
Floyd | This message will appear only once.  ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/303 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a machete
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |    a crowbar
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a paper napkin
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    some money (four dollars)
Floyd |    a rare book
Floyd |    a biology book
Floyd |    a shovel
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask guard about time travel" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/304 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT TIME TRAVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The security guard says, "I'm not authorized to tell you anything
Floyd | about that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "tell guard about special" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/305 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL GUARD ABOUT SPECIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The security guard says, "I have no interest in hearing anything about
Floyd | that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask guard about building" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/306 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | The security guard says, "I'm not authorized to tell you anything
Floyd | about that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give special to guard" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/307 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SPECIAL TO GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The security guard rejects the offer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl wounded.
		Zach says, "Aw"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x elevators" 		genericgeekgirl says, "Maybe doughnuts."

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/308 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ELEVATORS
Floyd |
Floyd | The elevators are to the northwest.  You'll have to walk over to them
Floyd | before you can do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Ellison says, "I was thinking recently about how in one of the Floyds, we should play The Windhall Chronicles."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby elevators
Floyd | 31/309 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby elevators
Floyd | This short hallway is painted a deep shade of crimson.  A large
Floyd | building directory is bolted to the wall.  A leafy plant sits in the
Floyd | corner, attempting to breathe some semblance of real life into the
Floyd | sterile atmosphere.  There are three closed elevator doors here, and
Floyd | up and down call buttons.  The lobby is back to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x plants" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby elevators
Floyd | 31/309 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any plants here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby elevators
Floyd | 31/310 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | Alas, it is only a semblance of real life, as the plant turns out to
Floyd | be artificial on closer inspection.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search plant" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby elevators
Floyd | 31/311 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Sure."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x directory" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby elevators
Floyd | 31/312 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DIRECTORY
Floyd |
Floyd | The directory lists well over fifty companies, each occupying a
Floyd | different floor.  None of them mean anything to you.  The Lothario
Floyd | Corporation's main offices are on the top floor, level 70.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Does there exist a Volume 2?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby elevators
Floyd | 31/312 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Which button do you mean, the up button, or the down button?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push up button" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby elevators
Floyd | 31/312 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH UP BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the up button.  You assume one of them will respond to your
Floyd | call, but nothing immediately changes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The security guard comes walking slowly towards you.  "You there," she
Floyd | says.  "Who are you going to see?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl signed NightFloyd Suggestions. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "tell guard about Lothario" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/313 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL GUARD ABOUT LOTHARIO
Floyd |
Floyd | She says, "I'm not sure who that is, but you've proven to me that you
Floyd | have no legitimate business here.  I'm going to have to ask you to
Floyd | leave this area."  She escorts you back to the lobby and eyes you
Floyd | warily from behind her desk, as if at any moment she expected you to
Floyd | start waving sticks of dynamite and making wild demands.
Floyd |
Floyd | Expansive lobby
Floyd | The floor of this oppressively architectured lobby, with proportions
Floyd | guaranteed to make the visitor feel powerless and insignificant, is
Floyd | made of polished pink granite.  Black marble walls laced with stripes
Floyd | of brass lurch upward to a curved ceiling.  An almost laughable fresco
Floyd | has been painted in the dome, depicting Atlas shouldering the world as
Floyd | angels look on.  In this rendition, Atlas sports a tailored,
Floyd | double-breasted gray suit and an advertising-age, beaming white smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lobby doors exit to the east.  To the northeast is a long hallway,
Floyd | and to the northwest you see a set of three elevators.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a security desk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a security guard here, sitting behind the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "We could "find" one that "fell of a truck"."
		Johnny says, "+f"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/314 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | The desk is built of granite with an arcing black marble countertop.
Floyd | An array of black and white monitors are visible behind it.  There's
Floyd | nothing on the security desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x monitors" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/315 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MONITORS
Floyd |
Floyd | On the monitors you see various places in the building, with
Floyd | interchangeable people in dark suits going to and fro.  As you turn
Floyd | your head, a face catches your eye.  It's an older woman, dressed in a
Floyd | dark suit like everyone else.  Something about her seemed very
Floyd | familiar, but she exits the view of the elevator camera before you can
Floyd | place her.  You scan around, trying to see where she goes, but you
Floyd | can't find her again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fresco" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/316 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FRESCO
Floyd |
Floyd | The almost laughable fresco has been painted in the ceiling dome.  It
Floyd | depicts Atlas shouldering the world as angels look on.  In this
Floyd | rendition, Atlas sports a tailored, double-breasted gray suit and an
Floyd | advertising-age, beaming white smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take plant" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/316 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any plant here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "One sec."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby elevators
Floyd | 31/317 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby elevators
Floyd | This short hallway is painted a deep shade of crimson.  A large
Floyd | building directory is bolted to the wall.  A leafy plant sits in the
Floyd | corner, attempting to breathe some semblance of real life into the
Floyd | sterile atmosphere.  There are three closed elevator doors here, and
Floyd | up and down call buttons.  The lobby is back to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take plant" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby elevators
Floyd | 31/318 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/319 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Expansive lobby
Floyd | The floor of this oppressively architectured lobby, with proportions
Floyd | guaranteed to make the visitor feel powerless and insignificant, is
Floyd | made of polished pink granite.  Black marble walls laced with stripes
Floyd | of brass lurch upward to a curved ceiling.  An almost laughable fresco
Floyd | has been painted in the dome, depicting Atlas shouldering the world as
Floyd | angels look on.  In this rendition, Atlas sports a tailored,
Floyd | double-breasted gray suit and an advertising-age, beaming white smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lobby doors exit to the east.  To the northeast is a long hallway,
Floyd | and to the northwest you see a set of three elevators.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a security desk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a security guard here, sitting behind the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Fine."
		Zach says, ">take unimportant plant"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Expansive lobby
Floyd | 31/320 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | The security guard stops you.  "You don't have any business down
Floyd | there," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Beneath the skyscraper
Floyd | 31/321 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The sterile chill of conditioned air gives way to the punishing blast
Floyd | of dessicating heat as you pass through the doors...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beneath the skyscraper
Floyd | The skyscraper looms, looms, looms above you.  It could be as high as
Floyd | 100 stories, but somehow the rippling heat from the blacktop is making
Floyd | your vision distorted, and you really can't trust your eyes right now.
Floyd | The name "Lothario" is displayed in striated steel letters 20 feet up
Floyd | over the entranceway, which extends through glass doors into an
Floyd | expansive lobby.  There is not another soul in sight.  Your only means
Floyd | of escape is the time machine, visible through the hazy heat to the
Floyd | southwest.  You hope it isn't just a mirage.  The glass doors are to
Floyd | the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Beneath the skyscraper
Floyd | 31/322 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | This filthy beast from, apparently, the last century, has a busted
Floyd | front wheel. In the busted wheelbarrow you see:
Floyd |    a car key
Floyd |    an old tennis ball
Floyd |    a tourist map
Floyd |    a garage door opener
Floyd |    a school pencil
Floyd |    an old pillowcase
Floyd |    a can of WD-40
Floyd |    a deflated soccer ball
Floyd |    a broken tire pump
Floyd |    a 2x4 plank
Floyd |    a can-opener
Floyd |    a frisbee
Floyd |    a cannonball
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Beneath the skyscraper
Floyd | 31/323 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | A blast of heat obscures your vision.  You retreat, oppressed by
Floyd | feelings of black foreboding.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "There are other time periods to try as well. I can't think of what to do here."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ok."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I was asleep during that part of last week."
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  Parking lot
Floyd | 31/324 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking lot
Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a gigantic parking lot which extends
Floyd | as far as you can see in most directions.  An ugly, hot wind whips
Floyd | past you, scorching across the miles of black pavement, drawing at you
Floyd | like a vacuum, pulling you toward one of the ugliest skyscrapers you
Floyd | have ever seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | A monolith of black glass and steel, it rises fully 80 stories, at
Floyd | least.  The fearsome structure is a short walk to the northeast, right
Floyd | where your house used to be.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine and a busted wheelbarrow here.  The hinged
Floyd | compartment seems to contain the time machine manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a sharp noise that dies quickly away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Parking lot
Floyd | 31/325 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see something moving in the shimmering air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Parking lot
Floyd | 31/326 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking lot
Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a gigantic parking lot which extends
Floyd | as far as you can see in most directions.  An ugly, hot wind whips
Floyd | past you, scorching across the miles of black pavement, drawing at you
Floyd | like a vacuum, pulling you toward one of the ugliest skyscrapers you
Floyd | have ever seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | A monolith of black glass and steel, it rises fully 80 stories, at
Floyd | least.  The fearsome structure is a short walk to the northeast, right
Floyd | where your house used to be.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | busted wheelbarrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something is moving quickly toward you from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read manual" 		

Floyd ]  Parking lot
Floyd | 31/327 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are ten chapters and a full index.  Chapters 1 through 3 go into
Floyd | excruciating theoretical detail about time travel, and how it was
Floyd | discovered to be possible.  Chapters 4 through 6 go over the operation
Floyd | of this particular machine, with historical description of early
Floyd | prototypes, which apparently were invented years from now, if that
Floyd | makes any sense.  Chapters 7 through 10 are really a detailed appendix
Floyd | featuring technical schematics of how to build one of these from
Floyd | scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Black shapes are surrounding you on all sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x dial" 		

Floyd ]  Parking lot
Floyd | 31/328 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The knob can be turned to settings numbered from 1 to 5.  It's
Floyd | currently set to 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everything seems to fade into the haze...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read label" 		

Floyd ]  Parking lot
Floyd | 31/329 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It reads:  -20, -10, 0, +10, +20.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Parking lot
Floyd | 31/330 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A blinding
Floyd | light envelops the machine, and it vanishes in a fancy puff of smoke,
Floyd | leaving only the smell of ozone behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Ellison says, "belatedly, no, I don't believe there is a Windhall Chronicles Vol. 2, but I have a registered version of Vol. 1 (the only difference between it and the free version is some hints I got in the mail)."
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Parking lot
Floyd | 31/329 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking lot
Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a gigantic parking lot which extends
Floyd | as far as you can see in most directions.  An ugly, hot wind whips
Floyd | past you, scorching across the miles of black pavement, drawing at you
Floyd | like a vacuum, pulling you toward one of the ugliest skyscrapers you
Floyd | have ever seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | A monolith of black glass and steel, it rises fully 80 stories, at
Floyd | least.  The fearsome structure is a short walk to the northeast, right
Floyd | where your house used to be.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | busted wheelbarrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "stand on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Parking lot
Floyd | 31/330 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Parking lot
Floyd | 31/331 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | A little alert bulb on the time machine flashes briefly.  Perhaps the
Floyd | machine has a limited range, because nothing seems to happen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "set dial to 2" 		

Floyd ]  Parking lot
Floyd | 31/332 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET DIAL TO 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 2.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 36/333 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A dull
Floyd | orange light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild
Floyd | vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The clearing here is desolate, giving the distinct impression that all
Floyd | natural life has left this area.  The ground is hard and overgrown by
Floyd | weedy grass.  There are no trees any more, but there are some stumps
Floyd | where once they stood.  Your old footpath is nowhere to be seen.  You
Floyd | do see your house to the northeast, but it too looks abandoned.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | busted wheelbarrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 5 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "This should be 10 years in our future"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x stumps" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 36/334 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STUMPS
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the stumps look deliberately cut, and others look like the
Floyd | result of a fierce storm that once blew through.  There is some
Floyd | evidence of blackening, as if, somewhat recently, a fire ripped
Floyd | through the woods.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Do the black shapes eventually kill us?"
		Zach says, "I don't know, but they seemed scary"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I'm sure they just wanna be our friends <3"
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 36/335 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.  You maneuver the
Floyd | busted wheelbarrow off of the time machine platform and push it
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the rock
Floyd | A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, a familiar
Floyd | landmark in an otherwise unfamiliar landscape.  Once nestled along a
Floyd | wooded path, it now is the sole feature of an eerily empty landscape,
Floyd | distorting your perceptions of scale and distance.  The broken remains
Floyd | of dark glass bottles lie around the base.  The rock itself looks
Floyd | darker than you remember it, somewhat blackened.  To the northeast is
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bottles" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 36/336 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the broken bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take glass" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 36/337 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reason to touch the broken glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yeah, but just because you're a villainess"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rock" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 36/338 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The rock is a five foot grey boulder, almost egg-shaped, a single
Floyd | piece of heavy, textured granite.  Polished smooth over time, a wedge
Floyd | shape sheared from the top ages ago provides a comfortable place to
Floyd | sit.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now darkened near the base, covered in a filmy black soot.
Floyd | Other marks, small circular burns that have left yellow drip-stains,
Floyd | are noticeable to the left and right of the sitting shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x stains" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 36/339 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the yellow drip-stains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sit on rock" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 36/340 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit down on top of the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 36/341 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd rather wait until you can get inside your house, in your proper
Floyd | time, and into your own bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kiss rock" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 36/342 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know how to kiss the large rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Well, let me teach you"
Zach says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 36/343 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the large rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 36/344 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | This is not your house as you expected to find it, but a scene of
Floyd | devastation.  The house has been destroyed by fire.  There is nothing
Floyd | left of the roof or the upper half, and of the lower half, merely
Floyd | charred timbers and twisted pipes that no longer lead to anything.  To
Floyd | the southwest is the old rock and, farther, the clearing.  You can
Floyd | walk around what's left of your house to the northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow nw" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 36/345 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | The house has been destroyed by fire.  There is nothing left of the
Floyd | roof or the upper half, and of the lower half, merely charred timbers
Floyd | and twisted pipes that no longer lead to anything.  A gravel path
Floyd | extends northeast and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 36/346 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The house has been destroyed by fire.  There is nothing left of the
Floyd | roof or the upper half, and of the lower half, merely charred timbers
Floyd | and twisted pipes that no longer lead to anything.  The stone chimney
Floyd | that once led up is a crumbled pile of blackened stone and mortar.
Floyd | The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to the
Floyd | front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow se" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 36/347 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | The house has been destroyed by fire.  There is nothing left of the
Floyd | roof or the upper half, and of the lower half, merely charred timbers
Floyd | and twisted pipes that no longer lead to anything.  Sopping mounds of
Floyd | rotting leaves that have collected along the edges and corners
Floyd | indicate years of neglect.  A pool of dirty yellow water trickles down
Floyd | from the driveway and collects, full of black silt, near where the
Floyd | front door used to be.  The driveway is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible far to the southwest.  You can enter the burned
Floyd | house to the west, but there won't be much to see there.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh no. I hope our squirrel was ok."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the house
Floyd | 36/348 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the house
Floyd | You are now inside your house, but it is unrecognizable either as
Floyd | yours or as a house.  All that there is to see, unfortunately, is fire
Floyd | damaged wood and broken things.  The insides have been burnt out,
Floyd | leaving a brittle, soot-stained shell that you can hear wind whistling
Floyd | through.  Sadly, you can exit in any direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the house
Floyd | 36/349 

		Zach says, "3g, I don't know how to say this..."

Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Lies."
		Zach says, "Squirrels don't live for 10 years"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Sure, but I hope it didn't burn in the fire, whenever that was."
		Ellison says, "ok, guys, look around for a tiny squirrel grave"
		Johnny asks, "Marked by the cap of an acorn?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Wow. | Squirrels that live in the wild live to be 5 to 6 years old. If they are kept in captivity they can live to be 20 years old."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Rats live three, if you're lucky."
		Johnny says, "Whoa, I want to live in captivity."
		Zach says, "That's because squirrels use black magic. I don't trust 'em"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 36/350 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | The house has been destroyed by fire.  There is nothing left of the
Floyd | roof or the upper half, and of the lower half, merely charred timbers
Floyd | and twisted pipes that no longer lead to anything.  Sopping mounds of
Floyd | rotting leaves that have collected along the edges and corners
Floyd | indicate years of neglect.  A pool of dirty yellow water trickles down
Floyd | from the driveway and collects, full of black silt, near where the
Floyd | front door used to be.  The driveway is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible far to the southwest.  You can enter the burned
Floyd | house to the west, but there won't be much to see there.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the house
Floyd | 36/351 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the house
Floyd | You are now inside your house, but it is unrecognizable either as
Floyd | yours or as a house.  All that there is to see, unfortunately, is fire
Floyd | damaged wood and broken things.  The insides have been burnt out,
Floyd | leaving a brittle, soot-stained shell that you can hear wind whistling
Floyd | through.  Sadly, you can exit in any direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the house
Floyd | 36/351 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to search?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search house" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the house
Floyd | 36/351 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH HOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any house here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search things" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the house
Floyd | 36/351 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH THINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any things here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 36/352 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | The house has been destroyed by fire.  There is nothing left of the
Floyd | roof or the upper half, and of the lower half, merely charred timbers
Floyd | and twisted pipes that no longer lead to anything.  Sopping mounds of
Floyd | rotting leaves that have collected along the edges and corners
Floyd | indicate years of neglect.  A pool of dirty yellow water trickles down
Floyd | from the driveway and collects, full of black silt, near where the
Floyd | front door used to be.  The driveway is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible far to the southwest.  You can enter the burned
Floyd | house to the west, but there won't be much to see there.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheel barrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 36/352 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEEL BARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 36/353 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | Your driveway looks much the same, a thankful sight after the ruin
Floyd | your house has become.  The road to town still lies to the east.  Your
Floyd | front door is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a newspaper and a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read newspaper" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 36/354 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | An item in the business section catches your eye.  Apparently, the
Floyd | Lothario Corporation has failed to consume DibbleBits, an upstart
Floyd | technology company, in hostile takeover.  It seems DibbleBits is
Floyd | cash-rich right now, its stock value having taken a sudden 80-point
Floyd | jump in the last year, due to technology demand, after having
Floyd | languished at pennies-per-share for 30 years.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 36/355 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The name of the paper is the same, but somehow it can't be the same
Floyd | publication to which you have long subscribed.  Missing is the
Floyd | thorough science and technology section.  In its place are colorful
Floyd | graphics, fluffy self-help editorials, and every decoration short of
Floyd | scratch-n-sniff decals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scratch paper" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 36/356 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRATCH PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | There are no scratch-n-sniff decals in this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "!!!!!!"
		Zach says, "But, but"
		genericgeekgirl says, "That's a great response."
Zach says (to Floyd), "sniff paper" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 36/357 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SNIFF PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The newspaper smells like a newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 36/358 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow e" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 36/359 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW E
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | After the shocking sight of your house, this once-familiar sidewalk is
Floyd | a calming surprise.  Someone must have recently repoured the walk, as
Floyd | it is smooth and free of flaws.  The sidewalk bends runs alongside the
Floyd | road from your house to the west into the nearby strip mall, which is
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a mailbox and a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in mailbox" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 36/360 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN MAILBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | It's closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open mailbox" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 36/361 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN MAILBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in mailbox" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 36/362 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN MAILBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing in the mailbox.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow n" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/363 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strip mall
Floyd | The walk to town is much shorter, because progress seems to have
Floyd | brought the town to you.  Where there used to be some nice trees and
Floyd | bushes is a concrete strip-mall.  The old village square with the
Floyd | library, bank, and sandwich shop seems to have been mowed down to make
Floyd | way for this thing.  In fact, a sign here makes you think even this
Floyd | strip mall isn't long for this world.  Even the bank is gone, replaced
Floyd | by an impersonal automated teller machine (ATM).
Floyd |
Floyd | In the strip mall you see a number of vacant offices.  The only shop
Floyd | that seems to be open for business is an alabaster little store
Floyd | labelled "Locksmith," which is directly to the north.  The way back to
Floyd | your house is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/364 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | The sign in the locksmith shop reads, "Going out of business - Free
Floyd | stuff."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Locksmith shop
Floyd | 36/365 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locksmith shop
Floyd | A sign inside says, "Going out of business - Free stuff."  Most
Floyd | everything has been taken already.  The only exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a motorized grinder here.  The motorized grinder seems to
Floyd | contain a blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x grinder" 		

Floyd ]  Locksmith shop
Floyd | 36/366 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRINDER
Floyd |
Floyd | The device is pretty simple:  you put a master key and a blank into
Floyd | the grinder, turn it on, and the lathe cuts the blank into a
Floyd | duplicate.  A black, heavy-duty electrical cord with a plug at the end
Floyd | trails out the back.  The thick black cord is plugged into the socket.
Floyd | In the motorized grinder you see a blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Locksmith shop
Floyd | 36/367 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a machete
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |    a crowbar
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a paper napkin
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    some money (four dollars)
Floyd |    a rare book
Floyd |    a biology book
Floyd |    a shovel
Floyd |    a newspaper
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oooh."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take grinder" 		

Floyd ]  Locksmith shop
Floyd | 36/368 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GRINDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to unplug it from the socket first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "unplug grinder" 		

Floyd ]  Locksmith shop
Floyd | 36/369 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNPLUG GRINDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You unplug the motorized grinder from the socket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take grinder" 		

Floyd ]  Locksmith shop
Floyd | 36/370 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GRINDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You've already got your hands full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put grinder in wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Locksmith shop
Floyd | 36/370 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT GRINDER IN WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "It's still outside"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/371 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Strip mall
Floyd | The walk to town is much shorter, because progress seems to have
Floyd | brought the town to you.  Where there used to be some nice trees and
Floyd | bushes is a concrete strip-mall.  The old village square with the
Floyd | library, bank, and sandwich shop seems to have been mowed down to make
Floyd | way for this thing.  In fact, a sign here makes you think even this
Floyd | strip mall isn't long for this world.  Even the bank is gone, replaced
Floyd | by an impersonal automated teller machine (ATM).
Floyd |
Floyd | In the strip mall you see a number of vacant offices.  The only shop
Floyd | that seems to be open for business is an alabaster little store
Floyd | labelled "Locksmith," which is directly to the north.  The way back to
Floyd | your house is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put rare book shovel in wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/371 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RARE BOOK SHOVEL IN WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | There appear to be extra words after your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put shovel in wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/372 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SHOVEL IN WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Haha, oops."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Locksmith shop
Floyd | 36/373 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locksmith shop
Floyd | A sign inside says, "Going out of business - Free stuff."  Most
Floyd | everything has been taken already.  The only exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a motorized grinder here.  The motorized grinder seems to
Floyd | contain a blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take grinder" 		

Floyd ]  Locksmith shop
Floyd | 36/374 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GRINDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You've already got your hands full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, c'mon."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/375 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Strip mall
Floyd | The walk to town is much shorter, because progress seems to have
Floyd | brought the town to you.  Where there used to be some nice trees and
Floyd | bushes is a concrete strip-mall.  The old village square with the
Floyd | library, bank, and sandwich shop seems to have been mowed down to make
Floyd | way for this thing.  In fact, a sign here makes you think even this
Floyd | strip mall isn't long for this world.  Even the bank is gone, replaced
Floyd | by an impersonal automated teller machine (ATM).
Floyd |
Floyd | In the strip mall you see a number of vacant offices.  The only shop
Floyd | that seems to be open for business is an alabaster little store
Floyd | labelled "Locksmith," which is directly to the north.  The way back to
Floyd | your house is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put all in wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/376 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | machete:  Done.
Floyd | divining wand:  Done.
Floyd | crowbar:  Done.
Floyd | cold cut special:  Done.
Floyd | paper napkin:  Done.
Floyd | penny:  Done.
Floyd | some money (four dollars):  Done.
Floyd | rare book:  Done.
Floyd | biology book:  Done.
Floyd | newspaper:  Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Locksmith shop
Floyd | 36/377 

		
DavidW arrives, full of fun and funk. 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locksmith shop
Floyd | A sign inside says, "Going out of business - Free stuff."  Most
Floyd | everything has been taken already.  The only exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a motorized grinder here.  The motorized grinder seems to
Floyd | contain a blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take grinder" 		

Floyd ]  Locksmith shop
Floyd | 36/378 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GRINDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "It shall be mine."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I will grind all the things."
		Zach says, "Hey DavidW"
		Johnny says, "so much depends upon a busted wheel barrow"
		Johnny says, "Hi DavidW"
		DavidW says, "I'll catch up in a bit, my eyes are still adjusting to light. Just woke up."
		Zach asks, "Hmm, do we have a key to grind?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Not currently, I think."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Locksmith shop
Floyd | 36/379 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locksmith shop
Floyd | A sign inside says, "Going out of business - Free stuff."  Most
Floyd | everything has been taken already.  The only exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe we can go back in time, find our key, and then mail our future selves a copy"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/380 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Strip mall
Floyd | The walk to town is much shorter, because progress seems to have
Floyd | brought the town to you.  Where there used to be some nice trees and
Floyd | bushes is a concrete strip-mall.  The old village square with the
Floyd | library, bank, and sandwich shop seems to have been mowed down to make
Floyd | way for this thing.  In fact, a sign here makes you think even this
Floyd | strip mall isn't long for this world.  Even the bank is gone, replaced
Floyd | by an impersonal automated teller machine (ATM).
Floyd |
Floyd | In the strip mall you see a number of vacant offices.  The only shop
Floyd | that seems to be open for business is an alabaster little store
Floyd | labelled "Locksmith," which is directly to the north.  The way back to
Floyd | your house is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/381 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | This filthy beast from, apparently, the last century, has a busted
Floyd | front wheel. In the busted wheelbarrow you see:
Floyd |    a car key
Floyd |    an old tennis ball
Floyd |    a tourist map
Floyd |    a garage door opener
Floyd |    a school pencil
Floyd |    an old pillowcase
Floyd |    a can of WD-40
Floyd |    a deflated soccer ball
Floyd |    a broken tire pump
Floyd |    a 2x4 plank
Floyd |    a can-opener
Floyd |    a frisbee
Floyd |    a cannonball
Floyd |    a shovel
Floyd |    a machete
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |    a crowbar
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a paper napkin
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    some money (four dollars)
Floyd |    a rare book
Floyd |    a biology book
Floyd |    a newspaper
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cary key" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/381 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARY KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "cary".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "car key" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/381 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x car key" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/382 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a spare car key that you left yourself in case of emergency.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read rare book" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/383 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ RARE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You haven't the slightest interest in the subject.  Who would?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nerds" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/383 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NERDS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "nerds".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh, I see. First Things First again, yes?"
jenrexrode arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Zach says, "Yup. We couldn't find anything to do in the office building, so we went back in time 10 years."
		Johnny says, "Hi jen"
		Zach says, "To 10 years in our future"
		Zach says, "Hey Jen"
		jenrexrode says, "hi"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Heya"
		Zach says, "I guess we could make a copy of our car key"
		DavidW says, "Maybe we need to make a copy of our house key? After all, we did want to get in our house at the start."
		jenrexrode says, "last thing I remember was mocking a squirrel on the roof"
		Zach says, "Yeah, but that would mean we could already get into the house."
		DavidW says, "well, I mean, in the past."
		Zach says, "Not that it makes sense to copy the car key"
		jenrexrode says, "also a wheelbarrow full of junk"
		DavidW says, "Hard to tell without seeing all time periods."
		Zach says (to jrr), "Now we have even more junk!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x atm" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/384 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ATM
Floyd |
Floyd | The automated teller machine has a slot, a display, and a numeric
Floyd | keypad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Bet the ATM has an attitude too. Darn future ATMs."
Zach says (to Floyd), "open atm with crowbar" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/385 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN ATM WITH CROWBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know how to open that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "glad to be of service"
		DavidW asks, "Do we have a bankcard yet?"
		Johnny says, "f smash. grab"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/386 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a motorized grinder
Floyd |        a blank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 36/387 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | This filthy beast from, apparently, the last century, has a busted
Floyd | front wheel. In the busted wheelbarrow you see:
Floyd |    a car key
Floyd |    an old tennis ball
Floyd |    a tourist map
Floyd |    a garage door opener
Floyd |    a school pencil
Floyd |    an old pillowcase
Floyd |    a can of WD-40
Floyd |    a deflated soccer ball
Floyd |    a broken tire pump
Floyd |    a 2x4 plank
Floyd |    a can-opener
Floyd |    a frisbee
Floyd |    a cannonball
Floyd |    a shovel
Floyd |    a machete
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |    a crowbar
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a paper napkin
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    some money (four dollars)
Floyd |    a rare book
Floyd |    a biology book
Floyd |    a newspaper
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "This is going to be fun."
		Johnny says, "(to watch)"
		Zach asks, "Travel to the past?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ok"
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow s" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 36/388 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW S
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | After the shocking sight of your house, this once-familiar sidewalk is
Floyd | a calming surprise.  Someone must have recently repoured the walk, as
Floyd | it is smooth and free of flaws.  The sidewalk bends runs alongside the
Floyd | road from your house to the west into the nearby strip mall, which is
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a mailbox and a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow w" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 36/389 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW W
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | Your driveway looks much the same, a thankful sight after the ruin
Floyd | your house has become.  The road to town still lies to the east.  Your
Floyd | front door is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 36/390 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | The house has been destroyed by fire.  There is nothing left of the
Floyd | roof or the upper half, and of the lower half, merely charred timbers
Floyd | and twisted pipes that no longer lead to anything.  Sopping mounds of
Floyd | rotting leaves that have collected along the edges and corners
Floyd | indicate years of neglect.  A pool of dirty yellow water trickles down
Floyd | from the driveway and collects, full of black silt, near where the
Floyd | front door used to be.  The driveway is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible far to the southwest.  You can enter the burned
Floyd | house to the west, but there won't be much to see there.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 36/391 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | This is not your house as you expected to find it, but a scene of
Floyd | devastation.  The house has been destroyed by fire.  There is nothing
Floyd | left of the roof or the upper half, and of the lower half, merely
Floyd | charred timbers and twisted pipes that no longer lead to anything.  To
Floyd | the southwest is the old rock and, farther, the clearing.  You can
Floyd | walk around what's left of your house to the northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 36/392 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the rock
Floyd | A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, a familiar
Floyd | landmark in an otherwise unfamiliar landscape.  Once nestled along a
Floyd | wooded path, it now is the sole feature of an eerily empty landscape,
Floyd | distorting your perceptions of scale and distance.  The broken remains
Floyd | of dark glass bottles lie around the base.  The rock itself looks
Floyd | darker than you remember it, somewhat blackened.  To the northeast is
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 36/393 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The clearing here is desolate, giving the distinct impression that all
Floyd | natural life has left this area.  The ground is hard and overgrown by
Floyd | weedy grass.  There are no trees any more, but there are some stumps
Floyd | where once they stood.  Your old footpath is nowhere to be seen.  You
Floyd | do see your house to the northeast, but it too looks abandoned.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine and a busted wheelbarrow here.  The hinged
Floyd | compartment seems to contain the time machine manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 36/394 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "stand on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 36/395 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x dial" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 36/396 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The knob can be turned to settings numbered from 1 to 5.  It's
Floyd | currently set to 2.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 36/397 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A dull
Floyd | orange light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild
Floyd | vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | busted wheelbarrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 36/398 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing seems to happen.  You recall that the time machine manual
Floyd | specified that the machine has a fail-safe to keep its parts from
Floyd | fusing.  You have to let it cool off before it will let you make
Floyd | another jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oops, this is the present"
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 36/399 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 36/400 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 36/401 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing seems to happen.  You recall that the time machine manual
Floyd | specified that the machine has a fail-safe to keep its parts from
Floyd | fusing.  You have to let it cool off before it will let you make
Floyd | another jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 36/402 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 36/403 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 36/404 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/405 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A dull
Floyd | orange light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild
Floyd | vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can hear the busy noise of construction work
Floyd | nearby, coming through the woods from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | busted wheelbarrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 5 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/406 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.  You push through
Floyd | the trees.  Your footpath doesn't seem to exist any more...
Floyd | You maneuver the busted wheelbarrow off of the time machine platform
Floyd | and push it northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rock" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/407 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The rock is a five foot grey boulder, almost egg-shaped, a single
Floyd | piece of heavy, textured granite.  Polished smooth over time, a wedge
Floyd | shape sheared from the top ages ago provides a comfortable place to
Floyd | sit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I had to step afk. What time period are in now?"
		Zach says, "-10 years"
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 41/408 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You are standing on what will be the south side of your house.  The
Floyd | house is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up,
Floyd | but apart from that, there's not much to see.  The ground slopes down
Floyd | slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high
Floyd | because of it.  A little bare path made by you just now leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.  To the east is a dirt road leading to town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow nw" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 41/409 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | You are standing in what will be the back of your house.  If you
Floyd | thought it was boring to look at before, you couldn't possibly be less
Floyd | enthusiastic about seeing it now.  The wooden frame has gone up, but
Floyd | that is all there is to see.  However, there is something new to see,
Floyd | a temporary workshed built by the construction company.  The shed sits
Floyd | to the north.  You can walk around the house to the northeast and
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone shouts, "Get that paint over to number eight!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside workshed
Floyd | 41/410 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside workshed
Floyd | The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property,
Floyd | apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during
Floyd | the job.  It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide
Floyd | open.  You can enter the shed to the north.  The back of the house is
Floyd | to the south, and your driveway is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A teenaged kid dashes by with hot coffee for the foreman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/411 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside workshed
Floyd | It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day.  It
Floyd | is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness.  The materials
Floyd | that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because
Floyd | the shed is basically empty.  The only exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see four full jugs of miracle-grow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x jugs" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/412 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JUGS
Floyd |
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  In the full jug of miracle-grow you see
Floyd | some thick liquid.
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  In the full jug of miracle-grow you see
Floyd | some thick liquid.
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  In the full jug of miracle-grow you see
Floyd | some thick liquid.
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  In the full jug of miracle-grow you see
Floyd | some thick liquid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "y'know, I can already guess what these jugs are for."
		Zach asks, "What's that?"
		jenrexrode says, "jug augmentation"
		DavidW asks, "We saw an acorn in the present, didn't we? And a window out of reach? And a bare spot where we always wanted a tree?"
		Zach says, "Clever"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/413 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  Taken.
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s. s." 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 41/415 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S. S.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you step out, a burly landscaper pushes roughly past you.  "Excuse
Floyd | me.  I need to use these," he says, and scoops up all three remaining
Floyd | jugs of miracle-grow with ease.  He hustles out, whistling a tune.  A
Floyd | large black dog trots along beside him, panting and wagging its tail.
Floyd |
Floyd | It occurs to you that you should have taken all of the jugs when you
Floyd | had the chance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside workshed
Floyd | The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property,
Floyd | apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during
Floyd | the job.  It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide
Floyd | open.  You can enter the shed to the north.  The back of the house is
Floyd | to the south, and your driveway is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two guys wheel past with a load of cinder blocks.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | You are standing in what will be the back of your house.  If you
Floyd | thought it was boring to look at before, you couldn't possibly be less
Floyd | enthusiastic about seeing it now.  The wooden frame has gone up, but
Floyd | that is all there is to see.  However, there is something new to see,
Floyd | a temporary workshed built by the construction company.  The shed sits
Floyd | to the north.  You can walk around the house to the northeast and
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man with a hard hat barks commands to some dust-covered strongarms.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "failure!"
		Zach says, "crap"
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Outside workshed
Floyd | 41/414 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside workshed
Floyd | The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property,
Floyd | apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during
Floyd | the job.  It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide
Floyd | open.  You can enter the shed to the north.  The back of the house is
Floyd | to the south, and your driveway is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/413 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside workshed
Floyd | It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day.  It
Floyd | is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness.  The materials
Floyd | that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because
Floyd | the shed is basically empty.  The only exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see three full jugs of miracle-grow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/412 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside workshed
Floyd | It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day.  It
Floyd | is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness.  The materials
Floyd | that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because
Floyd | the shed is basically empty.  The only exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see four full jugs of miracle-grow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/411 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside workshed
Floyd | It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day.  It
Floyd | is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness.  The materials
Floyd | that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because
Floyd | the shed is basically empty.  The only exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see four full jugs of miracle-grow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Outside workshed
Floyd | 41/410 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside workshed
Floyd | The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property,
Floyd | apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during
Floyd | the job.  It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide
Floyd | open.  You can enter the shed to the north.  The back of the house is
Floyd | to the south, and your driveway is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 41/411 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | You are standing in what will be the back of your house.  If you
Floyd | thought it was boring to look at before, you couldn't possibly be less
Floyd | enthusiastic about seeing it now.  The wooden frame has gone up, but
Floyd | that is all there is to see.  However, there is something new to see,
Floyd | a temporary workshed built by the construction company.  The shed sits
Floyd | to the north.  You can walk around the house to the northeast and
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two guys wheel past with a load of cinder blocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside workshed
Floyd | 41/412 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside workshed
Floyd | The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property,
Floyd | apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during
Floyd | the job.  It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide
Floyd | open.  You can enter the shed to the north.  The back of the house is
Floyd | to the south, and your driveway is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man with a hard hat barks commands to some dust-covered strongarms.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf18" 		

Floyd ]  Outside workshed
Floyd | 41/412 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd ]  Outside workshed
Floyd | 41/412 
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | > CF18
Floyd |
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow n" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/413 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside workshed
Floyd | It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day.  It
Floyd | is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness.  The materials
Floyd | that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because
Floyd | the shed is basically empty.  The only exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see four full jugs of miracle-grow and a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put all in wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/414 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | motorized grinder:  Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/415 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  Taken.
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put jub in wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/415 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT JUB IN WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "jub".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put jug in wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/416 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT JUG IN WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/417 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  Taken.
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put jug in wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/418 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT JUG IN WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/419 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  Taken.
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put jug in wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/420 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT JUG IN WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/421 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put jug in wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/422 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT JUG IN WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 41/423 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside workshed
Floyd | It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day.  It
Floyd | is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness.  The materials
Floyd | that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because
Floyd | the shed is basically empty.  The only exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Run away!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside workshed
Floyd | 41/424 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW S
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside workshed
Floyd | The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property,
Floyd | apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during
Floyd | the job.  It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide
Floyd | open.  You can enter the shed to the north.  The back of the house is
Floyd | to the south, and your driveway is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone shouts, "Where's the langstrom 7-inch gangley wrench?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow s" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 41/425 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW S
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | You are standing in what will be the back of your house.  If you
Floyd | thought it was boring to look at before, you couldn't possibly be less
Floyd | enthusiastic about seeing it now.  The wooden frame has gone up, but
Floyd | that is all there is to see.  However, there is something new to see,
Floyd | a temporary workshed built by the construction company.  The shed sits
Floyd | to the north.  You can walk around the house to the northeast and
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A young man scurries by, holding three bundles of copper piping.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 41/426 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | You are standing on what will be the north side of your house.  The
Floyd | house is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up,
Floyd | and the driveway is currently being poured, but apart from that,
Floyd | there's not much to see.  A temporary workshed is to the west, and you
Floyd | can walk around the house to the southeast and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two women walk by, discussing their favorite winch pulley
Floyd | manufacturers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow se" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 41/427 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | You are standing in what will be the front of your house.  The house
Floyd | is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up, but
Floyd | apart from that, there's not much to see.  A construction blockade is
Floyd | to the northeast, preventing you from stepping on the freshly-poured
Floyd | cement driveway.  A huge supply truck sitting on the other side of the
Floyd | driveway, behind the blockade.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and southwest.  You can go around the driveway and find the
Floyd | road into town to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone up in the roof rafters shouts orders that are ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I have that conversation with my gal pals all the time."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x truck" 		DavidW says, "y'know, if you can find some blueprints, you might even be able to add a porch and an extra bathroom to your place."

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 41/428 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | A sign on the truck says:  Blanc & Lebling Construction Supply
Floyd | Company, Inc.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone cries, "Yeah!  We've been waitin' for those!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter truck" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 41/429 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER TRUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's too far away.
Floyd |
Floyd | A huge man with a mustache to match lopes by, carrying a trowel and a
Floyd | bag of plaster mix.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "heh Infocom joke."
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow e" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 41/430 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW E
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | The concrete sidewalk that leads away from your house is also recently
Floyd | poured.  The unpaved dirt road that leads in the direction of the
Floyd | construction site has been crisscrossed by a number of vehicles with
Floyd | large treads.  The road takes a bend here to the north.  The
Floyd | construction site is back to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow n" 		

Floyd ]  Oakwood drive
Floyd | 41/431 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oakwood drive
Floyd | This pleasant road wanders peacefully through the lush tree growths
Floyd | native to the area.  In the intervening years, they'll straighten the
Floyd | road and widen it, cutting down dozens of these forty- to
Floyd | ninety-year-old live oaks.  The road leads north into the shopping
Floyd | village, and south in the direction of your house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow n" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 41/432 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a little different than you're used
Floyd | to seeing it.  Colored signs point you to this merchant and that.  To
Floyd | the west is the bank, which seems like it's always been here and
Floyd | always will.  To the east is an empty plot of land.  The sandwich shop
Floyd | is to the north.  The road leading back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 41/433 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | The colorful signs say "Bank <-- to your left", "Sandwiches straight
Floyd | ahead."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Sandwiches!!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow n" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 41/433 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW N
Floyd |
Floyd | It's lunchtime, and the sandwich shop is crowded with customers.  You
Floyd | don't feel like fighting your way through the line.  It's lunchtime,
Floyd | and the sandwich shop is crowded with customers.  You don't feel like
Floyd | fighting your way through
Floyd | [TADS-1010: object value required]
Floyd | the line.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 41/434 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | It's lunchtime, and the sandwich shop is crowded with customers.  You
Floyd | don't feel like fighting your way through the line.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow w" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 41/435 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW W
Floyd |
Floyd | The wheelbarrow won't fit through the doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  In the bank
Floyd | 41/436 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the bank
Floyd | The bank interior is polished and impeccable.  A desk to the south
Floyd | says "New Accounts."  A teller window to the north is labeled
Floyd | "Deposits and Withdrawals." A hallway leads west into the bank's back
Floyd | offices.  The exit is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  New accounts
Floyd | 41/437 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | New accounts
Floyd | The new accounts area is a clean little area in the corner of the
Floyd | bank.  No one seems to be here.  The lobby is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the bank
Floyd | 41/438 

		DavidW says, "You're only allowed to push wheelbarrows into banks in cartoon westerns featuring Bugs Bunny."

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the bank
Floyd | The bank interior is polished and impeccable.  A desk to the south
Floyd | says "New Accounts."  A teller window to the north is labeled
Floyd | "Deposits and Withdrawals." A hallway leads west into the bank's back
Floyd | offices.  The exit is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Teller window
Floyd | 41/438 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Teller window
Floyd | The teller stands ready at the window, with a polite but grim
Floyd | expression.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bank teller is standing behind the teller window.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller says, "Good morning.  Would you care to make a deposit or a
Floyd | withdrawal today?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Zach says, "Hmm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "withdrawal" 		

Floyd ]  In the bank
Floyd | 41/439 
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > WITHDRAWAL
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm sorry.  You don't seem to have an open account.  Our new accounts
Floyd | clerk will be happy to help you when he gets back from lunch."
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller says, "Have a nice day."
Floyd |
Floyd | In the bank
Floyd | The bank interior is polished and impeccable.  A desk to the south
Floyd | says "New Accounts."  A teller window to the north is labeled
Floyd | "Deposits and Withdrawals." A hallway leads west into the bank's back
Floyd | offices.  The exit is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe we have to open an account in the past"
		DavidW says, "I think so."
		DavidW says, "My mind is already collecting the interest."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 41/440 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a little different than you're used
Floyd | to seeing it.  Colored signs point you to this merchant and that.  To
Floyd | the west is the bank, which seems like it's always been here and
Floyd | always will.  To the east is an empty plot of land.  The sandwich shop
Floyd | is to the north.  The road leading back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "money money money"
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow s" 		

Floyd ]  Oakwood drive
Floyd | 41/441 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW S
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oakwood drive
Floyd | This pleasant road wanders peacefully through the lush tree growths
Floyd | native to the area.  In the intervening years, they'll straighten the
Floyd | road and widen it, cutting down dozens of these forty- to
Floyd | ninety-year-old live oaks.  The road leads north into the shopping
Floyd | village, and south in the direction of your house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow s" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 41/442 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW S
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | The concrete sidewalk that leads away from your house is also recently
Floyd | poured.  The unpaved dirt road that leads in the direction of the
Floyd | construction site has been crisscrossed by a number of vehicles with
Floyd | large treads.  The road takes a bend here to the north.  The
Floyd | construction site is back to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow w" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 41/443 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW W
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | You are standing in what will be the front of your house.  The house
Floyd | is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up, but
Floyd | apart from that, there's not much to see.  A construction blockade is
Floyd | to the northeast, preventing you from stepping on the freshly-poured
Floyd | cement driveway.  A huge supply truck sitting on the other side of the
Floyd | driveway, behind the blockade.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and southwest.  You can go around the driveway and find the
Floyd | road into town to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A short man in a blue shirt says, "We ain't got enough water in the
Floyd | mix.  Where's the foreman?  Get the foreman."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 41/444 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You are standing on what will be the south side of your house.  The
Floyd | house is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up,
Floyd | but apart from that, there's not much to see.  The ground slopes down
Floyd | slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high
Floyd | because of it.  A little bare path made by you just now leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.  To the east is a dirt road leading to town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crashing noise is heard, and then a burst of laughter.  You can't
Floyd | see what caused it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Should we try getting the acorn from the squirrel?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/445 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Eventually, yes."
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/446 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | As you turn the heavily-laden wheelbarrow to swerve around the rock,
Floyd | the busted front wheel twists horribly, then completely snaps off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "But I don't remember how yet."
		Zach says, "nooo"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Eek."
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/445 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I wonder if we can prevent that"
		DavidW says, "Sure. Don't take the jugs. :)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/446 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | This filthy beast from, apparently, the last century, has a busted
Floyd | front wheel. In the busted wheelbarrow you see:
Floyd |    a car key
Floyd |    an old tennis ball
Floyd |    a tourist map
Floyd |    a garage door opener
Floyd |    a school pencil
Floyd |    an old pillowcase
Floyd |    a can of WD-40
Floyd |    a deflated soccer ball
Floyd |    a broken tire pump
Floyd |    a 2x4 plank
Floyd |    a can-opener
Floyd |    a frisbee
Floyd |    a cannonball
Floyd |    a shovel
Floyd |    a machete
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |    a crowbar
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a paper napkin
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    some money (four dollars)
Floyd |    a rare book
Floyd |    a biology book
Floyd |    a newspaper
Floyd |    a motorized grinder
Floyd |        a blank
Floyd |    four full jugs of miracle-grow
Floyd |        some thick liquid
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm wondering if we have to repair the 'barrow."
		Zach says, "Maybe the squirrel wants the sammich"
		DavidW says, "Not sure. Food of some sort, sure."
		DavidW says, "Squirrels aren't known for eating meat, though."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x special" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/447 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPECIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a bunch of meat on bread.  Not bad for 99 cents, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "3 words: flying carniverous squirrels"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Maybe it'll eat the bread?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know."
		DavidW says, "It might accept the sandwich, but I'm dubious."
		Allen | Carnivorous flying squirrels is something of a misnomer. They don't actually fly, but their prodigious leaps make it seems as if they can. These little beasts are meat-eaters, and they hunt in packs that attack with wolfish cunning.
Zach says (to Floyd), "take cannonball" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/448 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CANNONBALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take shovel" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/449 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SHOVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/450 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | As you turn the heavily-laden wheelbarrow to swerve around the rock,
Floyd | the busted front wheel twists horribly, then completely snaps off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/449 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf19" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/449 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/449 
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | > CF19
Floyd |
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/450 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | As you turn the heavily-laden wheelbarrow to swerve around the rock,
Floyd | the busted front wheel twists horribly, then completely snaps off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wheel" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/451 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like you hit it on a rock and loosened the bolt, as well as
Floyd | twisted the axle out of shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x axle" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/452 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AXLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like you hit it on a rock and loosened the bolt, as well as
Floyd | twisted the axle out of shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Repair work might be necessary?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "bend axle" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/452 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BEND AXLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fix axle" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/452 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIX AXLE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to fix it with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fix axle with crowbar" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/453 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIX AXLE WITH CROWBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The front wheel of the wheelbarrow is completely beyond repair now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm, maybe not."
		Zach says, "I wonder if removing everything else from the wheelbarrow would help"
		DavidW asks, "or we portage the jugs one by one past the rock?"
		Zach says, "That would be easier"
		DavidW asks, "Or we go 10 years back into the past and destroy this rock?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take jug" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/454 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/455 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can hear the busy noise of construction work
Floyd | nearby, coming through the woods from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop jug" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/456 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/457 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow and a busted front wheel here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hit rock with crowbar" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/458 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT ROCK WITH CROWBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Attacking the large rock doesn't appear productive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take jug" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/459 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/460 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can hear the busy noise of construction work
Floyd | nearby, coming through the woods from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine and a full jug of miracle-grow here.  The
Floyd | hinged compartment seems to contain the time machine manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop jug" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/461 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "uh, the wheelbarrow is still broken"
Zach says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf19" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/461 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/449 
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd | > CF19
Floyd |
Floyd | Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "oops"
		Zach says, "That's what I pay you for"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take jug" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/450 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/451 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can hear the busy noise of construction work
Floyd | nearby, coming through the woods from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop jug" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/452 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/453 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take jug" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/454 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's possible that the 'barrow will break regardless, and we just need to get used to storing our crap on the time machine's platform after the jugs point."
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/455 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can hear the busy noise of construction work
Floyd | nearby, coming through the woods from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine and a full jug of miracle-grow here.  The
Floyd | hinged compartment seems to contain the time machine manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop jug" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/456 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/457 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take jug" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/458 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/459 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can hear the busy noise of construction work
Floyd | nearby, coming through the woods from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine and two full jugs of miracle-grow here.  The
Floyd | hinged compartment seems to contain the time machine manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop jug" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/460 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/461 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take jug" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/462 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/463 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can hear the busy noise of construction work
Floyd | nearby, coming through the woods from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine and three full jugs of miracle-grow here.  The
Floyd | hinged compartment seems to contain the time machine manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop jub" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/463 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP JUB
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "jub".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/464 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/465 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can hear the busy noise of construction work
Floyd | nearby, coming through the woods from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine and three full jugs of miracle-grow here.  The
Floyd | hinged compartment seems to contain the time machine manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop jug" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/466 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/467 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/468 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take jug" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 41/468 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any jug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/469 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can hear the busy noise of construction work
Floyd | nearby, coming through the woods from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine, four full jugs of miracle-grow, and a busted
Floyd | wheelbarrow here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain the time
Floyd | machine manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put all on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/470 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ALL ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | cannonball:  Done.
Floyd | shovel:  Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/471 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take jug" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/472 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put jug on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/473 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT JUG ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take jug. put jug on platform." 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/475 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG. PUT JUG ON PLATFORM.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take jug. put jug on platform." 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/477 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG. PUT JUG ON PLATFORM.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take jug. put jug on platform." 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/479 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG. PUT JUG ON PLATFORM.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/480 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can hear the busy noise of construction work
Floyd | nearby, coming through the woods from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | cannonball, a shovel, a busted wheelbarrow, and four full jugs of
Floyd | miracle-grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "stand on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 41/481 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 46/482 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A dull
Floyd | orange light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild
Floyd | vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can barely keep your bearings
Floyd | straight, as each direction looks the same as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | cannonball, a shovel, a busted wheelbarrow, and four full jugs of
Floyd | miracle-grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 5 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ooh."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 46/483 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.  You get all
Floyd | turned around in the dense forest growth and end up back where you
Floyd | started.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/484 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/485 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get all turned around in the dense forest growth and seem to end
Floyd | up back where you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/486 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You get all turned around in the dense forest growth and seem to end
Floyd | up back where you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/487 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You get all turned around in the dense forest growth and seem to end
Floyd | up back where you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm"
		DavidW asks, "A compass might help?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/486 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/485 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/484 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 46/483 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can barely keep your bearings
Floyd | straight, as each direction looks the same as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | cannonball, a shovel, a busted wheelbarrow, and four full jugs of
Floyd | miracle-grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Check the sun's position. Check the trees for moss."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 46/484 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | This filthy beast from, apparently, the last century, has a busted
Floyd | front wheel. In the busted wheelbarrow you see:
Floyd |    a car key
Floyd |    an old tennis ball
Floyd |    a tourist map
Floyd |    a garage door opener
Floyd |    a school pencil
Floyd |    an old pillowcase
Floyd |    a can of WD-40
Floyd |    a deflated soccer ball
Floyd |    a broken tire pump
Floyd |    a 2x4 plank
Floyd |    a can-opener
Floyd |    a frisbee
Floyd |    a machete
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |    a crowbar
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a paper napkin
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    some money (four dollars)
Floyd |    a rare book
Floyd |    a biology book
Floyd |    a newspaper
Floyd |    a motorized grinder
Floyd |        a blank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf20" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 46/484 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 46/484 
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | > CF20
Floyd |
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/485 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You maneuver the busted wheelbarrow off of the time machine platform
Floyd | and push it northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow se" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/486 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow n" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/487 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow e" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/488 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW E
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/489 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/490 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/491 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | The foliage is thick and tangled.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow nw" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/492 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow w" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/493 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW W
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Poor li'l wheelbarrow."
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow nw" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/494 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, not sure that this is working"
		DavidW says, "Hope you're keeping track and can find our way back."
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 46/495 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow se" 		

Floyd ]  Flowing stream
Floyd | 50/496 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flowing stream
Floyd | The foliage parts at last to reveal a sparkling forest stream.  Light
Floyd | dapples gently through the leaves to highlight slick, wet rocks and
Floyd | the bright green of fresh growth.  The stream flows, about half a
Floyd | meter wide, from the north to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 4 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "huzzah. You found water. Enjoy."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x stream" 		

Floyd ]  Flowing stream
Floyd | 50/497 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The stream is fast, but shallow.  From the looks of it, it is just a
Floyd | glimmer of the rushing fullness it once was, and will soon dry up
Floyd | forever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Flowing stream
Floyd | 50/497 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to swim in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "swim in stream" 		

Floyd ]  Flowing stream
Floyd | 50/498 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWIM IN STREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The water is not deep enough to swim in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode | Oliver Sacks, famous neuroscientist, author of many books including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat; although he knew what prosopagnosia was and had studied it, he did not realize he had it until people became shocked that he confused one of his brothers with the other and then, discussing it with family members, learned that a number of them had similar difficulties with face recognition. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Grotto
Floyd | 50/499 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Grotto
Floyd | The multiverdant greenery fed by the churning stream seems to end here
Floyd | in a place of stillness and serenity surrounding a deep pool of clear
Floyd | water.  Even the very air itself seems to obey the call to quiet.  The
Floyd | only exit is northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Flowing stream
Floyd | 50/500 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Flowing stream
Floyd | The foliage parts at last to reveal a sparkling forest stream.  Light
Floyd | dapples gently through the leaves to highlight slick, wet rocks and
Floyd | the bright green of fresh growth.  The stream flows, about half a
Floyd | meter wide, from the north to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow n" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 50/501 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 50/502 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a soft spot and a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x spot" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 50/503 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a spot here which is particularly moist and soft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, I guess this is where we could plant that tree"
		DavidW says, "Plant the acorn here, I assume, yes."
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  Oakwood drive
Floyd | 50/504 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oakwood drive
Floyd | This pleasant road wanders peacefully through the lush tree growths
Floyd | native to the area.  In the intervening years, they'll straighten the
Floyd | road and widen it, cutting down dozens of these thirty- to
Floyd | eighty-year-old live oaks.  The road leads north into the old shopping
Floyd | village, and a path winds back into the forest to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow n" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 50/505 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 50/506 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | This filthy beast from, apparently, the last century, has a busted
Floyd | front wheel. In the busted wheelbarrow you see:
Floyd |    a car key
Floyd |    an old tennis ball
Floyd |    a tourist map
Floyd |    a garage door opener
Floyd |    a school pencil
Floyd |    an old pillowcase
Floyd |    a can of WD-40
Floyd |    a deflated soccer ball
Floyd |    a broken tire pump
Floyd |    a 2x4 plank
Floyd |    a can-opener
Floyd |    a frisbee
Floyd |    a machete
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |    a crowbar
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a paper napkin
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    some money (four dollars)
Floyd |    a rare book
Floyd |    a biology book
Floyd |    a newspaper
Floyd |    a motorized grinder
Floyd |        a blank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take money" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 50/507 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  In the bank
Floyd | 50/508 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the bank
Floyd | The bank interior is polished and impeccable.  A desk to the south
Floyd | says "New Accounts."  A teller window to the north is labeled
Floyd | "Deposits and Withdrawals." A hallway leads west into the bank's back
Floyd | offices.  The exit is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  New accounts
Floyd | 50/509 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | New accounts
Floyd | The new accounts area is a clean little area in the corner of the
Floyd | bank.  The lobby is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Laura, a bank employee, is sitting at the new accounts desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask laura about new account" 		

Floyd ]  New accounts
Floyd | 50/509 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LAURA ABOUT NEW ACCOUNT
Floyd |
Floyd | Laura asks, "Yes, would you care to open a new account?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  New accounts
Floyd | 50/509 
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | Laura says, "Okay.  We require a minimum deposit of $100 in order to
Floyd | open your account.  Is that all right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		DavidW says, "oopsie"
		Zach says, "Hmm"
		DavidW says, "I was hoping to deposit our shiny penny. :)"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Is there a place to sell the rare book?"
		Zach says, "Why, yess"
		DavidW asks, "Antique store?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  New accounts
Floyd | 50/510 
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, have a nice day, then."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the bank
Floyd | 50/511 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the bank
Floyd | The bank interior is polished and impeccable.  A desk to the south
Floyd | says "New Accounts."  A teller window to the north is labeled
Floyd | "Deposits and Withdrawals." A hallway leads west into the bank's back
Floyd | offices.  The exit is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 50/512 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take rare book" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 50/513 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RARE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/514 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antique store
Floyd | Stocked full of knickknacks and ancient collectibles, this shop is
Floyd | pervaded by a rich, musty odor.  Taking a look around, you are
Floyd | somewhat ashamed to admit that you really can't tell one item from
Floyd | another.  None of it looks any more valuable or rare than the
Floyd | collection you keep heaped in your garage.  The only exit is west into
Floyd | the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | The antiques merchant is here, puttering around her shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | She says, "Good morning.  Feel free to browse around."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask merchant about rare book" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/515 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MERCHANT ABOUT RARE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant gives it a quick once-over with her expertly trained
Floyd | eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant shakes her head and says, "Sorry, that isn't something I
Floyd | can consider buying from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Bah."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 50/516 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 50/517 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | This filthy beast from, apparently, the last century, has a busted
Floyd | front wheel. In the busted wheelbarrow you see:
Floyd |    a car key
Floyd |    an old tennis ball
Floyd |    a tourist map
Floyd |    a garage door opener
Floyd |    a school pencil
Floyd |    an old pillowcase
Floyd |    a can of WD-40
Floyd |    a deflated soccer ball
Floyd |    a broken tire pump
Floyd |    a 2x4 plank
Floyd |    a can-opener
Floyd |    a frisbee
Floyd |    a machete
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |    a crowbar
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a paper napkin
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    a biology book
Floyd |    a newspaper
Floyd |    a motorized grinder
Floyd |        a blank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x penny" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 50/518 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Minted in Denver in 1975, this penny is worth one cent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Library might want the book? What's the book about?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x rare" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 50/519 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RARE
Floyd |
Floyd | A rare scientific volume, detailing the mating habits of small
Floyd | rodents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "It's too boring for us to read, in any case."
		Zach says, "We got the book from the library"
		Zach says, "It was stuck in the slot"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh right. We stole a library book."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x biology book" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 50/520 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BIOLOGY BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The title of this book is "Fun With Ferns" by Prof. Roy Hinkley.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe we can blow her mind with the newspaper"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hehe."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/521 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antique store
Floyd | Stocked full of knickknacks and ancient collectibles, this shop is
Floyd | pervaded by a rich, musty odor.  Taking a look around, you are
Floyd | somewhat ashamed to admit that you really can't tell one item from
Floyd | another.  None of it looks any more valuable or rare than the
Floyd | collection you keep heaped in your garage.  The only exit is west into
Floyd | the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | The antiques merchant is here, puttering around her shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | She says, "Good morning.  Feel free to browse around."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 50/522 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 50/523 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/524 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antique store
Floyd | Stocked full of knickknacks and ancient collectibles, this shop is
Floyd | pervaded by a rich, musty odor.  Taking a look around, you are
Floyd | somewhat ashamed to admit that you really can't tell one item from
Floyd | another.  None of it looks any more valuable or rare than the
Floyd | collection you keep heaped in your garage.  The only exit is west into
Floyd | the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | The antiques merchant is here, puttering around her shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | She says, "Good morning.  Feel free to browse around."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask woman about newspaper" 		
jenrexrode has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/524 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any woman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There's probably something we can sell to the antique store, though."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask merchant about newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/525 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MERCHANT ABOUT NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant gives it a quick once-over with her expertly trained
Floyd | eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant shakes her head and says, "Sorry, that isn't something I
Floyd | can consider buying from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x stuff" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/526 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STUFF
Floyd |
Floyd | The collection of antiques is disordered, and most of it doesn't look
Floyd | important.  You think you might turn something up if you gave it a
Floyd | good search, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search stuff" 		genericgeekgirl says, "Not so expert that she doesn't realize it's from the future."

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/527 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH STUFF
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a lightning rod!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search stuff" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/528 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH STUFF
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a metal suitcase!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search stuff" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/529 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH STUFF
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing else in the antiques.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open suitcase" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/530 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN SUITCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x suitcase" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/531 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SUITCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a solid suitcase with a shiny aluminum case, capable of
Floyd | transporting a volume of material securely.  The metal suitcase is
Floyd | open.  There's nothing in the metal suitcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x rod" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/532 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a long spear of conducting metal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take suitcase" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/533 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SUITCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to buy the metal suitcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Bah."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Maybe we can send the squirrel in to get it."
		genericgeekgirl says, "It works in Nethack."
		Zach says, "There could also be $100 in our house"
		Zach says (to 3g), "yay"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/534 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antique store
Floyd | Stocked full of knickknacks and ancient collectibles, this shop is
Floyd | pervaded by a rich, musty odor.  Taking a look around, you are
Floyd | somewhat ashamed to admit that you really can't tell one item from
Floyd | another.  None of it looks any more valuable or rare than the
Floyd | collection you keep heaped in your garage.  The only exit is west into
Floyd | the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a lightning rod and a metal suitcase here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The antiques merchant is here, puttering around her shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "I don't suppose she ever leaves, huh?"
		DavidW says, "I don't remember our collection of stuff, but the cannonball might qualify. However, I still haven't seen us use the cannonball on the clogged drainpipe yet."
Zach was referred to as looking like "a cross between the chicken dance and a foot stomping robot" to the untrained eye. 		
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		DavidW says, "hm. The way the antique stuff was described as much like the stuff we keep in our garage suggests strongly that the garage stuff has something for this shop."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Likely, yeah."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Probably something entirely unexpected."
		Zach says, "I think we also left the cannonball on the time machine"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 50/535 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 50/536 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | This filthy beast from, apparently, the last century, has a busted
Floyd | front wheel. In the busted wheelbarrow you see:
Floyd |    a car key
Floyd |    an old tennis ball
Floyd |    a tourist map
Floyd |    a garage door opener
Floyd |    a school pencil
Floyd |    an old pillowcase
Floyd |    a can of WD-40
Floyd |    a deflated soccer ball
Floyd |    a broken tire pump
Floyd |    a 2x4 plank
Floyd |    a can-opener
Floyd |    a frisbee
Floyd |    a machete
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |    a crowbar
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a paper napkin
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    a biology book
Floyd |    a motorized grinder
Floyd |        a blank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, maybe it's the divining rod."
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow e" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/537 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW E
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Antique store
Floyd | Stocked full of knickknacks and ancient collectibles, this shop is
Floyd | pervaded by a rich, musty odor.  Taking a look around, you are
Floyd | somewhat ashamed to admit that you really can't tell one item from
Floyd | another.  None of it looks any more valuable or rare than the
Floyd | collection you keep heaped in your garage.  The only exit is west into
Floyd | the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a lightning rod, a metal suitcase, and a busted wheelbarrow
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The antiques merchant is here, puttering around her shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant greets you with a smile and a pair of raised eyebrows as
Floyd | you enter.  "Back again, are we?" she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice that her gaze was drawn straight to your creaky old
Floyd | wheelbarrow the moment you wheeled the thing in.  She eyes it up and
Floyd | down with interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Or the machete?"
		DavidW asks, "Or the wheelbarrow itself?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask woman about wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/537 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any woman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask merchant about wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/538 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MERCHANT ABOUT WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant takes a glance at the busted wheelbarrow and says, "Could
Floyd | I ask you to please take everything out of it?  I can't appraise it
Floyd | when it's carrying things."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all from wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/539 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL FROM WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | car key:  Taken.
Floyd | old tennis ball:  Taken.
Floyd | tourist map:  Taken.
Floyd | garage door opener:  Taken.
Floyd | school pencil:  Taken.
Floyd | old pillowcase:  Taken.
Floyd | can of WD-40:  Taken.
Floyd | deflated soccer ball:  Taken.
Floyd | broken tire pump:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | 2x4 plank:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | can-opener:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | frisbee:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | machete:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | divining wand:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | crowbar:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | cold cut special:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | paper napkin:  Taken.
Floyd | penny:  Taken.
Floyd | biology book:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd | motorized grinder:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ack/"
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/540 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | some money (four dollars):  Dropped.
Floyd | rare book:  Dropped.
Floyd | newspaper:  Dropped.
Floyd | car key:  Dropped.
Floyd | old tennis ball:  Dropped.
Floyd | tourist map:  Dropped.
Floyd | garage door opener:  Dropped.
Floyd | school pencil:  Dropped.
Floyd | old pillowcase:  Dropped.
Floyd | can of WD-40:  Dropped.
Floyd | deflated soccer ball:  Dropped.
Floyd | paper napkin:  Dropped.
Floyd | penny:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all from wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/541 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL FROM WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | broken tire pump:  Taken.
Floyd | 2x4 plank:  Taken.
Floyd | can-opener:  Taken.
Floyd | frisbee:  Taken.
Floyd | machete:  Taken.
Floyd | divining wand:  Taken.
Floyd | crowbar:  Taken.
Floyd | cold cut special:  Taken.
Floyd | biology book:  Taken.
Floyd | motorized grinder:  You've already got your hands full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/542 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | broken tire pump:  Dropped.
Floyd | 2x4 plank:  Dropped.
Floyd | can-opener:  Dropped.
Floyd | frisbee:  Dropped.
Floyd | machete:  Dropped.
Floyd | divining wand:  Dropped.
Floyd | crowbar:  Dropped.
Floyd | cold cut special:  Dropped.
Floyd | biology book:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all from wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/543 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL FROM WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | motorized grinder:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/544 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | motorized grinder:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "You don't really want to sell our 'barrow, do you?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask merchant about wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/544 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MERCHANT ABOUT WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant says, "Say, this wheelbarrow is as ancient as Methuselah.
Floyd | But the front wheel's shot.  It'd be worth more if it were fixed.
Floyd | I'll give you $35 for it.  Deal?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Zach asks, "Maybe we sell it last?"
		Ellison asks, "is the antique shop in multiple times?"
		Zach says, "I don't think so"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask merchant about pump" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/545 
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > ASK MERCHANT ABOUT PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant says, "Well, all right then.  Have a nice day."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder if we can fix the wheelbarrow when it's pre-broken-by-rock."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask merchant about frisbee" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/546 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MERCHANT ABOUT FRISBEE
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant gives it a quick once-over with her expertly trained
Floyd | eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant shakes her head and says, "Sorry, that isn't something I
Floyd | can consider buying from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/547 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | This filthy beast from, apparently, the last century, has a busted
Floyd | front wheel. There's nothing in the busted wheelbarrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x front wheel" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/548 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FRONT WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like you hit it on a rock and loosened the bolt, as well as
Floyd | twisted the axle out of shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Crud, I didn't realize we had broken it again"
		DavidW says, "no, it's been 'busted' all along."
		Zach says, "That's what I thought"
Zach says (to Floyd), "tighten bolt" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/548 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIGHTEN BOLT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to fix it with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/548 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any l here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/549 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antique store
Floyd | Stocked full of knickknacks and ancient collectibles, this shop is
Floyd | pervaded by a rich, musty odor.  Taking a look around, you are
Floyd | somewhat ashamed to admit that you really can't tell one item from
Floyd | another.  None of it looks any more valuable or rare than the
Floyd | collection you keep heaped in your garage.  The only exit is west into
Floyd | the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a lightning rod, a metal suitcase, a busted wheelbarrow, some
Floyd | money (four dollars), a rare book, a newspaper, a car key, an old
Floyd | tennis ball, a tourist map, a garage door opener, a school pencil, an
Floyd | old pillowcase, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a paper
Floyd | napkin, a penny, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a
Floyd | frisbee, a machete, a divining wand, a crowbar, a cold cut special, a
Floyd | biology book, and a motorized grinder here.  The motorized grinder
Floyd | seems to contain a blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | The antiques merchant is here, puttering around her shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We need a wrench, perhaps."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask merchant about wand" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/550 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MERCHANT ABOUT WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant gives it a quick once-over with her expertly trained
Floyd | eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant shakes her head and says, "Sorry, that isn't something I
Floyd | can consider buying from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe there's something in our house"
		Zach says, "I wonder if we have enough to get in the house now."
		DavidW waits to see what happens next.
		Zach asks, "Mind if I restore and mess with the squirrel?"
		DavidW says, "no, I don't mind."
Zach says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf20" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 50/550 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 46/484 
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd | > CF20
Floyd |
Floyd | Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can barely keep your bearings
Floyd | straight, as each direction looks the same as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | cannonball, a shovel, a busted wheelbarrow, and four full jugs of
Floyd | miracle-grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "(my computer turned off and I lost my notes on how to get back through the woods)"
		DavidW says, "It may be random."
Zach says (to Floyd), "stand on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 46/485 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yeah, I'm wondering if we don't just go directly back from the rock by the stream to the time machine"
Zach says (to Floyd), "set dial to 5" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 46/486 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET DIAL TO 5
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 46/487 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing seems to happen.  You recall that the time machine manual
Floyd | specified that the machine has a fail-safe to keep its parts from
Floyd | fusing.  You have to let it cool off before it will let you make
Floyd | another jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z. z. z. z. z. z." 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 46/493 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 46/494 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A
Floyd | blinding purple light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a
Floyd | wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | cannonball, a shovel, a busted wheelbarrow, and four full jugs of
Floyd | miracle-grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put cannonball and shovel in wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 46/495 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CANNONBALL AND SHOVEL IN WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | cannonball:  Done.
Floyd | shovel:  Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 46/496 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.  You maneuver the
Floyd | busted wheelbarrow off of the time machine platform and push it
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 46/497 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You always thought this would be a nice place to plant a tree, but a
Floyd | bare spot reminds you of your lack of foresight.  The ground slopes
Floyd | down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story
Floyd | high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30
Floyd | feet up.  A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around your house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 46/498 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat and a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push wheelbarrow nw" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/499 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHEELBARROW NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/500 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 46/501 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly up the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 46/502 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South roof
Floyd | The shingles are in even worse shape on this end of the house, which
Floyd | makes you very nervous as the ground is a long way down from the peak
Floyd | here, at least 30 feet.  The gutter trap is to the west and continues
Floyd | up to the north end of the house.  You can see the top opening of the
Floyd | drainpipe in the clogged leaves.  The only exit is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A squirrel is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel paces around, turns, and paces some more.  Then he just
Floyd | kind of sits there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x squirrel" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 46/503 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | Definitely male, all right.  He's got a tuft of white hair on his head
Floyd | that almost gives him an Einstein-like appearance.  In his little paws
Floyd | is a big, juicy acorn.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel nibbles at one of his little paws.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give sandwich to squirrel" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 46/504 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SANDWICH TO SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel isn't hungry.  Besides, squirrels don't eat sandwiches.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel looks shocked and clutches at his little neck.  Or not.
Floyd | He was probably just doing some squirrel thing that you read too much
Floyd | into.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "well, maybe a Tasmanian she-squirrel costume...?"
		Zach says, "oh my"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n. d. take frisbee. u. s." 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 46/509 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N. D. TAKE FRISBEE. U. S.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly down the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly up the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South roof
Floyd | The shingles are in even worse shape on this end of the house, which
Floyd | makes you very nervous as the ground is a long way down from the peak
Floyd | here, at least 30 feet.  The gutter trap is to the west and continues
Floyd | up to the north end of the house.  You can see the top opening of the
Floyd | drainpipe in the clogged leaves.  The only exit is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A squirrel is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel swishes its tail in a curling motion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Or trick him into dropping it?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "give frisbee to squirrel" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 46/510 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE FRISBEE TO SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't what the squirrel is interested in.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel flops out flat and takes a short squirrel nap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n. d." 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/512 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N. D.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly down the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/513 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | This filthy beast from, apparently, the last century, has a busted
Floyd | front wheel. In the busted wheelbarrow you see:
Floyd |    a car key
Floyd |    an old tennis ball
Floyd |    a tourist map
Floyd |    a garage door opener
Floyd |    a school pencil
Floyd |    an old pillowcase
Floyd |    a can of WD-40
Floyd |    a deflated soccer ball
Floyd |    a broken tire pump
Floyd |    a 2x4 plank
Floyd |    a can-opener
Floyd |    a machete
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |    a crowbar
Floyd |    a paper napkin
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    some money (four dollars)
Floyd |    a rare book
Floyd |    a biology book
Floyd |    a newspaper
Floyd |    a motorized grinder
Floyd |        a blank
Floyd |    a cannonball
Floyd |    a shovel
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "If you were a squirrel, what you rather have than an acorn?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take penny" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/514 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "SHINY"
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 46/515 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly up the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 46/516 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South roof
Floyd | The shingles are in even worse shape on this end of the house, which
Floyd | makes you very nervous as the ground is a long way down from the peak
Floyd | here, at least 30 feet.  The gutter trap is to the west and continues
Floyd | up to the north end of the house.  You can see the top opening of the
Floyd | drainpipe in the clogged leaves.  The only exit is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A squirrel is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel fluffs his tail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give penny to squirrel" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 46/517 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PENNY TO SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't what the squirrel is interested in.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel perks up, then looks bored again.  No wait, he just
Floyd | looked bored the whole time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "blurg"
		DavidW says, "A picture book on the mating habits of squirrels? Squirrels love porn."
		Zach says, "Spoken like a man who knows what squirrels like"
		DavidW says, "well, male squirrels, anyway."
Zach says (to Floyd), "n. d." 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/519 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N. D.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly down the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look up squirrel in book" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/519 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SQUIRREL IN BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which book do you mean, the rare book, or the biology book?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look up squirrel in the biology book" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/520 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SQUIRREL IN THE BIOLOGY BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The biology book contains no information about that subject.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, darn"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x biology" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/521 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BIOLOGY
Floyd |
Floyd | The title of this book is "Fun With Ferns" by Prof. Roy Hinkley.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up ferns in biology" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/522 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP FERNS IN BIOLOGY
Floyd |
Floyd | The book contains a few dry facts about the biology book, but nothing
Floyd | very important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/523 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | This filthy beast from, apparently, the last century, has a busted
Floyd | front wheel. In the busted wheelbarrow you see:
Floyd |    a car key
Floyd |    an old tennis ball
Floyd |    a tourist map
Floyd |    a garage door opener
Floyd |    a school pencil
Floyd |    an old pillowcase
Floyd |    a can of WD-40
Floyd |    a deflated soccer ball
Floyd |    a broken tire pump
Floyd |    a 2x4 plank
Floyd |    a can-opener
Floyd |    a machete
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |    a crowbar
Floyd |    a paper napkin
Floyd |    some money (four dollars)
Floyd |    a rare book
Floyd |    a biology book
Floyd |    a newspaper
Floyd |    a motorized grinder
Floyd |        a blank
Floyd |    a cannonball
Floyd |    a shovel
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ball" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/523 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which ball do you mean, the old tennis ball, or the deflated soccer
Floyd | ball?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tennis ball" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/524 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TENNIS BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's faded to a pale whitish green over the years, and it's sticky
Floyd | with mud and rotten leaves.  You must have lost it during an exuberant
Floyd | game of catch some years ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says (to DavidW), "Feel free to play around. I might be nodding off soon"
		DavidW says, "well, I do want to try my cannonball idea."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/525 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a frisbee
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/526 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/527 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb wall" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 46/528 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly up the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "where's our wheelbarrow?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/529 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly down the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, I though we were on the roof. Confused."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cannonball" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 46/530 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CANNONBALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb wall" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 46/531 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly up the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 46/532 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You will fall off the roof if you go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 46/533 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South roof
Floyd | The shingles are in even worse shape on this end of the house, which
Floyd | makes you very nervous as the ground is a long way down from the peak
Floyd | here, at least 30 feet.  The gutter trap is to the west and continues
Floyd | up to the north end of the house.  You can see the top opening of the
Floyd | drainpipe in the clogged leaves.  The only exit is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A squirrel is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel does nothing at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put cannonball in drainpipe" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 49/534 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CANNONBALL IN DRAINPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the cannonball into the drainpipe.  It barely fits, so you
Floyd | give it a shove.  There is a disgusting vomiting noise below, as the
Floyd | cannonball bursts out the bottom of the spout, pushing all the muck
Floyd | out with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 3 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel retreats a few paces from you, probably just because it's
Floyd | a squirrel and it likes to move around constantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 49/535 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 49/536 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly down the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 49/537 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | The back of your house is pretty non-descript, except for some really
Floyd | nice trees that make up for the lack of landscaping in the front.  The
Floyd | spout of your drainpipe comes down here from the roof.  A gravel path
Floyd | extends northeast and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a cannonball here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x drainpipe" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 49/538 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRAINPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the drainpipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 49/539 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. We got 3 points for it, but no new item?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 49/540 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 49/541 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly up the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 49/542 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South roof
Floyd | The shingles are in even worse shape on this end of the house, which
Floyd | makes you very nervous as the ground is a long way down from the peak
Floyd | here, at least 30 feet.  The gutter trap is to the west and continues
Floyd | up to the north end of the house.  You can see the top opening of the
Floyd | drainpipe in the clogged leaves.  The only exit is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A squirrel is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel tilts his head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take acorn" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 49/543 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ACORN
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel is carrying the big juicy acorn and won't let you have
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel hunches on his back legs and stares blankly at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tennis ball in drainpipe" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 49/543 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TENNIS BALL IN DRAINPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any tennis ball here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 49/544 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 49/545 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly down the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tennis ball" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 49/546 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TENNIS BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 49/547 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly up the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 49/548 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South roof
Floyd | The shingles are in even worse shape on this end of the house, which
Floyd | makes you very nervous as the ground is a long way down from the peak
Floyd | here, at least 30 feet.  The gutter trap is to the west and continues
Floyd | up to the north end of the house.  You can see the top opening of the
Floyd | drainpipe in the clogged leaves.  The only exit is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A squirrel is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel twitters and sniffits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give ball to squirrel" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 49/549 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BALL TO SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't what the squirrel is interested in.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel goes a bit nutty, but he's always like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw ball at squirrel" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 49/550 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BALL AT SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel isn't interested in playing catch with you right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel flicks his tail and blinks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put ball in pipe" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 49/551 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BALL IN PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the old tennis ball into the drainpipe.  It rattles through
Floyd | and comes out the spout below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel paces back and forth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 49/550 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South roof
Floyd | The shingles are in even worse shape on this end of the house, which
Floyd | makes you very nervous as the ground is a long way down from the peak
Floyd | here, at least 30 feet.  The gutter trap is to the west and continues
Floyd | up to the north end of the house.  You can see the top opening of the
Floyd | drainpipe in the clogged leaves.  The only exit is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A squirrel is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 49/551 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a frisbee
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    an old tennis ball
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel paces back and forth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x squirrel" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 49/552 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | Definitely male, all right.  He's got a tuft of white hair on his head
Floyd | that almost gives him an Einstein-like appearance.  In his little paws
Floyd | is a big, juicy acorn.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel is rather squat and feral, but it regards you with an
Floyd | almost intelligent interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "what was the rare book about?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 49/553 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 49/554 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly down the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put ball in barrow" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 49/555 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BALL IN BARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rare book" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 49/556 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RARE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 49/557 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You haven't the slightest interest in the subject.  Who would?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 49/558 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | A rare scientific volume, detailing the mating habits of small
Floyd | rodents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 49/559 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly up the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 49/560 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South roof
Floyd | The shingles are in even worse shape on this end of the house, which
Floyd | makes you very nervous as the ground is a long way down from the peak
Floyd | here, at least 30 feet.  The gutter trap is to the west and continues
Floyd | up to the north end of the house.  You can see the top opening of the
Floyd | drainpipe in the clogged leaves.  The only exit is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A squirrel is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel gazes into the distance, daydreaming about something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give book to squirrel" 		

Floyd ]  South roof
Floyd | 49/561 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BOOK TO SQUIRREL
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the rare book to the squirrel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel is so excited by the numerous color depictions of female
Floyd | squirrels in heat that he drops the acorn, which unfortunately rolls
Floyd | down the slope of the roof into the gutter.  You hear the acorn rattle
Floyd | into the drainpipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrel runs off with the rare book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "aha!"
		DavidW says, "I was right!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  North roof
Floyd | 49/562 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North roof
Floyd | This is the north end of the roof.  Shingle tiles, already looking the
Floyd | worse for wear, make for slippery traction.  A gutter trap, clogged
Floyd | with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house.  The
Floyd | roof itself continues south.  The stone wall, which turns out to be
Floyd | the outside of your chimney, leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 49/563 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb gingerly down the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 49/564 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | The back of your house is pretty non-descript, except for some really
Floyd | nice trees that make up for the lack of landscaping in the front.  The
Floyd | spout of your drainpipe comes down here from the roof.  A gravel path
Floyd | extends northeast and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a cannonball and a big juicy acorn here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 57/565 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | drainpipe:  It's fixed in place.
Floyd | cannonball:  Taken.
Floyd | big juicy acorn:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 8 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 57/566 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Porn saves the day!"
		DavidW says, "As it usually does."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 57/567 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the garage
Floyd | This room is a total mess.  No wonder you keep your car in the
Floyd | driveway.  Sure enough, it took a long time to sort through the junk
Floyd | in here, and you have found everything including the kitchen sink, and
Floyd | there still doesn't seem to have been much point to it.  There is a
Floyd | garage door button on the wall.  A closed door to the south leads into
Floyd | your house through the kitchen.  The only other exit is the way you
Floyd | came in, which is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an opener button, a wasp nest, a moose head trophy, a beat-up
Floyd | mattress, and the kitchen sink here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 57/568 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to open the back door first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open back door" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 57/569 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BACK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 57/570 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the wall opener button.  Click.
Floyd |
Floyd | The garage door smoothly glides shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 57/571 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the garage
Floyd | This room is a total mess.  No wonder you keep your car in the
Floyd | driveway.  Sure enough, it took a long time to sort through the junk
Floyd | in here, and you have found everything including the kitchen sink, and
Floyd | there still doesn't seem to have been much point to it.  There is a
Floyd | garage door button on the wall.  A closed door to the south leads into
Floyd | your house through the kitchen.  The only other exit is the way you
Floyd | came in, which is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an opener button, a wasp nest, a moose head trophy, a beat-up
Floyd | mattress, and the kitchen sink here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x garage door" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 57/572 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GARAGE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 57/573 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the wall opener button.  Click.
Floyd |
Floyd | The garage door smoothly glides open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Wondered if anything of significance changed when the garage door was closed."
		DavidW says, "I know I just woke up, but I feel I need another nap, at least a short one."
		DavidW says, "I'm gonna lie down for at least 15 minutes."
Ellison has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Johnny concentrates, and disappears. 		
Johnny arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "cf21" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 57/573 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 57/573 
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | > CF21
Floyd |
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "ugh. I guess that was a lot longer than 15 minutes."
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 57/573 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to save game in >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nfftf2" 		
		
*** SESSION THREE *** 		
		

Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to restore game from >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nfftf2" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 57/573 
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd | > NFFTF2
Floyd |
Floyd | Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the garage
Floyd | This room is a total mess.  No wonder you keep your car in the
Floyd | driveway.  Sure enough, it took a long time to sort through the junk
Floyd | in here, and you have found everything including the kitchen sink, and
Floyd | there still doesn't seem to have been much point to it.  There is a
Floyd | garage door button on the wall.  A closed door to the south leads into
Floyd | your house through the kitchen.  The only other exit is the way you
Floyd | came in, which is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an opener button, a wasp nest, a moose head trophy, a beat-up
Floyd | mattress, and the kitchen sink here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I got the acorn last time we played, but I don't know if that's this save point or not."
		genericgeekgirl says, "This was saved after everyone went to bed."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 57/574 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a frisbee
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    a cannonball
Floyd |    a big juicy acorn
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If we have those plant growth jugs (did we get them?) we should totally go back in time and grow an oak tree."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "I think we got all of them, yeah. Where is the wheelbarrow?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 57/575 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x wheelbarrow" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 57/576 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEELBARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | This filthy beast from, apparently, the last century, has a busted
Floyd | front wheel. In the busted wheelbarrow you see:
Floyd |    a car key
Floyd |    a tourist map
Floyd |    a garage door opener
Floyd |    a school pencil
Floyd |    an old pillowcase
Floyd |    a can of WD-40
Floyd |    a deflated soccer ball
Floyd |    a broken tire pump
Floyd |    a 2x4 plank
Floyd |    a can-opener
Floyd |    a machete
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |    a crowbar
Floyd |    a paper napkin
Floyd |    some money (four dollars)
Floyd |    a biology book
Floyd |    a newspaper
Floyd |    a motorized grinder
Floyd |        a blank
Floyd |    a shovel
Floyd |    an old tennis ball
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Oh, they were too heavy. So they're at the machine?"
		DavidW says, "Maybe. Or this might've been an alternate branch of the playthrough."
		DavidW says, "I remember the jugs were kinda awkward to get, because if you don't take all of them at once, someone takes the untaken ones away."
		DavidW says, "and the wheelbarrow breaks down at that rock."
		[LINK]
		genericgeekgirl says, "Whoops."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Wrong game."
		[LINK]
		DavidW says, "yeah, we did a restore from cf20, it looks like."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ah"
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking we were reluctant to get the jugs at the expense of sacrificing the wheelbarrow."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Yeah, makes sense. Hm. I know it suggested that we do, but do we really need all of them?"
		DavidW says, "I really don't know."
		Ellison asks, "yeah, how many miracles will it take?"
		DavidW says, "I assume the wheelbarrow gets broken regardless, though."
		DavidW asks, "I suppose we could plant the acorn and see what happens without any growth formula...?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 57/577 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 57/578 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 57/579 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You always thought this would be a nice place to plant a tree, but a
Floyd | bare spot reminds you of your lack of foresight.  The ground slopes
Floyd | down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story
Floyd | high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30
Floyd | feet up.  A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around your house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 57/580 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 57/581 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is four
Floyd | full jugs of miracle-grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 57/582 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, the jugs are here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 57/583 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a large contraption that's about the size and shape of an engine
Floyd | block, and made of solid metal.  It sits on a platform that is welded
Floyd | firmly to the machine itself.  On the front is a knob and a large red
Floyd | button.  On the back side of it is a hinged compartment.  There is a
Floyd | label on the knob.  The time machine has cooled off.  On the time
Floyd | machine platform you see four full jugs of miracle-grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read label" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 57/584 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It reads:  -20, -10, 0, +10, +20.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "so, -20 ?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn knob to -20" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 57/584 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN KNOB TO -20
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "-20".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x knob" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 57/585 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KNOB
Floyd |
Floyd | The knob can be turned to settings numbered from 1 to 5.  It's
Floyd | currently set to 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 57/586 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 57/587 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A deep
Floyd | red light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild vortex
Floyd | that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can barely keep your bearings
Floyd | straight, as each direction looks the same as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is four
Floyd | full jugs of miracle-grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get off platform" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 57/588 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET OFF PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 57/589 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh right. A maze-ish place."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 57/590 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of a stream gurgling somewhere nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to stream" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 57/590 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN TO STREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any stream here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 57/591 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can barely keep your bearings
Floyd | straight, as each direction looks the same as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is four
Floyd | full jugs of miracle-grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 57/592 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of a stream gurgling somewhere nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "trees" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 57/592 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 57/593 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the grove of cedar and live oak trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb trees" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 57/594 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | The grove of cedar and live oak trees is not suitable for climbing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Don't you want to ask her about her jugs?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 57/595 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You get all turned around in the dense forest growth and end up back
Floyd | where you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 57/596 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You get all turned around in the dense forest growth and end up back
Floyd | where you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 57/597 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You get all turned around in the dense forest growth and end up back
Floyd | where you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 57/598 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of a stream gurgling somewhere nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I know we solved this, but I forgot how."
		DavidW says, "oh, we need the divining rod."
		DavidW says, "er wand"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 57/599 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a frisbee
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    a cannonball
Floyd |    a big juicy acorn
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 57/600 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 57/601 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a large contraption that's about the size and shape of an engine
Floyd | block, and made of solid metal.  It sits on a platform that is welded
Floyd | firmly to the machine itself.  On the front is a knob and a large red
Floyd | button.  On the back side of it is a hinged compartment.  There is a
Floyd | label on the knob.  The time machine has cooled off.  On the time
Floyd | machine platform you see four full jugs of miracle-grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 5" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 57/602 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 5
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 57/603 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A
Floyd | blinding purple light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a
Floyd | wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is four
Floyd | full jugs of miracle-grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 57/604 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 57/605 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You always thought this would be a nice place to plant a tree, but a
Floyd | bare spot reminds you of your lack of foresight.  The ground slopes
Floyd | down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story
Floyd | high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30
Floyd | feet up.  A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around your house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 57/606 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 57/607 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take wand" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 57/608 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 57/609 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 57/610 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You always thought this would be a nice place to plant a tree, but a
Floyd | bare spot reminds you of your lack of foresight.  The ground slopes
Floyd | down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story
Floyd | high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30
Floyd | feet up.  A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around your house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 57/611 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 57/612 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is four
Floyd | full jugs of miracle-grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter machine" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 57/613 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 57/614 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 57/615 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A deep
Floyd | red light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild vortex
Floyd | that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can barely keep your bearings
Floyd | straight, as each direction looks the same as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is four
Floyd | full jugs of miracle-grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 57/616 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.  You almost lose
Floyd | your bearings again, but the divining wand seems to pull you through.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 57/617 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You almost lose your bearings again, but the divining wand seems to
Floyd | pull you through.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 57/618 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You almost lose your bearings again, but the divining wand seems to
Floyd | pull you through.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 57/619 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You almost lose your bearings again, but the divining wand seems to
Floyd | pull you through.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 57/620 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You almost lose your bearings again, but the divining wand seems to
Floyd | pull you through.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 57/621 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You almost lose your bearings again, but the divining wand seems to
Floyd | pull you through.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 57/622 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You almost lose your bearings again, but the divining wand seems to
Floyd | pull you through.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 57/623 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You almost lose your bearings again, but the divining wand seems to
Floyd | pull you through.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 57/624 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You almost lose your bearings again, but the divining wand seems to
Floyd | pull you through.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The divining wand is a jerk"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  In the forest
Floyd | 57/625 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You almost lose your bearings again, but the divining wand seems to
Floyd | pull you through.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides.  You can hear the soft gurgling
Floyd | of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the
Floyd | sound of it is dispersed.  The foliage is so rich and dense that you
Floyd | can barely keep your bearings straight.  Each direction looks the same
Floyd | as every other.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Flowing stream
Floyd | 61/626 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You almost lose your bearings again, but the divining wand seems to
Floyd | pull you through.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Flowing stream
Floyd | The foliage parts at last to reveal a sparkling forest stream.  Light
Floyd | dapples gently through the leaves to highlight slick, wet rocks and
Floyd | the bright green of fresh growth.  The stream flows, about half a
Floyd | meter wide, from the north to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 4 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stream" 		

Floyd ]  Flowing stream
Floyd | 61/627 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The stream is fast, but shallow.  From the looks of it, it is just a
Floyd | glimmer of the rushing fullness it once was, and will soon dry up
Floyd | forever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Grotto
Floyd | 61/628 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Grotto
Floyd | The multiverdant greenery fed by the churning stream seems to end here
Floyd | in a place of stillness and serenity surrounding a deep pool of clear
Floyd | water.  Even the very air itself seems to obey the call to quiet.  The
Floyd | only exit is northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stream" 		

Floyd ]  Grotto
Floyd | 61/628 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stream" 		

Floyd ]  Grotto
Floyd | 61/628 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any stream here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pool" 		

Floyd ]  Grotto
Floyd | 61/629 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | The water in the pool is clear and clean.  The slick brown-green algae
Floyd | at the bottom covers the smooth limestone bowl of the pool.  It
Floyd | deepens considerably at the northern end, the bottom disappearing
Floyd | underneath a lush growth of ferns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Should I drop everything and dive in, or head back upstream instead?"
		Ellison says, "I'd vote for the former"
		DavidW says, "ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Grotto
Floyd | 61/630 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | cold cut special:  Dropped.
Floyd | frisbee:  Dropped.
Floyd | penny:  Dropped.
Floyd | cannonball:  Dropped.
Floyd | big juicy acorn:  Dropped.
Floyd | divining wand:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Grotto
Floyd | 61/631 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dive" 		

Floyd ]  Grotto
Floyd | 61/631 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "dive".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter pool" 		

Floyd ]  Limestone crawl
Floyd | 61/632 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | As you step into the cool water pool, you find it difficult to keep
Floyd | your footing.  You move slowly towards the deeper end, and suddenly
Floyd | the bottom takes a sudden drop.  Losing your balance, you slide under
Floyd | the water, pulled along by a deep current you didn't imagine was
Floyd | lurking under the still surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking out through the water's surface, you see the sunlight
Floyd | disappear.  Air returns to your lungs just as the light goes away, and
Floyd | you feel your body sluicing down into groundwater caverns.
Floyd |
Floyd | When the motion stops, all you hear is the dripping of shallow water.
Floyd | You crawl forward and find a hard but dry spot.  It is not completely
Floyd | dark here, but it takes a few minutes for your eyes to adjust.  In the
Floyd | misty light you find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Limestone crawl
Floyd | You are in a tiny crawlway carved by the flow of ancient waters
Floyd | through soft limestone.  The natural groundwater springs are drying
Floyd | up, and soon will be gone.  A current of dark but shallow water swirls
Floyd | nearby.  Light leaks down from a vertical sluice that leads up into
Floyd | the deep end of the grotto.  You can leave through careful navigation
Floyd | up the sluice, or follow the crawlway, which leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "again, a choice"
		Ellison asks, "one way probably leads back, no?"
		DavidW says, "up probably gets up to an overland way back, and I'd guess north goes to who knows what."
		DavidW says, "I hope by dropping the wand I haven't screwed this up."
		DavidW says, "I think we should try north."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow north-south crawl
Floyd | 61/633 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow north-south crawl
Floyd | You are in a narrow north-south crawlway that bulges slightly, giving
Floyd | you more room to maneuver.  The crawlway heads north and then bends,
Floyd | making it difficult to see farther ahead, and slopes downward to the
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Tight bend
Floyd | 61/634 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tight bend
Floyd | The tunnel you have been following makes a tight bend here.  Chalky
Floyd | dust swirls in the damp air, stirred up by your arrival.  The crawl
Floyd | widens to the south, and turns here to the southeast, making a sudden
Floyd | drop as it does so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbling tunnel
Floyd | 61/635 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crumbling tunnel
Floyd | Eroding limestone has caused the floor here to give way recently.  You
Floyd | find your footing on the crumbling chunks of limestone, but only after
Floyd | making a scary drop of about four feet.  The walls of the tunnel sport
Floyd | all manner of jagged cracks, but you don't feel any shifting or
Floyd | settling.  Perhaps it is safe to continue, but probably not much
Floyd | farther.  The limestone shelf is up and back to the northwest.  The
Floyd | tunnel continues forward to the north, descending even further as it
Floyd | does so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dark passage
Floyd | 61/636 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark passage
Floyd | The light you have been following darkens here, making you wonder how
Floyd | much faith you have in the ambiguous light source.  You can no longer
Floyd | make out any colors, only grainy shades of light and dark, but there
Floyd | wouldn't be many other colors to see even in full light.  The passage
Floyd | continues ahead, zigzagging to the northwest, and to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "scary"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Zigzag passage
Floyd | 61/637 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Zigzag passage
Floyd | The passage takes a series of sharp, zigzag turns here.  As it does
Floyd | so, you feel your ears pop in adjustment to changing altitude.  East
Floyd | you can discern a strange but growing brightness.  This passage
Floyd | zigzags into the darkness to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Zigzag passage
Floyd | 61/638 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x brightness" 		

Floyd ]  Zigzag passage
Floyd | 61/638 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRIGHTNESS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "brightness".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Zigzag passage
Floyd | 61/639 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The light is misty and subdued, but there is enough to see by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Zigzag passage
Floyd | 61/640 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Zigzag passage
Floyd | 61/641 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | East you can discern a strange but growing brightness.  This passage
Floyd | zigzags into the darkness to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "east" 		

Floyd ]  Zigzag passage
Floyd | 61/642 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "um"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Zigzag passage
Floyd | 61/643 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Zigzag passage
Floyd | 61/644 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I guess head back?"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure what's wrong."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Ledge
Floyd | 61/645 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge
Floyd | The brightness coming from the bend in the tunnel to the north nearly
Floyd | distracts you from watching your footing.  The sharp echo of a
Floyd | carelessly kicked stone, that rattles down for ten or twelve seconds
Floyd | before coming to a splashing halt, stops you in your tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are standing on a narrow ledge at the south end of a jagged
Floyd | east-west gap in the cave floor.  The gap plunges straight down,
Floyd | erosion having eaten everything away underneath.  It is not a wide
Floyd | gap, and you are capable of crossing it without difficulty.  However,
Floyd | you are aware that if you had stepped directly into it, your story
Floyd | would have ended here, in the darkness and the deep.  Across the gap,
Floyd | the tunnel goes north and takes another bend, and on this side it
Floyd | exits to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh."
		DavidW asks, "so, can we go north, or do we have to 'jump north' or what?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bright bend
Floyd | 61/646 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully cross to the other side of the gap and continue on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bright bend
Floyd | Bright blue illumination shines from the opening to a larger cavern to
Floyd | the east.  The light shimmers and ripples on the walls, wavelike
Floyd | patterns that dance and intermingle, shining all the more brightly
Floyd | where they overlap.  The cavern is east, and the tunnel bends south,
Floyd | where it meets a ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x patterns" 		

Floyd ]  Bright bend
Floyd | 61/646 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PATTERNS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any patterns here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Bright bend
Floyd | 61/647 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The light is misty and subdued, but there is enough to see by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crystal cavern
Floyd | 61/648 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crystal cavern
Floyd | You are in a large cavern that seems to be an enormous natural geode,
Floyd | with crystals as big as your head growing in splints and shafts from
Floyd | every direction.  A pool of white water catches the reflected and
Floyd | refracted light and spins it back into the room, where it is caught
Floyd | and re-refracted.  The original source of the light seems to be a
Floyd | series of pinholes in the roof of the cavern high above, but you don't
Floyd | think it could be sunlight.  You have lost track of how deep you have
Floyd | gone, perhaps twenty, perhaps forty feet under the surface, but too
Floyd | far down to see sunlight, you would have thought.  It is possible that
Floyd | sunlight has periscoped down a set of small crystal encrusted shafts
Floyd | that lead far enough up to see the open sky.  In any case, it is
Floyd | literally mesmerizing to be here.  The only exit is a tunnel to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see crystals here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crystals" 		

Floyd ]  Crystal cavern
Floyd | 61/649 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRYSTALS
Floyd |
Floyd | Crystals as big as your head and as delicately small as your
Floyd | fingernail are growing in splints and shafts from every direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I vote we take a crystal as a souvenir of our visit."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pool" 		

Floyd ]  Crystal cavern
Floyd | 61/650 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | The pool of white water is silent and slightly rippled, calmer than
Floyd | the vibrant dance of light on its surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take crystal" 		

Floyd ]  Crystal cavern
Floyd | 64/651 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CRYSTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You search for a crystal loose enough to take without breaking it or a
Floyd | larger crystal.  After a short search, you discover a perfect blue
Floyd | crystal, which you take.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 3 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crystal" 		

Floyd ]  Crystal cavern
Floyd | 64/652 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRYSTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The crystal is about an inch long, with perfect hexagonal symmetry.
Floyd | It is a dazzling little keepsake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Anything anyone wants to do here before we head back?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Nah"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat crystal" 		

Floyd ]  Crystal cavern
Floyd | 64/653 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT CRYSTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The perfect blue crystal doesn't appear appetizing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bright bend
Floyd | 64/654 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bright bend
Floyd | Bright blue illumination shines from the opening to a larger cavern to
Floyd | the east.  The light shimmers and ripples on the walls, wavelike
Floyd | patterns that dance and intermingle, shining all the more brightly
Floyd | where they overlap.  The cavern is east, and the tunnel bends south,
Floyd | where it meets a ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Ledge
Floyd | 64/655 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge
Floyd | You are standing on a narrow ledge at the north end of a jagged
Floyd | west-east gap in the cave floor.  The gap plunges straight down,
Floyd | erosion having eaten everything away underneath.  It is not a wide
Floyd | gap, and you are capable of crossing it without difficulty.  Across
Floyd | the gap, the tunnel goes southwest, and it continues back north and
Floyd | takes a bend into the crystal cavern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Zigzag passage
Floyd | 64/656 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully cross to the other side of the gap and continue on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Zigzag passage
Floyd | The passage takes a series of sharp, zigzag turns here.  As it does
Floyd | so, you feel your ears pop in adjustment to changing altitude.  East
Floyd | you can discern a strange but growing brightness.  This passage
Floyd | zigzags into the darkness to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Dark passage
Floyd | 64/657 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark passage
Floyd | The light you have been following darkens here, making you wonder how
Floyd | much faith you have in the ambiguous light source.  You can no longer
Floyd | make out any colors, only grainy shades of light and dark, but there
Floyd | wouldn't be many other colors to see even in full light.  The passage
Floyd | continues ahead, zigzagging to the northwest, and to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbling tunnel
Floyd | 64/658 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crumbling tunnel
Floyd | Eroding limestone has caused the floor here to give way recently.  You
Floyd | find your footing on the crumbling chunks of limestone, but only after
Floyd | making a scary drop of about four feet.  The walls of the tunnel sport
Floyd | all manner of jagged cracks, but you don't feel any shifting or
Floyd | settling.  Perhaps it is safe to continue, but probably not much
Floyd | farther.  The limestone shelf is up and back to the northwest.  The
Floyd | tunnel continues forward to the north, descending even further as it
Floyd | does so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Tight bend
Floyd | 64/659 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tight bend
Floyd | The tunnel you have been following makes a tight bend here.  Chalky
Floyd | dust swirls in the damp air, stirred up by your arrival.  The crawl
Floyd | widens to the south, and turns here to the southeast, making a sudden
Floyd | drop as it does so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow north-south crawl
Floyd | 64/660 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow north-south crawl
Floyd | You are in a narrow north-south crawlway that bulges slightly, giving
Floyd | you more room to maneuver.  The crawlway heads north and then bends,
Floyd | making it difficult to see farther ahead, and slopes downward to the
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Limestone crawl
Floyd | 64/661 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Limestone crawl
Floyd | You are in a tiny crawlway carved by the flow of ancient waters
Floyd | through soft limestone.  The natural groundwater springs are drying
Floyd | up, and soon will be gone.  A current of dark but shallow water swirls
Floyd | nearby.  Light leaks down from a vertical sluice that leads up into
Floyd | the deep end of the grotto.  You can leave through careful navigation
Floyd | up the sluice, or follow the crawlway, which leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Grotto
Floyd | 64/662 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a somewhat torturous ascent, but with patience and resolve you
Floyd | manage to make your way up the sluice.  Your head again goes
Floyd | underwater for a moment, but you follow the light.  Your hands grope
Floyd | and find a hold on the shallow bottom of the pool.  Emerging, you
Floyd | shake yourself dry as best you can.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grotto
Floyd | The multiverdant greenery fed by the churning stream seems to end here
Floyd | in a place of stillness and serenity surrounding a deep pool of clear
Floyd | water.  Even the very air itself seems to obey the call to quiet.  The
Floyd | only exit is northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a cold cut special, a frisbee, a penny, a cannonball, a big
Floyd | juicy acorn, and a divining wand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Grotto
Floyd | 64/663 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | pool:  That isn't important.
Floyd | cold cut special:  Taken.
Floyd | frisbee:  Taken.
Floyd | penny:  Taken.
Floyd | cannonball:  Taken.
Floyd | big juicy acorn:  Taken.
Floyd | divining wand:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Flowing stream
Floyd | 64/664 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Flowing stream
Floyd | The foliage parts at last to reveal a sparkling forest stream.  Light
Floyd | dapples gently through the leaves to highlight slick, wet rocks and
Floyd | the bright green of fresh growth.  The stream flows, about half a
Floyd | meter wide, from the north to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 64/665 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 64/666 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a soft spot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "plant acorn" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 64/666 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLANT ACORN
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to put it in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "plant acorn in soft spot" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 64/667 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLANT ACORN IN SOFT SPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't put anything into the soft spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig soft spot" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 64/667 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG SOFT SPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to dig in it with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wand" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 64/668 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't dig with that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Do we really need a shovel or spade for this?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spot" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 64/669 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a spot here which is particularly moist and soft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put acorn on spot" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 64/670 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ACORN ON SPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no good surface on the soft spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "make a hole" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 64/671 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MAKE A HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand what you want to make.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 64/672 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a perfect blue crystal
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a frisbee
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    a cannonball
Floyd |    a big juicy acorn
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Looking at the transcript from our last session, we do have a shovel back at time node 0."
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking we might as well try to leave the acorn here, ferry over the jugs, and then go get the shovel."
		DavidW asks, "Also, the town in this era has an antique store and a bank where we need $100 to open an account. Think we should try to sell the crystal to the antique store?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ooh, yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop acorn" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 64/673 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ACORN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Oakwood drive
Floyd | 64/674 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Oakwood drive
Floyd | This pleasant road wanders peacefully through the lush tree growths
Floyd | native to the area.  In the intervening years, they'll straighten the
Floyd | road and widen it, cutting down dozens of these thirty- to
Floyd | eighty-year-old live oaks.  The road leads north into the old shopping
Floyd | village, and a path winds back into the forest to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 64/675 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 64/676 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antique store
Floyd | Stocked full of knickknacks and ancient collectibles, this shop is
Floyd | pervaded by a rich, musty odor.  Taking a look around, you are
Floyd | somewhat ashamed to admit that you really can't tell one item from
Floyd | another.  None of it looks any more valuable or rare than the
Floyd | collection you keep heaped in your garage.  The only exit is west into
Floyd | the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | The antiques merchant is here, puttering around her shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | She says, "Good morning.  Feel free to browse around."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show crystal to merchant" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 64/677 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CRYSTAL TO MERCHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant says, "I'm not interested in that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "darn"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hmpf."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "She's shown interest in nothing but our broken wheelbarrow?"
		DavidW says, "I guess."
		DavidW says, "I suppose we should fall back to our previous plan to grow the acorn."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 64/678 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Oakwood drive
Floyd | 64/679 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Oakwood drive
Floyd | This pleasant road wanders peacefully through the lush tree growths
Floyd | native to the area.  In the intervening years, they'll straighten the
Floyd | road and widen it, cutting down dozens of these thirty- to
Floyd | eighty-year-old live oaks.  The road leads north into the old shopping
Floyd | village, and a path winds back into the forest to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 64/680 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a soft spot and a big juicy acorn here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 64/681 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 64/682 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way into the clearing, opening your usual path once
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is four
Floyd | full jugs of miracle-grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take jug" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 64/683 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You've already got your hands full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 64/684 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a perfect blue crystal
Floyd |    a cold cut special
Floyd |    a frisbee
Floyd |    a penny
Floyd |    a cannonball
Floyd |    a divining wand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. well, maybe get the shovel first then."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 64/685 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 5" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 64/686 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 5
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 64/687 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A
Floyd | blinding purple light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a
Floyd | wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is four
Floyd | full jugs of miracle-grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put all on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 64/688 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ALL ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | perfect blue crystal:  Done.
Floyd | cold cut special:  Done.
Floyd | frisbee:  Done.
Floyd | penny:  Done.
Floyd | cannonball:  Done.
Floyd | divining wand:  Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 64/689 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 64/690 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You always thought this would be a nice place to plant a tree, but a
Floyd | bare spot reminds you of your lack of foresight.  The ground slopes
Floyd | down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story
Floyd | high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30
Floyd | feet up.  A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around your house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 64/691 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 64/692 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shovel" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 64/693 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SHOVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shovel" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 64/694 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHOVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, I admit this might come in handy.  It's a quality shovel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 64/695 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 64/696 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You always thought this would be a nice place to plant a tree, but a
Floyd | bare spot reminds you of your lack of foresight.  The ground slopes
Floyd | down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story
Floyd | high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30
Floyd | feet up.  A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around your house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 64/697 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 64/698 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is four
Floyd | full jugs of miracle-grow, a perfect blue crystal, a cold cut special,
Floyd | a frisbee, a penny, a cannonball, and a divining wand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 64/699 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 64/700 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 64/701 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A deep
Floyd | red light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild vortex
Floyd | that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is four
Floyd | full jugs of miracle-grow, a perfect blue crystal, a cold cut special,
Floyd | a frisbee, a penny, a cannonball, and a divining wand.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take jug" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 64/702 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take jug" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 64/703 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You've already got your hands full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 64/704 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 64/705 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a soft spot and a big juicy acorn here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig spot with shovel" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 64/706 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG SPOT WITH SHOVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The shovel bites a nice hole in the earth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "plant acorn in hole" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 70/707 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLANT ACORN IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the acorn into the hole, and scoop the dirt over it, leaving a
Floyd | noticeable little mound.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 6 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour jug on mound" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 70/708 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR JUG ON MOUND
Floyd |
Floyd | The liquid seeps into the mound of dirt with a nourishing sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read jug" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 70/709 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know how to read the empty jug.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x jug" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 70/710 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing in the empty jug.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop empty" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 70/711 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP EMPTY
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 70/712 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 70/713 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way into the clearing, opening your usual path once
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is
Floyd | three full jugs of miracle-grow, a perfect blue crystal, a cold cut
Floyd | special, a frisbee, a penny, a cannonball, and a divining wand.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put shovel on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 70/714 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SHOVEL ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take jug" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 70/715 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 70/716 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You've already got your hands full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read jug" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 70/717 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know how to read the full jug of miracle-grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x jug" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 70/718 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | In the full jug of miracle-grow you see some thick liquid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 70/719 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 70/720 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little mound of dirt and an empty jug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour jug on mound" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 73/721 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR JUG ON MOUND
Floyd |
Floyd | The liquid seeps into the mound of dirt with a nourishing sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 3 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop jug" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 73/722 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "encouraging; it awarded points for the usage of the 2nd jug"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw.sw" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 73/724 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW.SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way into the clearing, opening your usual path once
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is two
Floyd | full jugs of miracle-grow, a perfect blue crystal, a cold cut special,
Floyd | a frisbee, a penny, a cannonball, a divining wand, and a shovel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take jug.ne.ne" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 73/727 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG.NE.NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little mound of dirt and two empty jugs of miracle-grow
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour jug on mound. drop jug. sw. sw" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 73/731 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR JUG ON MOUND. DROP JUG. SW. SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The liquid seeps into the mound of dirt with a nourishing sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way into the clearing, opening your usual path once
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | full jug of miracle-grow, a perfect blue crystal, a cold cut special,
Floyd | a frisbee, a penny, a cannonball, a divining wand, and a shovel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take jug. ne. ne" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 73/734 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG. NE. NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little mound of dirt and three empty jugs of miracle-grow
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour jug on mound" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 73/735 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR JUG ON MOUND
Floyd |
Floyd | The liquid seeps into the mound of dirt with a nourishing sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. maybe only 2 jugs are needed."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop jug" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 73/736 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw.sw.get on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 73/739 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW.SW.GET ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way into the clearing, opening your usual path once
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a cold cut special, a frisbee, a penny, a
Floyd | cannonball, a divining wand, and a shovel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn knob to 5. push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/741 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN KNOB TO 5. PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A
Floyd | blinding purple light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a
Floyd | wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a cold cut special, a frisbee, a penny, a
Floyd | cannonball, a divining wand, and a shovel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne.ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 73/743 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE.NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  A little path made by you on your many daily
Floyd | walks leads southwest into the woods.  You can walk around your house
Floyd | to the northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a tire swing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Goodness. We not only grew a tire, we got a tire swing too."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Woo!"
		DavidW says, "er grew a tree"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swing" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 73/744 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWING
Floyd |
Floyd | Wheeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter swing" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 73/745 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER SWING
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know how to enter the tire swing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb swing" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 73/746 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB SWING
Floyd |
Floyd | The tire swing is not suitable for climbing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ride swing" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 73/746 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RIDE SWING
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "ride".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x swing" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 73/747 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SWING
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a black rubber tire tied to a rope that's attached to a branch
Floyd | mid-way up the tree, and suitable for swinging.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in tire" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 73/748 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN TIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing in the tire swing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-way up tree
Floyd | 73/749 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB TREE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mid-way up tree
Floyd | You are mid-way up the tree, which extends up another 15 feet.  A
Floyd | strong branch here extends horizontally from the trunk.  You can climb
Floyd | even farther up from here, or back down to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a thick rope (tied to a tire swing and to a strong branch)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm, we want to get on the branch, no? Or do people want to risk death by climbing higher because hey why not?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-way up tree
Floyd | 73/749 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd ]  Mid-way up tree
Floyd | 73/749 
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | > CF10
Floyd |
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Treetop
Floyd | 73/750 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Treetop
Floyd | You're as high in the tree as your weight will let you climb.  The
Floyd | view from here is incredible.  The window in the side of the house is
Floyd | right in front of you to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are surprised and somewhat amused to see the rare book nestled
Floyd | within the branches of the tree.  The squirrel must have been here
Floyd | recently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "huh. We can get the squirrel porn back?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd ]  Treetop
Floyd | 73/751 

		inky says, "aporn"

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You retrieve the book from the branches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  Treetop
Floyd | 73/752 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | A rare scientific volume, detailing the mating habits of small
Floyd | rodents.  It looks a bit -- how shall we say?  -- sullied, but is
Floyd | otherwise in fine condition.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Maybe antique store gal would also like squirrel porn?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Treetop
Floyd | 73/753 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | It's tantalizingly out of reach, but if you leap for it, you might
Floyd | just make it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "leap for window" 		

Floyd ]  Treetop
Floyd | 73/754 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAP FOR WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The window is still a little too far away, I'm afraid.  I bet one more
Floyd | jug of miracle-grow would do the trick.  Maybe it's worth checking the
Floyd | work shed again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmm."
		DavidW asks, "The shed is in the -10 timezone, yes?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-way up tree
Floyd | 73/755 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mid-way up tree
Floyd | You are mid-way up the tree, which extends up another 15 feet.  A
Floyd | strong branch here extends horizontally from the trunk.  You can climb
Floyd | even farther up from here, or back down to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a thick rope (tied to a tire swing and to a strong branch)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 73/756 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  A little path made by you on your many daily
Floyd | walks leads southwest into the woods.  You can walk around your house
Floyd | to the northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a tire swing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 73/757 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/758 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a cold cut special, a frisbee, a penny, a
Floyd | cannonball, a divining wand, and a shovel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/759 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a rare book
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cannonball" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/760 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CANNONBALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Who knows where you found this sucker, or why you kept it.  It's a
Floyd | solid metal sphere, about 7 inches in diameter, with lettering stamped
Floyd | on the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/761 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | 154th comp.  Div.  -- US Steel -- TM 1880.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm, the cannonball ought to count as an antique."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/762 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 2" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/763 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 2.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/764 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A dull
Floyd | orange light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild
Floyd | vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can hear the busy noise of construction work
Floyd | nearby, coming through the woods from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a cold cut special, a frisbee, a penny, a
Floyd | cannonball, a divining wand, and a shovel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 73/765 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 73/766 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You are standing on what will be the south side of your house.  The
Floyd | house is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up,
Floyd | but apart from that, there's not much to see.  The ground slopes down
Floyd | slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high
Floyd | because of it.  A little bare path made by you just now leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.  To the east is a dirt road leading to town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sapling here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sharp noise of nails being hammered into thick planks causes you
Floyd | to blink your eyes several times.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sapling" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 73/767 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAPLING
Floyd |
Floyd | The meter-high sapling looks a little intimidated by all the wood
Floyd | being sawed and splintered nearby, but someone has taken the time to
Floyd | tie a bright ribbon to its slender trunk, as a warning to be careful
Floyd | of harming it.  Good thing, because it looks like it's going to be
Floyd | really gigantic one of these days.
Floyd |
Floyd | A young woman with a large box of wood screws rushes past, crying,
Floyd | "Coming!  Coming!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 73/768 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | You are standing in what will be the back of your house.  If you
Floyd | thought it was boring to look at before, you couldn't possibly be less
Floyd | enthusiastic about seeing it now.  The wooden frame has gone up, but
Floyd | that is all there is to see.  However, there is something new to see,
Floyd | a temporary workshed built by the construction company.  The shed sits
Floyd | to the north.  You can walk around the house to the northeast and
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sweaty, red-faced man yells, "Where are my ducts?  Where are my
Floyd | flim-flanged ducts?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside workshed
Floyd | 73/769 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside workshed
Floyd | The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property,
Floyd | apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during
Floyd | the job.  It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide
Floyd | open.  You can enter the shed to the north.  The back of the house is
Floyd | to the south, and your driveway is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone yells, "That's a riot!  Where's Ed?  He's gotta hear this!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 73/770 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside workshed
Floyd | It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day.  It
Floyd | is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness.  The materials
Floyd | that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because
Floyd | the shed is basically empty.  The only exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a full jug of miracle-grow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A huge dog is sitting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh dear. Dog."
		DavidW says, "I think the sandwich might help."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 73/771 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | He's some sort of vicious doberman with greasy black fur.  He's
Floyd | wearing a collar with a tag, so he's obviously not a stray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read tag" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 73/772 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog's collar tag says that his name is "Blackie."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm, if it's not the sandwitch that Blackie likes, perhaps we can ask someone about Blackie."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take jug" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 73/773 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, bother.  As you might expect, the vicious dog snaps at you as you
Floyd | reach for the jug.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside workshed
Floyd | 73/774 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside workshed
Floyd | The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property,
Floyd | apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during
Floyd | the job.  It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide
Floyd | open.  You can enter the shed to the north.  The back of the house is
Floyd | to the south, and your driveway is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A nervous kid slouches by, looking like it's his first day on the job.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask kid about blackie" 		

Floyd ]  Outside workshed
Floyd | 73/775 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK KID ABOUT BLACKIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Surely, you can't think that knows anything about it!
Floyd |
Floyd | A trio of men with puffy faces and scruffy chest hair stride past,
Floyd | telling dirty jokes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kid" 		

Floyd ]  Outside workshed
Floyd | 73/776 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KID
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beefy blond man waddles past, blowing his nose ferociously into the
Floyd | sleeve of his shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Outside workshed
Floyd | 73/777 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone yells, "Fifteen!  Fifteen, everybody!"
Floyd | Someone yells back, "You got that right!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 73/778 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | You are standing in what will be the back of your house.  If you
Floyd | thought it was boring to look at before, you couldn't possibly be less
Floyd | enthusiastic about seeing it now.  The wooden frame has gone up, but
Floyd | that is all there is to see.  However, there is something new to see,
Floyd | a temporary workshed built by the construction company.  The shed sits
Floyd | to the north.  You can walk around the house to the northeast and
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A young woman with a pile of floor tiles rushes past, crying, "Who
Floyd | ordered these?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 73/779 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You are standing on what will be the south side of your house.  The
Floyd | house is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up,
Floyd | but apart from that, there's not much to see.  The ground slopes down
Floyd | slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high
Floyd | because of it.  A little bare path made by you just now leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.  To the east is a dirt road leading to town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sapling here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A guy clambers down from above and yells, "Let's eat!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 73/780 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/781 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can hear the busy noise of construction work
Floyd | nearby, coming through the woods from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a cold cut special, a frisbee, a penny, a
Floyd | cannonball, a divining wand, and a shovel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take special" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/782 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SPECIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 73/783 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 73/784 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You are standing on what will be the south side of your house.  The
Floyd | house is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up,
Floyd | but apart from that, there's not much to see.  The ground slopes down
Floyd | slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high
Floyd | because of it.  A little bare path made by you just now leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.  To the east is a dirt road leading to town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sapling here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone rushes up to you, looks you up and down, and then shakes his
Floyd | head and runs off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 73/785 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | You are standing in what will be the back of your house.  If you
Floyd | thought it was boring to look at before, you couldn't possibly be less
Floyd | enthusiastic about seeing it now.  The wooden frame has gone up, but
Floyd | that is all there is to see.  However, there is something new to see,
Floyd | a temporary workshed built by the construction company.  The shed sits
Floyd | to the north.  You can walk around the house to the northeast and
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man with round spectacles stares at the sky and predicts rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside workshed
Floyd | 73/786 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside workshed
Floyd | The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property,
Floyd | apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during
Floyd | the job.  It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide
Floyd | open.  You can enter the shed to the north.  The back of the house is
Floyd | to the south, and your driveway is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A wiry lad from the electrical crew says, "We need to wait for the
Floyd | plumbers."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 73/787 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside workshed
Floyd | It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day.  It
Floyd | is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness.  The materials
Floyd | that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because
Floyd | the shed is basically empty.  The only exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a full jug of miracle-grow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackie is sitting here.  He smells that you have food with you and
Floyd | begins salivating and barking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give sandwitch to blackie" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 73/787 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SANDWITCH TO BLACKIE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "sandwitch".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give special to blacie" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 73/787 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SPECIAL TO BLACIE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "blacie".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "o blackie" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 73/788 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > O BLACKIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackie wolfs down the cold cut special, then settles into a pacified
Floyd | state.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackie scratches his ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take jug" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 73/789 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pet blackie" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 73/790 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PET BLACKIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pet Blackie's head.  He woofs happily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "tee hee"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside workshed
Floyd | 73/791 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside workshed
Floyd | The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property,
Floyd | apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during
Floyd | the job.  It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide
Floyd | open.  You can enter the shed to the north.  The back of the house is
Floyd | to the south, and your driveway is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a crashing noise and some amount of furor and muttered oaths
Floyd | from the construction crew.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 73/792 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | You are standing in what will be the back of your house.  If you
Floyd | thought it was boring to look at before, you couldn't possibly be less
Floyd | enthusiastic about seeing it now.  The wooden frame has gone up, but
Floyd | that is all there is to see.  However, there is something new to see,
Floyd | a temporary workshed built by the construction company.  The shed sits
Floyd | to the north.  You can walk around the house to the northeast and
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone shouts, "Nobody move!  Wait, everyone get out of the way!  I
Floyd | said, get out of the way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 73/793 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You are standing on what will be the south side of your house.  The
Floyd | house is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up,
Floyd | but apart from that, there's not much to see.  The ground slopes down
Floyd | slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high
Floyd | because of it.  A little bare path made by you just now leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.  To the east is a dirt road leading to town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sapling here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fat man jumps up and down and makes 'bibble-brrrrrr' noises with his
Floyd | mouth.  Oddly, nobody seems to care.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 73/794 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/795 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can hear the busy noise of construction work
Floyd | nearby, coming through the woods from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a frisbee, a penny, a cannonball, a divining
Floyd | wand, and a shovel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/796 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 2" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/797 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 2
Floyd |
Floyd | It's already set to 2!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 73/798 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A dull
Floyd | orange light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild
Floyd | vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a frisbee, a penny, a cannonball, a divining
Floyd | wand, and a shovel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne.ne" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 73/800 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE.NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little mound of dirt and four empty jugs of miracle-grow
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour jug on mound" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 78/801 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR JUG ON MOUND
Floyd |
Floyd | The liquid seeps into the mound of dirt with a nourishing sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 5 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop jug" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 78/802 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 78/803 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a rare book
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Oakwood drive
Floyd | 78/804 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Oakwood drive
Floyd | This pleasant road wanders peacefully through the lush tree growths
Floyd | native to the area.  In the intervening years, they'll straighten the
Floyd | road and widen it, cutting down dozens of these thirty- to
Floyd | eighty-year-old live oaks.  The road leads north into the old shopping
Floyd | village, and a path winds back into the forest to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 78/805 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 78/806 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antique store
Floyd | Stocked full of knickknacks and ancient collectibles, this shop is
Floyd | pervaded by a rich, musty odor.  Taking a look around, you are
Floyd | somewhat ashamed to admit that you really can't tell one item from
Floyd | another.  None of it looks any more valuable or rare than the
Floyd | collection you keep heaped in your garage.  The only exit is west into
Floyd | the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | The antiques merchant is here, puttering around her shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | She says, "Good morning.  Feel free to browse around."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show book to merchant" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 78/807 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW BOOK TO MERCHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant says, "I'm not interested in that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 78/808 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 78/809 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antique store
Floyd | Stocked full of knickknacks and ancient collectibles, this shop is
Floyd | pervaded by a rich, musty odor.  Taking a look around, you are
Floyd | somewhat ashamed to admit that you really can't tell one item from
Floyd | another.  None of it looks any more valuable or rare than the
Floyd | collection you keep heaped in your garage.  The only exit is west into
Floyd | the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | The antiques merchant is here, puttering around her shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | She says, "Good morning.  Feel free to browse around."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sell book" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 78/810 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SELL BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant gives it a quick once-over with her expertly trained
Floyd | eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant shakes her head and says, "Sorry, that isn't something I
Floyd | can consider buying from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 78/811 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Oakwood drive
Floyd | 78/812 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Oakwood drive
Floyd | This pleasant road wanders peacefully through the lush tree growths
Floyd | native to the area.  In the intervening years, they'll straighten the
Floyd | road and widen it, cutting down dozens of these thirty- to
Floyd | eighty-year-old live oaks.  The road leads north into the old shopping
Floyd | village, and a path winds back into the forest to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 78/813 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little mound of dirt and five empty jugs of miracle-grow
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 78/814 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 78/815 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way into the clearing, opening your usual path once
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a frisbee, a penny, a cannonball, a divining
Floyd | wand, and a shovel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put book on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 78/816 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BOOK ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter platform" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 78/817 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn knob to 5" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 78/818 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN KNOB TO 5
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 78/819 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A
Floyd | blinding purple light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a
Floyd | wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a frisbee, a penny, a cannonball, a divining
Floyd | wand, a shovel, and a rare book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne.ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 78/821 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE.NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  A little path made by you on your many daily
Floyd | walks leads southwest into the woods.  You can walk around your house
Floyd | to the northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a tire swing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-way up tree
Floyd | 78/822 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mid-way up tree
Floyd | You are mid-way up the tree, which extends up another 15 feet.  A
Floyd | strong branch here extends horizontally from the trunk.  You can climb
Floyd | even farther up from here, or back down to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a thick rope (tied to a tire swing and to a strong branch)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Treetop
Floyd | 78/823 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Treetop
Floyd | You're as high in the tree as your weight will let you climb.  The
Floyd | view from here is incredible.  The window in the side of the house is
Floyd | right in front of you to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "leap for window" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/824 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAP FOR WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You make your leap of faith.  Your hands find a firm grip on the sill
Floyd | and you pull yourself in.  Unfortunately, you drop all of your
Floyd | possessions in the process.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | This is a little attic space, barely tall enough for you to stand in.
Floyd | Thick boards run in parallel lines along the floor, with pink
Floyd | insulation laid out in between.  A thick brass pipe passes up from the
Floyd | floor next to the window and continues up through the ceiling.
Floyd | Cardboard packing boxes of various sizes are stacked along the walls.
Floyd | A folded-up ladder attached to a hatch would lead down if it were
Floyd | open, but it's closed.  The only exit is the little window you came
Floyd | in.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 10 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/824 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/824 
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | > CF11
Floyd |
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "We had to solve quite a few puzzles to reach this location. Anyone else want to do the searching or should I do it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x insulation" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/825 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X INSULATION
Floyd |
Floyd | The insulation is made of pink fiberglass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move it" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/826 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x beams" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/826 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEAMS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any beams here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/827 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's sturdy, all right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boards" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/827 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any boards here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boxes" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/828 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOXES
Floyd |
Floyd | In the cardboard boxes you see a blue pencil and a desk lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pencil" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/829 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PENCIL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a moderately sharp pencil, made for drawing blue lines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/830 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | This old desk lamp seems to be missing its power cord.  It would fit
Floyd | right in with the other junk in the garage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all from boxes" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/831 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL FROM BOXES
Floyd |
Floyd | blue pencil:  Taken.
Floyd | desk lamp:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/832 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the closed hatch ladder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/833 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't open the hatch ladder from inside the attic.  You have to
Floyd | pull it open from below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. So the only way out is to leap out the window and hope we can reach the tree?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/834 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree is too far away to risk jumping back to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/835 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The pipe is not suitable for climbing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. I hate to say it, but we may be trapped. I think we need the rope from the tire swing to tie to the pipe and then we can climb down the rope."
Ellison says (to Floyd), "jump to tree" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/836 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP TO TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree is too far away to risk leaping back to.  If you jump you'll
Floyd | break your ankle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Ellison says, "hmmm, yeah, maybe"
		DavidW asks, "I saved fairly recently, I think?"
		DavidW says, "oh, I'll have to go back to cf10"
		Johnny says, "No, I'm pretty sure this is a puzzle."
		Johnny says, "But, um, don't listen to me, it's been a while since I played FTF."
		DavidW asks (of Johnny), "You think we can escape the attic without the rope?"
Johnny arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/837 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | This is a little attic space, barely tall enough for you to stand in.
Floyd | Thick boards run in parallel lines along the floor, with pink
Floyd | insulation laid out in between.  A thick brass pipe passes up from the
Floyd | floor next to the window and continues up through the ceiling.
Floyd | Cardboard packing boxes of various sizes are stacked along the walls.
Floyd | A folded-up ladder attached to a hatch would lead down if it were
Floyd | open, but it's closed.  The only exit is the little window you came
Floyd | in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/838 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Out the window you see the tree and the ground far below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/839 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like an ordinary tree to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/840 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's sturdy, all right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says (to DavidW), "If I remember right, I had to look this up."
		DavidW says, "Unless we can throw boxes out the window and they can break our fall? But I bet the rope is the answer."
		Johnny says, "And then I felt dumb."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boxes" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/841 

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "kick hatch" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOXES
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing in the cardboard boxes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/842 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Kicking things is more likely to hurt your foot than help your
Floyd | situation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move boxes" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/843 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE BOXES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't move the cardboard boxes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw boxes out window" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/844 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BOXES OUT WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Throwing things out of windows will get you nowhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/845 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Pulling the pipe doesn't have any effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/846 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Kicking things is more likely to hurt your foot than help your
Floyd | situation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/847 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNOCK ON HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Knocking on the hatch ladder has no effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/848 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/849 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The hatch ladder is already closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/850 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't push open the hatch ladder from inside the attic.  You have
Floyd | to pull it open from below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/850 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any ceiling here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Hm, I think there's supposed to be a way to break your landing, going out the window."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x swing" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/850 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SWING
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any swing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through window" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/851 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Out the window you see the tree and the ground far below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/852 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like an ordinary tree to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "x ground" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/853 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | It lies beneath you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ground" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/854 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | It lies beneath you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Damnable memory."
		Ellison asks, "was there a pile of leaves somewhere?"
		DavidW says, "Not that I remember."
Ellison says (to Floyd), "get insulation" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/855 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET INSULATION
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "So, you were going to load to get back here with the rope?"
		Johnny says, "Because, rope sounds handy."
		DavidW says, "yeah, I'll have to re-do the dog business, though."
		Johnny says, "Sorry for sidelining you."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/855 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to restore game from >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-way up tree
Floyd | 73/749 
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd | > CF10
Floyd |
Floyd | Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mid-way up tree
Floyd | You are mid-way up the tree, which extends up another 15 feet.  A
Floyd | strong branch here extends horizontally from the trunk.  You can climb
Floyd | even farther up from here, or back down to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a thick rope (tied to a tire swing and to a strong branch)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Treetop
Floyd | 73/750 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Treetop
Floyd | You're as high in the tree as your weight will let you climb.  The
Floyd | view from here is incredible.  The window in the side of the house is
Floyd | right in front of you to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are surprised and somewhat amused to see the rare book nestled
Floyd | within the branches of the tree.  The squirrel must have been here
Floyd | recently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take book. leap for window." 		

Floyd ]  Treetop
Floyd | 73/752 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOOK. LEAP FOR WINDOW.
Floyd |
Floyd | You retrieve the book from the branches.
Floyd |
Floyd | The window is still a little too far away, I'm afraid.  I bet one more
Floyd | jug of miracle-grow would do the trick.  Maybe it's worth checking the
Floyd | work shed again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d. d." 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 73/754 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D. D.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mid-way up tree
Floyd | You are mid-way up the tree, which extends up another 15 feet.  A
Floyd | strong branch here extends horizontally from the trunk.  You can climb
Floyd | even farther up from here, or back down to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a thick rope (tied to a tire swing and to a strong branch)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  A little path made by you on your many daily
Floyd | walks leads southwest into the woods.  You can walk around your house
Floyd | to the northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a tire swing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw.sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/756 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW.SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a cold cut special, a frisbee, a penny, a
Floyd | cannonball, a divining wand, and a shovel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put book on platform. enter machine." 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/758 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BOOK ON PLATFORM. ENTER MACHINE.
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 2" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/759 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 2.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/760 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A dull
Floyd | orange light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild
Floyd | vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can hear the busy noise of construction work
Floyd | nearby, coming through the woods from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a cold cut special, a frisbee, a penny, a
Floyd | cannonball, a divining wand, a shovel, and a rare book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/761 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne.ne.nw.n.n" 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 73/766 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE.NE.NW.N.N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You are standing on what will be the south side of your house.  The
Floyd | house is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up,
Floyd | but apart from that, there's not much to see.  The ground slopes down
Floyd | slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high
Floyd | because of it.  A little bare path made by you just now leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.  To the east is a dirt road leading to town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sapling here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sharp noise of nails being hammered into thick planks causes you
Floyd | to blink your eyes several times.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | You are standing in what will be the back of your house.  If you
Floyd | thought it was boring to look at before, you couldn't possibly be less
Floyd | enthusiastic about seeing it now.  The wooden frame has gone up, but
Floyd | that is all there is to see.  However, there is something new to see,
Floyd | a temporary workshed built by the construction company.  The shed sits
Floyd | to the north.  You can walk around the house to the northeast and
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A young woman with a large box of wood screws rushes past, crying,
Floyd | "Coming!  Coming!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside workshed
Floyd | The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property,
Floyd | apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during
Floyd | the job.  It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide
Floyd | open.  You can enter the shed to the north.  The back of the house is
Floyd | to the south, and your driveway is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sweaty, red-faced man yells, "Where are my ducts?  Where are my
Floyd | flim-flanged ducts?"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside workshed
Floyd | It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day.  It
Floyd | is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness.  The materials
Floyd | that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because
Floyd | the shed is basically empty.  The only exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a full jug of miracle-grow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A huge dog is sitting here.  He smells that you have food with you and
Floyd | begins salivating and barking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give sandwich to dog. take jug." 		

Floyd ]  Inside workshed
Floyd | 73/768 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SANDWICH TO DOG. TAKE JUG.
Floyd |
Floyd | The huge dog wolfs down the cold cut special, then settles into a
Floyd | pacified state.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s.se.sw.sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/773 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S.S.SE.SW.SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside workshed
Floyd | The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property,
Floyd | apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during
Floyd | the job.  It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide
Floyd | open.  You can enter the shed to the north.  The back of the house is
Floyd | to the south, and your driveway is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone yells, "That's a riot!  Where's Ed?  He's gotta hear this!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | You are standing in what will be the back of your house.  If you
Floyd | thought it was boring to look at before, you couldn't possibly be less
Floyd | enthusiastic about seeing it now.  The wooden frame has gone up, but
Floyd | that is all there is to see.  However, there is something new to see,
Floyd | a temporary workshed built by the construction company.  The shed sits
Floyd | to the north.  You can walk around the house to the northeast and
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A nervous kid slouches by, looking like it's his first day on the job.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You are standing on what will be the south side of your house.  The
Floyd | house is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up,
Floyd | but apart from that, there's not much to see.  The ground slopes down
Floyd | slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high
Floyd | because of it.  A little bare path made by you just now leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.  To the east is a dirt road leading to town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sapling here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A trio of men with puffy faces and scruffy chest hair stride past,
Floyd | telling dirty jokes.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can hear the busy noise of construction work
Floyd | nearby, coming through the woods from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a frisbee, a penny, a cannonball, a divining
Floyd | wand, a shovel, and a rare book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 73/774 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 73/775 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A dull
Floyd | orange light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild
Floyd | vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a frisbee, a penny, a cannonball, a divining
Floyd | wand, a shovel, and a rare book.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne.ne" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 73/777 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE.NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little mound of dirt and four empty jugs of miracle-grow
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour jug on mound. drop jug" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 78/779 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR JUG ON MOUND. DROP JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The liquid seeps into the mound of dirt with a nourishing sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 5 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw.sw" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 78/781 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW.SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way into the clearing, opening your usual path once
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a frisbee, a penny, a cannonball, a divining
Floyd | wand, a shovel, and a rare book.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter platform. turn knob to 5." 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 78/783 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER PLATFORM. TURN KNOB TO 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 78/784 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A
Floyd | blinding purple light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a
Floyd | wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a frisbee, a penny, a cannonball, a divining
Floyd | wand, a shovel, and a rare book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne.ne." 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 78/786 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE.NE.
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  A little path made by you on your many daily
Floyd | walks leads southwest into the woods.  You can walk around your house
Floyd | to the northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a tire swing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-way up tree
Floyd | 78/787 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mid-way up tree
Floyd | You are mid-way up the tree, which extends up another 15 feet.  A
Floyd | strong branch here extends horizontally from the trunk.  You can climb
Floyd | even farther up from here, or back down to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a thick rope (tied to a tire swing and to a strong branch)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf12" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-way up tree
Floyd | 78/787 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd ]  Mid-way up tree
Floyd | 78/787 
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | > CF12
Floyd |
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "untie rope" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-way up tree
Floyd | 78/788 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNTIE  ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You untie the branch from the rope, and the rope and tire fall to the
Floyd | ground with a thunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 78/789 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  A little path made by you on your many daily
Floyd | walks leads southwest into the woods.  You can walk around your house
Floyd | to the northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a thick rope (tied to a tire) and a tire here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "untie rope" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 78/790 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNTIE ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You untie the rope from the tire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rope" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 78/791 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-way up tree
Floyd | 78/792 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mid-way up tree
Floyd | You are mid-way up the tree, which extends up another 15 feet.  A
Floyd | strong branch here extends horizontally from the trunk.  You can climb
Floyd | even farther up from here, or back down to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Treetop
Floyd | 78/793 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Treetop
Floyd | You're as high in the tree as your weight will let you climb.  The
Floyd | view from here is incredible.  The window in the side of the house is
Floyd | right in front of you to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw rope in window" 		

Floyd ]  Treetop
Floyd | 78/794 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW ROPE IN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You take aim and heave the thick rope into the window.  It disappears
Floyd | inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "leap into window" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/795 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAP INTO WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You make your leap of faith.  Your hands find a firm grip on the sill
Floyd | and you pull yourself in.  Unfortunately, you drop all of your
Floyd | possessions in the process.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | This is a little attic space, barely tall enough for you to stand in.
Floyd | Thick boards run in parallel lines along the floor, with pink
Floyd | insulation laid out in between.  A thick brass pipe passes up from the
Floyd | floor next to the window and continues up through the ceiling.
Floyd | Cardboard packing boxes of various sizes are stacked along the walls.
Floyd | A folded-up ladder attached to a hatch would lead down if it were
Floyd | open, but it's closed.  The only exit is the little window you came
Floyd | in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a thick rope here.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 10 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search boxes" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/796 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BOXES
Floyd |
Floyd | In the cardboard boxes you see a blue pencil and a desk lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all from boxes" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/797 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL FROM BOXES
Floyd |
Floyd | blue pencil:  Taken.
Floyd | desk lamp:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/798 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIE ROPE TO PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You tie the rope to the pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rope out window" 		

Floyd ]  Attic
Floyd | 88/799 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ROPE OUT WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You throw the free end of the rope out the window.  It doesn't reach
Floyd | all the way down to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb down rope" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/800 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB DOWN ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You shimmy down the rope.  After a few feet, your hands lose their
Floyd | grip and you plummet.  The ground breaks your fall, and quite nearly
Floyd | your ankle.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  There is a rope dangling from the window.  A
Floyd | little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into
Floyd | the woods.  You can walk around your house to the northwest and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a tire here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/801 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a blue pencil
Floyd |    a desk lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, I have an idea what the pencil is for, but the lamp, I'm not sure."
		DavidW says, "I suppose we can try to show the lamp and cannonball to the antique store gal."
		DavidW says, "lemme recheck the other stuff first, though, see if anything screams 'antique'."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 88/802 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | The back of your house is pretty non-descript, except for some really
Floyd | nice trees that make up for the lack of landscaping in the front.  The
Floyd | spout of your drainpipe comes down here from the roof.  A gravel path
Floyd | extends northeast and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/803 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in barrow" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/804 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN BARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | In the busted wheelbarrow you see a car key, a tourist map, a garage
Floyd | door opener, a school pencil, an old pillowcase, a can of WD-40, a
Floyd | deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a
Floyd | machete, a crowbar, a paper napkin, some money (four dollars), a
Floyd | biology book, a newspaper, a motorized grinder, and an old tennis
Floyd | ball.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmm. With the plank and rope, we might be able to descend into that chasm between the grotto and crystal cavern."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grinder" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/805 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRINDER
Floyd |
Floyd | The device is pretty simple:  you put a master key and a blank into
Floyd | the grinder, turn it on, and the lathe cuts the blank into a
Floyd | duplicate.  A black, heavy-duty electrical cord with a plug at the end
Floyd | trails out the back.  The thick black cord is dangling from the back
Floyd | of the motorized grinder.  In the motorized grinder you see a blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. crowbar might _might_ open the hatch in the attic."
		DavidW says, "iffy, though."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x map" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/806 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAP
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a tourist map of Paris.  Must be left over from some other
Floyd | adventure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/807 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the garage
Floyd | This room is a total mess.  No wonder you keep your car in the
Floyd | driveway.  Sure enough, it took a long time to sort through the junk
Floyd | in here, and you have found everything including the kitchen sink, and
Floyd | there still doesn't seem to have been much point to it.  There is a
Floyd | garage door button on the wall.  A closed door to the south leads into
Floyd | your house through the kitchen.  The only other exit is the way you
Floyd | came in, which is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an opener button, a wasp nest, a moose head trophy, a beat-up
Floyd | mattress, and the kitchen sink here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trophy" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/808 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TROPHY
Floyd |
Floyd | What a piece of junk!  Perhaps the ultimate.  Be proud.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x nest" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/809 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | Dratted mud-daubers!  It looks dead, but you'd better leave it alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/810 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Obviously, you must have found everything there is to find if you've
Floyd | found this relic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm, perhaps it would help to put the mattress below the window"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take mattress" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/811 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't pick up the beat-up mattress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push mattress n" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/812 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH MATTRESS N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't seem to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull mattress n" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/812 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL MATTRESS N
Floyd |
Floyd | There are words after your command I couldn't use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mattress" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/813 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | Geez!  Don't you ever throw anything away?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/814 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pillowcase" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/815 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PILLOWCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put map in case" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/816 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MAP IN CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/817 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/818 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  There is a rope dangling from the window.  A
Floyd | little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into
Floyd | the woods.  You can walk around your house to the northwest and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a tire here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/819 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/820 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a frisbee, a penny, a cannonball, a divining
Floyd | wand, a shovel, and a rare book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/821 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put cannonball in case" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/822 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CANNONBALL IN CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put lamp in case" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/823 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT LAMP IN CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/824 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a blue pencil
Floyd |    an old pillowcase
Floyd |        a tourist map
Floyd |        a cannonball
Floyd |        a desk lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/825 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/826 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A deep
Floyd | red light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild vortex
Floyd | that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a frisbee, a penny, a divining wand, a shovel,
Floyd | and a rare book.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/827 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 88/828 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little mound of dirt and five empty jugs of miracle-grow
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 88/829 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Oakwood drive
Floyd | 88/830 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Oakwood drive
Floyd | This pleasant road wanders peacefully through the lush tree growths
Floyd | native to the area.  In the intervening years, they'll straighten the
Floyd | road and widen it, cutting down dozens of these thirty- to
Floyd | eighty-year-old live oaks.  The road leads north into the old shopping
Floyd | village, and a path winds back into the forest to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/831 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/832 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antique store
Floyd | Stocked full of knickknacks and ancient collectibles, this shop is
Floyd | pervaded by a rich, musty odor.  Taking a look around, you are
Floyd | somewhat ashamed to admit that you really can't tell one item from
Floyd | another.  None of it looks any more valuable or rare than the
Floyd | collection you keep heaped in your garage.  The only exit is west into
Floyd | the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | The antiques merchant is here, puttering around her shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | She says, "Good morning.  Feel free to browse around."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sell cannonball" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/832 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SELL CANNONBALL
Floyd |
Floyd | (to the merchant)
Floyd | The merchant gives the cannonball the once-over with her keen pair of
Floyd | eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant says, "Say, this cannonball is in good shape.  I'll give
Floyd | you $35 for it.  Deal?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/833 
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant tucks the cannonball away into a back room, then returns
Floyd | and hands you the money.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant says, "All righty.  Here you are.  Thank you."
Floyd |
Floyd | You somehow gather all of your money together along with the new cash.
Floyd |
Floyd | [It is now in your hands, and not where you last left it.  Presto!]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "neat trick"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sell lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/834 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SELL LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant gives the desk lamp the once-over with her keen pair of
Floyd | eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant shakes her head and says, "Sorry, that isn't something I
Floyd | can consider buying from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sell map" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/835 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SELL MAP
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant gives the tourist map the once-over with her keen pair of
Floyd | eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant shakes her head and says, "Sorry, that isn't something I
Floyd | can consider buying from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/836 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antique store
Floyd | Stocked full of knickknacks and ancient collectibles, this shop is
Floyd | pervaded by a rich, musty odor.  Taking a look around, you are
Floyd | somewhat ashamed to admit that you really can't tell one item from
Floyd | another.  None of it looks any more valuable or rare than the
Floyd | collection you keep heaped in your garage.  The only exit is west into
Floyd | the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | The antiques merchant is here, puttering around her shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stuff" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/837 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STUFF
Floyd |
Floyd | The collection of antiques is disordered, and most of it doesn't look
Floyd | important.  You think you might turn something up if you gave it a
Floyd | good search, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search stuff" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/838 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH STUFF
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a lightning rod!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/839 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a metal suitcase!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/840 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing else in the antiques.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rod" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/841 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a long spear of conducting metal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x suitcase" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/842 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SUITCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a solid suitcase with a shiny aluminum case, capable of
Floyd | transporting a volume of material securely.  The metal suitcase is
Floyd | closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/843 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/844 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing in the metal suitcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close it" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/845 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cannonball" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/845 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CANNONBALL
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any cannonball here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I suppose I can go get the moose head?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x money" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/846 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Money:  You have 39 dollars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "or the machete?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/847 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Oakwood drive
Floyd | 88/848 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Oakwood drive
Floyd | This pleasant road wanders peacefully through the lush tree growths
Floyd | native to the area.  In the intervening years, they'll straighten the
Floyd | road and widen it, cutting down dozens of these thirty- to
Floyd | eighty-year-old live oaks.  The road leads north into the old shopping
Floyd | village, and a path winds back into the forest to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 88/849 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little mound of dirt and five empty jugs of miracle-grow
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/850 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/851 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way into the clearing, opening your usual path once
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a frisbee, a penny, a divining wand, a shovel,
Floyd | and a rare book.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x penny" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/852 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Minted in Denver in 1975, this penny is worth one cent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on machine" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/853 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to get on the platform, not the machine itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/854 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn knob to 5" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/855 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN KNOB TO 5
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/856 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A
Floyd | blinding purple light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a
Floyd | wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a frisbee, a penny, a divining wand, a shovel,
Floyd | and a rare book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "empty pillowcase onto platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/857 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EMPTY PILLOWCASE ONTO PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know how to empty the old pillowcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put all from pillowcase on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/857 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ALL FROM PILLOWCASE ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | There are words after your command I couldn't use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all from pillowcase" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/858 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL FROM PILLOWCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | tourist map:  Taken.
Floyd | desk lamp:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put map and lamp on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/859 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MAP AND LAMP ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | tourist map:  Done.
Floyd | desk lamp:  Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne.ne.nw" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 88/862 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE.NE.NW
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  There is a rope dangling from the window.  A
Floyd | little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into
Floyd | the woods.  You can walk around your house to the northwest and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a tire here.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | The back of your house is pretty non-descript, except for some really
Floyd | nice trees that make up for the lack of landscaping in the front.  The
Floyd | spout of your drainpipe comes down here from the roof.  A gravel path
Floyd | extends northeast and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take machete." 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 88/862 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MACHETE.
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any machete here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 88/863 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/864 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take machete" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/865 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MACHETE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/866 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the garage
Floyd | This room is a total mess.  No wonder you keep your car in the
Floyd | driveway.  Sure enough, it took a long time to sort through the junk
Floyd | in here, and you have found everything including the kitchen sink, and
Floyd | there still doesn't seem to have been much point to it.  There is a
Floyd | garage door button on the wall.  A closed door to the south leads into
Floyd | your house through the kitchen.  The only other exit is the way you
Floyd | came in, which is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an opener button, a wasp nest, a moose head trophy, a beat-up
Floyd | mattress, and the kitchen sink here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put machete in pillowcase" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/867 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MACHETE IN PILLOWCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put trophy in pillowcase" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/868 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TROPHY IN PILLOWCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put nest in pillowcase" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/869 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT NEST IN PILLOWCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't put the wasp nest anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put sink in pillowcase" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/870 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SINK IN PILLOWCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't put the kitchen sink anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/871 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in barrow" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/872 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN BARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | In the busted wheelbarrow you see a car key, a garage door opener, a
Floyd | school pencil, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire
Floyd | pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a crowbar, a paper napkin, a biology
Floyd | book, a newspaper, a motorized grinder, and an old tennis ball.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pump" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/873 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | I know what you're thinking -- you can pump up the soccer ball with
Floyd | this baby.  Nope.  It's just a piece of junk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x soccer ball" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/874 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOCCER BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | A World Cup fan you aren't.  This thing is in sorry shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tennis ball" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/875 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TENNIS BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's faded to a pale whitish green over the years, and it's sticky
Floyd | with mud and rotten leaves.  You must have lost it during an exuberant
Floyd | game of catch some years ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/876 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/877 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  There is a rope dangling from the window.  A
Floyd | little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into
Floyd | the woods.  You can walk around your house to the northwest and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a tire here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/878 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/879 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a frisbee, a penny, a divining wand, a shovel, a
Floyd | rare book, a tourist map, and a desk lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put wand in case" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/880 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WAND IN CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x frisbee" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/881 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FRISBEE
Floyd |
Floyd | One of those little ones, for playing frisbee golf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put it in case" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/882 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT IT IN CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/883 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn knob to 1" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/884 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN KNOB TO 1
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/885 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A deep
Floyd | red light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild vortex
Floyd | that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a penny, a shovel, a rare book, a tourist map,
Floyd | and a desk lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne.ne" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 88/887 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE.NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little mound of dirt and five empty jugs of miracle-grow
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Oakwood drive
Floyd | 88/888 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Oakwood drive
Floyd | This pleasant road wanders peacefully through the lush tree growths
Floyd | native to the area.  In the intervening years, they'll straighten the
Floyd | road and widen it, cutting down dozens of these thirty- to
Floyd | eighty-year-old live oaks.  The road leads north into the old shopping
Floyd | village, and a path winds back into the forest to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/889 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/890 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't look like
Floyd | it's open for business yet.  A sign on the shop says:  "Grand Opening
Floyd | in 1 Week!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/891 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antique store
Floyd | Stocked full of knickknacks and ancient collectibles, this shop is
Floyd | pervaded by a rich, musty odor.  Taking a look around, you are
Floyd | somewhat ashamed to admit that you really can't tell one item from
Floyd | another.  None of it looks any more valuable or rare than the
Floyd | collection you keep heaped in your garage.  The only exit is west into
Floyd | the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a lightning rod and a metal suitcase here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The antiques merchant is here, puttering around her shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | She says, "Good morning.  Feel free to browse around."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sell wand" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/892 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SELL WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant gives the divining wand the once-over with her keen pair
Floyd | of eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant shakes her head and says, "Sorry, that isn't something I
Floyd | can consider buying from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sell head" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/893 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SELL HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant gives it a quick once-over with her expertly trained
Floyd | eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant shakes her head and says, "Sorry, that isn't something I
Floyd | can consider buying from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/894 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a blue pencil
Floyd |    an old pillowcase
Floyd |        a machete
Floyd |        a moose head trophy
Floyd |        a divining wand
Floyd |        a frisbee
Floyd |    some money (39 dollars)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sell machete" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/895 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SELL MACHETE
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant gives the machete the once-over with her keen pair of
Floyd | eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant shakes her head and says, "Sorry, that isn't something I
Floyd | can consider buying from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sell frisbee" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/896 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SELL FRISBEE
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant gives the frisbee the once-over with her keen pair of
Floyd | eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant shakes her head and says, "Sorry, that isn't something I
Floyd | can consider buying from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pillowcase" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/897 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PILLOWCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's got a 70's flower pattern, but the colors have faded.  The old
Floyd | pillowcase is open.  In the old pillowcase you see a machete, a moose
Floyd | head trophy, a divining wand, and a frisbee.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sell pillowcase" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/898 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SELL PILLOWCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant gives the old pillowcase the once-over with her keen pair
Floyd | of eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant shakes her head and says, "Sorry, that isn't something I
Floyd | can consider buying from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "My eyes are smarting. I should crash soon."
		Ellison says, "it was a good run"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/898 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to save game in >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nfftf3" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/898 
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | > NFFTF3
Floyd |
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/898 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | In a total of 898 turns, you have achieved a score of 88 points out of
Floyd | a possible 151, which means you are an adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you really want to quit?  (YES or NO) >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd | Do you really want to quit?  (YES or NO) >
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thank you for playing First Things First.
Floyd | cheaptads quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		DavidW says, "thanks for the game"
		Ellison says, "good work"
Ellison has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "thanks"
		Johnny says, "Have a good crash."
Johnny has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "I suppose we should explore more, maybe the +10 time zone next time."
		DavidW says, "but yeah, crashin'."
		
*** SESSION FOUR *** 		
		

Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to restore game from >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nfftf3" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/898 
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd | > NFFTF3
Floyd |
Floyd | Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antique store
Floyd | Stocked full of knickknacks and ancient collectibles, this shop is
Floyd | pervaded by a rich, musty odor.  Taking a look around, you are
Floyd | somewhat ashamed to admit that you really can't tell one item from
Floyd | another.  None of it looks any more valuable or rare than the
Floyd | collection you keep heaped in your garage.  The only exit is west into
Floyd | the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a lightning rod and a metal suitcase here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The antiques merchant is here, puttering around her shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		[LINK]
		genericgeekgirl says, "Also ftf.1.log and ftf.2.log"
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 don't think we can afford anything, but I'm not sure. We have some money, but I'd like to get at least $100 so we can open a bank account."
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/899 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a blue pencil
Floyd |    an old pillowcase
Floyd |        a machete
Floyd |        a moose head trophy
Floyd |        a divining wand
Floyd |        a frisbee
Floyd |    some money (39 dollars)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "(for no particular reason, I"
		DavidW says, "I've been using the pillowcase as a rucksack)"
		Zach says, "Hey, works as well as anything"
		Johnny says, "No particular reason, right >_o"
		DavidW says, "just because I could, yeah."
		Zach says, "I like the image of us wandering around with our pillowcase and wheelbarrow full of junk."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Where did we get a pillowcase?"
		DavidW says, "garage. I think"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Can/did we sell the wheelbarrow? She seemed to want it."
		DavidW says, "I have not attempted to sell the barrow."
		Zach asks, "Hmm, we didn't find anything to fix it with?"
		DavidW says, "We can try to do so, but I thought maybe we had to fix it first. But maybe not."
		Zach says, "Yeah, she said it was an antique but broken"
		DavidW asks, "I don't remember seeing anything to fix the barrow with. Shall I go fetch it anyway?"
		Zach asks, "Sure. There weren't any tools in the house?"
		DavidW says, "I don't think we tried 'sell barrow', only 'show barrow', because the barrow was full of our stuff."
		DavidW says (to Zach), "There were lots of things. I don't remember them all. A shovel, a mattress, the divining wand, ..."
		DavidW says, "Kitchen sink was the last item found."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to woman" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/899 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any woman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/900 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antique store
Floyd | Stocked full of knickknacks and ancient collectibles, this shop is
Floyd | pervaded by a rich, musty odor.  Taking a look around, you are
Floyd | somewhat ashamed to admit that you really can't tell one item from
Floyd | another.  None of it looks any more valuable or rare than the
Floyd | collection you keep heaped in your garage.  The only exit is west into
Floyd | the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a lightning rod and a metal suitcase here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The antiques merchant is here, puttering around her shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/901 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO MERCHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant says, "Hello."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask merchant about antiques" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/902 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MERCHANT ABOUT ANTIQUES
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant says, "Feel free to browse through them and see if
Floyd | anything catches your fancy."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy rod" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/903 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't waste the merchant's time.  You don't have enough money.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rod" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/904 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a long spear of conducting metal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask merchant about rod" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/905 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MERCHANT ABOUT ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant says, "Ah yes.  Let me tell you about this lightning rod.
Floyd | You can't just run down to the local hardware store to find a
Floyd | lightning rod like this one.  Assuming there were a local hardware
Floyd | store, that is."
Floyd |
Floyd | She looks it up and down.  "This was made by a company in Boise,
Floyd | Idaho, that made lifetime guarantees for their lightning rods.  Back
Floyd | in the 1930s, they made the best of the best.  Cheap, mass-produced
Floyd | lightning rods eventually forced them out of the market.  If you
Floyd | really want to protect your house, though, this is the one to get."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. She didn't mention a price."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask merchant about suitcase" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/906 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MERCHANT ABOUT SUITCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant says, "The son of a traveling salesman brought this in
Floyd | recently.  It's a design they don't make any more.  Rather roomier on
Floyd | the inside than it looks."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open suitcase" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/907 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN SUITCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/908 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing in the metal suitcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter suitcase" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/909 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER SUITCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know how to enter the metal suitcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, not *that* roomy."
		DavidW asks, "Shall I go fetch the wheelbarrow? Or may I go visit the +10 era instead? Or does someone have another suggestion?"
		DavidW says, "well, I'll go get the barrow, I suppose."
		Zach says, "Feel free."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/910 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Oakwood drive
Floyd | 88/911 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Oakwood drive
Floyd | This pleasant road wanders peacefully through the lush tree growths
Floyd | native to the area.  In the intervening years, they'll straighten the
Floyd | road and widen it, cutting down dozens of these thirty- to
Floyd | eighty-year-old live oaks.  The road leads north into the old shopping
Floyd | village, and a path winds back into the forest to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 88/912 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little mound of dirt and five empty jugs of miracle-grow
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/913 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/914 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way into the clearing, opening your usual path once
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a penny, a shovel, a rare book, a tourist map,
Floyd | and a desk lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/915 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 5" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/916 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 5
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/917 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A
Floyd | blinding purple light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a
Floyd | wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a penny, a shovel, a rare book, a tourist map,
Floyd | and a desk lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/918 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/919 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  There is a rope dangling from the window.  A
Floyd | little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into
Floyd | the woods.  You can walk around your house to the northwest and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a tire here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tire" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/920 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a black rubber tire, suitable for swinging.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/921 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stones" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/922 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STONES
Floyd |
Floyd | Just a couple of cold grey stones sitting in the soft dirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take stones" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/923 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STONES
Floyd |
Floyd | They're too heavy to carry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under stones" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/924 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER STONES
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing else under the landscaping stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/925 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in barrow" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/926 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN BARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | In the busted wheelbarrow you see a car key, a garage door opener, a
Floyd | school pencil, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire
Floyd | pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a crowbar, a paper napkin, a biology
Floyd | book, a newspaper, a motorized grinder, and an old tennis ball.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x biology book" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/927 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BIOLOGY BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The title of this book is "Fun With Ferns" by Prof. Roy Hinkley.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/928 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing interesting about this book is that the author was
Floyd | apparently stranded on a small island in the Pacific for fifteen years
Floyd | while researching the material.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "empty barrow" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/929 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EMPTY BARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | You empty the busted wheelbarrow, and everything in it spills onto the
Floyd | ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take barrow" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/930 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't pick up the wheelbarrow.  It must weigh 100 pounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push barrow se" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/931 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BARROW SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat and a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push barrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/932 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  There is a rope dangling from the window.  A
Floyd | little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into
Floyd | the woods.  You can walk around your house to the northwest and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a tire and a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push barrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/933 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push barrow sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/934 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BARROW SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine and a busted wheelbarrow here.  The hinged
Floyd | compartment seems to contain the time machine manual.  Sitting on the
Floyd | time machine platform is a perfect blue crystal, a penny, a shovel, a
Floyd | rare book, a tourist map, and a desk lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put barrow on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/935 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BARROW ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/936 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/937 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/938 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A deep
Floyd | red light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild vortex
Floyd | that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a penny, a shovel, a rare book, a tourist map, a
Floyd | desk lamp, and a busted wheelbarrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push barrow ne" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/939 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BARROW NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.  You maneuver the
Floyd | busted wheelbarrow off of the time machine platform and push it
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 88/940 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little mound of dirt, five empty jugs of miracle-grow, and a
Floyd | busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Oakwood drive
Floyd | 88/941 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oakwood drive
Floyd | This pleasant road wanders peacefully through the lush tree growths
Floyd | native to the area.  In the intervening years, they'll straighten the
Floyd | road and widen it, cutting down dozens of these thirty- to
Floyd | eighty-year-old live oaks.  The road leads north into the old shopping
Floyd | village, and a path winds back into the forest to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push barrow n" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/942 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BARROW N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a busted wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push barrow e" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/943 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BARROW E
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the busted wheelbarrow to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Antique store
Floyd | Stocked full of knickknacks and ancient collectibles, this shop is
Floyd | pervaded by a rich, musty odor.  Taking a look around, you are
Floyd | somewhat ashamed to admit that you really can't tell one item from
Floyd | another.  None of it looks any more valuable or rare than the
Floyd | collection you keep heaped in your garage.  The only exit is west into
Floyd | the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a lightning rod, a metal suitcase, and a busted wheelbarrow
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The antiques merchant is here, puttering around her shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant greets you with a smile and a pair of raised eyebrows as
Floyd | you enter.  "Back again, are we?" she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice that her gaze was drawn straight to your creaky old
Floyd | wheelbarrow the moment you wheeled the thing in.  She eyes it up and
Floyd | down with interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sell barrow" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/943 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SELL BARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | (to the merchant)
Floyd | The merchant gives it a quick once-over with her expertly trained
Floyd | eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant says, "Say, this wheelbarrow is as ancient as Methuselah.
Floyd | But the front wheel's shot.  It'd be worth more if it were fixed.
Floyd | I'll give you $35 for it.  Deal?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		DavidW says, "so we can sell it."
		Zach says, "Ah, maybe that's the best we're going to get."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/944 
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant pulls the wheelbarrow over to one side of the shop and
Floyd | says, "All righty.  Here you are.  Thank you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x money" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/945 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Money:  You have 74 dollars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "haggle" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/945 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HAGGLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "haggle".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x barrow" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/946 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BARROW
Floyd |
Floyd | This filthy beast from, apparently, the last century, has a busted
Floyd | front wheel. It's still a little wobbly, but the bolt is holding it
Floyd | tight.  There's nothing in the wheelbarrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Man, we have a time machine. Let's just sell the house."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bolt" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/947 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOLT
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like you hit it on a rock and loosened the bolt, as well as
Floyd | twisted the axle out of shape.  It's still a little wobbly, but the
Floyd | bolt is holding it tight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Zach), "I don't think we can push the house onto the platform."
		Zach says, "Heh, that's how true real estate agents get it done."
		DavidW says, "I'm guessing there's other things we can sell as well, but it's not obvious what."
		DavidW says, "anyway, I want to visit the +10 era, in case there's any antiques hiding there."
		DavidW says, "Unfortunately, it'll take two jumps, and there's that pesky cooling off period required."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/948 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Oakwood drive
Floyd | 88/949 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Oakwood drive
Floyd | This pleasant road wanders peacefully through the lush tree growths
Floyd | native to the area.  In the intervening years, they'll straighten the
Floyd | road and widen it, cutting down dozens of these thirty- to
Floyd | eighty-year-old live oaks.  The road leads north into the old shopping
Floyd | village, and a path winds back into the forest to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 88/950 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little mound of dirt and five empty jugs of miracle-grow
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/951 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/952 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way into the clearing, opening your usual path once
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a penny, a shovel, a rare book, a tourist map,
Floyd | and a desk lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/953 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read penny" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/954 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ PENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know how to read the penny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 5" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/955 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 5
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/956 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A
Floyd | blinding purple light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a
Floyd | wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a penny, a shovel, a rare book, a tourist map,
Floyd | and a desk lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/957 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/958 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 4" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/959 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 4
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 4.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/960 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/961 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a large contraption that's about the size and shape of an engine
Floyd | block, and made of solid metal.  It sits on a platform that is welded
Floyd | firmly to the machine itself.  On the front is a knob and a large red
Floyd | button.  On the back side of it is a hinged compartment.  There is a
Floyd | label on the knob.  You feel heat radiating from the machine.  On the
Floyd | time machine platform you see a perfect blue crystal, a penny, a
Floyd | shovel, a rare book, a tourist map, and a desk lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/962 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/963 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/964 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/965 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/966 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/967 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a large contraption that's about the size and shape of an engine
Floyd | block, and made of solid metal.  It sits on a platform that is welded
Floyd | firmly to the machine itself.  On the front is a knob and a large red
Floyd | button.  On the back side of it is a hinged compartment.  There is a
Floyd | label on the knob.  The time machine has cooled off.  On the time
Floyd | machine platform you see a perfect blue crystal, a penny, a shovel, a
Floyd | rare book, a tourist map, and a desk lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/968 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A bright
Floyd | blue light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild
Floyd | vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The clearing here is desolate, giving the distinct impression that all
Floyd | natural life has left this area.  The ground is hard and overgrown by
Floyd | weedy grass.  There are no trees any more, but there are some stumps
Floyd | where once they stood.  Your old footpath is nowhere to be seen.  You
Floyd | do see your house to the northeast, but it too looks abandoned.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a penny, a shovel, a rare book, a tourist map,
Floyd | and a desk lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grass" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/969 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the weedy grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search grass" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/970 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 88/971 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the rock
Floyd | A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, a familiar
Floyd | landmark in an otherwise unfamiliar landscape.  Once nestled along a
Floyd | wooded path, it now is the sole feature of an eerily empty landscape,
Floyd | distorting your perceptions of scale and distance.  The broken remains
Floyd | of dark glass bottles lie around the base.  The rock itself looks
Floyd | darker than you remember it, somewhat blackened.  To the northeast is
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glass" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 88/972 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the broken bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search glass" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 88/973 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rock" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 88/974 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The rock is a five foot grey boulder, almost egg-shaped, a single
Floyd | piece of heavy, textured granite.  Polished smooth over time, a wedge
Floyd | shape sheared from the top ages ago provides a comfortable place to
Floyd | sit.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now darkened near the base, covered in a filmy black soot.
Floyd | Other marks, small circular burns that have left yellow drip-stains,
Floyd | are noticeable to the left and right of the sitting shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. How would the rock get burnt and stained like that?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x shelf" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 88/974 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any shelf here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Candles?"
		DavidW says, "hm. Maybe."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stains" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 88/975 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the yellow drip-stains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/976 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | This is not your house as you expected to find it, but a scene of
Floyd | devastation.  The house has been ravaged by fire.  Though much of the
Floyd | lower structure remains, there is nothing left of the roof or the
Floyd | upper half, merely charred timbers and twisted pipes that no longer
Floyd | lead to anything.  The fire seems to have spread to (or from) the
Floyd | branches of the large tree you planted, as it too has been consumed
Floyd | from the top down.  What remains of its upper trunk has broken from
Floyd | its base and toppled onto the open roof of the house.  To the
Floyd | southwest is the old rock and, farther, the clearing.  You can walk
Floyd | around what's left of your house to the northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "We visited here before, but not with the tree planted"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the house
Floyd | 88/977 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the house
Floyd | You are now inside your house, but it is unrecognizable either as
Floyd | yours or as a house.  All that there is to see, unfortunately, is fire
Floyd | damaged wood and broken things.  The nearly unrecognizable remains of
Floyd | furniture are overturned and mildewing inside the jaggered black wood.
Floyd | Sadly, you can exit in any direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x furniture" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the house
Floyd | 88/978 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FURNITURE
Floyd |
Floyd | You really can't identify this battered wreckage as your furniture,
Floyd | apart from seeing bits of metal that might have been part of a sofa,
Floyd | or a corner of wood that might have been a dresser.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search furniture" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the house
Floyd | 88/979 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FURNITURE
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Behind house
Floyd | 88/980 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind house
Floyd | The house has been ravaged by fire.  Though much of the lower
Floyd | structure remains, there is nothing left of the roof or the upper
Floyd | half, merely charred timbers and twisted pipes that no longer lead to
Floyd | anything.  The nearly unrecognizable remains of furniture are
Floyd | overturned and mildewing inside the jaggered black wood.  A gravel
Floyd | path extends northeast and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/981 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The house has been ravaged by fire.  Though much of the lower
Floyd | structure remains, there is nothing left of the roof or the upper
Floyd | half, merely charred timbers and twisted pipes that no longer lead to
Floyd | anything.  The stone chimney that once led up is a crumbled collection
Floyd | of blackened stone and mortar.  The driveway extends east, and a small
Floyd | path leads southeast to the front of the house and southwest to the
Floyd | back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chimney" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/982 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHIMNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's been reduced to a pile of stones and crumbled mortar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/983 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/984 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | The house has been ravaged by fire.  Though much of the lower
Floyd | structure remains, there is nothing left of the roof or the upper
Floyd | half, merely charred timbers and twisted pipes that no longer lead to
Floyd | anything.  The nearly unrecognizable remains of furniture are
Floyd | overturned and mildewing inside the jaggered black wood.  Sopping
Floyd | mounds of rotting leaves that have collected along the edges and
Floyd | corners indicate years of neglect.  A pool of dirty yellow water
Floyd | trickles down from the driveway and collects, full of black silt, near
Floyd | where the front door used to be.  The driveway is to the northeast,
Floyd | and a clearing is visible far to the southwest.  You can enter the
Floyd | burned house to the west, but there won't be much to see there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x leaves" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/985 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | Sopping mounds of rotting leaves have collected along the edges and
Floyd | corners of your house, indicating years of neglect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search leaves" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/986 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move leaves" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/987 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't move the mounds of rotting leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pool" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/988 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | A pool of dirty yellow water trickles down from the driveway and
Floyd | collects, full of black silt, near the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search pool" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/989 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing in the pool of dirty water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/990 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | Your driveway looks much the same, a thankful sight after the ruin
Floyd | your house has become.  The road to town still lies to the east.  Your
Floyd | front door is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 88/991 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | After the shocking sight of your house, this once-familiar sidewalk is
Floyd | a calming surprise.  Someone must have recently repoured the walk, as
Floyd | it is smooth and free of flaws.  The sidewalk bends runs alongside the
Floyd | road from your house to the west into the nearby strip mall, which is
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mailbox" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 88/992 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAILBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The mailbox is open.  There's nothing in the mailbox.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. Why have a mailbox and not put something in it?"
		Zach says, "I wonder if we can send stuff through time that way."
		Zach says, "I'm not sure to what end though"
		DavidW asks, "Is there a mailbox in an earlier era?"
		Zach says, "At least at +0 I think"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sidewalk" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 88/992 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIDEWALK
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any sidewalk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 88/993 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Strip mall
Floyd | The walk to town is much shorter, because progress seems to have
Floyd | brought the town to you.  Where there used to be some nice trees and
Floyd | bushes is a concrete strip-mall.  The old village square with the
Floyd | library, bank, and sandwich shop seems to have been mowed down to make
Floyd | way for this thing.  In fact, a sign here makes you think even this
Floyd | strip mall isn't long for this world.  Even the bank is gone, replaced
Floyd | by an impersonal ATM.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the strip mall you see a number of vacant offices.  The only shop
Floyd | that seems to be open for business is an alabaster little store
Floyd | labelled "Locksmith," which is directly to the north.  The way back to
Floyd | your house is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x atm" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 88/994 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ATM
Floyd |
Floyd | The ATM has a slot, a display, and a numeric keypad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x offices" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 88/995 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OFFICES
Floyd |
Floyd | The strip mall is full of small offices that are all alike, empty and
Floyd | unused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. Maybe the mailbox is how we get an ATM card."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x store" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 88/996 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STORE
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the Locksmith shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Locksmith shop
Floyd | 88/997 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locksmith shop
Floyd | A sign inside says, "Going out of business - Free stuff."  Most
Floyd | everything has been taken already.  The only exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh, we took the free something already, didn't we?"
		Zach asks, "Key maker I think?"
		DavidW says, "oh, the grinding machine."
		Zach asks, "Hmm, what else could we grind?"
		DavidW says, "It occurs to me that if we took the lighting rod from the antique store and gave it to the construction foreman, we might save the house in this era."
		DavidW says, "Assuming the fire was from lightning."
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure how the grinding machine works, but I assume it requires a key to use as a master and a 'blank' key to grind."
		Zach says, "Yeah, but I wonder if we could use it for some other purpose"
		DavidW says, "well, let's return to +0 and look it over. And everything else for possible selling."
		DavidW says, "I hoped to find something here at +10, but there's nothing."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sign" 		

Floyd ]  Locksmith shop
Floyd | 88/997 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 88/998 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Strip mall
Floyd | The walk to town is much shorter, because progress seems to have
Floyd | brought the town to you.  Where there used to be some nice trees and
Floyd | bushes is a concrete strip-mall.  The old village square with the
Floyd | library, bank, and sandwich shop seems to have been mowed down to make
Floyd | way for this thing.  In fact, a sign here makes you think even this
Floyd | strip mall isn't long for this world.  Even the bank is gone, replaced
Floyd | by an impersonal ATM.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the strip mall you see a number of vacant offices.  The only shop
Floyd | that seems to be open for business is an alabaster little store
Floyd | labelled "Locksmith," which is directly to the north.  The way back to
Floyd | your house is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 88/999 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Strip mall
Floyd | 88/1000 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 88/1001 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | After the shocking sight of your house, this once-familiar sidewalk is
Floyd | a calming surprise.  Someone must have recently repoured the walk, as
Floyd | it is smooth and free of flaws.  The sidewalk bends runs alongside the
Floyd | road from your house to the west into the nearby strip mall, which is
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1002 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | Your driveway looks much the same, a thankful sight after the ruin
Floyd | your house has become.  The road to town still lies to the east.  Your
Floyd | front door is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/1003 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | The house has been ravaged by fire.  Though much of the lower
Floyd | structure remains, there is nothing left of the roof or the upper
Floyd | half, merely charred timbers and twisted pipes that no longer lead to
Floyd | anything.  The nearly unrecognizable remains of furniture are
Floyd | overturned and mildewing inside the jaggered black wood.  Sopping
Floyd | mounds of rotting leaves that have collected along the edges and
Floyd | corners indicate years of neglect.  A pool of dirty yellow water
Floyd | trickles down from the driveway and collects, full of black silt, near
Floyd | where the front door used to be.  The driveway is to the northeast,
Floyd | and a clearing is visible far to the southwest.  You can enter the
Floyd | burned house to the west, but there won't be much to see there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1004 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | This is not your house as you expected to find it, but a scene of
Floyd | devastation.  The house has been ravaged by fire.  Though much of the
Floyd | lower structure remains, there is nothing left of the roof or the
Floyd | upper half, merely charred timbers and twisted pipes that no longer
Floyd | lead to anything.  The fire seems to have spread to (or from) the
Floyd | branches of the large tree you planted, as it too has been consumed
Floyd | from the top down.  What remains of its upper trunk has broken from
Floyd | its base and toppled onto the open roof of the house.  To the
Floyd | southwest is the old rock and, farther, the clearing.  You can walk
Floyd | around what's left of your house to the northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1005 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree is crippled and broken, a burnt shadow of its once towering
Floyd | presence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. The lightning hit the tree."
		DavidW asks, "What was here before we grew the tree?"
		Zach says, "It was still burned down"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  At the rock
Floyd | 88/1006 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the rock
Floyd | A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, a familiar
Floyd | landmark in an otherwise unfamiliar landscape.  Once nestled along a
Floyd | wooded path, it now is the sole feature of an eerily empty landscape,
Floyd | distorting your perceptions of scale and distance.  The broken remains
Floyd | of dark glass bottles lie around the base.  The rock itself looks
Floyd | darker than you remember it, somewhat blackened.  To the northeast is
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1007 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The clearing here is desolate, giving the distinct impression that all
Floyd | natural life has left this area.  The ground is hard and overgrown by
Floyd | weedy grass.  There are no trees any more, but there are some stumps
Floyd | where once they stood.  Your old footpath is nowhere to be seen.  You
Floyd | do see your house to the northeast, but it too looks abandoned.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a penny, a shovel, a rare book, a tourist map,
Floyd | and a desk lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1008 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "So it could have been lightning hitting the house, or I wonder if candles caused the fire"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 2" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1009 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 2.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I notice that knob setting 3 is rather useless, isn't it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1010 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A dull
Floyd | orange light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild
Floyd | vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a penny, a shovel, a rare book, a tourist map,
Floyd | and a desk lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/1011 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1012 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  There is a rope dangling from the window.  A
Floyd | little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into
Floyd | the woods.  You can walk around your house to the northwest and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a tire here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/1013 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read doormat" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/1014 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ DOORMAT
Floyd |
Floyd | It reads, "Welcome."  The irony of it leaves a bad taste in your
Floyd | mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1015 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a car key, a garage door opener, a school pencil, a can of
Floyd | WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a
Floyd | can-opener, a crowbar, a paper napkin, a biology book, a newspaper, a
Floyd | motorized grinder, and an old tennis ball here.  The motorized grinder
Floyd | seems to contain a blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grinder" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1016 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRINDER
Floyd |
Floyd | The device is pretty simple:  you put a master key and a blank into
Floyd | the grinder, turn it on, and the lathe cuts the blank into a
Floyd | duplicate.  A black, heavy-duty electrical cord with a plug at the end
Floyd | trails out the back.  The thick black cord is dangling from the back
Floyd | of the motorized grinder.  In the motorized grinder you see a blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So it has a blank already, but we need the master key and an outlet to plug the thing into."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pump" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1017 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | I know what you're thinking -- you can pump up the soccer ball with
Floyd | this baby.  Nope.  It's just a piece of junk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x can opener" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1017 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAN OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any can opener here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x can-opener" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1018 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAN-OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the hand-operated kind.  Junk!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x soccer ball" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1019 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOCCER BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | A World Cup fan you aren't.  This thing is in sorry shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tennis ball" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1020 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TENNIS BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's faded to a pale whitish green over the years, and it's sticky
Floyd | with mud and rotten leaves.  You must have lost it during an exuberant
Floyd | game of catch some years ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There's a couple things in the garage too, but even more worthless and immobile, iirc."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/1021 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the garage
Floyd | This room is a total mess.  No wonder you keep your car in the
Floyd | driveway.  Sure enough, it took a long time to sort through the junk
Floyd | in here, and you have found everything including the kitchen sink, and
Floyd | there still doesn't seem to have been much point to it.  There is a
Floyd | garage door button on the wall.  A closed door to the south leads into
Floyd | your house through the kitchen.  The only other exit is the way you
Floyd | came in, which is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an opener button, a wasp nest, a beat-up mattress, and the
Floyd | kitchen sink here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kitchen door" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/1021 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KITCHEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any kitchen door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x south door" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/1021 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOUTH DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any south door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/1021 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which door do you mean, the garage door, or the back door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x back door" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/1022 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BACK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's closed and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sink" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/1023 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You must be kidding.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1024 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a car key, a garage door opener, a school pencil, a can of
Floyd | WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a
Floyd | can-opener, a crowbar, a paper napkin, a biology book, a newspaper, a
Floyd | motorized grinder, and an old tennis ball here.  The motorized grinder
Floyd | seems to contain a blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plank" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1025 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLANK
Floyd |
Floyd | This plank must be a leftover from some spring project.  It's about a
Floyd | yard long.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "which book was supposed to be returned to the library?"
		Ellison asks, "the squirrel porn book, maybe?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take biology" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1026 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BIOLOGY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1027 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    a blue pencil
Floyd |    an old pillowcase
Floyd |        a machete
Floyd |        a moose head trophy
Floyd |        a divining wand
Floyd |        a frisbee
Floyd |    some money (74 dollars)
Floyd |    a biology book
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/1028 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1029 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  There is a rope dangling from the window.  A
Floyd | little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into
Floyd | the woods.  You can walk around your house to the northwest and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a tire here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tire" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1030 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/1031 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1032 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a penny, a shovel, a rare book, a tourist map,
Floyd | and a desk lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rare book" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1033 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RARE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | A rare scientific volume, detailing the mating habits of small
Floyd | rodents.  It looks a bit -- how shall we say?  -- sullied, but is
Floyd | otherwise in fine condition.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1034 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rare book" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1035 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RARE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1036 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/1037 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A deep
Floyd | red light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild vortex
Floyd | that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a penny, a shovel, a tourist map, and a desk
Floyd | lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/1038 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 88/1039 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little mound of dirt and five empty jugs of miracle-grow
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Oakwood drive
Floyd | 88/1040 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Oakwood drive
Floyd | This pleasant road wanders peacefully through the lush tree growths
Floyd | native to the area.  In the intervening years, they'll straighten the
Floyd | road and widen it, cutting down dozens of these thirty- to
Floyd | eighty-year-old live oaks.  The road leads north into the old shopping
Floyd | village, and a path winds back into the forest to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1041 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/1042 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antique store
Floyd | Stocked full of knickknacks and ancient collectibles, this shop is
Floyd | pervaded by a rich, musty odor.  Taking a look around, you are
Floyd | somewhat ashamed to admit that you really can't tell one item from
Floyd | another.  None of it looks any more valuable or rare than the
Floyd | collection you keep heaped in your garage.  The only exit is west into
Floyd | the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a lightning rod, a metal suitcase, and a wheelbarrow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The antiques merchant is here, puttering around her shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | She says, "Good morning.  Feel free to browse around."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sell tire" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/1043 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SELL TIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant gives the tire the once-over with her keen pair of
Floyd | eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant shakes her head and says, "Sorry, that isn't something I
Floyd | can consider buying from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sell biology book" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/1044 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SELL BIOLOGY BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant gives it a quick once-over with her expertly trained
Floyd | eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant shakes her head and says, "Sorry, that isn't something I
Floyd | can consider buying from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sell rare book" 		

Floyd ]  Antique store
Floyd | 88/1045 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SELL RARE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant gives it a quick once-over with her expertly trained
Floyd | eyeballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchant shakes her head and says, "Sorry, that isn't something I
Floyd | can consider buying from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1046 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | The little shopping village looks a lot different than you're used to
Floyd | seeing it.  The sandwich shop is there, to the north, but it doesn't
Floyd | look like it's open for business yet.  To the west is the bank, which
Floyd | seems like it's always been here and always will.  To the east is an
Floyd | antique store, where the public library will be.  The road leading
Floyd | back is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Oakwood drive
Floyd | 88/1047 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Oakwood drive
Floyd | This pleasant road wanders peacefully through the lush tree growths
Floyd | native to the area.  In the intervening years, they'll straighten the
Floyd | road and widen it, cutting down dozens of these thirty- to
Floyd | eighty-year-old live oaks.  The road leads north into the old shopping
Floyd | village, and a path winds back into the forest to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Sloping wood
Floyd | 88/1048 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sloping wood
Floyd | The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream.  Grasses
Floyd | heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft,
Floyd | spongy feel beneath your feet.  The stream leads back southwest, and
Floyd | far ahead through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of
Floyd | some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little mound of dirt and five empty jugs of miracle-grow
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/1049 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it.  The
Floyd | stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/1050 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way into the clearing, opening your usual path once
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space
Floyd | around you to consider it a clearing of sorts.  Light streams prettily
Floyd | through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and flat and
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is
Floyd | so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed.  You aren't sure
Floyd | from which direction it originates.  You can see your usual path
Floyd | through the grove of trees to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a penny, a shovel, a tourist map, and a desk
Floyd | lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/1051 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Library was present day, right?"
		DavidW says, "I don't remember what takes the place of the antique store in era -10."
		Zach says, "Hmm, yeah, closed library at 0"
		Zach says, "If that's the same time as the sammich shop"
		DavidW asks, "well, what happens if we return a book?"
		Zach says, "We could try. That's how we got the squirrel porn."
		DavidW says, "oh"
		DavidW says, "I've forgotten the earlier stuff."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 5" 		

Floyd ]  Forest
Floyd | 88/1052 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 5
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1053 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A
Floyd | blinding purple light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a
Floyd | wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a penny, a shovel, a tourist map, and a desk
Floyd | lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/1054 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1055 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  There is a rope dangling from the window.  A
Floyd | little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into
Floyd | the woods.  You can walk around your house to the northwest and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/1056 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1057 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of
Floyd | your house.  A small path leads southwest to the front door.  To the
Floyd | east is the road into town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little car here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x car" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1058 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's your baby-blue Mazda.  You decided some time ago that you would
Floyd | take a personal step to helping the environment by walking everywhere,
Floyd | and you haven't driven it since.  The little car is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter car" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1059 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now in the little car.
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway (in the little car)
Floyd | The interior of the car has gotten a little dusty with disuse, but the
Floyd | seats are still comfy.  The only obvious things to see are the glove
Floyd | compartment, an armrest compartment, and the steering wheel.  The
Floyd | little car is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open armrest" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1060 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN ARMREST
Floyd |
Floyd | The armrest compartment is already open!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open glove" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1061 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The glove compartment is already open!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x steering wheel" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1062 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STEERING WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the steering wheel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x seat" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1063 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The seats are worn but comfy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under seats" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1064 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER SEATS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing under the seats.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1065 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer in the little car.
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of
Floyd | your house.  A small path leads southwest to the front door.  To the
Floyd | east is the road into town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little car here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1066 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1067 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a car key, a garage door opener, a school pencil, a can of
Floyd | WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a
Floyd | can-opener, a crowbar, a paper napkin, a newspaper, a motorized
Floyd | grinder, and an old tennis ball here.  The motorized grinder seems to
Floyd | contain a blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1068 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1069 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of
Floyd | your house.  A small path leads southwest to the front door.  To the
Floyd | east is the road into town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little car here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock trunk with key" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1070 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK TRUNK WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Unlocked.  The trunk pops open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1071 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | In the trunk you see a spare tire and a jack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spare tire" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1072 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPARE TIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x jack" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1073 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hood" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1074 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN HOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get into the little car to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter car" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1075 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now in the little car.
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway (in the little car)
Floyd | The interior of the car has gotten a little dusty with disuse, but the
Floyd | seats are still comfy.  The only obvious things to see are the glove
Floyd | compartment, an armrest compartment, and the steering wheel.  The
Floyd | little car is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hood" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1076 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN HOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | Opening the hood reveals an engine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x engine" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1077 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ENGINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like an ordinary engine to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1078 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer in the little car.
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of
Floyd | your house.  A small path leads southwest to the front door.  To the
Floyd | east is the road into town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little car here.  The trunk seems to contain a spare tire
Floyd | and a jack. The hood seems to contain an engine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take jack" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1079 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 88/1080 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | The concrete sidewalk that leads away from your house is starting to
Floyd | show the wear and tear of the hot summers and cool winters.  The
Floyd | sections are uneven and tufts of grass poke up through the cracks.
Floyd | The sidewalk wanders east alongside the road away from your house and
Floyd | toward the nearby shopping village.  Your driveway is back to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open mailbox" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 88/1081 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN MAILBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The mailbox is already open!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 88/1082 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing in the mailbox.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 88/1083 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 88/1084 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend in path
Floyd | As you approach the local nub of suburban civilization, you again are
Floyd | reminded that community expansion has a price.  A small shrubbery here
Floyd | serves, apparently, as an excuse for people to litter, as it is full
Floyd | of bits of trash.  The footpath bends here from west to north, leading
Floyd | into the shopping village.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sewer grating here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the sewer hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search shrubbery" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 88/1085 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH SHRUBBERY
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing else in the shrubbery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 88/1086 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't fit in the sewer hole.  Besides, that would be a somewhat
Floyd | sullying endeavor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1087 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | This little shopping village is attractively decorated with colored
Floyd | signs pointing you to this merchant and that.  To the west is the
Floyd | bank, and to the east is the public library.  Because it is late, the
Floyd | only thing open is the sandwich shop, which is to the north.  The road
Floyd | leading back home is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read signs" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1088 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGNS
Floyd |
Floyd | The colorful signs say "Bank <-- to your left", "Library --> to your
Floyd | right", "Sandwiches straight ahead."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1089 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to open the public library first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x library" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1090 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIBRARY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the library you left just a few minutes ago.  It is closed for
Floyd | the night.  A depository slot is the only thing of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "slot" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1090 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open slot" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1091 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know how to open the depository slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in slot" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1092 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You contort your neck to peer into the deposit slot.  You don't see
Floyd | anything there but an empty chute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put biology book in slot" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1093 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BIOLOGY BOOK IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You return the biology book to the library.  It slides down the slot
Floyd | and out of view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rare book in slot" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1094 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RARE BOOK IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You return the rare book to the library.  It slides down the slot and
Floyd | out of view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1093 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | This little shopping village is attractively decorated with colored
Floyd | signs pointing you to this merchant and that.  To the west is the
Floyd | bank, and to the east is the public library.  Because it is late, the
Floyd | only thing open is the sandwich shop, which is to the north.  The road
Floyd | leading back home is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tire in slot" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1094 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TIRE IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't fit that in the depository slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "All I can think of trying at this junction is to try to sell everything not nailed down to the antique merchant. That and check era -10 for any changes or triggers."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1095 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | This little shopping village is attractively decorated with colored
Floyd | signs pointing you to this merchant and that.  To the west is the
Floyd | bank, and to the east is the public library.  Because it is late, the
Floyd | only thing open is the sandwich shop, which is to the north.  The road
Floyd | leading back home is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 88/1096 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the sandwich shop
Floyd | The room is painted a gaudy yellow color.  On closer inspection, it is
Floyd | merely spattered with mustard stains.  That's the kind of shop this
Floyd | is, I guess -- heavily frequented because it's the only one nearby.
Floyd | There's a counter, a menu, a big advertisement, and a row of tables
Floyd | and chairs.  The door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred, the sandwich guy, is standing at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred stirs the hot meatball sauce.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x menu" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 88/1097 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MENU
Floyd |
Floyd | The menu lists two items:  a hot meatball sandwich, and a cold cut
Floyd | combo sandwich.  Both are 5 dollars with tax.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred stirs the hot meatball sauce.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose we can also foolishly spend our hard won money on delicious delicious sandwiches."
		Zach says, "Sooo many sandwiches"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf13" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 88/1097 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 88/1097 
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | > CF13
Floyd |
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy meatball sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 88/1098 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY MEATBALL SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | You hand Fred five dollars, and he hands you the sandwich.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred says, "Thank you.  Come again."
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred whistles a half-remembered melody.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "it's a whopper!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 88/1099 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a bunch of meatballs in sauce on bread.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred refills the mustard containers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell it" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 88/1100 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Mmmmmm!  Smells like a hot meatball sandwich.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred refills the napkin dispenser.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat it" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 88/1101 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You eat the hot meatball sandwich.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred refills the napkin dispenser.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. I was expecting a bit more transcendent joy to be described."
jenrexrode rides off into the sunset, leaving a fine, green, crystalline trail behind her, as siderotil spills from a small hole in the bottom the saddle bag. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf13" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 88/1101 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 88/1097 
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd | > CF13
Floyd |
Floyd | Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the sandwich shop
Floyd | The room is painted a gaudy yellow color.  On closer inspection, it is
Floyd | merely spattered with mustard stains.  That's the kind of shop this
Floyd | is, I guess -- heavily frequented because it's the only one nearby.
Floyd | There's a counter, a menu, a big advertisement, and a row of tables
Floyd | and chairs.  The door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred, the sandwich guy, is standing at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lick mustard" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 88/1098 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LICK MUSTARD
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't something you need to taste.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred whistles a half-remembered melody.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to game), "sez you"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1099 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | This little shopping village is attractively decorated with colored
Floyd | signs pointing you to this merchant and that.  To the west is the
Floyd | bank, and to the east is the public library.  Because it is late, the
Floyd | only thing open is the sandwich shop, which is to the north.  The road
Floyd | leading back home is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1100 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1101 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to open the bank first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bank" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1102 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BANK
Floyd |
Floyd | This bank has been here as long as you can remember.  You haven't had
Floyd | enough money to open a valid account here for as long as you can
Floyd | remember.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 88/1103 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend in path
Floyd | As you approach the local nub of suburban civilization, you again are
Floyd | reminded that community expansion has a price.  A small shrubbery here
Floyd | serves, apparently, as an excuse for people to litter, as it is full
Floyd | of bits of trash.  The footpath bends here from west to north, leading
Floyd | into the shopping village.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sewer grating here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the sewer hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 88/1104 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | The concrete sidewalk that leads away from your house is starting to
Floyd | show the wear and tear of the hot summers and cool winters.  The
Floyd | sections are uneven and tufts of grass poke up through the cracks.
Floyd | The sidewalk wanders east alongside the road away from your house and
Floyd | toward the nearby shopping village.  Your driveway is back to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry sidewalk" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 88/1105 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRY SIDEWALK
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the blue pencil)
Floyd | The pencil isn't a good tool for prying.  It will break if you do
Floyd | that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1106 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of
Floyd | your house.  A small path leads southwest to the front door.  To the
Floyd | east is the road into town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little car here.  The trunk seems to contain a spare tire
Floyd | and a jack. The hood seems to contain an engine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1107 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a garage door opener, a school pencil, a can of WD-40, a
Floyd | deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a
Floyd | crowbar, a paper napkin, a newspaper, a motorized grinder, and an old
Floyd | tennis ball here.  The motorized grinder seems to contain a blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take crowbar" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1108 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CROWBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1109 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of
Floyd | your house.  A small path leads southwest to the front door.  To the
Floyd | east is the road into town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little car here.  The trunk seems to contain a spare tire
Floyd | and a jack. The hood seems to contain an engine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 88/1110 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | The concrete sidewalk that leads away from your house is starting to
Floyd | show the wear and tear of the hot summers and cool winters.  The
Floyd | sections are uneven and tufts of grass poke up through the cracks.
Floyd | The sidewalk wanders east alongside the road away from your house and
Floyd | toward the nearby shopping village.  Your driveway is back to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ParserGirl arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry sidewalk with crowbar" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 88/1111 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRY SIDEWALK WITH CROWBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowbar can't help you with that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1112 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of
Floyd | your house.  A small path leads southwest to the front door.  To the
Floyd | east is the road into town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little car here.  The trunk seems to contain a spare tire
Floyd | and a jack. The hood seems to contain an engine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/1113 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry door with crowbar" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/1114 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRY DOOR WITH CROWBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You wedge the end of the crowbar into the door frame and steady
Floyd | yourself.  However, you simply can't bring yourself to ruin your
Floyd | expensive front door just because you can't yet find your house key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1115 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a garage door opener, a school pencil, a can of WD-40, a
Floyd | deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a
Floyd | paper napkin, a newspaper, a motorized grinder, and an old tennis ball
Floyd | here.  The motorized grinder seems to contain a blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/1116 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the garage
Floyd | This room is a total mess.  No wonder you keep your car in the
Floyd | driveway.  Sure enough, it took a long time to sort through the junk
Floyd | in here, and you have found everything including the kitchen sink, and
Floyd | there still doesn't seem to have been much point to it.  There is a
Floyd | garage door button on the wall.  A closed door to the south leads into
Floyd | your house through the kitchen.  The only other exit is the way you
Floyd | came in, which is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an opener button, a wasp nest, a beat-up mattress, and the
Floyd | kitchen sink here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry back door with crowbar" 		

Floyd ]  In the garage
Floyd | 88/1117 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRY BACK DOOR WITH CROWBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowbar can't help you with that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  North of house
Floyd | 88/1118 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of house
Floyd | The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door.  The
Floyd | garage door is open.  A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the
Floyd | house.  The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to
Floyd | the front of the house and southwest to the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a garage door opener, a school pencil, a can of WD-40, a
Floyd | deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a
Floyd | paper napkin, a newspaper, a motorized grinder, and an old tennis ball
Floyd | here.  The motorized grinder seems to contain a blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/1119 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1120 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  There is a rope dangling from the window.  A
Floyd | little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into
Floyd | the woods.  You can walk around your house to the northwest and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/1121 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry rock with crowbar" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/1122 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRY ROCK WITH CROWBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowbar can't help you with that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1123 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  There is a rope dangling from the window.  A
Floyd | little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into
Floyd | the woods.  You can walk around your house to the northwest and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/1124 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/1125 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1126 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of
Floyd | your house.  A small path leads southwest to the front door.  To the
Floyd | east is the road into town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little car here.  The trunk seems to contain a spare tire
Floyd | and a jack. The hood seems to contain an engine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 88/1127 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | The concrete sidewalk that leads away from your house is starting to
Floyd | show the wear and tear of the hot summers and cool winters.  The
Floyd | sections are uneven and tufts of grass poke up through the cracks.
Floyd | The sidewalk wanders east alongside the road away from your house and
Floyd | toward the nearby shopping village.  Your driveway is back to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 88/1128 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend in path
Floyd | As you approach the local nub of suburban civilization, you again are
Floyd | reminded that community expansion has a price.  A small shrubbery here
Floyd | serves, apparently, as an excuse for people to litter, as it is full
Floyd | of bits of trash.  The footpath bends here from west to north, leading
Floyd | into the shopping village.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sewer grating here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the sewer hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry grating with crowbar" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 88/1129 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRY GRATING WITH CROWBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The grating is already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in grating" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 88/1130 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN GRATING
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the sewer grating is an open sewer hole.  The sewer hole is dark
Floyd | and stinky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach could spot a bald man from 100 feet away. He was kind of a badass. 		
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		DavidW says, "I'm thinking of wandering around era -10, just to see if anything's changed."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 88/1131 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | The concrete sidewalk that leads away from your house is starting to
Floyd | show the wear and tear of the hot summers and cool winters.  The
Floyd | sections are uneven and tufts of grass poke up through the cracks.
Floyd | The sidewalk wanders east alongside the road away from your house and
Floyd | toward the nearby shopping village.  Your driveway is back to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ParserGirl has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1132 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of
Floyd | your house.  A small path leads southwest to the front door.  To the
Floyd | east is the road into town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little car here.  The trunk seems to contain a spare tire
Floyd | and a jack. The hood seems to contain an engine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/1133 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1134 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  There is a rope dangling from the window.  A
Floyd | little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into
Floyd | the woods.  You can walk around your house to the northwest and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/1135 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1136 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | perfect blue crystal, a penny, a shovel, a tourist map, and a desk
Floyd | lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tire on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1137 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TIRE ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1138 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW touches the crystal ball. Suddenly, all of his clothes become invisible! It suddenly becomes very clear that DavidW is a manly man. As soon as he removes his hand from the orb, his clothes return to normal. It doesn't look like DavidW has any clue what just happened. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take crytal" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1138 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CRYTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "crytal".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take crystal" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1139 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CRYSTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1140 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The crystal is about an inch long, with perfect hexagonal symmetry.
Floyd | It is a dazzling little keepsake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1141 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | You are already standing on the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 2" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1142 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 2.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1143 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A dull
Floyd | orange light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild
Floyd | vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can hear the busy noise of construction work
Floyd | nearby, coming through the woods from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | penny, a shovel, a tourist map, a desk lamp, and a tire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 88/1144 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1145 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You are standing on what will be the south side of your house.  The
Floyd | house is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up,
Floyd | but apart from that, there's not much to see.  The ground slopes down
Floyd | slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high
Floyd | because of it.  A little bare path made by you just now leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.  To the east is a dirt road leading to town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sapling here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beefy blond man waddles past, blowing his nose ferociously into the
Floyd | sleeve of his shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Inside house
Floyd | 88/1146 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside house
Floyd | You finally step into your house.  Not much of a victory, given the
Floyd | circumstances.  Just a lot of planks and rafters.  A temporary work
Floyd | ladder is nailed into the structure, and leads up to the second floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a screwdriver here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone yells, "Fifteen!  Fifteen, everybody!"
Floyd | Someone yells back, "You got that right!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take screwdriver" 		

Floyd ]  Inside house
Floyd | 88/1147 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SCREWDRIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | A young woman with a pile of floor tiles rushes past, crying, "Who
Floyd | ordered these?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1148 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Second floor
Floyd | The description 'second floor' is misleading, because the floor up
Floyd | here isn't actually finished, so watch your step.  From up here you
Floyd | see a nice view of the town square down the road.  There is a fancy
Floyd | blueprint of the house sitting on a temporary workdesk.  The only exit
Floyd | is down.  Sitting on the workdesk is a blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | The architect is here, frowning over the blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | A guy clambers down from above and yells, "Let's eat!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think we were ever here before."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1149 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a lovely floor plan, rendered impeccably with blue pencil.  The
Floyd | name of the architect is stenciled in the top corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone rushes up to you, looks you up and down, and then shakes his
Floyd | head and runs off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Not that I remember"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x architect" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1150 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARCHITECT
Floyd |
Floyd | The architect is a brilliant craftsman, in his own way.  You can tell
Floyd | just by looking at him.  He must be in his early forties, with
Floyd | slightly peppery hair at the sideburns.  His eyes are deep and
Floyd | intelligent, and his shoulders are already rounded from years of
Floyd | hunching over drafting tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lunchtime whistle blows shrilly.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of the workers cry, "LUNCH!"  They drop what they're doing and
Floyd | gather north of the house to start eating.  The architect looks up and
Floyd | says, "Oh sure.  They get a lunch break.  They always get a lunch
Floyd | break.  But me?  Do I get one?  Noooo..."
Floyd |
Floyd | His stomach rumbling, he grimaces and goes back to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh ho, and he have a blue pencil"
		Zach says, "And I bet he wants a sammich"
		DavidW says, "I bet he does."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask architect about lunch" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1151 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARCHITECT ABOUT LUNCH
Floyd |
Floyd | He says, "Mmmm, lunch would really hit the spot right now, but I have
Floyd | to work straight through.  I could really go for a nice big sandwich."
Floyd | He sighs and goes back to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask architect about blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1152 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARCHITECT ABOUT BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | He frowns at it.  "There's something missing.  Ah well, it's what you
Floyd | asked for."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask architect about lightning rod" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1153 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARCHITECT ABOUT LIGHTNING ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | He says, "Hmmm.  You really have a good memory for details, but the
Floyd | installation of a lightning rod is more your personal business as the
Floyd | owner of the house than it is mine."
Floyd |
Floyd | He pauses and rubs his eyes blearily.  "However, I suppose that if you
Floyd | were to give me a lightning rod, I would tell the men to attach it
Floyd | after they finish the roofing.  It is a safety concern, especially
Floyd | when that tree at the south of the house grows up.  If it gets big
Floyd | enough, it'll be its own lightning rod, after all."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask architect about front door key" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1154 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARCHITECT ABOUT FRONT DOOR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | He says, "Don't be silly.  We haven't even installed the front door
Floyd | yet.  How can you have a key for it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask architect about blue pencil" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1155 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARCHITECT ABOUT BLUE PENCIL
Floyd |
Floyd | He says, "Blue pencils, yes.  For drawing on blueprints, yes.  I
Floyd | already have my own, thank you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "draw on blueprint with blue pencil" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1156 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW ON BLUEPRINT WITH BLUE PENCIL
Floyd |
Floyd | As you lean in with the blue pencil, the architect harumphs and nudges
Floyd | you back.  You might have to wait for him to be somewhere else in
Floyd | order to change the blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, I suppose we ought to just go buy a sandwich for the guy."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask architect about batpole" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1156 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARCHITECT ABOUT BATPOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "batpole".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1157 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1158 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1159 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | The only exit is down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Inside house
Floyd | 88/1160 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside house
Floyd | You finally step into your house.  Not much of a victory, given the
Floyd | circumstances.  Just a lot of planks and rafters.  A temporary work
Floyd | ladder is nailed into the structure, and leads up to the second floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Inside house
Floyd | 88/1161 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1162 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You are standing on what will be the south side of your house.  The
Floyd | house is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up,
Floyd | but apart from that, there's not much to see.  The ground slopes down
Floyd | slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high
Floyd | because of it.  A little bare path made by you just now leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.  To the east is a dirt road leading to town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sapling here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 88/1163 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1164 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can see a construction site through the woods to
Floyd | the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | penny, a shovel, a tourist map, a desk lamp, and a tire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1165 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 4" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1166 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 4
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 4.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1167 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A bright
Floyd | blue light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild
Floyd | vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | penny, a shovel, a tourist map, a desk lamp, and a tire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/1168 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1169 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  There is a rope dangling from the window.  A
Floyd | little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into
Floyd | the woods.  You can walk around your house to the northwest and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/1170 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/1171 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1172 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of
Floyd | your house.  A small path leads southwest to the front door.  To the
Floyd | east is the road into town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little car here.  The trunk seems to contain a spare tire
Floyd | and a jack. The hood seems to contain an engine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 88/1173 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | The concrete sidewalk that leads away from your house is starting to
Floyd | show the wear and tear of the hot summers and cool winters.  The
Floyd | sections are uneven and tufts of grass poke up through the cracks.
Floyd | The sidewalk wanders east alongside the road away from your house and
Floyd | toward the nearby shopping village.  Your driveway is back to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 88/1174 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend in path
Floyd | As you approach the local nub of suburban civilization, you again are
Floyd | reminded that community expansion has a price.  A small shrubbery here
Floyd | serves, apparently, as an excuse for people to litter, as it is full
Floyd | of bits of trash.  The footpath bends here from west to north, leading
Floyd | into the shopping village.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sewer grating here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the sewer hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1175 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | This little shopping village is attractively decorated with colored
Floyd | signs pointing you to this merchant and that.  To the west is the
Floyd | bank, and to the east is the public library.  Because it is late, the
Floyd | only thing open is the sandwich shop, which is to the north.  The road
Floyd | leading back home is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 88/1176 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the sandwich shop
Floyd | The room is painted a gaudy yellow color.  On closer inspection, it is
Floyd | merely spattered with mustard stains.  That's the kind of shop this
Floyd | is, I guess -- heavily frequented because it's the only one nearby.
Floyd | There's a counter, a menu, a big advertisement, and a row of tables
Floyd | and chairs.  The door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred, the sandwich guy, is standing at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred says, "Well, if it isn't my favorite repeat customer."
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred refills the mustard containers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy meatball" 		

Floyd ]  In the sandwich shop
Floyd | 88/1177 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY MEATBALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You hand Fred five dollars, and he hands you the sandwich.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred says, "Thank you.  Come again."
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred refills the napkin dispenser.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  In the village
Floyd | 88/1178 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the village
Floyd | This little shopping village is attractively decorated with colored
Floyd | signs pointing you to this merchant and that.  To the west is the
Floyd | bank, and to the east is the public library.  Because it is late, the
Floyd | only thing open is the sandwich shop, which is to the north.  The road
Floyd | leading back home is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bend in path
Floyd | 88/1179 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend in path
Floyd | As you approach the local nub of suburban civilization, you again are
Floyd | reminded that community expansion has a price.  A small shrubbery here
Floyd | serves, apparently, as an excuse for people to litter, as it is full
Floyd | of bits of trash.  The footpath bends here from west to north, leading
Floyd | into the shopping village.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sewer grating here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The divining wand vibrates, pulling to the sewer hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk
Floyd | 88/1180 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | The concrete sidewalk that leads away from your house is starting to
Floyd | show the wear and tear of the hot summers and cool winters.  The
Floyd | sections are uneven and tufts of grass poke up through the cracks.
Floyd | The sidewalk wanders east alongside the road away from your house and
Floyd | toward the nearby shopping village.  Your driveway is back to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Driveway
Floyd | 88/1181 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Driveway
Floyd | This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of
Floyd | your house.  A small path leads southwest to the front door.  To the
Floyd | east is the road into town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a little car here.  The trunk seems to contain a spare tire
Floyd | and a jack. The hood seems to contain an engine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I don't know what the screwdriver's for yet; any ideas?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Front of house
Floyd | 88/1182 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of house
Floyd | This is the front of your house.  A couple of stones lying about make
Floyd | up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping.  Your driveway is to the
Floyd | northeast.  A small path leads northwest and southwest.  The front
Floyd | door stands invitingly to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a doormat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1183 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms
Floyd | an extra story high because of it.  There is a tiny window high in the
Floyd | wall, about 30 feet up.  There is a rope dangling from the window.  A
Floyd | little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into
Floyd | the woods.  You can walk around your house to the northwest and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where
Floyd | you always thought it should.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Path in the woods
Floyd | 88/1184 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path in the woods
Floyd | This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think.  A
Floyd | well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak
Floyd | trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so
Floyd | the path does an abrupt curve around it.  The path leads northeast to
Floyd | your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1185 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Moonlight
Floyd | streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is
Floyd | hard and flat and clean.  Your footpath leaves the clearing to the
Floyd | northeast, heading back to the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | penny, a shovel, a tourist map, a desk lamp, and a tire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1186 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 2" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1187 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 2.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1188 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A dull
Floyd | orange light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild
Floyd | vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can see a construction site through the woods to
Floyd | the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | penny, a shovel, a tourist map, a desk lamp, and a tire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 88/1189 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1190 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You are standing on what will be the south side of your house.  The
Floyd | house is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up,
Floyd | but apart from that, there's not much to see.  The ground slopes down
Floyd | slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high
Floyd | because of it.  A little bare path made by you just now leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.  To the east is a dirt road leading to town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sapling here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Inside house
Floyd | 88/1191 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside house
Floyd | You finally step into your house.  Not much of a victory, given the
Floyd | circumstances.  Just a lot of planks and rafters.  A temporary work
Floyd | ladder is nailed into the structure, and leads up to the second floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1192 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Second floor
Floyd | The description 'second floor' is misleading, because the floor up
Floyd | here isn't actually finished, so watch your step.  From up here you
Floyd | see a nice view of the town square down the road.  There is a fancy
Floyd | blueprint of the house sitting on a temporary workdesk.  The only exit
Floyd | is down.  Sitting on the workdesk is a blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | The architect is here, frowning over the blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give sandwich to architect" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1193 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SANDWICH TO ARCHITECT
Floyd |
Floyd | He says, "Gee, thanks.  Just what I was in the mood for."  He starts
Floyd | to take a big bite and then looks disgusted.  "It's ice cold!  When
Floyd | did you buy this, last year?"
Floyd |
Floyd | He hands it back to you and says, "Sorry to be rude, but I can't eat
Floyd | it like this.  I don't suppose you can heat it up first? Thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Considering that the time machine heats up 'like a toaster oven', I'll see what I can do."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Inside house
Floyd | 88/1194 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside house
Floyd | You finally step into your house.  Not much of a victory, given the
Floyd | circumstances.  Just a lot of planks and rafters.  A temporary work
Floyd | ladder is nailed into the structure, and leads up to the second floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Inside house
Floyd | 88/1195 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1196 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You are standing on what will be the south side of your house.  The
Floyd | house is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up,
Floyd | but apart from that, there's not much to see.  The ground slopes down
Floyd | slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high
Floyd | because of it.  A little bare path made by you just now leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.  To the east is a dirt road leading to town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sapling here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 88/1197 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1198 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can see a construction site through the woods to
Floyd | the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | penny, a shovel, a tourist map, a desk lamp, and a tire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put sandwich on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1199 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SANDWICH ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 3" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1200 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 3
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 3.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1201 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1202 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 5" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1203 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 5
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1204 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A
Floyd | blinding purple light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a
Floyd | wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The clearing here is desolate, giving the distinct impression that all
Floyd | natural life has left this area.  The ground is hard and overgrown by
Floyd | weedy grass.  There are no trees any more, but there are some stumps
Floyd | where once they stood.  Your old footpath is nowhere to be seen.  You
Floyd | do see your house to the northeast, but it too looks abandoned.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | penny, a shovel, a tourist map, a desk lamp, a tire, and a hot
Floyd | meatball sandwich.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1205 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1206 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1207 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1208 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1209 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a large contraption that's about the size and shape of an engine
Floyd | block, and made of solid metal.  It sits on a platform that is welded
Floyd | firmly to the machine itself.  On the front is a knob and a large red
Floyd | button.  On the back side of it is a hinged compartment.  There is a
Floyd | label on the knob.  You feel heat radiating from the machine.  On the
Floyd | time machine platform you see a penny, a shovel, a tourist map, a desk
Floyd | lamp, a tire, and a hot meatball sandwich.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1210 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1211 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1212 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a large contraption that's about the size and shape of an engine
Floyd | block, and made of solid metal.  It sits on a platform that is welded
Floyd | firmly to the machine itself.  On the front is a knob and a large red
Floyd | button.  On the back side of it is a hinged compartment.  There is a
Floyd | label on the knob.  The time machine has cooled off.  On the time
Floyd | machine platform you see a penny, a shovel, a tourist map, a desk
Floyd | lamp, a tire, and a hot meatball sandwich.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1213 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A deep
Floyd | red light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild vortex
Floyd | that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can see a construction site through the woods to
Floyd | the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | penny, a shovel, a tourist map, a desk lamp, a tire, and a hot
Floyd | meatball sandwich.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1214 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 88/1215 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1216 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You are standing on what will be the south side of your house.  The
Floyd | house is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up,
Floyd | but apart from that, there's not much to see.  The ground slopes down
Floyd | slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high
Floyd | because of it.  A little bare path made by you just now leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.  To the east is a dirt road leading to town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sapling here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Inside house
Floyd | 88/1217 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside house
Floyd | You finally step into your house.  Not much of a victory, given the
Floyd | circumstances.  Just a lot of planks and rafters.  A temporary work
Floyd | ladder is nailed into the structure, and leads up to the second floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1218 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Second floor
Floyd | The description 'second floor' is misleading, because the floor up
Floyd | here isn't actually finished, so watch your step.  From up here you
Floyd | see a nice view of the town square down the road.  There is a fancy
Floyd | blueprint of the house sitting on a temporary workdesk.  The only exit
Floyd | is down.  Sitting on the workdesk is a blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | The architect is here, frowning over the blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give sandwich to architect" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1219 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SANDWICH TO ARCHITECT
Floyd |
Floyd | He says, "Gee, thanks.  Just what I was in the mood for."  He starts
Floyd | to take a big bite and then looks disgusted.  "It's ice cold!  When
Floyd | did you buy this, last year?"
Floyd |
Floyd | He hands it back to you and says, "Sorry to be rude, but I can't eat
Floyd | it like this.  I don't suppose you can heat it up first? Thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmph. I thought for sure that would work."
		DavidW asks, "Maybe use the compartment, rather than the platform?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Inside house
Floyd | 88/1220 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside house
Floyd | You finally step into your house.  Not much of a victory, given the
Floyd | circumstances.  Just a lot of planks and rafters.  A temporary work
Floyd | ladder is nailed into the structure, and leads up to the second floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1221 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You are standing on what will be the south side of your house.  The
Floyd | house is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up,
Floyd | but apart from that, there's not much to see.  The ground slopes down
Floyd | slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high
Floyd | because of it.  A little bare path made by you just now leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.  To the east is a dirt road leading to town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sapling here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 88/1222 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1223 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can see a construction site through the woods to
Floyd | the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | penny, a shovel, a tourist map, a desk lamp, and a tire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1224 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 5" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1225 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 5
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1226 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A
Floyd | blinding purple light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a
Floyd | wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The clearing here is desolate, giving the distinct impression that all
Floyd | natural life has left this area.  The ground is hard and overgrown by
Floyd | weedy grass.  There are no trees any more, but there are some stumps
Floyd | where once they stood.  Your old footpath is nowhere to be seen.  You
Floyd | do see your house to the northeast, but it too looks abandoned.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  The hinged compartment seems to contain
Floyd | the time machine manual.  Sitting on the time machine platform is a
Floyd | penny, a shovel, a tourist map, a desk lamp, and a tire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take manual" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1227 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put manual on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1228 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MANUAL ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put sandwich in compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1229 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SANDWICH IN COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1230 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1231 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1232 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a large contraption that's about the size and shape of an engine
Floyd | block, and made of solid metal.  It sits on a platform that is welded
Floyd | firmly to the machine itself.  On the front is a knob and a large red
Floyd | button.  On the back side of it is a hinged compartment.  There is a
Floyd | label on the knob.  You feel heat radiating from the machine.  On the
Floyd | time machine platform you see a penny, a shovel, a tourist map, a desk
Floyd | lamp, a tire, and the time machine manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z.z" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1234 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z.Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1235 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a large contraption that's about the size and shape of an engine
Floyd | block, and made of solid metal.  It sits on a platform that is welded
Floyd | firmly to the machine itself.  On the front is a knob and a large red
Floyd | button.  On the back side of it is a hinged compartment.  There is a
Floyd | label on the knob.  The time machine has cooled off.  On the time
Floyd | machine platform you see a penny, a shovel, a tourist map, a desk
Floyd | lamp, a tire, and the time machine manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1236 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the big red button.  Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven.  A deep
Floyd | red light envelops you.  The world around you spins into a wild vortex
Floyd | that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here.  Light streams
Floyd | prettily through the canopy of leaves above.  The ground is hard and
Floyd | flat and clean.  You can see a construction site through the woods to
Floyd | the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a time machine here.  Sitting on the time machine platform is
Floyd | a penny, a shovel, a tourist map, a desk lamp, a tire, and the time
Floyd | machine manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1237 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | A wave of heat comes out of the compartment.  Opening the hinged
Floyd | compartment reveals a hot meatball sandwich.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd | 88/1238 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Woods
Floyd | 88/1239 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the platform)
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Woods
Floyd | The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of
Floyd | cedar and live oak trees.  A large rock juts up out of the ground
Floyd | right in your way.  A construction site is to the northeast, and a
Floyd | clearing is visible to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  South of house
Floyd | 88/1240 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of house
Floyd | You are standing on what will be the south side of your house.  The
Floyd | house is currently under construction.  The wooden frame has gone up,
Floyd | but apart from that, there's not much to see.  The ground slopes down
Floyd | slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high
Floyd | because of it.  A little bare path made by you just now leads
Floyd | southwest into the woods.  You can walk around the house to the
Floyd | northwest and northeast.  To the east is a dirt road leading to town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sapling here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Inside house
Floyd | 88/1241 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside house
Floyd | You finally step into your house.  Not much of a victory, given the
Floyd | circumstances.  Just a lot of planks and rafters.  A temporary work
Floyd | ladder is nailed into the structure, and leads up to the second floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 88/1242 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Second floor
Floyd | The description 'second floor' is misleading, because the floor up
Floyd | here isn't actually finished, so watch your step.  From up here you
Floyd | see a nice view of the town square down the road.  There is a fancy
Floyd | blueprint of the house sitting on a temporary workdesk.  The only exit
Floyd | is down.  Sitting on the workdesk is a blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | The architect is here, frowning over the blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give sandwich to architect" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1243 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SANDWICH TO ARCHITECT
Floyd |
Floyd | He says, "Why, thank you!  This will just hit the spot with some
Floyd | coffee.  I'll be right back."  He clambers down the ladder and heads
Floyd | north out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Your score just went up by 5 points. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1243 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1243 
Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | > CF14
Floyd |
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "draw on blueprint with blue pencil" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1244 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW ON BLUEPRINT WITH BLUE PENCIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You poise the blue pencil over the blueprint, ready to draw something
Floyd | new on it.  [Try:  DRAW (SOMETHING) ON BLUEPRINT.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. What do we want on the blueprint?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1245 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a lovely floor plan, rendered impeccably with blue pencil.  The
Floyd | name of the architect is stenciled in the top corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1246 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a lovely floor plan, rendered impeccably with blue pencil.  The
Floyd | name of the architect is stenciled in the top corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read name" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1247 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NAME
Floyd |
Floyd | "Peter H. Mayhew -- Architect!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The architect returns, nursing a hot cup of coffee.  He immediately
Floyd | gets back to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah, drat. We lost our chance."
		Zach asks, "Can we add the lightning rod?"
		DavidW says, "It sounded like we didn't need to alter the blueprint for that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1247 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1243 
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd | > CF14
Floyd |
Floyd | Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Second floor
Floyd | The description 'second floor' is misleading, because the floor up
Floyd | here isn't actually finished, so watch your step.  From up here you
Floyd | see a nice view of the town square down the road.  There is a fancy
Floyd | blueprint of the house sitting on a temporary workdesk.  The only exit
Floyd | is down.  Sitting on the workdesk is a blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "draw back door on blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1244 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW BACK DOOR ON BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't something you need to draw on the blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "draw spare bedroom on blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1244 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW SPARE BEDROOM ON BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "bedroom".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "draw basement on blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1245 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW BASEMENT ON BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't something you need to draw on the blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "draw lightning rod on blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1246 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW LIGHTNING ROD ON BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't something you need to draw on the blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "draw fire escape on blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1246 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW FIRE ESCAPE ON BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "escape".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "draw rod on blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1247 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW ROD ON BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't something you need to draw on the blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | The architect returns, nursing a hot cup of coffee.  He immediately
Floyd | gets back to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose we shouldn't give him a sandwich until it's more obvious what's missing."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1247 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1243 
Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd | > CF14
Floyd |
Floyd | Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Second floor
Floyd | The description 'second floor' is misleading, because the floor up
Floyd | here isn't actually finished, so watch your step.  From up here you
Floyd | see a nice view of the town square down the road.  There is a fancy
Floyd | blueprint of the house sitting on a temporary workdesk.  The only exit
Floyd | is down.  Sitting on the workdesk is a blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "draw porch on blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1243 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW PORCH ON BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "porch".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "draw pool on blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1244 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW POOL ON BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't something you need to draw on the blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "draw extension on blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1244 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW EXTENSION ON BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "extension".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "draw asbestos on blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1244 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW ASBESTOS ON BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "asbestos".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "draw side door on blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1244 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW SIDE DOOR ON BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any side door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "draw window on blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1245 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW WINDOW ON BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't something you need to draw on the blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "draw tower on blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Second floor
Floyd | 93/1245 
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW TOWER ON BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "tower".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think we're supposed to just guess like this."
		DavidW says, "and it's getting rather late."
		Zach says, "Yeah. I've been a bit brain dead tonight."
		DavidW says, "We were given several hints towards growing the tree. Somehow, there must be hints re: what addition to make here."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Necrotic Drift by Robb Sherwin
As played on ifMUD on May 26 & June 2, 2013

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 Necrotic Drift written by Robb Sherwin. Necrotic Drift was released in 2004. It was nominated for several Xyzzies (Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best NPCs, Best Use of Medium, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Individual PC) and won the Xyzzy for Best Individual NPC. 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
		

		says, "So, are we playing Necrotic Drift? Looks like Ellison was ensuring we had that loaded into Floyd."
		Jacqueline says, "Or did NightFloyd do that, I wonder..."
		DavidW says, "huh, I think the cashier gave me the peanut crackers for free when it didn't scan."
		DavidW says, "weird: opened a jerky package and inside, there's a smaller foil package plus a mini packet with napkin and two toothpicks."
		jenrexrode says, "FTF NF"
		Jacqueline asks, "FTF?"
		DavidW looks up. "yeah, neither Floyd has done Necrotic Drift."
		jenrexrode says, "first things frst"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I see now."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks."
		DavidW looks back at the jerky package. "It doesn't say the flavour in English, but it helpfully does say 'Eating method: Consumed upon opening'.
		Jacqueline says, "Well, given that I will not be here most of this week, I'd love to see CF play that (I was a tester for the game, and thus can't play it anyway)."
		Jacqueline says, "Necrotic Drift, that is."
		jenrexrode asks, "zombies?"
		Jacqueline says, "I cannot say."
		DavidW says, "I have no objection to ND."
		DavidW says, "And I assume there's zombies, but I don't know."
		Jacqueline says, "I cannot wait to read the transcript - I really like this game, and it has one of my favorite IF puzzles ever."
		smartgenes says, "Emily's going to play with us, she only has a little bit of exposure to IF so far.."
		Jacqueline says, "Emily Short? Yeah, she's such a n00b."
		smartgenes says, "lol no Emily Kostalova"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh! Ah."
		smartgenes exclaims, "there are other Emilys in the world!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Jacqueline says, "I figured you meant someone else, I just didn't know who. ;)"
		smartgenes says, "that's a testament to how famous Emily Short is"
		Jacqueline asks (of inky), "Could you do me a favor and look in the Hugo folder and see if the version of ND that's in there is recently-uploaded?"
		Jacqueline says, "Robb just did some sort of new release, I think."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh wait, nevermind."
		Jacqueline says, "What I need to see is that it's the GLK version that Ellison's been working on."
		DavidW says, "We won't see or hear any multimedia effects, if that's the issue."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, yeah, but I think that's probably okay."
		Jacqueline says, "Though, not sure why Ellison was all about doing a GLK version... Floyd can run Hugo."
		inky says, "whoops, sorry"
		Jacqueline says, "So I'm not going to worry about it too much."
		Jacqueline says (to inky), "No worries... I don't think I actually need you to look at anything."
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking Robb released an update, but what he did was release the code."
		inky says, "ndrift is the newest thing"
		inky says, "from may 19"
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay - cool. Thank you."
		Jacqueline says, "brb"
Jacqueline waves and makes an isquiesque departure for home. 		Jacqueline says, "Back. My tf was doing this weird thing it sometimes does where it quits showing me any channel except ones I have hard-wired color triggers (I could only see CF and JC)"
Jacqueline hollers, "Here in three minutes or so, ClubFloyd will play Necrotic Drift by Robb Sherwin." 		DavidW says, "huh. I thought I was already in the toyshop. I'm too overcome with snacks, I suppose."
		Jacqueline says, "I wasn't here either, due to my reboot. Huh."
		Zach asks, "I'm confused: we're playing a game about tofu jerky zombie?"
		Jacqueline says, "Um, sure."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load ndrift" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | My dad came home late one night when I was nine and threw an old copy
Floyd | of the Monster Manual by Gary Gygax onto my bed. He woke me up,
Floyd | stressed and shaking at the humiliation his friends had put him
Floyd | through earlier that evening.
Floyd |
Floyd | He asked me if I wanted the book. I was still groggy, but I picked it
Floyd | up and thumbed through it. "We didn't play Monopoly tonight, Jarret,"
Floyd | he told me. "That's because not a one of them can beat me. Instead,
Floyd | they brought out this... thing. Some 'game of the imagination'." He
Floyd | practically spat that last word. "You can move all you like without
Floyd | throwing any dice, but to actually do anything, you need to throw a
Floyd | handful!!" I was both reading entries on the different monsters and
Floyd | paying half-attention to his rant. "Five minutes in, Benson tells me
Floyd | that I come across something called a gorgon. That got me stoned. Why
Floyd | would I play a game that depicted the recreational use of marijuana
Floyd | cigarettes? I got up and left."
Floyd |
Floyd | "They let you read this during play?" I asked him. He nodded. I turned
Floyd | to page 49. "I don't think they were supposed to. It says right here
Floyd | that the gorgon can turn you to stone. It doesn't get you stoned. And
Floyd | right here are all its weaknesses! How did you not see this? Are you
Floyd | stupid or something? Or what?"
Floyd |
Floyd | My father snatched back the Monster Manual. He didn't state that what
Floyd | he was going to do was going to hurt him more than it hurt me. (I
Floyd | think all he did say was that he should have left his 'patented Duffy
Floyd | blast' on my mother's face the night I was conceived, which didn't
Floyd | make a whole lot of sense to me then.) He instead just quietly gave me
Floyd | a spanking for back talk. But as that 112 page reference to a modern
Floyd | mythology of villainy struck my bony behind, it was as if he were
Floyd | bonding the pages and me for all time. Like directed osmosis through
Floyd | anger or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Okay, it actually wasn't like osmosis at all, but I've sacrificed
Floyd | knowledge in basic chemistry for additional levels in Modern
Floyd | Mythology, so please cut me some slack on the occasional analogy
Floyd | outside of my experience.)
Floyd |
Floyd | In the week that followed, my father tried to ban Dungeons & Dragons
Floyd | from the house as he had previously banned video games, cursing, Cajun
Floyd | food and music recorded after 1959. I stood up to him on D&D, though,
Floyd | and he caved for the only time in my childhood. Within a week I was
Floyd | running my own games for the kids in my tract. We were creating
Floyd | adventures together with Devils, Demons and Dragons and it was one of
Floyd | the best times of my life. My old man may have never been on the short
Floyd | list for an award from the PTA, but his maniac antics did a better job
Floyd | helping me understand just what I was interested in than the fathers
Floyd | of anyone else I grew up with. And heck, he did have my back that one
Floyd | time I met D&D creator Gary Gygax himself at DragonCon and started
Floyd | kicking him in his bag of magic beans (if you're digging my ditch
Floyd | here) in misplaced, latent vengeance due to how hard the board stock
Floyd | was for those manual covers.
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think you've truly bonded with your father until you've spent
Floyd | 36 consecutive hours in a holding cell mocking and taunting an inmate
Floyd | set consisting of multiple thirty-somethings decked out in homemade
Floyd | hobbit, fairie and chocobo costumes, where the only thing the lot of
Floyd | them had in common, aside from a complete lack of human dignity, was
Floyd | relating how difficult it was to sleep late when the sump pump went
Floyd | off.
Floyd |
Floyd |

		
smartgenes arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Jacqueline asks, "Oh wait, sleepmask? Does that work on this? It doesn't, right?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, or maybe it does."
		Jacqueline says, "Let me restart and see."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Necrotic Drift
Floyd | Interactive Fiction
Floyd | Copyright (c) 2004. Written and programmed by Robb Sherwin
Floyd | Release 1.03 / Serial number 040623 / Hugo 3.1
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm here this evening at an Academy Videos store thirty-five minutes
Floyd | from my home with two of my roommates and my best friend. We have to
Floyd | come all the way down here to rent because of the late fees on my
Floyd | memberships at all the video places back in the Fort. I wish I had a
Floyd | good story for why that is the case, but I don't. I'm just poor and
Floyd | had the first Lord of the Rings movie overdue for more than two weeks
Floyd | at multiple video chains. I kept it around to mainly prove trivia. (It
Floyd | will probably end up costing me more to show my friends that the elf
Floyd | character Legolas was walking on, and not in the snow, than it did for
Floyd | director Peter Jackson to implement that effect on-screen.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Supposedly, Audrey is dropping by tonight to watch a movie, which is
Floyd | why I'm even here to begin with. In the five years we've been together
Floyd | we've dumped each other a total of nine times. She is currently ahead
Floyd | of me six to three. Her most shallow dumping was when she wanted to
Floyd | exclusively hang around a hardcore goth guy who had somehow managed to
Floyd | finance or lease his own cemetery plot. That guy was the black
Floyd | fingernail Alpha male until he missed his first payment. To be fair,
Floyd | mine was when she filled out Student Loan paperwork for me without my
Floyd | knowledge or consent and almost enrolled me into classes at the nearby
Floyd | University of Central Hill. She doesn't like the fact that I work at
Floyd | the Funtime Teen Mall for $5.51 an hour at age 27.
Floyd |
Floyd | I have to work later tonight, so I guess I'd better pick something and
Floyd | get out of here quickly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | What?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | [Your score is 0 from a trivial 601.]
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit (YES or NO)?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks for playing!
Floyd |

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask ndrift" 		

Floyd ]                  NECROTIC DRIFT 1.03 by Robb Sherwin
Floyd | My dad came home late one night when I was nine and threw an old copy
Floyd | of the Monster Manual by Gary Gygax onto my bed. He woke me
Floyd | up, stressed and shaking at the humiliation his friends had put him
Floyd | through earlier that evening.
Floyd |
Floyd | He asked me if I wanted the book. I was still groggy, but I picked it
Floyd | up and thumbed through it. "We didn't play Monopoly tonight, Jarret,"
Floyd | he told me. "That's because not a one of them can beat me. Instead,
Floyd | they brought out this... thing. Some 'game of the imagination'." He
Floyd | practically spat that last word. "You can move all you like without
Floyd | throwing any dice, but to actually do anything, you need to throw a
Floyd | handful!!" I was both reading entries on the different monsters and
Floyd | paying half-attention to his rant. "Five minutes in, Benson tells me
Floyd | that I come across something called a gorgon. That got me stoned. Why
Floyd | would I play a game that depicted the recreational use of marijuana
Floyd | cigarettes? I got up and left."
Floyd |
Floyd | "They let you read this during play?" I asked him. He nodded. I turned
Floyd | to page 49. "I don't think they were supposed to. It says right here
Floyd | that the gorgon can turn you to stone. It doesn't
Floyd | get you stoned. And right here are all its weaknesses! How
Floyd | did you not see this? Are you stupid or something? Or what?"
Floyd |
Floyd | My father snatched back the Monster Manual. He didn't state
Floyd | that what he was going to do was going to hurt him more than it hurt
Floyd | me. (I think all he did say was that he should have left his 'patented
Floyd | Duffy blast' on my mother's face the night I was conceived, which
Floyd | didn't make a whole lot of sense to me then.) He instead just quietly
Floyd | gave me a spanking for back talk. But as that 112 page reference to a
Floyd | modern mythology of villainy struck my bony behind, it was as if he
Floyd | were bonding the pages and me for all time. Like directed osmosis
Floyd | through anger or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Okay, it actually wasn't like osmosis at all, but I've sacrificed
Floyd | knowledge in basic chemistry for additional levels in Modern
Floyd | Mythology, so please cut me some slack on the occasional analogy
Floyd | outside of my experience.)
Floyd |
Floyd | In the week that followed, my father tried to ban Dungeons & Dragons
Floyd | from the house as he had previously banned video games, cursing, Cajun
Floyd | food and music recorded after 1959. I stood up to him on D&D, though,
Floyd | and he caved for the only time in my childhood. Within a week I was
Floyd | running my own games for the kids in my tract. We were creating
Floyd | adventures together with Devils, Demons and Dragons and it was one of
Floyd | the best times of my life. My old man may have never been on the short
Floyd | list for an award from the PTA, but his maniac antics did a better job
Floyd | helping me understand just what I was interested in than the fathers
Floyd | of anyone else I grew up with. And heck, he did have my back that one
Floyd | time I met D&D creator Gary Gygax himself at DragonCon and started
Floyd | kicking him in his bag of magic beans (if you're digging my ditch
Floyd | here) in misplaced, latent vengeance due to how hard the board stock
Floyd | was for those manual covers.
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think you've truly bonded with your father until you've spent
Floyd | 36 consecutive hours in a holding cell mocking and taunting an inmate
Floyd | set consisting of multiple thirty-somethings decked out in homemade
Floyd | hobbit, fairie and chocobo costumes, where the only thing the lot of
Floyd | them had in common, aside from a complete lack of human dignity, was
Floyd | relating how difficult it was to sleep late when the sump pump went
Floyd | off.

		smartgenes asks, "can we go slow on start so emily can get the context?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes. We haven't taken a move yet - there are just big text dumps at the start is all."
		Jacqueline asks, "Or... wait, is she not here yet?"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, I don't think people will hold off unless we're sure she's going to be here very soon."
		smartgenes asks, "just wait a couple of minutes?"
		Jacqueline asks, "I'm sure a couple of minutes is probably okay... but I'm actually about to leave. DW, jen, inky?"
		DavidW says, "I can wait a bit. But yeah, long textdumps."
		Jacqueline says, "Let me just trigger the second dump because I want to see if Sleepmask is going to work with this."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                0 / 0
Floyd | Necrotic Drift
Floyd | Interactive Fiction
Floyd | Copyright (c) 2004. Written and programmed by Robb Sherwin
Floyd | Release 1.03 / Serial number 040623 / Hugo 3.1
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm here this evening at an Academy Videos store thirty-five minutes
Floyd | from my home with two of my roommates and my best friend. We have to
Floyd | come all the way down here to rent because of the late fees on my
Floyd | memberships at all the video places back in the Fort. I wish I had a
Floyd | good story for why that is the case, but I don't. I'm just poor and
Floyd | had the first Lord of the Rings movie overdue for more than
Floyd | two weeks at multiple video chains. I kept it around to mainly prove
Floyd | trivia. (It will probably end up costing me more to show my friends
Floyd | that the elf character Legolas was walking on, and not
Floyd | in the snow, than it did for director Peter Jackson to
Floyd | implement that effect on-screen.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Supposedly, Audrey is dropping by tonight to watch a movie, which is
Floyd | why I'm even here to begin with. In the five years we've been together
Floyd | we've dumped each other a total of nine times. She is currently ahead
Floyd | of me six to three. Her most shallow dumping was when she wanted to
Floyd | exclusively hang around a hardcore goth guy who had somehow managed to
Floyd | finance or lease his own cemetery plot. That guy was the black
Floyd | fingernail Alpha male until he missed his first payment. To be fair,
Floyd | mine was when she filled out Student Loan paperwork for me without my
Floyd | knowledge or consent and almost enrolled me into classes at the nearby
Floyd | University of Central Hill. She doesn't like the fact that I work at
Floyd | the Funtime Teen Mall for $5.51 an hour at age 27.
Floyd |
Floyd | I have to work later tonight, so I guess I'd better pick something and
Floyd | get out of here quickly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Looks fine."
		Jacqueline says, "So, I'm going to head out - enjoy this one, everyone. See you next week."
		smartgenes says, "just a couple more mins she is making sure the dogs don't steal each other's food"
		Jacqueline says, "Can't wait to revisit this one through your eyes."
		Zach says, "Dang, Audrey is winning the relationship"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l]" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                0 / 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L]
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "l]" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "still reaing text"
		DavidW says, "I support the LOOK command, since we don't know what's surrounding us."
		jenrexrode says, "i'm dobe"
		jenrexrode says, "we done"
		jenrexrode says, "er er"
		DavidW asks (of smartgenes), "Can we continue?"
		smartgenes says, "okays"
		smartgenes says, "thanks"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                0 / 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Academy Videos
Floyd | The inside of the video store looks like it was slapped together in a
Floyd | weekend by enslaved, tool-wielding howler monkeys and routinely
Floyd | cleaned by an anosmic with all the enthusiasm of a man who lost a bet.
Floyd | Rotting floorboards create a random topography that would put the
Floyd | landshifts and valleys of the legendary Umar Hills to shame. Faded
Floyd | posters cover much of the surface area of the walls, and a few of them
Floyd | have begun peeling or been stricken with graffiti.
Floyd |
Floyd | All the available movies have been shoved into racks labeled with one
Floyd | of four categories: Action, Drama, Fantasy and Horror. Alphabetical
Floyd | order isn't implemented in any of them either, so trying to find a
Floyd | specific movie is often futile. It's usually best just to look along
Floyd | the racks and hope something good catches your eye.
Floyd | Gibs, Pang, Criswell, and the clerk are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So..." says Gibs, as he scans the movies half-heartedly, "You and
Floyd | Audrey are on the rocks again, eh, Duffy? What happened this time, did
Floyd | she get you enrolled into MIT?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "what's an anosmic?"
		DavidW asks, "I didn't see that word; did you spell it correctly?"
		DavidW says, "oh wait, I see it"
		Zach | Anosmia is the inability to perceive odor
		DavidW says, "I vote we ignore Gibs; we'll probably auto-talk to him anyway."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x action" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                0 / 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ACTION
Floyd |
Floyd | It's constructed from a cheap wood board, and sags quite a bit due to
Floyd | the number of movies placed within it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the action rack is a movie from action rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pang clears his throat and holds up a copy of Blade. "I have
Floyd | found the movie for us all tonight," he states, with an annoying
Floyd | authority. "It has electronica and vampires, as all classics should."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Blade?" screeches Criswell. He's another one of my
Floyd | roommates. "They merged techno music and goths for that one. No
Floyd | chance. No way. And if you pick out one that merges country music with
Floyd | the French art film or opera with a Pixar kiddie flick I will drop
Floyd | trou and take a crap on the TV while it's playing."
Floyd |
Floyd | Criswell's only half joking, as he's demonstrated his willingness to
Floyd | do that before. When his favorite CFL football team lost in the finals
Floyd | last year he was so pissed off at the TV for depicting it that he
Floyd | grabbed a chair from the kitchen, got up and plopped a steaming load
Floyd | on top of the set. Worse, it was two weeks before anyone cleaned it
Floyd | up. We had a veritable bumper crop of flies around the house that
Floyd | year.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ew"
		jenrexrode says, "man"
		DavidW says, "also 'movie from action rack' doesn't sound very exciting."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take action movie" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                1 / 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ACTION MOVIE
Floyd |
Floyd | I grab a movie from the rack. And behold! It's The Lord of the
Floyd | Rings. Why on earth the dip behind the counter would deign to
Floyd | keep it in this rack is beyond my comprehension. But it
Floyd | doesn't matter. I don't really possess the discipline to go get
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | "OK, I'm set," says Criswell. "Truman Show. Jim Carrey is the
Floyd | funniest man alive. This'll be a gem. Hey, Duffy, you
Floyd | bringin' that chick you hang around with over tonight? Well, thank me
Floyd | later, man, 'cos she'll be all out of giggles by the time you pull off
Floyd | your pants. For once, anyway."
Floyd |
Floyd | Barnaby idly toys with a movie and then puts it back on the shelf.
Floyd | "There were some real hotties at that Bead Store, the other day," he
Floyd | says to me. "Cute, but not so cute that they would have nothing to do
Floyd | with you, I mean."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros arrives, full of fun and funk. 		olethros says, "take the movie from the exciting rack instead"
		DavidW says, "Too late."
		smartgenes asks, "examine it?"
		DavidW says, "Gee, this'll be great, hanging out with my homelies."
		DavidW says, "sure, try it."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x lord of the rings" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                1 / 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LORD OF THE RINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | I haven't seen anything like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x video" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                1 / 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VIDEO
Floyd |
Floyd | The clerk at Academy Videos is famous through New Haz for being one of
Floyd | its most smug and sarcastic citizens. He will always criticize a
Floyd | customer's movie choice unless it's one of the ten or fifteen films
Floyd | that he thinks are classic. He is wearing a hypercolor shirt like all
Floyd | employees in the chain, as well as a pair of dirty sweatpants.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yo, fruit loops," says the clerk to the lot of us, "I'm shutting this
Floyd | store down to go get a full body massage from the Taiwanese Parlor
Floyd | down the street. Pronto. Get your movies and get out."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Full-body?" asks Barnaby. "That means they give you a hand job,
Floyd | right?" The clerk perks up and nods gleefully. "Hey, I've always
Floyd | wondered..." Barnaby decides exactly how he wants to phrase it. "Is it
Floyd | customary to let them know when you're about to come? Like, a warning?
Floyd | Or do you not have to do that because they are professionals?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody says anything for a few moments. I shrug. "I guess it depends
Floyd | on whether you're a sprayer or a lumper," I say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                1 / 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn) and the DVD case.  Inside the
Floyd | DVD case is the Lord of the Rings DVD.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Anyway, I wasn't kidding around. Get your movies and get lost,"
Floyd | repeats the clerk. The clerk continues to get ready for his little
Floyd | excursion. He places his armament upon the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, yeah! I'm thinkin', I'm thinkin'..." says Criswell. I'm all
Floyd | set, but it looks like we'll have to wait for him or Pang now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "not sure i'm digging the style here"
		DavidW says, "It's a bit on the crusty musty side o' town."
		Zach says, "Not at all a high class video rental establishment"
		DavidW says, "I'm wondering if we have to 'buy dvd' or somehow convince Pang and Criswell to take a movie."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take horror movie" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                1 / 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HORROR MOVIE
Floyd |
Floyd | I haven't seen anything like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "imagining the film Clerks, or something like that"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rent dvd" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                1 / 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RENT DVD
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "rent" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x horror" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                1 / 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HORROR
Floyd |
Floyd | The horror rack used to be pretty good, but it's fallen into anarchy
Floyd | just like all the other racks. Criswell once accidentally rented
Floyd | Beaches from this rack and failed to note it was a chick
Floyd | flick. He's the only guy in the city that thinks the best horror flick
Floyd | of all-time doesn't feature Bruce Campbell or Bill Chepil or whoever,
Floyd | but rather Bette Midler.
Floyd |
Floyd | A grime-encrusted area denizen slams his hand on the door and the
Floyd | clerk reluctantly lets him in. The thing shambles his way into the
Floyd | video store. He leaves muddy streaks upon the entrance door, drawing
Floyd | the further ire of the clerk.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, what the hell is the matter with you, cracky?" I suppose that I
Floyd | disagree that the new denizen is a crackhead (he meanders more in his
Floyd | movement than he shakes, I mean). But I don't say anything. The clerk
Floyd | points a stern finger at him from across the counter. "Can't you read?
Floyd | We're closed! Get out of here!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy dvd" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY DVD
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to be for sale.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "uh-oh. Is this our first zombie?"
		Zach asks (of DavidW), "Maybe try talking to the clerk?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x crackhead" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                1 / 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRACKHEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | This creature is covered in a thick grit. He (it?) is draped in a
Floyd | musty flannel and shambles about with an unwholesome gait. His
Floyd | forearms are unnaturally long and jaundiced, and his there are several
Floyd | patches of mosiaced-over scabs and seeping wounds covering his face
Floyd | and neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | The area denizen grabs at the clerk's neck! He gets two hands round
Floyd | the clerk's esophagus, and begins choking the life right out of him!
Floyd |
Floyd | The clerk gurgles in pain! I hear a guttural moaning sound coming from
Floyd | the attacker. The violence causes Pang and Criswell to hide in the
Floyd | back of the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey!" says Barnaby, "Knock it off! Let him go!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Talking to the clerk isn't an option any more."
		smartgenes asks, "trip zombie?"
		Zach says, "Hey, that zombie is cutting in line!"
		DavidW says, "Might want to try hitting the crackhead or leaving."
		smartgenes asks, "get flannel?"
inky says (to Floyd), "x armament" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                1 / 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARMAMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | I should first say something about the city of New Haz and explain why
Floyd | a video clerk would be packing heat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Culturally, New Haz is kind of a stinking dump. It's been described as
Floyd | everything from a holding cell for miscreants and scuzzballs, to a
Floyd | bleak planned community gone horribly and violently wrong, to a
Floyd | slightly Utopian New Haven, Connecticut. I like it so much I live
Floyd | thirty-five minutes away, and believe me when I say that I would not
Floyd | work here if the Fort had a mall. Truthfully, it used to be a lot
Floyd | worse before some kid brought to justice 80% of the city's Most Wanted
Floyd | Criminals a while back. But it's nevertheless rather rough, and you're
Floyd | legally required to possess a firearm to enter the west side.
Floyd |
Floyd | This gun uses nail magazines, and fires them off slowly and messily,
Floyd | one at a time. Nice accuracy, but it has no spray or automatic
Floyd | settings. It's on the small side, as small as the manufacturer could
Floyd | go without embracing the "ladies choice" designation.
Floyd |
Floyd | This weapon has 7 shots remaining.
Floyd |
Floyd | The grimy denizen throttles the clerk!
Floyd |
Floyd | The clerk slumps to the floor, disappearing behind the register
Floyd | counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Christ, Duffy, get the goddamn gun!" screams Barnaby. The guy
Floyd | (creature, whatever it is) is between the gun and Barnaby. It emits a
Floyd | throaty snarl and slowly shambles toward him. Barnaby gives the door a
Floyd | couple solid kicks and opens it.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get armament" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                7 / 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ARMAMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | I casually lift the gun from the counter without the clerk really
Floyd | noticing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Barnaby takes a swing at the filthy mound. He connects to its sternum
Floyd | (a solid blow) but the guy / creature is not stunned, not driven back,
Floyd | not nearly phased by it at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shoot the damn thing, Duffy!" yells Barnaby. "Now,
Floyd | goddammit!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think the game forgives too much extraneous actions from what I've seen so far."
		DavidW says, "er too many"
		inky asks, "you mean it's got a lot of timers?"
		smartgenes asks, "shall i type the obvious?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot zombie" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | [Specify which gun to shoot with.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "shoot zombie with armament" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT ZOMBIE WITH ARMAMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | I shoot the creature!
Floyd |
Floyd | The creature collapses and falls to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | The creature is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x clerk" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLERK
Floyd |
Floyd | The clerk at Academy Videos is famous through New Haz for being one of
Floyd | its most smug and sarcastic citizens. He will always criticize a
Floyd | customer's movie choice unless it's one of the ten or fifteen films
Floyd | that he thinks are classic. He is wearing a hypercolor shirt like all
Floyd | employees in the chain, as well as a pair of dirty sweatpants.
Floyd |
Floyd | He  is currently knocked out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x sweatpants" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SWEATPANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "sweatpants" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wake up clerk" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAKE UP CLERK
Floyd |
Floyd | I try, but I don't get any sort of response back into wakefulness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | This creature is covered in a thick grit. He (it?) is draped in a
Floyd | musty flannel that hasn't been in fashion since Gygax was happily
Floyd | married to his first wife. His forearms are unnaturally long and
Floyd | jaundiced, and his there are several patches of mosiaced-over scabs
Floyd | and seeping wounds covering his face and neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | It  is currently knocked out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get flannel" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET FLANNEL
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "flannel" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look behind counter" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything behind the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "slap clerk" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLAP CLERK
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "slap" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search counter" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guys about zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUYS ABOUT ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "guys" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask gibs about zombie" 		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to barnaby" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GIBS ABOUT ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Use "TALK TO CHARACTER" to talk to a particular character in the
Floyd | game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO BARNABY
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to barnaby" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO BARNABY
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x drama" 		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "read poster" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRAMA
Floyd |
Floyd | The drama rack should, in theory, contain a bunch of films that are
Floyd | shown on TNN, but it instead contains a hodgepodge of differently
Floyd | genred flicks. Criswell once took the DVD that Gibs shot a couple
Floyd | years ago where he was apologizing to his girlfriend for getting into
Floyd | a threesome at this one guy Avandre's bachelor party and put it in
Floyd | this rack. That was some serious drama. But I think Gibs rented and
Floyd | destroyed it when he found out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the posters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Who's barnaby?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x posters" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POSTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | An original Day of the Dead promo has been tacked onto the
Floyd | wall. That's really the only one of note. There are some other ones
Floyd | that I can't make out, and by 'make out,' I mean 'they were filmed in
Floyd | the sixties so I have no idea what their deal is.'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get tack" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET TACK
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "tack" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                              12 / 22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Academy Videos
Floyd | The inside of the video store looks like it was slapped together in a
Floyd | weekend by enslaved, tool-wielding howler monkeys and routinely
Floyd | cleaned by an anosmic with all the enthusiasm of a man who lost a bet.
Floyd | Rotting floorboards create a random topography that would put the
Floyd | landshifts and valleys of the legendary Umar Hills to shame. Faded
Floyd | posters cover much of the surface area of the walls, and a few of them
Floyd | have begun peeling or been stricken with graffiti.
Floyd |
Floyd | All the available movies have been shoved into racks labeled with one
Floyd | of four categories: Action, Drama, Fantasy and Horror. Alphabetical
Floyd | order isn't implemented in any of them either, so trying to find a
Floyd | specific movie is often futile. It's usually best just to look along
Floyd | the racks and hope something good catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's an exit east to Main Street.
Floyd | Gibs, Pang, Criswell, the clerk, and the creature are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "we probably want to scram"
		smartgenes says, "sounds good"
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Main Street                                                 17 / 23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Street
Floyd | The stench of the city of New Haz hits me like a cruel sucker-punch
Floyd | through the septum. It's a ringing, persistent odor. One of sewage
Floyd | mixed with old gasoline. I shift to breathing exclusively through my
Floyd | mouth. But fortunately we'll be out of here soon enough (and before
Floyd | the stink can settle on my clothes.)
Floyd | My car is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs, Pang, and Criswell are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the hell was that in there?" asks Pang.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who knows?" says Barnaby. "Who cares? Let's just go. At least by
Floyd | putting down the homeless guy inside he won't get grime nor slime over
Floyd | Duffy's windshield in some half-assed attempt to clean it."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I thought you knew that guy, Duffy," says Criswell, unhelpfully, as
Floyd | if that somehow explains why he was cowering in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | We need to get in my car and get out of here quickly -- both before
Floyd | the cops come round due to the encounter with that thing in the store,
Floyd | but also before the city's ripe stench can settle into our clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go car" 		

Floyd ]  Main Street                                                 17 / 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The car is shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open car" 		

Floyd ]  Main Street                                                 17 / 25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | The thing from inside breaks through a section of the door!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go car" 		

Floyd ]  Main Street                                                 17 / 26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I get into the car. Pang, Criswell and Barnaby join me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The zombie slams its open palms against the side of the car!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "close door?"
		smartgenes says, "that would make sense"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Main Street                                                 17 / 27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The zombie slams its open palms against the side of the car!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think, with the timing, only one of us should type."
		smartgenes says, "drive... somehwere"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "start car or drive car, I guess." 		

Floyd ]  Main Street                                                 17 / 27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > START CAR OR DRIVE CAR, I GUESS.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "or" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "I guess gibs = barnaby?"
		DavidW says, "oops. I hate when I f before normal text."
		smartgenes says, "not sure which one is barnaby"
		smartgenes says, "i don't think it counted it as a move anyway"
		DavidW says, "I suggest trying 'start car', since it didn't complain about 'start'."
inky says (to Floyd), "start car" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > START CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (Entering my car first...)
Floyd |
Floyd | I double-check to make sure everyone's into the car.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guy from inside keeps clawing away at the passenger side of my
Floyd | car.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Drive, dammit, drive!" screeches Criswell from the backseat.
Floyd | "Get us outta here!"
Floyd |
Floyd | I put the car in reverse and prepare to get the hell out of town. The
Floyd | guy staggers over and gets right in my path.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hit 'em, Duffy!" Criswell's going crazy back there. "Run him over!"
Floyd |
Floyd | I put the car in first and stomp the accelerator more out of panic
Floyd | than anything else. The guy doesn't move, flinch, anything. I ram him
Floyd | and he smacks right into the windshield, chipping it with his elbow.
Floyd | He tumbles about and we hear him on the roof for a moment before
Floyd | seeing his face appear on the back window, shocking the hell out of
Floyd | Pang and Criswell. I downshift from third gear back into second for a
Floyd | moment which causes my car to red line and enough of a jolt for him to
Floyd | fall off completely. I see him, through the rear-view mirror, take a
Floyd | vicious fall onto the road, bouncing against it at painful angles like
Floyd | a discarded rag doll.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody says anything for a second, until Criswell pops opens his
Floyd | mouth. "That... man, that was awesome!!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "You don't think I killed that guy, do you? Do you think he's OK?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was probably a bot," says Gibs. "Look, he was trying to attack us,
Floyd | anyway."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's true," says Pang. "Both items are totally true."
Floyd |
Floyd | I get us on the Interstate and head north, back towards home. I chuck
Floyd | the gun out the window on the way back. Nobody says anything else
Floyd | until I drop Gibs off and get the rest of us back to the house...

		smartgenes asks, "or just DRIVE?"
		inky says, "probably a bot"
		Zach asks, "What? Since when is mindless robot killing OK?"
		smartgenes asks, "this is a Bladerunner movie?"
		says (to Floyd), "It's OK, Floyd. Don't pay any attention."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                              Chapter Two
Floyd | I've only been on, really, truly on... once in my life.
Floyd |
Floyd | It was about five years ago. The first week of March. The Wizards of
Floyd | the Coast (the company that publishes all the D&D books these days)
Floyd | were sponsoring a huge, two-day tournament in the Fort. I signed up
Floyd | for it with Barnaby, who used to be more into this kind of thing back
Floyd | then, and we started gaming it on a Saturday morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | It wasn't a 'competitive' tournament, per se, especially since around
Floyd | that time the two local gangs of Korean role players had pretty much
Floyd | wiped each other out when an on-line housing refresh dispute went from
Floyd | the virtual world of the internet to the physical one of reality,
Floyd | resulting in thirteen dead and seven wounded. That would have normally
Floyd | taken the edge off for the rest of us for the whole of the weekend,
Floyd | but we soon found out that WotC were putting up an eight-thousand
Floyd | dollar first prize for the weekend's 'Most Outstanding Roleplayer.'
Floyd | When I found that out, something clicked inside me, and I drew from a
Floyd | strength of personality I didn't know I had.
Floyd |
Floyd | All day the dice were with me. Just about every time I threw a
Floyd | twenty-sided die I got an incredibly favorable result. I started
Floyd | getting a bit more bold and soon found that the other kids at my table
Floyd | started following me. Looking to me for direction, for
Floyd | decisions, for witticisms. I became bolder and overly gregarious. I
Floyd | hardly needed any of the booty the game's Dungeon Master was giving us
Floyd | in-game, and won over the entire table through generosity. I was
Floyd | confident and having fun being me for the first time ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | My luck stayed with me when I went to different tables and played with
Floyd | different people. When the tournament finished the next day, I was
Floyd | awarded the top prize and a check for $8,000. I accepted it graciously
Floyd | and thanked everyone I played with for giving me the chance to shine.
Floyd | As Barnaby and I were rounding up our backpacks and bags of dice, I
Floyd | Xeroxed a copy of my character sheet, signed my name and phone number
Floyd | to it, and gave it to the cutest girl who seemed single during the
Floyd | event, someone I had played with on the first day.
Floyd |
Floyd | When I got home, I spent the entire check on a car and a new wardrobe.
Floyd | I had nothing left of it by Tuesday.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey didn't call the number on the sheet, maybe because it was a
Floyd | pompous act of nigh-Olympic level. But when she dropped by the Mall
Floyd | later that week I asked her out on a date. She said yes and has been
Floyd | in various states of flabbergastation with me over the years that have
Floyd | followed.
Floyd |
Floyd | I got my car, clothes and relationship within a lucky streak that
Floyd | lasted 48 hours five years ago. And I've been living off that success
Floyd | ever since. I'd confess that in my darker moments, when I am at my
Floyd | most honest, it rather spooks me to know that I have essentially been
Floyd | stagnant ever since.

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push enter" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 22 / 28
Floyd | stagnant ever since.
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | I live in a four-bedroom rented house in a college town we all call
Floyd | 'The Fort.' The exterior to this place was kind of beat up when we
Floyd | decided to rent here, and through the last three years we've worked
Floyd | our hardest to make the interior nicely match.
Floyd | Sitting corpulently in the blue couch is Pang.
Floyd | On the tattered couch are the green blanket and the pillow.  Sitting
Floyd | on the entertainment center are the television and the DVD player.
Floyd | Sitting on the table are Vecna's hand, the Dreamcast, the bottle of
Floyd | wine, a cup, the Blade DVD, the The Truman Show DVD, and the Lord of
Floyd | the Rings DVD.
Floyd |
Floyd | The other three guys who live here include Pang and Criswell and
Floyd | another guy named Leary who isn't around much. (But then, he's an
Floyd | engineer and the only guy with his life remotely in order.) Criswell
Floyd | found most of our crummy furniture when he went Dumpster Diving a
Floyd | while back, and we place blankets over the rotting parts like they
Floyd | were giant cloth band-aids to hide their pronounced ghetto factor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I wonder if we get LOTR regardless of which rack we take the movie from?"
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking that might've been a 'magician's choice' set-up."
		smartgenes says, "it's a bit like 2 games-in-one/stories here"
		Zach says, "The One DVD"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wine" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 22 / 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, actually it's a bottle of Mad Dog 20/20.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x vecna's hand" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 22 / 30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VECNA'S HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Vecna was a bad-ass (and quite mad) guy described in the original D&D
Floyd | game. One of the game's artifacts was his 'hand,' and this is a
Floyd | novelty item that they passed out at DragonCon a few years back.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a knock at the door. It's probably Audrey.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 22 / 31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's another knock on the door. I should probably get that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Uh oh, zombie Audrey"
		smartgenes says, "i have the D&D Monster Manual here..."
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 22 / 32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I let Audrey inside, and give her a kiss on the cheek.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello, Jarret..." she looks over and sees Pang on the couch. Distaste
Floyd | can't help but crawl across her face. "So... what have we got planned
Floyd | for tonight?"
Floyd |
Floyd | I see Audrey for the first time. I probably should have gotten the
Floyd | door for her.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks for getting the door, jerk," she says. Ouch. This isn't good,
Floyd | I've managed to come off as irritating before she'd even entered the
Floyd | house. I usually have ten minutes of grace period.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I was in the bathroom, brushing my hair so it would look nice and
Floyd | stylish for you," I say with a shrug.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's a brush. Not a magic wand. You know... I've never met a man who
Floyd | was so obsessed with his hair. But anyway. What are we doing tonight?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no, I think it'll be real Audrey. Gotta have an actual girl in this movie."
		DavidW says, "and again, the game has very little tolerance for wasted actions."
		Zach says (to DavidW), "She'll become a zombie later, and then we'll realize that our disfunctional relationship wasn't working out"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Movie Night! Movie Night sure sounds great, doesn't it?"
Floyd | (2) "I'm going to avoid that question by telling you how great you
Floyd | look, Miss Case."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		Zach asks, "Huh, didn't we get the door for her?"
		DavidW says, "no, we didn't"
		DavidW says, "er, oh. I misread."
		smartgenes says, "we didn't get the door straight away, i think"
		DavidW asks, "Shall we try 2? Or go straight to 1?"
		Zach says, "2"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 22 / 33
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, that's certainly nice of you to say," says Audrey. "Thank you.
Floyd | But..." she says with just the trace of a smile, "You can't avoid the
Floyd | question forever, you know."
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, she's right about that, but I could at least probably
Floyd | try.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "OK, to be honest, I thought we'd watch a movie."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW says, "boy. rough."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 22 / 34
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "A movie. Oh-kay," she says. "Which theatre?" she asks, hopefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Casa de Duffy, funnily enough."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Funnily enough? What's so funny, or fun, about being cooped
Floyd | up in this house for the millionth time?" She puts her hands on her
Floyd | hips, which is an subconscious indicator that she's starting to get
Floyd | agitated. "You really don't want to leave and do something?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, it's not ha-ha funny, no," I tell her. "Look, we got some good
Floyd | stuff. I broke the bank here. If you don't like the films then at
Floyd | least you've got me providing Tom-Servo-style running commentary."
Floyd |
Floyd | She relaxes her pose and waves her hand in a dismissal of her
Floyd | argument. "Okay, okay... but you'd better be on, Jarret
Floyd | Duffy. What's your term for it? Comedy Jupiter? It had better be
Floyd | Comedy Jupiter."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You betcha. I'll even throw in Io and Europa." I'm not quite sure
Floyd | what that means, but those were the only two moons I could recall in a
Floyd | pinch, so.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pang puts the copy of Blade into the DVD player.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "sit on tattered couch?"
		Zach says, "Yay, riffing"
		Zach says (to DavidW), "Sure. You can drive because of the timers."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit on tattered couch" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 22 / 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON TATTERED COUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I sit down on the tattered couch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room, on a tattered couch
Floyd | This room is centered around the television, a 32" Sony that Leary
Floyd | brought when he moved in. The set sits on a wooden entertainment
Floyd | center, with 'satellite' speakers all around the room. The tattered
Floyd | white couch is perpendicular to the set, and the blue one (where Pang
Floyd | normally situates himself) is eight or nine feet directly across from
Floyd | it.
Floyd | On the tattered couch are the green blanket and the pillow.
Floyd | Sitting corpulently in the blue couch is Pang.
Floyd | Sitting on the entertainment center are the television and the DVD
Floyd | player.  Inside the DVD player is the Blade DVD.  Sitting on the table
Floyd | are Vecna's hand, the Dreamcast, a cup, the The Truman Show DVD, and
Floyd | the Lord of the Rings DVD.
Floyd | Audrey is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What.. aw, hell, what the hell is this, Pang?" asks Criswell, as he
Floyd | enters. "Oh, hey, by the way, I don't think we're gonna be able to
Floyd | keep beers at the neighbor's house any longer. Someone has begun the
Floyd | moving-in process. Wait, did you end up getting this fucking
Floyd | Blade thing? Oh, Kee-rist!"
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand why Criswell is so against this movie. I guess I
Floyd | could ask him, or something, if I really cared. Only I don't. I just
Floyd | want him gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Just watch the movie," says Pang.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No!" exclaims Criswell. "I'm gonna make The Call!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're not going to have a quorum," says Pang.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I'll try to sit on my hands."
		Zach says, "oooh, quorum"
		smartgenes asks, "get cup?"
		DavidW says, "hm. I'm thinking of throwing the hand of vecna at him."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw hand at criswell" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 22 / 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW HAND AT CRISWELL
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not holding that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hand" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't reach Vecna's hand from the tattered couch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw hand at criswell" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 22 / 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW HAND AT CRISWELL
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not holding that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "grr"
		smartgenes says, "have to get up, methinks"
		DavidW says, "I thought when we sat, our Aud Case would sit too."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Be a little more specific about what you'd like me to stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "maybe she's doing her hair?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand up" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 22 / 36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND UP
Floyd |
Floyd | I get up off the tattered couch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leary walks down the stairs. He gives everyone a 'hey' and waves to
Floyd | Audrey.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yo, Leary, what's your take on Blade?" asks Criswell.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pang's not thrilled about opinions being offered up on his choice
Floyd | before the opening credits are even finished.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ehh," says Leary as he picks up the phone to make a call. "Not my
Floyd | thing. Nothing personal, Panger."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Damn fuckin' straight!" says Criswell. "I'm makin' the call! The Call
Floyd | for Ejection! Duffy? What're you saying?"
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know how to go with this one. On one hand, it could mean that
Floyd | my movie will get played and these two morons will leave out of
Floyd | boredom. On the other hand -- just how freaking immature am I going to
Floyd | come across?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm lost too."
		Zach says, "Audrey doesn't want to sit on that gross couch"
		DavidW asks, "Talk to Criswell? to Pang? to Audrey?"
		Zach asks, "Can we say, "audrey, sit"?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Sorry. The next movie will probably be better anyway."
Floyd | (2) "Did you particularly want to see Blade??"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 22 / 37
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not especially," she says. "I think I saw it when it first came out."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What? Are you kidding me?" I think about the math for a second. "By
Floyd | my calculations, you were eight when it came out. You mean to tell me
Floyd | that the Neuromancer didn't like you dating me at first because at
Floyd | three years your elder, I was a bad example, but he was OK with you
Floyd | watching a movie where Snipes hacks apart vampires for 90 minutes?" I
Floyd | call her father 'The Neuromancer' because his first name is Henry, and
Floyd | the main character of the novel _Neuromancer_ is named Henry Case.
Floyd | I've been lucky in not saying it when he's been around so far.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I was very mature for my age," she replies. "I think we'd have been a
Floyd | perfect match, intellectually, if you met me when I was eight and you
Floyd | were twenty-seven.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, what about if you met me?" says Criswell.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two," Audrey and I say at the same time.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The thumb points down, bitchkin!" says Criswell to Pang. It was
Floyd | inevitable that he was going to pull the movie no matter what popular
Floyd | choice happened to be. Criswell hops over to the DVD player and ejects
Floyd | the disc. He places The Truman Show in. "We're now starin'
Floyd | down the barrel of a whole lotta giggles," he says to Audrey.
Floyd |
Floyd | I keep one eye trained underneath the sofa in case Audrey's rolling
Floyd | eyes pop out of her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you talking about?" she says. Audrey has never, ever liked
Floyd | Criswell. "This is a drama, not a ninety minute episode of 'White Guys
Floyd | Gone Jostling.'" Criswell's head strains to the side as he
Floyd | simultaneously doesn't believe her and doesn't comprehend her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey continues. "You know what drama is, right? It's the name given
Floyd | to a movie that adults tend to enjoy, as well as being the
Floyd | standard root cause of every Linkin Park song."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, whatever." Criswell shrugs. "I bet you Truman here is making
Floyd | like he's talking out of his ass before the opening credits are
Floyd | finished."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "We're not gonna see any of these movies, are we?"
		DavidW asks, "wait?"
		Zach asks, "Talk to her again?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "So... how is school going these days?"
Floyd | (2) "What are you doing later?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW says, "hmm, I don't like either of those options."
		Zach asks, "2?"
		DavidW asks, "may I pick 0?"
		Zach says, "(We are a crappy boyfriend)"
		Zach says, "Sure"
		inky says, "0 is NO YOU ARE BEING ATTACKED BY MONSTER PEOPLE"
		DavidW asks (of Zach), "really? Give her a chance to say she'll be shopping for a new boyfriend later?"
		Zach says, "Aww"
		DavidW says, "we're doomed"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 22 / 38
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Probably storming out of here in anger," she says. I give her one of
Floyd | those looks that would look more in place on a puppet after the jaw
Floyd | string got cut. "Just kidding," she says after a beat. "You're
Floyd | working, right? I am actually going to be at the Mall, 'funnily
Floyd | enough.'" She does that, sometimes, claim my cliched remarks as her
Floyd | own. "Sydney and a few of my other friends will be at the Bead Store.
Floyd | I'll stop by."
Floyd |
Floyd | Five minutes elapse. The only possession Criswell has left is the
Floyd | dumbfounded look upon his face.
Floyd |
Floyd | Minute seven comes and Pang can't help himself any longer.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You stupid, simple... child," he says, quietly. "Next week
Floyd | go get Good Will Hunting -- Robin Williams is hilarious in
Floyd | it." Pang points his thumb down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Everyone's a critic"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 22 / 39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | Leary turns around from his phone call and squints a bit at the TV. He
Floyd | chuckles, points his own thumb down for a second and then turns back
Floyd | away from the living room. Pang wiggles the Vecna's Hand toy around
Floyd | with its thumb pointing down in order to taunt Criswell just a bit
Floyd | more.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pang gets up to change the movie.
Floyd |
Floyd | He places in Lord of the Rings, apparently without really
Floyd | recognizing what it is. The intro starts. Audrey lets out a sigh. I
Floyd | have no idea if I'm correctly interpreting it, but I'm guessing that
Floyd | she's resigned herself to at least watching the movie on the TV
Floyd | screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the shit is this?" asks Criswell. "More fuckin' ghouls and orcs
Floyd | and shit?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I guess the Bead Store is where the cool kids hang out nowadays. I'm so out of touch."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to criswell" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 22 / 40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CRISWELL
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pang and Criswell both put their thumbs down as Leary leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you two doing?" I ask. "There aren't any other movies. We
Floyd | didn't get any."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Someone has forgotten our massive porn collection," says Pang,
Floyd | matter-of-factly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, for Heaven's sake," says Audrey. She gets off the couch and
Floyd | leaves the room, heading towards my bedroom. Not, I should say, in a
Floyd | 'let's go make out' way or a 'we need to talk' way but in a
Floyd | pre-emptive strike on a fight way.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's her problem?" asks Criswell, to Pang. "We've got
Floyd | chick-on-chick stuff."
Floyd |
Floyd | I've got a fairly high boiling point, but I've absolutely had it with
Floyd | these two. The frustrations concerning the fact that my bad decisions
Floyd | and sloth have forced me into this decision boils right over. I decide
Floyd | it's time to probably let them have it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		DavidW says, "oh. A time for violence."
		Zach says, ">throw bottle at Pang"
		DavidW says, "I'm not good at violence."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw bottle at Pang" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 22 / 41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BOTTLE AT PANG
Floyd |
Floyd | I ultimately decide  that throwing the bottle of wine at Pang isn't
Floyd | such a great idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "break tv?"
		DavidW asks, "or just TALK TO ...?"
		Zach says, "Sure, let's use our words"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to pang" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO PANG
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "That -- this, all of this: Not cool, dude."
Floyd | (2) "What the FUCKING HELL is wrong with you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW asks, "2?"
		Zach says, "2, preferably while throwing the bottle"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 27 / 42
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pang doesn't say anything at first, a bit taken aback by my outburst.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You two fucking pieces of shit really make me sick. I know neither
Floyd | one of you have the looks or personality to ever get a fucking girl to
Floyd | come over here more than once, but for me, you two acting like a bunch
Floyd | of immature little fucks just pisses me the hell right off. What the
Floyd | fuck is wrong with you? How fucking old are you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, look -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "Just shut the fuck up, Chunky. This is the last fucking time. If this
Floyd | shit ever happens again -- if you or your little sidekick are anywhere
Floyd | NEAR me when I have her over, I will fucking break both of you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Pang doesn't say anything. He just looks over towards Criswell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Ellison says, "#belatedly yeah, this is the new version that I uploaded. the original would crash in a glk terp after a couple moves, I think."
		smartgenes says, "hmm irritating swearing level"
		DavidW asks, "talk to criswell? or ... which way is to the bedroom, anyway?"
		Zach says, "Yeah, maybe we should go after Audrey"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "go to bedroom" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                                     27 / 43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO TO BEDROOM
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | My bedroom's the smallest one in the house. (I got here last so I got
Floyd | the skankiest room.) There's not a whole lot going on in here, just
Floyd | some shelves with all my crap on it and a bed. It smells a bit less
Floyd | like cigarettes than it used to since I have gone a week and a half
Floyd | since my last one.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the hell was that?" asks Audrey. "When are you going to get
Floyd | it... this has got to stop."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "You're pissed. Aren't you?"
Floyd | (2) "Hey, sorry about that and those guys."
Floyd | (3) "What's got to stop?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW asks, "1 seems disingenuous. 2 or 3, then?"
		DavidW says, "2 at least has a 'sorry'."
		Zach says, "2"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                                     27 / 44
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, when is it going to stop? I mean, really. They're animals."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, come on now! You're over-reacting if you really think that."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Fine, Leary isn't. But he's never around. Those other two? They're
Floyd | out there right now hurling feces at one another while masturbating,
Floyd | sorry, furiously masturbating and you know it."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Look, I can't help my roommates, OK?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, you can, Jarret! You're better than this! We're better than
Floyd | this. You're too intelligent and talented to be working for minimum
Floyd | wage. But because you are, you have to live with three other people."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Look, I happen to like my job. Shouldn't that account for something?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jarret, if you had as little going for you as Pang and Criswell then
Floyd | I wouldn't care. I really wouldn't. But I know you better, and I know
Floyd | that with the smallest bit of drive or ambition you could be writing,
Floyd | writing well. The guy that I fell in love with was the
Floyd | greatest storyteller, er, albeit in the fantasy genre, that I had ever
Floyd | met. And you're just sitting on that gift. Seeing you waste yourself
Floyd | like this isn't fun."
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Well, what is fun, then? Educate me."
Floyd | (2) "What? Come on, we were just goofing around in there."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		smartgenes says, "prefer 2 for sure"
		DavidW says, "You want 2? I want 1."
		DavidW says, "2 indicates we're not really listening to her."
		smartgenes says, "i meant for the previous dialogue... both of these are a little inane"
		DavidW says, "oh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                                     27 / 45
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Spending time with you is fun, normally. You know, doing date-type
Floyd | things. I am not old enough where I want to spend every evening with
Floyd | my boyfriend just sitting on a couch watching film. My sister became
Floyd | that way, but she works all day, is married and is tired when she gets
Floyd | home. I'm not ready to retire just yet."
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Hey, look, me either. OK? I'm not retiring on you."
Floyd | (2) "Look, we'll go skydiving or something, okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                                     27 / 46
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, I appreciate the sentiment, Jarret, but it's been like this for
Floyd | a while now. I don't know if it's just the inevitable ennui you get
Floyd | when you reach your late twenties or what, but that kind of brings me
Floyd | to what I wanted to talk about when I came over tonight..."
Floyd |
Floyd | I realize now that we're probably only just getting started with what
Floyd | she wants to discuss. Geez. Well, I'll try to keep this quick.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Lay it on me, then. What's up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                                     27 / 47
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm going to be moving soon."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What? Why? Where to? Moving like you're moving to Cheyenne moving or
Floyd | moving like you're moving to Eastern Islamistan moving?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "To Texas... I'm going to Texas. Houston, specifically. A company from
Floyd | there sent some recruiters up over Christmas Break and most of us in
Floyd | my program interviewed well. After I finish up this semester I am
Floyd | taking a job with them and headed down there."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Uh... okay." Don't you break down, Duffy. Do not let this girl
Floyd | get under your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | "And it goes without saying that I'd love it if you came with me. I
Floyd | mean, I hope you know that."
Floyd |
Floyd | "To Texas. Uh... well..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Look, there's not a chance in hell I'm moving to Texas."
Floyd | (2) "Houston? Why not Bangor? Or freaking Charon?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		Zach says, "Bangor? I hardly know 'er!"
		DavidW says, "these choices seem almost the same."
		DavidW says, "2 seems like it has a bit of a bend to it though"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                                     27 / 48
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | She shakes her head, she doesn't understand what I mean.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm just saying, if you're going to move the hell away then don't
Floyd | beat around the bush. Get to some place that I'll really never be able
Floyd | to see you." For the record, I thought that mentioning Persephone or
Floyd | another Kuiper Belt object would have come off as too sarcastic, but I
Floyd | don't tell her that.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's not why I am going there. Why are you being so thick with
Floyd | this? What on earth is keeping you here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "So you want me to come with you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | She pauses before answering. "With you like this? No. No, I don't want
Floyd | this version of you coming with me. I don't think you get just how
Floyd | much I am into you, Jarret. And it's painful to see you like this. The
Floyd | guy that I fell for and have been with all these years would not get
Floyd | defensive about simply moving somewhere."
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Look... I have to get to work."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		Zach says, "(you can blame A Prairie Home Companion for that one)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                                     27 / 49
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "I understand," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Technically, I had a couple hours before I was due at work, but I
Floyd | might as well go in early and pick up some overtime.
Floyd | "We can talk about this after I get out of there, right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course," she says. Again, in her terse form of communicating more
Floyd | without words than with.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I get out at eleven. Gibs might want me to do his radio show but I
Floyd | will blow it off if so. I'll give you a call when I get home, okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | She nods, gives me a hug and leaves my room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		says, "I mainly uploaded this to Floyd just to test it myself, but you guys are admirable for being able to sit through the long textdump pauses. I wasn't aware that Floyd did that."
		Zach says, "I'm enjoying it so far"
		Zach asks, "Get ready for work?"
		DavidW asks, "hm. What do we do now? Wait? 'Go to work'? Shower?"
		Ellison says, "that said, I've got to go. hope nothing breaks!"
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		smartgenes says, "hmm i wonder how we were going to watch a film when we were shortly due at work"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get ready for work" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                                     27 / 49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET READY FOR WORK
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "ready" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get changed" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                                     27 / 49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CHANGED
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "changed" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 27 / 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | This room is centered around the television, a 32" Sony that Leary
Floyd | brought when he moved in. The set sits on a wooden entertainment
Floyd | center, with 'satellite' speakers all around the room. The tattered
Floyd | white couch is perpendicular to the set, and the blue one (where Pang
Floyd | normally situates himself) is eight or nine feet directly across from
Floyd | it.
Floyd | On the tattered couch are the green blanket and the pillow.  Sitting
Floyd | on the entertainment center are the television and the DVD player.
Floyd | Inside the DVD player is the Lord of the Rings DVD.  Sitting on the
Floyd | table are Vecna's hand, the Dreamcast, a cup, the Blade DVD, and the
Floyd | The Truman Show DVD.
Floyd | Criswell, Pang, and Audrey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, Jesus Christ!" exclaims Audrey. "What the hell are you two chimps
Floyd | doing? Goddess, I don't need this shit. Goodbye!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x pang" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 27 / 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANG
Floyd |
Floyd | Pang used to be an athlete but he's let himself go in recent years.
Floyd | He's about 6'4" tall and 270 pounds. He's wearing a mesh orange jersey
Floyd | stuffed into a pair of scrub blue jeans.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey opens the door to the Front Porch, leaves, and slams it behind
Floyd | her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, Pang isn't half naked at least."
		DavidW asks, "out, again?"
		Zach says, "We can probably just -- yeah"
		smartgenes says, "yeh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I shake my head at my horrible home life and leave for work...

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                             Chapter Three
Floyd | I'm still rather pissed off when I pull up into the Mall parking lot
Floyd | and showroom park my car. What kind of game is Audrey playing here?
Floyd | Surely she's bluffing. We've gone to Defcon 2 or maybe 3 before, but
Floyd | we were always able to talk one another down before the bombshells
Floyd | were dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't want to have to go into work tonight worrying about this kind
Floyd | of crap. My job becomes a lot easier when I'm able to turn off the
Floyd | parts of my mind that don't deal with twenty-sided dice, Player's
Floyd | Handbooks and noticing customer body odor. The greatest curse you can
Floyd | inflict upon someone who works at the Mall is getting them to fret.
Floyd |
Floyd | (And the greatest curse you can inflict upon yourself while at the
Floyd | Mall is to attempt to stop smoking. I seriously picked a bad week for
Floyd | it.)
Floyd |
Floyd | I walk down to the east end of the Mall, avoid the guy taking surveys,
Floyd | and enter my store.

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 52
Floyd |
Floyd | Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium
Floyd | Trott had been working the evening shift; I greet him and take my
Floyd | usual place behind the counter. There's really no reason for two of us
Floyd | to close the store, except that Benji (the owner) is still a little
Floyd | freaked after someone tried to blow up his arcade next door a couple
Floyd | of weeks ago. It's unlikely that we'll have any customers, though, so
Floyd | Trott and I should be able to logout the register and drop the gate
Floyd | quickly when the time comes.
Floyd | The counter contains the Magic: The Gathering cards.
Floyd | The counter has a postcard on it.
Floyd | Trott is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get postcard" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET POSTCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x postcard" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POSTCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a postcard sent from a friend of Trott's.
Floyd |
Floyd | It reads, "Greetings from New Mexico, Trotskie! Clara and I are
Floyd | living in a town called -- get this -- 'Rockville' of all things. It's
Floyd | right near Alamogordo, too, which is the city where Atari buried all
Floyd | those E.T. cartridges. I'll probably make the trip to check out the
Floyd | site one of these days. Clara has been completing her degree off the
Floyd | internet, and I've already cracked and released my first ware. It's
Floyd | great to be back in the loop! Keep it cool and hopefully we'll be back
Floyd | for a visit later this year. Try to remember to lovingly palm the
Floyd | breasts of the corpses you've been slabbing lately, bud! You know they
Floyd | like that. Your pal, Delarion."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Duffy, solid. Glad you're here," says Barnaby. He puts his big
Floyd | gulp drink down by the counter. "Got a question for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "which is that a ref to? Fallacy of Dawn?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know."
		inky | In a substantial introduction, Delarion explains that he is working at Benji's Video Arcade; that he is addicted to a drug called rephasia; that he and his girlfriend Nevelle used to work as software pirates until they got caught, and she disappeared; and that Delarion was thrown into New Haz and rendered unable to operate or understand any electronic devices. His aim is to make enough money to get out of New Haz.
		DavidW says, "gee, I hope that's from an ifwiki page."
		inky says, "yeah"
		Zach says, "Hmm, sounds interesting"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Barnaby nods over to Trott. "What's going on, man?" he asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x cards" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The cards are used in a game called 'Magic:The Gathering.' It's sort
Floyd | of like poker for nerds, except that the cards have special powers and
Floyd | so forth. I've never really gotten into it. Anyway, this is a small
Floyd | box containing wrapped packs of cards. There are about fifty or so in
Floyd | a box.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's all great here, man," says Trott to Barnaby. "Yourself?" he
Floyd | asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bitchin'" says Gibs in reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get box" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get cards" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The counter is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "open counter" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't, it's locked. I have no idea where the key is, either.
Floyd |
Floyd | I hear a 'pop' sound come from near the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aw, Christ," says Trott. "The goddamn lock just burst on the counter
Floyd | shelf. Cheap plastic crap."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "ha ha"
inky says (to Floyd), "open counter" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get cards" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Look for a black lotus."
inky says (to Floyd), "open cards" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the Magic: The Gathering cards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "play cards" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't play with that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Gibs said he had a question for us; why didn't he ask it?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "play magic" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY MAGIC
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't play with that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read cards" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the Magic: The Gathering cards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search cards" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Hey, what's up, Trott?"
Floyd | (2) "Anything interesting happen tonight?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW says, "thanks. I couldn't remember the coworker's name."
		Zach says, "Either one seems fine"
		DavidW says, "yeah, either"
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 62
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nah, pretty slow night actually. Benji waddled in around five or six
Floyd | and the usual bunch of backpack-wearing kids bought their Magic:
Floyd | The Gathering packs after classes let out. Other than that,
Floyd | nothing of note. Why's Benji even having two of us close the store
Floyd | these days?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "He still thinks that the bomb that was planted in the arcade a few
Floyd | weeks back had something to do with him. He's as paranoid as a
Floyd | dope-smoking Everquest player chilling in a Greek Net cafe."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), a postcard, and the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "Robb's metaphors are pretty amazing"
inky says (to Floyd), "x glasses" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLASSES
Floyd |
Floyd | My glasses have gone from being in style to out with such regularity
Floyd | that I don't even notice any longer. If geek chic is in these days
Floyd | then I'm all set. If not, at least I can see well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Necrotic Drift
Floyd | Interactive Fiction
Floyd | Copyright (c) 2004. Written and programmed by Robb Sherwin
Floyd | Release 1.03 / Serial number 040623 / Hugo 3.1
Floyd |
Floyd | NECROTIC DRIFT was written between December of 2001 and May of 2004.
Floyd |
Floyd | Minimum Recommended Resolution: 1024x768x16b.
Floyd | Platforms Supported : All graphics-enabled Hugo platforms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Conversation and violence are oftentimes the key to solving problems
Floyd | in this game. You can instruct Duffy to speak with someone by typing
Floyd | "TALK to character" (or simply T
Floyd | character, for short). The resulting menu allows the player
Floyd | to pick from a menu of what you'd like your character to say. The game
Floyd | will then respond with the NPC's response. For details on the game's
Floyd | combat system, consult the Help Menu.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is not possible to get the game in an completely unfinishable
Floyd | state. In certain situations, the player is allowed to solve different
Floyd | puzzles at his/her leisure, and information pertaining to those
Floyd | unsolved puzzles will be repeated when necessary to cut down on
Floyd | required player memorization. Please type "HELP" for a brief
Floyd | Command Summary, further answers to common gameplay questions, and
Floyd | this ware's design notes & credits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder what the chances are of a bomb in our store."
inky says (to Floyd), "remove glasses" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE GLASSES
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't remove my specs like that! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to gibbs" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIBBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium
Floyd | The Emporium is rather smallish, as far as stores around here go,
Floyd | nestled into the far corners of the Mall, distant from practically
Floyd | every other decent or worthwhile store. Shelves of gaming books and
Floyd | modules are arranged everywhere, and promotional kiosks occupy the
Floyd | floorspace between the register and the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest of the Mall is to the north.
Floyd | The counter has Barnaby's Big Gulp drink on it.
Floyd | Trott and Gibs are here.  Gibs has Gibs's lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe we can wander away"
		DavidW says, "take the drink"
inky says (to Floyd), "x kiosk" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KIOSK
Floyd |
Floyd | Benji bought up a bunch of skanky, rotting shelves from some other
Floyd | business here in the Mall that went under a while back. He moved the
Floyd | nice, clean ones that we had previously to his home when he was
Floyd | installing his home theatre system. These shelves have a stench to
Floyd | them which I'm sure probably gets into my clothes and on my person to
Floyd | a disgusting degree.
Floyd | Sitting on the shelves are some gaming manuals.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the shelves are some gaming manuals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take drink" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x materials" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MATERIALS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "materials" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x manuals" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MANUALS
Floyd |
Floyd | We sell hundreds of different kinds of gaming manuals that support all
Floyd | manner of interests for the careful and particular fantasy gaming
Floyd | connoisseur. Car Wars (for geeks into cars), Boot Hill (for geeks into
Floyd | guns), FATAL (for geeks that are tired of their dice lying to them),
Floyd | Battletech (for geeks into giant robots), Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Floyd | (for alpha, 'classic' geeks) and Bras, Blondes, and Broadswords (for
Floyd | the geek who's pretty much given up ever talking to a real, live
Floyd | woman). I've got most of the information in the manuals memorized,
Floyd | save for the last one, which I haven't had to get into yet. (AOL
Floyd | Keyword being 'yet,' I guess.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x manuals" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MANUALS
Floyd |
Floyd | We sell hundreds of different kinds of gaming manuals that support all
Floyd | manner of interests for the careful and particular fantasy gaming
Floyd | connoisseur. Car Wars (for geeks into cars), Boot Hill (for geeks into
Floyd | guns), FATAL (for geeks that are tired of their dice lying to them),
Floyd | Battletech (for geeks into giant robots), Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Floyd | (for alpha, 'classic' geeks) and Bras, Blondes, and Broadswords (for
Floyd | the geek who's pretty much given up ever talking to a real, live
Floyd | woman). I've got most of the information in the manuals memorized,
Floyd | save for the last one, which I haven't had to get into yet. (AOL
Floyd | Keyword being 'yet,' I guess.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take stick" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Nah, that is Gibs'.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Firion arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		DavidW says, "Gotta leave Gibs his weapon."
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm supposed to finish out this shift tonight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "He and his lacrosse stick are probably our deus ex machina if we screw up this section."
inky says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium
Floyd | The Emporium is rather smallish, as far as stores around here go,
Floyd | nestled into the far corners of the Mall, distant from practically
Floyd | every other decent or worthwhile store. Shelves of gaming books and
Floyd | modules are arranged everywhere, and promotional kiosks occupy the
Floyd | floorspace between the register and the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest of the Mall is to the north.
Floyd | Trott and Gibs are here.  Gibs has Gibs's lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | We sell hundreds of different kinds of gaming manuals that support all
Floyd | manner of interests for the careful and particular fantasy gaming
Floyd | connoisseur. Car Wars (for geeks into cars), Boot Hill (for geeks into
Floyd | guns), FATAL (for geeks that are tired of their dice lying to them),
Floyd | Battletech (for geeks into giant robots), Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Floyd | (for alpha, 'classic' geeks) and Bras, Blondes, and Broadswords (for
Floyd | the geek who's pretty much given up ever talking to a real, live
Floyd | woman). I've got most of the information in the manuals memorized,
Floyd | save for the last one, which I haven't had to get into yet. (AOL
Floyd | Keyword being 'yet,' I guess.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "ok I guess it must just be down to talking"
inky says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "smell kiosks" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL KIOSKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Like old wood mixed with old feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "talk to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "gibs" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Use "TALK TO CHARACTER" to talk to a particular character in the
Floyd | game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm, or not"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read bras" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BRAS
Floyd |
Floyd | We sell hundreds of different kinds of gaming manuals that support all
Floyd | manner of interests for the careful and particular fantasy gaming
Floyd | connoisseur. Car Wars (for geeks into cars), Boot Hill (for geeks into
Floyd | guns), FATAL (for geeks that are tired of their dice lying to them),
Floyd | Battletech (for geeks into giant robots), Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Floyd | (for alpha, 'classic' geeks) and Bras, Blondes, and Broadswords (for
Floyd | the geek who's pretty much given up ever talking to a real, live
Floyd | woman). I've got most of the information in the manuals memorized,
Floyd | save for the last one, which I haven't had to get into yet. (AOL
Floyd | Keyword being 'yet,' I guess.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drink drink" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's not mine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x counter" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an acrylic blue countertop, useful for leaning upon during the
Floyd | workday. We keep some media inside the counter, but nothing
Floyd | particularly interesting or important.
Floyd | Behind the counter is a stool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "close store" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE STORE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the Emporium.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x stool" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | The Game Store stool is a very short and incredibly uncomfortable
Floyd | 4-legged stool that we prop ourselves on when we know that Benji isn't
Floyd | going to be around. (Benji is an incredibly irritating person to work
Floyd | for, and will yell at us if he sees us slouching on the stool. He is a
Floyd | miserable person, in this regard. ... In all regards, really,
Floyd | but still.) Trott once hurled the stool at me, and the thing really
Floyd | smarted when I got hit by the sharp legs of the thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get stool" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET STOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x far wall" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FAR WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | I haven't encountered any "far wall".  (If you're sure you need to
Floyd | refer to that, try putting it another way.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "wield stool" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WIELD STOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "wield" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x register" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The cash register is beige and on the large side. They come in all
Floyd | shapes and sizes and I suppose I have seen a bunch at the Mall where I
Floyd | work that differ in structure and security features... Jesus, this is
Floyd | depressing. I'm a cash register expert at age 27. What have I been
Floyd | doing with my life?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under stool" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER STOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything under the stool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open register" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The register is locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hit register with stool" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT REGISTER WITH STOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't really fight that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close out register" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE OUT REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I haven't encountered any "out register".  (If you're sure you need to
Floyd | refer to that, try putting it another way.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close store" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE STORE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the Emporium.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take manual" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | I've got all the info contained within memorized for those games I'm
Floyd | into, and somewhat proud of myself for those games that I don't have
Floyd | committed to memory, if you're digging my ditch here (and I think you
Floyd | are).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give cards to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CARDS TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sell cards" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SELL CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ That sentence is not understood by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]                            NECROTIC DRIFT
Floyd |    NECROTIC DRIFT
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. Introduction
Floyd | 2. System Requirements
Floyd | 3. What is Interactive Fiction?
Floyd | 4. Game Instructions -- Commands
Floyd | 5. Scoring
Floyd | 6. Hints
Floyd | 7. Credits
Floyd | 8. License and Copyright Information
Floyd | 9. About the Hugo Compiler
Floyd | 10. About the Programmer
Floyd |
Floyd | Select the number of your choice or "Q" to exit:

		
inky says (to Floyd), "6" 		

Floyd ]                          Regarding hints...
Floyd |
Floyd | It is not possible to get the game in an unwinnable state. General
Floyd | advice would be to role play Duffy and make those choices that he
Floyd | faces which he is seemingly incapable of making on his own, as well as
Floyd | talk at length to the other characters that you will encounter.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | For more specific help and hints with the game, try the Usenet
Floyd | newsgroup rec.games.int-fiction -- the users of this group
Floyd | are often able to help with quality hints and solid nudges.
Floyd | Additionally, you are invited to drop by the author's BBS at
Floyd | [LINK] where he will be able to
Floyd | answer any and all questions.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press a key...]

		
inky pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            NECROTIC DRIFT
Floyd |    NECROTIC DRIFT
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. Introduction
Floyd | 2. System Requirements
Floyd | 3. What is Interactive Fiction?
Floyd | 4. Game Instructions -- Commands
Floyd | 5. Scoring
Floyd | 6. Hints
Floyd | 7. Credits
Floyd | 8. License and Copyright Information
Floyd | 9. About the Hugo Compiler
Floyd | 10. About the Programmer
Floyd |
Floyd | Select the number of your choice or "Q" to exit:

		
inky says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 89
Floyd | Returning to the story...
Floyd |
Floyd | Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium
Floyd | The Emporium is rather smallish, as far as stores around here go,
Floyd | nestled into the far corners of the Mall, distant from practically
Floyd | every other decent or worthwhile store. Shelves of gaming books and
Floyd | modules are arranged everywhere, and promotional kiosks occupy the
Floyd | floorspace between the register and the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest of the Mall is to the north.
Floyd | Trott and Gibs are here.  Gibs has Gibs's lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | Barnaby Gibbons is 5'11" tall and 175lbs, and right about my age. He
Floyd | has hazel eyes and brown hair. He's wearing a backwards baseball cap
Floyd | and a Rochester Knighthawks authentic lacrosse jersey. Barnaby makes
Floyd | his living as the host of a semi-popular sports radio show that is
Floyd | broadcast from two in the morning until six AM weekdays. I've known
Floyd | him for about a decade. He was my roommate for my three semesters at
Floyd | Syracuse University, and always keeps me rooted back in reality when
Floyd | I've been spending too much time with role-playing games. He also has
Floyd | the worst taste in music of anybody I know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give postcard to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE POSTCARD TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stick" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 93
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs's stick is a Patterson brand Men's field lacrosse stick, designed
Floyd | for the Attack-Midfield position. It has a rawhide quick wall and
Floyd | bridge, woven with black leather, at one end (for catching and
Floyd | shooting balls) and a standard wood frame and handle at the other.
Floyd | Gibs has removed the plastic butt-end for his stick and filed it down,
Floyd | as he often thrusts it at his opponents during play in one of the
Floyd | nastier leagues he plays in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show postcard to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW POSTCARD TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs doesn't seem too interested in the postcard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
		inky asks, "did they tell us something in conversation earlier we were supposed to do?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show postcard to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 95
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW POSTCARD TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | Trott doesn't seem too interested in the postcard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show cards to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 96
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "not that I remember. When our shift ends, we close out the register and close the store, I think."

Floyd | > SHOW CARDS TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | Trott doesn't seem too interested in the Magic: The Gathering cards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play magic" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY MAGIC
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't play with that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show cards to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CARDS TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs doesn't seem too interested in the Magic: The Gathering cards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't speak to that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock register" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    27 / 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I'd rather not get involved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fix lock" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIX LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't fix that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lock" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just a little lock placed on the counter to stop the mallrats
Floyd | from stealing Magic:The Gathering cards when we're not looking. And,
Floyd | to be honest, we're almost never looking. The cheapness of the lock
Floyd | caused it to become brittle and break when Gibs set his frosty Big
Floyd | Gulp drink by it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put drink on register" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT DRINK ON REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the register.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour drink on register" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR DRINK ON REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to be feasible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour drink on gibs" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR DRINK ON GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to be feasible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give drink to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 101
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE DRINK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x drink" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 102
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's sixty-four ounces of refreshing lime cola in a cup that looks
Floyd | like a chalice. The 128 ounce version of this drink is called the
Floyd | 'Supreme Maw Thrust' and even though it's a better deal it doesn't get
Floyd | purchased much by many Mall denizens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "lime cola, huh?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "give drink to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 103
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE DRINK TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 104
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), a postcard, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, and the stool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 104
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Better start with a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sit on stool" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON STOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | The stool is really uncomfortable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hm. we don't have the nail gun still?" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HM. WE DON'T HAVE THE NAIL GUN STILL?
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "hm" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "*** Retail is boring ***"
Zach says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The back office door is extremely aged and flaking. The door is
Floyd | currently closed and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the back office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "break dor" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK DOR
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "dor" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "break doo" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK DOO
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "doo" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "break door" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The back office door is locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop gate" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is not time yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "logout register" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOGOUT REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It is not time yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "We have a back office door?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can't go anywhere. I'm working.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put drink on door" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT DRINK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the back office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's an exit north to the rest of the Mall, but I'm really not
Floyd | supposed to leave until my shift is over. (That won't be for another
Floyd | couple of hours.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | Not now -- I'm not very tired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "trott, close store" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TROTT, CLOSE STORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Trott can't do that with the Emporium.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I think something didn't get triggered. Gibs was supposed to ask us something, wasn't he?"
		Firion asks, "What game is this?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "t gibs" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > T GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | Just talking to Gibs will suffice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Necrotic Drift"
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shuffle cards" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHUFFLE CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "shuffle" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cards" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The cards are used in a game called 'Magic:The Gathering.' It's sort
Floyd | of like poker for nerds, except that the cards have special powers and
Floyd | so forth. I've never really gotten into it. Anyway, this is a small
Floyd | box containing wrapped packs of cards. There are about fifty or so in
Floyd | a box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cards" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the Magic: The Gathering cards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take pack" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PACK
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "pack" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unwrap cards" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNWRAP CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "unwrap" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "eat cards" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't eat the Magic: The Gathering cards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "deal cards" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DEAL CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "deal" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit lock" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't really fight that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw drink at gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW DRINK AT GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I ultimately decide  that throwing the Big Gulp drink at Gibs isn't
Floyd | such a great idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spit into cup" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPIT INTO CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | [ That sentence is not understood by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "throw drink at back door" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW DRINK AT BACK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pee into cup" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PEE INTO CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "pee" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "order pizza" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ORDER PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "pizza" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "check time" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CHECK TIME
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "check" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "watch clock" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WATCH CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "clock" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x drying paint" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRYING PAINT
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "drying" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 115
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | I hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I really suspect a bug."
		inky says, "hmm"
		inky asks, "well, should we restart?"
		DavidW asks, "I take it there's no walkthrough to consult?"
		Zach says, "I'm looking for one"
		DavidW says, "I'm gonna pour myself a tea or something."
zzo38 appears near Firion by magic while reading a moldy scroll. 		inky says, "I don't see one on ifdb"
		Zach says, "Maybe it is a bug. The reviews say it's a straight forward game"
		DavidW says, "time for mangosteen pudding"
zzo38 has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "I suppose we could restart. I guess we should learn to save at chapter changes."
DavidW clears the save counter. 		DavidW asks, "shall we restart?"
		Zach says, "Sure"
		olethros | > F. G. G>
		olethros says, "oh that's not what you mean by straightforward"
Firion goes home. 		DavidW says, "Maybe we shouldn't grab the Magic cards right away."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put magic in counter" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 116
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MAGIC IN COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I put the Magic: The Gathering cards in the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's odd that the counter is both a surface and a container."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lock counter" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOCK COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lock lock" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 118
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOCK LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | I will have to close it first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close lock" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 119
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lock lock" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOCK LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open lock" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The counter lock is locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros 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, "huh."
		DavidW asks, "we can lock the lock but not unlock it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put drink on counter" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 123
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT DRINK ON COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I put the Big Gulp drink on the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push counter" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 124
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Pushing the counter doesn't get me anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push gulp" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH GULP
Floyd |
Floyd | Pushing the Big Gulp drink doesn't get me anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 126
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | Pushing Gibs doesn't get me anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put postcard on counter" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 127
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT POSTCARD ON COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I put the postcard on the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn) and the stool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stool behind counter" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT STOOL BEHIND COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | [ That sentence is not understood by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop stool" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP STOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "time" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIME
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "time" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "door" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Use "TALK TO CHARACTER" to talk to a particular character in the
Floyd | game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 130
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The back office door is extremely aged and flaking. The door is
Floyd | currently closed and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick door" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The back office door is covered in decades-old lead paint which gives
Floyd | it advanced armor against any attack I could strike it with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the back office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "trott, unlock back door" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TROTT, UNLOCK BACK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Trott can't do that with the back office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "peel paint" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   27 / 131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PEEL PAINT
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "peel" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Ok, I just replayed the game in a hugo client"
		Zach says, "And Gibs does have a question for us"
		DavidW says, "ah"
		DavidW says, "so we are in a buggy state."
		Zach says, "Yup"
		DavidW says, "oh well. Someone tell Ellison."
		DavidW asks, "Think restarting will help, or should we give up for today?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score is 27 from a trivial 601.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yeah, talking to Gibs triggers other stuff."
		Zach says, "I can replay up to this point real quick"
		DavidW says, "ok. go forth and conquer. :)"
Zach says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTART
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score is 27 from a trivial 601.]
Floyd | Are you sure you want to restart (YES or NO)?

		DavidW asks, "Should we turn off sleepmask?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]                  NECROTIC DRIFT 1.03 by Robb Sherwin
Floyd | My dad came home late one night when I was nine and threw an old copy
Floyd | of the Monster Manual by Gary Gygax onto my bed. He woke me
Floyd | up, stressed and shaking at the humiliation his friends had put him
Floyd | through earlier that evening.
Floyd |
Floyd | He asked me if I wanted the book. I was still groggy, but I picked it
Floyd | up and thumbed through it. "We didn't play Monopoly tonight, Jarret,"
Floyd | he told me. "That's because not a one of them can beat me. Instead,
Floyd | they brought out this... thing. Some 'game of the imagination'." He
Floyd | practically spat that last word. "You can move all you like without
Floyd | throwing any dice, but to actually do anything, you need to throw a
Floyd | handful!!" I was both reading entries on the different monsters and
Floyd | paying half-attention to his rant. "Five minutes in, Benson tells me
Floyd | that I come across something called a gorgon. That got me stoned. Why
Floyd | would I play a game that depicted the recreational use of marijuana
Floyd | cigarettes? I got up and left."
Floyd |
Floyd | "They let you read this during play?" I asked him. He nodded. I turned
Floyd | to page 49. "I don't think they were supposed to. It says right here
Floyd | that the gorgon can turn you to stone. It doesn't
Floyd | get you stoned. And right here are all its weaknesses! How
Floyd | did you not see this? Are you stupid or something? Or what?"
Floyd |
Floyd | My father snatched back the Monster Manual. He didn't state
Floyd | that what he was going to do was going to hurt him more than it hurt
Floyd | me. (I think all he did say was that he should have left his 'patented
Floyd | Duffy blast' on my mother's face the night I was conceived, which
Floyd | didn't make a whole lot of sense to me then.) He instead just quietly
Floyd | gave me a spanking for back talk. But as that 112 page reference to a
Floyd | modern mythology of villainy struck my bony behind, it was as if he
Floyd | were bonding the pages and me for all time. Like directed osmosis
Floyd | through anger or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Okay, it actually wasn't like osmosis at all, but I've sacrificed
Floyd | knowledge in basic chemistry for additional levels in Modern
Floyd | Mythology, so please cut me some slack on the occasional analogy
Floyd | outside of my experience.)
Floyd |
Floyd | In the week that followed, my father tried to ban Dungeons & Dragons
Floyd | from the house as he had previously banned video games, cursing, Cajun
Floyd | food and music recorded after 1959. I stood up to him on D&D, though,
Floyd | and he caved for the only time in my childhood. Within a week I was
Floyd | running my own games for the kids in my tract. We were creating
Floyd | adventures together with Devils, Demons and Dragons and it was one of
Floyd | the best times of my life. My old man may have never been on the short
Floyd | list for an award from the PTA, but his maniac antics did a better job
Floyd | helping me understand just what I was interested in than the fathers
Floyd | of anyone else I grew up with. And heck, he did have my back that one
Floyd | time I met D&D creator Gary Gygax himself at DragonCon and started
Floyd | kicking him in his bag of magic beans (if you're digging my ditch
Floyd | here) in misplaced, latent vengeance due to how hard the board stock
Floyd | was for those manual covers.
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think you've truly bonded with your father until you've spent
Floyd | 36 consecutive hours in a holding cell mocking and taunting an inmate
Floyd | set consisting of multiple thirty-somethings decked out in homemade
Floyd | hobbit, fairie and chocobo costumes, where the only thing the lot of
Floyd | them had in common, aside from a complete lack of human dignity, was
Floyd | relating how difficult it was to sleep late when the sump pump went
Floyd | off.

		Zach says, "Hmm, that's a good question"
		jenrexrode says, "cool, then I can catch up"
Zach says (to Floyd), "press space" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                0 / 0
Floyd | Necrotic Drift
Floyd | Interactive Fiction
Floyd | Copyright (c) 2004. Written and programmed by Robb Sherwin
Floyd | Release 1.03 / Serial number 040623 / Hugo 3.1
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm here this evening at an Academy Videos store thirty-five minutes
Floyd | from my home with two of my roommates and my best friend. We have to
Floyd | come all the way down here to rent because of the late fees on my
Floyd | memberships at all the video places back in the Fort. I wish I had a
Floyd | good story for why that is the case, but I don't. I'm just poor and
Floyd | had the first Lord of the Rings movie overdue for more than
Floyd | two weeks at multiple video chains. I kept it around to mainly prove
Floyd | trivia. (It will probably end up costing me more to show my friends
Floyd | that the elf character Legolas was walking on, and not
Floyd | in the snow, than it did for director Peter Jackson to
Floyd | implement that effect on-screen.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Supposedly, Audrey is dropping by tonight to watch a movie, which is
Floyd | why I'm even here to begin with. In the five years we've been together
Floyd | we've dumped each other a total of nine times. She is currently ahead
Floyd | of me six to three. Her most shallow dumping was when she wanted to
Floyd | exclusively hang around a hardcore goth guy who had somehow managed to
Floyd | finance or lease his own cemetery plot. That guy was the black
Floyd | fingernail Alpha male until he missed his first payment. To be fair,
Floyd | mine was when she filled out Student Loan paperwork for me without my
Floyd | knowledge or consent and almost enrolled me into classes at the nearby
Floyd | University of Central Hill. She doesn't like the fact that I work at
Floyd | the Funtime Teen Mall for $5.51 an hour at age 27.
Floyd |
Floyd | I have to work later tonight, so I guess I'd better pick something and
Floyd | get out of here quickly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "space" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                0 / 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPACE
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "space" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x action" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                0 / 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ACTION
Floyd |
Floyd | It's constructed from a cheap wood board, and sags quite a bit due to
Floyd | the number of movies placed within it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the action rack is a movie from action rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So..." says Gibs, as he scans the movies half-heartedly, "You and
Floyd | Audrey are on the rocks again, eh, Duffy? What happened this time, did
Floyd | she get you enrolled into MIT?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take action movie" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                1 / 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ACTION MOVIE
Floyd |
Floyd | I grab a movie from the rack. And behold! It's The Lord of the
Floyd | Rings. Why on earth the dip behind the counter would deign to
Floyd | keep it in this rack is beyond my comprehension. But it
Floyd | doesn't matter. I don't really possess the discipline to go get
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pang clears his throat and holds up a copy of Blade. "I have
Floyd | found the movie for us all tonight," he states, with an annoying
Floyd | authority. "It has electronica and vampires, as all classics should."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Blade?" screeches Criswell. He's another one of my
Floyd | roommates. "They merged techno music and goths for that one. No
Floyd | chance. No way. And if you pick out one that merges country music with
Floyd | the French art film or opera with a Pixar kiddie flick I will drop
Floyd | trou and take a crap on the TV while it's playing."
Floyd |
Floyd | Criswell's only half joking, as he's demonstrated his willingness to
Floyd | do that before. When his favorite CFL football team lost in the finals
Floyd | last year he was so pissed off at the TV for depicting it that he
Floyd | grabbed a chair from the kitchen, got up and plopped a steaming load
Floyd | on top of the set. Worse, it was two weeks before anyone cleaned it
Floyd | up. We had a veritable bumper crop of flies around the house that
Floyd | year.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                1 / 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | "OK, I'm set," says Criswell. "Truman Show. Jim Carrey is the
Floyd | funniest man alive. This'll be a gem. Hey, Duffy, you
Floyd | bringin' that chick you hang around with over tonight? Well, thank me
Floyd | later, man, 'cos she'll be all out of giggles by the time you pull off
Floyd | your pants. For once, anyway."
Floyd |
Floyd | Barnaby idly toys with a movie and then puts it back on the shelf.
Floyd | "There were some real hotties at that Bead Store, the other day," he
Floyd | says to me. "Cute, but not so cute that they would have nothing to do
Floyd | with you, I mean."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                1 / 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yo, fruit loops," says the clerk to the lot of us, "I'm shutting this
Floyd | store down to go get a full body massage from the Taiwanese Parlor
Floyd | down the street. Pronto. Get your movies and get out."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Full-body?" asks Barnaby. "That means they give you a hand job,
Floyd | right?" The clerk perks up and nods gleefully. "Hey, I've always
Floyd | wondered..." Barnaby decides exactly how he wants to phrase it. "Is it
Floyd | customary to let them know when you're about to come? Like, a warning?
Floyd | Or do you not have to do that because they are professionals?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody says anything for a few moments. I shrug. "I guess it depends
Floyd | on whether you're a sprayer or a lumper," I say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                1 / 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | "Anyway, I wasn't kidding around. Get your movies and get lost,"
Floyd | repeats the clerk. The clerk continues to get ready for his little
Floyd | excursion. He places his armament upon the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, yeah! I'm thinkin', I'm thinkin'..." says Criswell. I'm all
Floyd | set, but it looks like we'll have to wait for him or Pang now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                1 / 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | A grime-encrusted area denizen slams his hand on the door and the
Floyd | clerk reluctantly lets him in. The thing shambles his way into the
Floyd | video store. He leaves muddy streaks upon the entrance door, drawing
Floyd | the further ire of the clerk.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, what the hell is the matter with you, cracky?" I suppose that I
Floyd | disagree that the new denizen is a crackhead (he meanders more in his
Floyd | movement than he shakes, I mean). But I don't say anything. The clerk
Floyd | points a stern finger at him from across the counter. "Can't you read?
Floyd | We're closed! Get out of here!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take gun" 		

Floyd ]  Academy Videos                                                7 / 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | I casually lift the gun from the counter without the clerk really
Floyd | noticing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The area denizen grabs at the clerk's neck! He gets two hands round
Floyd | the clerk's esophagus, and begins choking the life right out of him!
Floyd |
Floyd | The clerk gurgles in pain! I hear a guttural moaning sound coming from
Floyd | the attacker. The violence causes Pang and Criswell to hide in the
Floyd | back of the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey!" says Barnaby, "Knock it off! Let him go!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot thing" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT THING
Floyd |
Floyd | [Specify which gun to shoot with.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Main Street                                                  12 / 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the store door first)
Floyd | It's stuck!!
Floyd |
Floyd | The grimy denizen throttles the clerk!
Floyd |
Floyd | The clerk slumps to the floor, disappearing behind the register
Floyd | counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shoot the goddamn thing, Duffy!" screams Barnaby. He kicks open the
Floyd | door to the outside and gets into a defensive posture.
Floyd | We run outside and slam the door shut. Pang gives it an angled kick,
Floyd | 'locking' it the best he can.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Street
Floyd | The stench of New Haz suddenly hits us all like a cruel sucker-punch
Floyd | through the septum. Individually (but within moments, in concert) we
Floyd | all gasp for fresher air. We need to get in my car and get out of here
Floyd | quickly -- both before that thing finishes up in the store,
Floyd | and before the city's stink can settle in our clothes.
Floyd | My car is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs, Pang, and Criswell are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What... what the hell was that?" asks Pang. I don't have a
Floyd | decent answer for him. I don't know, I don't have any idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There are sometimes bots," starts Barnaby, before shutting up. "Oh,
Floyd | Christ, let's just get the hell out of here before it comes looking
Floyd | for us!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open car" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter car" 		

Floyd ]  Main Street                                                 12 / 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Main Street                                                 12 / 11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I get into the car. Pang, Criswell and Barnaby join me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The thing from inside breaks through a section of the door!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drive" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | I double-check to make sure everyone's into the car.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guy from inside starts banging and clawing at the passenger side
Floyd | of my car.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Drive, dammit, drive!" screeches Criswell from the backseat.
Floyd | "Get us outta here!"
Floyd |
Floyd | I put the car in reverse and prepare to get the hell out of town. The
Floyd | guy staggers over and gets right in my path.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hit 'em, Duffy!" Criswell's going crazy back there. "Run him over!"
Floyd |
Floyd | I put the car in first and stomp the accelerator more out of panic
Floyd | than anything else. The guy doesn't move, flinch, anything. I ram him
Floyd | and he smacks right into the windshield, chipping it with his elbow.
Floyd | He tumbles about and we hear him on the roof for a moment before
Floyd | seeing his face appear on the back window, shocking the hell out of
Floyd | Pang and Criswell. I downshift from third gear back into second for a
Floyd | moment which causes my car to red line and enough of a jolt for him to
Floyd | fall off completely. I see him, through the rear-view mirror, take a
Floyd | vicious fall onto the road, bouncing against it at painful angles like
Floyd | a discarded rag doll.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody says anything for a second, until Criswell pops opens his
Floyd | mouth. "That... man, that was awesome!!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "You don't think I killed that guy, do you? Do you think he's OK?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was probably a bot," says Gibs. "Look, he was trying to attack us,
Floyd | anyway."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's true," says Pang. "Both items are totally true."
Floyd |
Floyd | I get us on the Interstate and head north, back towards home. I chuck
Floyd | the gun out the window on the way back. Nobody says anything else
Floyd | until I drop Gibs off and get the rest of us back to the house...

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press space" 		

Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                              Chapter Two
Floyd | I've only been on, really, truly on... once in my life.
Floyd |
Floyd | It was about five years ago. The first week of March. The Wizards of
Floyd | the Coast (the company that publishes all the D&D books these days)
Floyd | were sponsoring a huge, two-day tournament in the Fort. I signed up
Floyd | for it with Barnaby, who used to be more into this kind of thing back
Floyd | then, and we started gaming it on a Saturday morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | It wasn't a 'competitive' tournament, per se, especially since around
Floyd | that time the two local gangs of Korean role players had pretty much
Floyd | wiped each other out when an on-line housing refresh dispute went from
Floyd | the virtual world of the internet to the physical one of reality,
Floyd | resulting in thirteen dead and seven wounded. That would have normally
Floyd | taken the edge off for the rest of us for the whole of the weekend,
Floyd | but we soon found out that WotC were putting up an eight-thousand
Floyd | dollar first prize for the weekend's 'Most Outstanding Roleplayer.'
Floyd | When I found that out, something clicked inside me, and I drew from a
Floyd | strength of personality I didn't know I had.
Floyd |
Floyd | All day the dice were with me. Just about every time I threw a
Floyd | twenty-sided die I got an incredibly favorable result. I started
Floyd | getting a bit more bold and soon found that the other kids at my table
Floyd | started following me. Looking to me for direction, for
Floyd | decisions, for witticisms. I became bolder and overly gregarious. I
Floyd | hardly needed any of the booty the game's Dungeon Master was giving us
Floyd | in-game, and won over the entire table through generosity. I was
Floyd | confident and having fun being me for the first time ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | My luck stayed with me when I went to different tables and played with
Floyd | different people. When the tournament finished the next day, I was
Floyd | awarded the top prize and a check for $8,000. I accepted it graciously
Floyd | and thanked everyone I played with for giving me the chance to shine.
Floyd | As Barnaby and I were rounding up our backpacks and bags of dice, I
Floyd | Xeroxed a copy of my character sheet, signed my name and phone number
Floyd | to it, and gave it to the cutest girl who seemed single during the
Floyd | event, someone I had played with on the first day.
Floyd |
Floyd | When I got home, I spent the entire check on a car and a new wardrobe.
Floyd | I had nothing left of it by Tuesday.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey didn't call the number on the sheet, maybe because it was a
Floyd | pompous act of nigh-Olympic level. But when she dropped by the Mall
Floyd | later that week I asked her out on a date. She said yes and has been
Floyd | in various states of flabbergastation with me over the years that have
Floyd | followed.
Floyd |
Floyd | I got my car, clothes and relationship within a lucky streak that
Floyd | lasted 48 hours five years ago. And I've been living off that success
Floyd | ever since. I'd confess that in my darker moments, when I am at my
Floyd | most honest, it rather spooks me to know that I have essentially been
Floyd | stagnant ever since.

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 17 / 12
Floyd | stagnant ever since.
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | I live in a four-bedroom rented house in a college town we all call
Floyd | 'The Fort.' The exterior to this place was kind of beat up when we
Floyd | decided to rent here, and through the last three years we've worked
Floyd | our hardest to make the interior nicely match.
Floyd | Sitting corpulently in the blue couch is Pang.
Floyd | On the tattered couch are the green blanket and the pillow.  Sitting
Floyd | on the entertainment center are the television and the DVD player.
Floyd | Sitting on the table are Vecna's hand, the Dreamcast, the bottle of
Floyd | wine, a cup, the Blade DVD, the The Truman Show DVD, and the Lord of
Floyd | the Rings DVD.
Floyd |
Floyd | The other three guys who live here include Pang and Criswell and
Floyd | another guy named Leary who isn't around much. (But then, he's an
Floyd | engineer and the only guy with his life remotely in order.) Criswell
Floyd | found most of our crummy furniture when he went Dumpster Diving a
Floyd | while back, and we place blankets over the rotting parts like they
Floyd | were giant cloth band-aids to hide their pronounced ghetto factor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press space" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 17 / 12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS SPACE
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "space" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 17 / 13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Zach), "don't tell Floyd to push space. Just push space." 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 17 / 14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a knock at the door. It's probably Audrey.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 17 / 15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I let Audrey inside, and give her a kiss on the cheek.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello, Jarret..." she looks over and sees Pang on the couch. Distaste
Floyd | can't help but crawl across her face. "So... what have we got planned
Floyd | for tonight?"
Floyd |
Floyd | I see Audrey for the first time. I probably should have gotten the
Floyd | door for her.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks for getting the door, jerk," she says. Ouch. This isn't good,
Floyd | I've managed to come off as irritating before she'd even entered the
Floyd | house. I usually have ten minutes of grace period.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I was in the bathroom, brushing my hair so it would look nice and
Floyd | stylish for you," I say with a shrug.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's a brush. Not a magic wand. You know... I've never met a man who
Floyd | was so obsessed with his hair. But anyway. What are we doing tonight?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Movie Night! Movie Night sure sounds great, doesn't it?"
Floyd | (2) "I'm going to avoid that question by telling you how great you
Floyd | look, Miss Case."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 17 / 16
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Movie night?" asks Audrey. "You want to sit around the house and
Floyd | watch a movie? Come on. Really?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Pang pops up with his opinion. "Well, I want to."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nobody's asking you," says Audrey. Then it hits her that Pang is
Floyd | probably going to sit around for the showing. "Your little friend
Floyd | isn't around is he, Pang?" She means Criswell.
Floyd |
Floyd | "He will be in a minute. The pipes froze and burst next door and
Floyd | flooded the kitchen. He's been keeping beer there."
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey doesn't roll her eyes or anything, but it's obvious to me that
Floyd | she envisioned something else when I asked her over. I'd love to go
Floyd | out somewhere, but I barely have enough gas to get me to work and back
Floyd | and I don't get paid until Wednesday. In a storybook world or in some
Floyd | kind of made-up dream relationship I'd just come correct and
Floyd | let her know how broke I was. We could then just play in the snow,
Floyd | frolic for a couple hours and eat pieces of our gingerbread house for
Floyd | dinner. In the world I reside in, though, in the reality I've made for
Floyd | myself that's not an option I have available.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pang puts the copy of Blade into the DVD player.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 17 / 17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What.. aw, hell, what the hell is this, Pang?" asks Criswell, as he
Floyd | enters. "Oh, hey, by the way, I don't think we're gonna be able to
Floyd | keep beers at the neighbor's house any longer. Someone has begun the
Floyd | moving-in process. Wait, did you end up getting this fucking
Floyd | Blade thing? Oh, Kee-rist!"
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand why Criswell is so against this movie. I guess I
Floyd | could ask him, or something, if I really cared. Only I don't. I just
Floyd | want him gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Just watch the movie," says Pang.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No!" exclaims Criswell. "I'm gonna make The Call!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're not going to have a quorum," says Pang.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Sorry. The next movie will probably be better anyway."
Floyd | (2) "Did you particularly want to see Blade??"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 17 / 18
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not especially," she says. "I think I saw it when it first came out."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What? Are you kidding me?" I think about the math for a second. "By
Floyd | my calculations, you were eight when it came out. You mean to tell me
Floyd | that the Neuromancer didn't like you dating me at first because at
Floyd | three years your elder, I was a bad example, but he was OK with you
Floyd | watching a movie where Snipes hacks apart vampires for 90 minutes?" I
Floyd | call her father 'The Neuromancer' because his first name is Henry, and
Floyd | the main character of the novel _Neuromancer_ is named Henry Case.
Floyd | I've been lucky in not saying it when he's been around so far.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I was very mature for my age," she replies. "I think we'd have been a
Floyd | perfect match, intellectually, if you met me when I was eight and you
Floyd | were twenty-seven.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, what about if you met me?" says Criswell.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two," Audrey and I say at the same time.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leary walks down the stairs. He gives everyone a 'hey' and waves to
Floyd | Audrey.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yo, Leary, what's your take on Blade?" asks Criswell.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pang's not thrilled about opinions being offered up on his choice
Floyd | before the opening credits are even finished.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ehh," says Leary as he picks up the phone to make a call. "Not my
Floyd | thing. Nothing personal, Panger."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Damn fuckin' straight!" says Criswell. "I'm makin' the call! The Call
Floyd | for Ejection! Duffy? What're you saying?"
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know how to go with this one. On one hand, it could mean that
Floyd | my movie will get played and these two morons will leave out of
Floyd | boredom. On the other hand -- just how freaking immature am I going to
Floyd | come across?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 17 / 19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The thumb points down, bitchkin!" says Criswell to Pang. It was
Floyd | inevitable that he was going to pull the movie no matter what popular
Floyd | choice happened to be. Criswell hops over to the DVD player and ejects
Floyd | the disc. He places The Truman Show in. "We're now starin'
Floyd | down the barrel of a whole lotta giggles," he says to Audrey.
Floyd |
Floyd | I keep one eye trained underneath the sofa in case Audrey's rolling
Floyd | eyes pop out of her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you talking about?" she says. Audrey has never, ever liked
Floyd | Criswell. "This is a drama, not a ninety minute episode of 'White Guys
Floyd | Gone Jostling.'" Criswell's head strains to the side as he
Floyd | simultaneously doesn't believe her and doesn't comprehend her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey continues. "You know what drama is, right? It's the name given
Floyd | to a movie that adults tend to enjoy, as well as being the
Floyd | standard root cause of every Linkin Park song."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, whatever." Criswell shrugs. "I bet you Truman here is making
Floyd | like he's talking out of his ass before the opening credits are
Floyd | finished."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "So... how is school going these days?"
Floyd | (2) "What are you doing later?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 17 / 20
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pretty well, actually." Audrey is in the last year of Medical School.
Floyd | It's taken her forever to finish up, but I guess that's normal for
Floyd | would-be doctors. "They are having a dress-up party in my department
Floyd | for Martin Luther King day in a couple weeks, you know. You should
Floyd | come."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who do you have to dress up as?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Someone who did something positive for civil rights."
Floyd |
Floyd | "So you could dress up as someone who freed the slaves, then, right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure. You'd look cute, I think, if you had that Abraham Lincoln-style
Floyd | beard for a few days."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah! Ah-ha. Yes." I don't bother to tell her that I was thinking more
Floyd | along the lines of Cameron Maj?re than Lincoln, which is probably for
Floyd | the best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Five minutes elapse. The only possession Criswell has left is the
Floyd | dumbfounded look upon his face.
Floyd |
Floyd | Minute seven comes and Pang can't help himself any longer.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You stupid, simple... child," he says, quietly. "Next week
Floyd | go get Good Will Hunting -- Robin Williams is hilarious in
Floyd | it." Pang points his thumb down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "This, ah, movie is mine, for what it's worth."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 17 / 21
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | She doesn't say anything. She just nods, looking straight ahead. I
Floyd | can't really blame her... these two idiots are really getting in my
Floyd | way tonight, and ruining everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leary turns around from his phone call and squints a bit at the TV. He
Floyd | chuckles, points his own thumb down for a second and then turns back
Floyd | away from the living room. Pang wiggles the Vecna's Hand toy around
Floyd | with its thumb pointing down in order to taunt Criswell just a bit
Floyd | more.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pang gets up to change the movie.
Floyd |
Floyd | He places in Lord of the Rings, apparently without really
Floyd | recognizing what it is. The intro starts. Audrey lets out a sigh. I
Floyd | have no idea if I'm correctly interpreting it, but I'm guessing that
Floyd | she's resigned herself to at least watching the movie on the TV
Floyd | screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the shit is this?" asks Criswell. "More fuckin' ghouls and orcs
Floyd | and shit?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 17 / 22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | Pang and Criswell both put their thumbs down as Leary leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you two doing?" I ask. "There aren't any other movies. We
Floyd | didn't get any."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Someone has forgotten our massive porn collection," says Pang,
Floyd | matter-of-factly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, for Heaven's sake," says Audrey. She gets off the couch and
Floyd | leaves the room, heading towards my bedroom. Not, I should say, in a
Floyd | 'let's go make out' way or a 'we need to talk' way but in a
Floyd | pre-emptive strike on a fight way.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's her problem?" asks Criswell, to Pang. "We've got
Floyd | chick-on-chick stuff."
Floyd |
Floyd | I've got a fairly high boiling point, but I've absolutely had it with
Floyd | these two. The frustrations concerning the fact that my bad decisions
Floyd | and sloth have forced me into this decision boils right over. I decide
Floyd | it's time to probably let them have it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 17 / 23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter bedroom" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                                     17 / 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BEDROOM
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | My bedroom's the smallest one in the house. (I got here last so I got
Floyd | the skankiest room.) There's not a whole lot going on in here, just
Floyd | some shelves with all my crap on it and a bed. It smells a bit less
Floyd | like cigarettes than it used to since I have gone a week and a half
Floyd | since my last one.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the hell was that?" asks Audrey. "When are you going to get
Floyd | it... this has got to stop."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "You're pissed. Aren't you?"
Floyd | (2) "Hey, sorry about that and those guys."
Floyd | (3) "What's got to stop?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                                     17 / 25
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's got to stop, Jarret. You know that."
Floyd |
Floyd | Eight years ago I was a sophomore at Syracuse University. I had not
Floyd | only barely gotten in, but barely survived my first year. My grade
Floyd | point average was a 1.8. (Well, 1.78; I used to always round that up.)
Floyd | My father had two main tenets when it came to raising me: obedience
Floyd | and grades. The first half of my sophomore year I failed all my
Floyd | classes except for Organic Chemistry Lab and Mythologies II. (Chem Lab
Floyd | was because I was fucking the teaching assistant; bitch still only
Floyd | gave me a B-.) When my father got my semester's grades in the mail he,
Floyd | for the first time, didn't go berserk or explode in a wave of
Floyd | profanity. He simply shrugged and said 'it's got to stop.'
Floyd |
Floyd | It feels just the same as Audrey saying it now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "What? Come on, we were just goofing around in there."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                                     17 / 26
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well it's not funny!" she says. "And I can't think of any substance I
Floyd | could take that would make those idiots 'funny.' I could give you the
Floyd | formula and arrangement of at least a hundred molecules off the top of
Floyd | my head, and not a single one can be ingested in sufficient quantities
Floyd | that would make what went on in there 'funny' without killing me
Floyd | first."
Floyd |
Floyd | The thing about dating smart girls, I should tell you, is that you
Floyd | don't feel half as bad when they attempt to humiliate you. Audrey and
Floyd | I also give each other plenty of time to finish our sentences, which I
Floyd | think is something that we both require more than oxygen, fresh water,
Floyd | and C6 H... er, 12, and O... well, glucose, anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Spending time is normally fun with you, Jarret. Doing date-type
Floyd | things. Even studying when you were still going to uni. But this
Floyd | middle-age sitting-around watching-DVDs thing... I'm just not ready
Floyd | for every day to be like this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Hey, look, me either. OK? I'm not retiring on you."
Floyd | (2) "Look, we'll go skydiving or something, okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                                     17 / 27
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, I appreciate the sentiment, Jarret, but it's been like this for
Floyd | a while now. I don't know if it's just the inevitable ennui you get
Floyd | when you reach your late twenties or what, but that kind of brings me
Floyd | to what I wanted to talk about when I came over tonight..."
Floyd |
Floyd | I realize now that we're probably only just getting started with what
Floyd | she wants to discuss. Geez. Well, I'll try to keep this quick.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Lay it on me, then. What's up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                                     17 / 28
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm going to be moving soon."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What? Why? Where to? Moving like you're moving to Cheyenne moving or
Floyd | moving like you're moving to Eastern Islamistan moving?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "To Texas... I'm going to Texas. Houston, specifically. A company from
Floyd | there sent some recruiters up over Christmas Break and most of us in
Floyd | my program interviewed well. After I finish up this semester I am
Floyd | taking a job with them and headed down there."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Uh... okay." Don't you break down, Duffy. Do not let this girl
Floyd | get under your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | "And it goes without saying that I'd love it if you came with me. I
Floyd | mean, I hope you know that."
Floyd |
Floyd | "To Texas. Uh... well..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Look, there's not a chance in hell I'm moving to Texas."
Floyd | (2) "Houston? Why not Bangor? Or freaking Charon?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                                     17 / 29
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Really?" she says, a bit annoyed at my attitude. "And why's that?
Floyd | You're not worried about losing your seniority at that shithole you
Floyd | work at, are you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "No! Jesus. It's not that. But look at it from my perspective. Why
Floyd | would I move to a city where I know exactly nobody?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "You'd know me."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Besides you."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Some of my friends from class are headed down there. They like you."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know about that." I consider that for a second.
Floyd | "Wait, really?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Look... I have to get to work."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                                     17 / 30
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "I understand," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Technically, I had a couple hours before I was due at work, but I
Floyd | might as well go in early and pick up some overtime.
Floyd | "We can talk about this after I get out of there, right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course," she says. Again, in her terse form of communicating more
Floyd | without words than with.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I get out at eleven. Gibs might want me to do his radio show but I
Floyd | will blow it off if so. I'll give you a call when I get home, okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | She nods, gives me a hug and leaves my room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 17 / 31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | This room is centered around the television, a 32" Sony that Leary
Floyd | brought when he moved in. The set sits on a wooden entertainment
Floyd | center, with 'satellite' speakers all around the room. The tattered
Floyd | white couch is perpendicular to the set, and the blue one (where Pang
Floyd | normally situates himself) is eight or nine feet directly across from
Floyd | it.
Floyd | On the tattered couch are the green blanket and the pillow.  Sitting
Floyd | on the entertainment center are the television and the DVD player.
Floyd | Inside the DVD player is the Lord of the Rings DVD.  Sitting on the
Floyd | table are Vecna's hand, the Dreamcast, the bottle of wine, a cup, the
Floyd | Blade DVD, and the The Truman Show DVD.
Floyd | Criswell, Pang, and Audrey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, Jesus Christ!" exclaims Audrey. "What the hell are you two chimps
Floyd | doing? Goddess, I don't need this shit. Goodbye!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                                 17 / 32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the porch door first)
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey strides out the open door. I shake my head at my horrible home
Floyd | life and leave for work...
Floyd ]                             Chapter Three
Floyd | I'm still rather pissed off when I pull up into the Mall parking lot
Floyd | and showroom park my car. What kind of game is Audrey playing here?
Floyd | Surely she's bluffing. We've gone to Defcon 2 or maybe 3 before, but
Floyd | we were always able to talk one another down before the bombshells
Floyd | were dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't want to have to go into work tonight worrying about this kind
Floyd | of crap. My job becomes a lot easier when I'm able to turn off the
Floyd | parts of my mind that don't deal with twenty-sided dice, Player's
Floyd | Handbooks and noticing customer body odor. The greatest curse you can
Floyd | inflict upon someone who works at the Mall is getting them to fret.
Floyd |
Floyd | (And the greatest curse you can inflict upon yourself while at the
Floyd | Mall is to attempt to stop smoking. I seriously picked a bad week for
Floyd | it.)
Floyd |
Floyd | I walk down to the east end of the Mall, avoid the guy taking surveys,
Floyd | and enter my store.

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    17 / 33
Floyd |
Floyd | Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium
Floyd | Trott had been working the evening shift; I greet him and take my
Floyd | usual place behind the counter. There's really no reason for two of us
Floyd | to close the store, except that Benji (the owner) is still a little
Floyd | freaked after someone tried to blow up his arcade next door a couple
Floyd | of weeks ago. It's unlikely that we'll have any customers, though, so
Floyd | Trott and I should be able to logout the register and drop the gate
Floyd | quickly when the time comes.
Floyd | The counter contains the Magic: The Gathering cards.
Floyd | The counter has a postcard on it.
Floyd | Trott is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    17 / 33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CF1
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "cf1" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd | > SAVESaved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can't go anywhere. I'm working.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Hey, what's up, Trott?"
Floyd | (2) "Anything interesting happen tonight?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    17 / 34
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hi, Duffy," says Trott. "Not much going on. Got a postcard from a
Floyd | friend of mine who used to work next door. Did you ever meet him?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "The arcade guy? Met him once, briefly. He didn't seem to know who on
Floyd | earth I was when I'd see him passing through the mall after that,
Floyd | though."
Floyd |
Floyd | Trott chuckles. "Yeah, that was him all right."
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to gibs" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Hey, look who it is! The guy who hates malls and D&D!"
Floyd | (2) "Aren't you supposed to be at work?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		Zach says, "Hooray!"
		DavidW says, "This is pre-drink on counter"
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    17 / 35
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nah, not until three o'clock A.M.," says Barnaby. "On Fridays they
Floyd | don't need me around before my show starts."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Duffy, solid. Glad you're here," says Barnaby. He puts his big
Floyd | gulp drink down by the counter. "Got a question for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Well what brings you here? I thought you hated the mall?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    17 / 36
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mingya, gimme a break, Duffy," says Barnaby. "I outgrew all this
Floyd | stuff years ago. If I'm going to be weirdly obsessive about something,
Floyd | it'll be football roto stats, not the loyalty tables of half-orc
Floyd | henchmen."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Fair enough," I say with a shrug. Why get into it with him? "What's
Floyd | up, anyway?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I need you to come on the air tonight. After you get done here and
Floyd | everything. Both of my interviews fell through so I need to make this
Floyd | an all-comedy night."
Floyd |
Floyd | I've gone by the studio with Barnaby a couple times before. Though
Floyd | previously I've known in advance and could brush up on the various
Floyd | crimes committed by NFL players.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I dunno, Gibs... I haven't been paying much attention as of late, I
Floyd | don't even know who's going to be in the Super Bowl."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You'll do fine!" he says. "Tavarian Pittman was identified as a
Floyd | participant in a snuff film earlier today! All we're going to do is
Floyd | make jokes about it for three hours. Can you do a Nicholas Cage
Floyd | impression? Additionally, we'll also discuss the worst sports cities
Floyd | of all-time."
Floyd |
Floyd | Barnaby nods over to Trott. "What's going on, man?" he asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "What do you have down as the worst sports city, all-time, so
Floyd | far?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    17 / 37
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "So far, Nagasaki, 1946. Everyone is dead, the stadia are in shambles,
Floyd | and the concession stand taffy glows in the dark."
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's all great here, man," says Trott to Barnaby. "Yourself?" he
Floyd | asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bitchin'" says Gibs in reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    17 / 37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "drawer" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open counter" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    17 / 38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't, it's locked. I have no idea where the key is, either.
Floyd |
Floyd | I hear a 'pop' sound come from near the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aw, Christ," says Trott. "The goddamn lock just burst on the counter
Floyd | shelf. Cheap plastic crap."
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "wow, there were a heck of a lot of daemons that didn't fire"
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd | > SAVESaved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Because the counter opened before we talked to Gibs?"
		smartgenes asks, "just got back, still playing at this point?"
		DavidW says, "we replayed"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Well, that didn't take long. Hi!"
Floyd | (2) "Congrats! You're our 209th customer!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    17 / 39
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey's not sure how to respond to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You get a free dice polishing down at Hrewreguard's Trading Post," I
Floyd | say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey's even less sure of how to respond to it now.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello, Jarret," says Audrey. She makes eye contact for only a
Floyd | split-second before directing her line of sight downwards and away
Floyd | from me. "Can I speak with you for a moment?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Nooo"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Sure, anytime. Go ahead."
Floyd | (2) "Yeah. Talk in private, or...?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW asks, "yeah, we're gonna get dumped, aren't we?"
		DavidW asks, "2?"
		Zach says, "sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    17 / 40
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Private would be fantastic," says says, quickly. She takes my hand
Floyd | and walks me to the back of the store. We're not really out of the
Floyd | range of Barnaby and Trott, but it's unlikely that they are going to
Floyd | eavesdrop.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, look," I start, "About before -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, no," she says, "This isn't about that. We can get some coffee
Floyd | when you get out of work and talk about that. No, Sydney and Casey
Floyd | wanted me to ask you a favor. They are having difficulties getting
Floyd | their register to interface with the mainframe tonight. Something is
Floyd | broken with their PC. They thought maybe you could look at it for
Floyd | them."
Floyd |
Floyd | I am crazy about this girl, and I guess I will always be and
Floyd | everything, but her coming over here to get me to do work for her
Floyd | friend's store is kind of cold. "Isn't Mall Security supposed to
Floyd | handle that?" It's not really that I don't want to help, I tell
Floyd | myself, as much as that I'll look like a jerk in front of a small
Floyd | gaggle of girls if I can't fix it. (But then I tell myself that I'm 28
Floyd | and still afraid to fail a bit in front of some chicks. Ouch.)
Floyd |
Floyd | "They only have one guy working now, what with Christmas Rush being
Floyd | over and everything. And that guy is infatuated with a girl over at
Floyd | the lingerie store."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Which one? I know one or two girls that work there."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not one that works there. He's obsessed with with one of the giant
Floyd | push-up bra posters in the window."
Floyd |
Floyd | I consider this for a moment. "Well... fair enough, I guess. Her
Floyd | breasts on one of those giant posters would be six times larger than
Floyd | his head. Or even eight times if it's a good push-up."
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Yes, look, I'll help you. Them. Whoever."
Floyd | (2) "Look, I'll try to make it over eventually. OK?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW asks, "1?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    17 / 41
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Fan-tastic," she says, with more than a hint of
Floyd | exasperation. "Let's go." I wave to Trott in order to inquire if it's
Floyd | OK if I leave the store. He gives me a nod. We run this store through
Floyd | a regime of efficient hand-signals and basic telepathy. Gibs perks up
Floyd | at all of this.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, I'm coming along," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, you're not," replies Audrey.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're out of your mind if you think I'm missing a chance to hang out
Floyd | with the girls at the Bead Store, Yoko," says Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey turns to make what I predict to be a sharp comment, but I try
Floyd | to defuse the situation first. "Audrey isn't anybody's Yoko fucking
Floyd | Ono, Gibs. That doesn't even make any sense, since she's not bringing
Floyd | me down, making me dress poorly, stopping me from shaving and bathing,
Floyd | or getting me shot in New York City. She's not the Yoko to my Lennon,
Floyd | not the Delilah to my Samson. No, what she is, is -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm going to prepare some vomit bags in case you say she's the
Floyd | Laurana to your Tanis," says Trott from behind the counter. He's
Floyd | referring to the male and female lead of the Dragonlance
Floyd | novels.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody says anything for a few seconds. "Let's just go," I say. "The
Floyd | three of us."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I've never read any Dragonlance, but boy, that sounded way nerdy."
		Zach says, "I have, and it was"
		smartgenes says, "i get the reference, but it doesn't seem like much of a homage"
		Zach says, "Robb's metaphors are on a whole other plane of existence"
		DavidW says, "Considering we couldn't open our own register, I'm dubious what we'll do with another."
inky says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
inky says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd | > SAVESaved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go north to the eastern end of the mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Guess I have time to go check out the Bead Store.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    17 / 42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | gaming manuals:  I've got all the info contained within memorized for
Floyd | those games I'm into, and somewhat proud of myself for those games
Floyd | that I don't have committed to memory, if you're digging my ditch here
Floyd | (and I think you are).
Floyd | postcard:  Taken.
Floyd | Magic: The Gathering cards:  Taken.
Floyd | Big Gulp drink:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a strong shock of sound from above! It roars as if lightning
Floyd | struck directly above the Mall!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Goddess!" yells Audrey, as the Mall shakes from the shockwave, "What
Floyd | on Earth was that?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The lights go out in the Mall!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern End of the Mall                                     17 / 43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern End of the Mall
Floyd | This is as far east as the Mall goes. The Mall technically dips a bit
Floyd | as one goes west, as it was originally built on a landfill (and it's
Floyd | already started to sink some). There's a three-sided advertising kiosk
Floyd | in the middle of the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west is the Bead Store, Sporting Goods Outlet and Arcade.
Floyd |
Floyd | My store, the Gaming Emporium is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs and Audrey follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm expecting a bead bomb, personally."
		inky says, "hmm"
		smartgenes says, "i wonder if it understands SNUGGLE"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x kiosk" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern End of the Mall                                     17 / 44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KIOSK
Floyd |
Floyd | The informational kiosk shows all the locations of all the businesses
Floyd | on this level of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lights come back on, albeit it slightly dimmer than before.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern End of the Mall
Floyd | This is far east as the Mall goes. The Mall technically dips a bit as
Floyd | one goes west, as it was originally constructed upon a landfill.
Floyd | There's a three-sided advertising kiosk in the middle of the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west is the Beads Store, Sporting Good Outlet and the (closed)
Floyd | Arcade.
Floyd |
Floyd | My store, the Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium, is to the south.
Floyd | Gibs and Audrey are here.  Gibs has Gibs's lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read kiosk" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern End of the Mall                                     17 / 45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ KIOSK
Floyd |
Floyd | From east to west, the first floor of the Mall goes as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd | Benji's RPG Emporium
Floyd |
Floyd | Choad's Sporting Goods - Benji's Arcade
Floyd |
Floyd | The Bead Store
Floyd |
Floyd | Jewels N' Things - Perfume Counter
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevator to Lower Level
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "choad is an American insult, right, like nerd?"
		inky says, "it doesn't really mean the same as nerd, but yeah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                       17 / 46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side of the Mall
Floyd | I'm at the eastern side of the Mall. To the north is Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods (the gate has been lowered and the screen up). The arcade is to
Floyd | the south, but that has been closed and inaccessible for a while now.
Floyd | My store is a bit to the east, and the Bead Store a bit to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table here, a couple feet west of the edge of the Sporting
Floyd | Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the corner of the front of the Arcade is an X-box game unit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs and Audrey follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                       17 / 47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the stores have tables on the outside, in an attempt to entice
Floyd | customers to come inside. This table is one of them, for Choad's
Floyd | Sporting Goods Store. Usually only extremely cheap items are set on
Floyd | them, so as to minimize shortages and loss.
Floyd | Sitting on the counter are some socks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the counter are some socks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "[LINK] has all the choad info."
inky says (to Floyd), "get socks" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                       17 / 48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "wear socks" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                       17 / 49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | I already have a decent pair of socks, so I place them over my hands
Floyd | and use them as mittens. The Mall is freezing, anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "ok, i was just checking i had the right reference"
inky says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go west to the beginning of the east wing
Floyd | or east to the eastern end of the mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "what about this x-box?"
		Zach says, "Yay, sock puppets"
inky says (to Floyd), "get xbox" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                       17 / 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET XBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                       17 / 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a very old video game unit. I believe it first hit the market in
Floyd | 2001 or 2002. It's also incredibly fricken huge. Looks like over a
Floyd | cubic meter of gaming anger to me. Physically, the box depicts all the
Floyd | games you can play on the thing in a green and black color scheme.
Floyd |
Floyd | Benji (the same guy who is my boss as well) keeps them outside the
Floyd | Arcade in some attempt to entice customers sick of the arcade
Floyd | experience into buying a larger-ticket item. Either that, or they are
Floyd | placed outside the arcade to balance the weight of the dozen, ancient,
Floyd | hulking arcade games inside it. Either / or.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "geez, we're klepto today."
		smartgenes asks, "how does a small xbox balance weight of arcade machines?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                       17 / 52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), a postcard, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, some socks (being worn),
Floyd | and the X-box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Huh, the xbox looks just like Gunther"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sporting store" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                       17 / 52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPORTING STORE
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "sporting" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "hmm i much prefer the game at points like this, without the banter"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go west to the beginning of the east wing
Floyd | or east to the eastern end of the mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                          17 / 53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, we're here," says Audrey, indicating that the Bead Store is to
Floyd | the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs and Audrey follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  17 / 54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bead Store
Floyd | I part aside a dense curtain of strung-together beads and enter the
Floyd | store. The Bead Store has always had a unique odor among the shops on
Floyd | this block of the Mall -- it smells strongly of incense and old
Floyd | marijuana. The owner of this place has a sweetheart deal on the rent
Floyd | along with clearance from the Fire Marshall that allows her to burn
Floyd | all manner of scent sticks popular with Wiccans and hippies.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are shelves on all sides of the store, but none in the middle of
Floyd | the store due to the drawn pentagram.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the far side of the store is the register counter, and next to
Floyd | that, the broken PC that Audrey wanted me to take a look at.
Floyd | Alongside the shelves is a tall crystal ball holder.
Floyd | Sydney and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs and Audrey follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x sydney" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  17 / 55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SYDNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Sydney is a very feisty and sarcastic blonde, and close friend of
Floyd | Audrey's.
Floyd |
Floyd | Casey and Sydney hold each other's hands along the edge of the
Floyd | pentagram. I give Gibs a nudge and a thumbs-up sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, Barnaby," says Casey, "Would you like to help us in our little
Floyd | seance?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey gives Casey a dirty look.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What?" murmurs Casey to Audrey, "You're the one who told me I was
Floyd | gonna get a boyfriend at the mall."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'd be delighted to help out," says Barnaby. "I've never done this
Floyd | before, so just let me know what to do and where to go. Did I mention
Floyd | that I am famous? I'm famous."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, good, the pentagram is already drawn."
inky says (to Floyd), "x casey" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  17 / 56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CASEY
Floyd |
Floyd | She has brown eyes and jet-black, though obviously dyed, hair. She is
Floyd | wearing a textbook goth outfit, complete with the black fingernails,
Floyd | eyeliner and steel-toed boots. She looks dark, mysterious, dangerous
Floyd | and completely off her rocker.
Floyd |
Floyd | The blonde (Sydney) gets Audrey, Gibs and Casey situated just how she
Floyd | wants them. "I memorized the passage we need to incant," she says to
Floyd | them. "You, the new guy, just don't speak out of turn. There are four
Floyd | names you need to remember. They are Nysrogh, Verin, Valafar and
Floyd | Cyramoir. We say them in an order based on just who we are trying to
Floyd | raise. Can you remember those names?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "He's a sports geek," says Audrey, "He can remember the average number
Floyd | of cup adjustments a player for the Nukes makes in a game -- He can
Floyd | remember this."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'll be fine," beams Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "wait, I thought we were supposed to be fixing a computer"
		DavidW says, "a register"
		DavidW says, "so go ahead and fix it"
		smartgenes says, "um, yeah, how come nobody is surprised"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get ball" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  17 / 57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't separate the crystal ball from the crystal ball holder.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girls and Gibs continue the summoning ritual...
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nysrogh, we are not fit for your attention, milord," sings Casey,
Floyd | sweetly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x pc" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  17 / 58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PC
Floyd |
Floyd | The register computer is run by an ancient Pentium IV-based processor
Floyd | within a mini-ATX case. It, like all register computers, connects to
Floyd | the Mall hub via a serial cable in the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girls and Gibs continue the summoning ritual...
Floyd |
Floyd | With the girls' eyes closed, I take the opportunity to check out their
Floyd | bodies. These three can seriously fill out a costume.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hurry up, the demon'll be here before the register's fixed."
inky says (to Floyd), "x serial cable" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  17 / 59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SERIAL CABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm... it looks like it's been plugged into the computer incorrectly.
Floyd | I could probably fix it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girls and Gibs continue the summoning ritual...
Floyd |
Floyd | Sydney keeps mumbling in some sort of inane chant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "fix cable" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  29 / 60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIX CABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I take a look at the back of the computer. The serial cable has been
Floyd | shoved into the back panel of the case. I'm not a hardware guru, but I
Floyd | can count pins and figure out where most stuff goes. I look over to
Floyd | the girls to tell them what the problem is, but they are holding one
Floyd | another's hands trying to engage in some pseudo-religious summoning
Floyd | ceremony. I fail at stifling an eye roll and give the serial cord a
Floyd | gentle tug. Nothing happens, as it's quite stuck. I pull a little
Floyd | harder, but still nothing. I decide to get a bunch of slack on the
Floyd | cord and give it a forceful yank --
Floyd |
Floyd | The serial cord rips free from the back of the computer! I see,
Floyd | briefly, that it was attached to some sort of small plug-in card that
Floyd | was squirreled away inside the box.
Floyd |
Floyd | The force of pulling on the cord launches the card behind me. It falls
Floyd | into the pentagram that the girls and Gibs are around.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girls and Gibs continue the summoning ritual...
Floyd |
Floyd | "Verin, love, do not forget us this dark eve, we miss you so..."
Floyd | chants Sydney, slowly.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a sudden and quick flash of fire and light a second after the
Floyd | cable lands on the floor!
Floyd |
Floyd | A deafening boom accompanies it -- the five of us fall right to the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "And we won't be able to offer the 2-for-1 special on sulphide beads."
		inky says, "oopsies"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  29 / 61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bead Store, on the floor
Floyd | The Bead Store smells strongly of incense and stale joints, and it
Floyd | almost overpowers every other sense. There are shelves on all sides of
Floyd | the store, but none in the middle of the store due to the drawn
Floyd | pentagram.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the far side of the store is the register counter, and next to
Floyd | that, the broken PC that Audrey wanted me to take a look at.
Floyd | Alongside the shelves is a tall crystal ball holder.
Floyd | Sydney, Casey, Gibs, and Audrey are here.  Gibs has Gibs's lacrosse
Floyd | stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs stirs for a bit, and gives everyone in the room a look of
Floyd | disgusted confusion. He leaves a rather pregnant pause. He finally
Floyd | gives his own comment on the explosion: "What... the fuck...
Floyd | was that?
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey slowly picks herself up off the ground. I crawl over towards
Floyd | her. "Did you..." she starts. She sees the cable in the middle of the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That was incredible!" says Casey, as she gets up and dizzily staggers
Floyd | around. "We have to do that again!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get holder" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  29 / 62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey, Gibs, and Casey are all up after the knockdown. Sydney is
Floyd | still down and out, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Syd?" asks Audrey. "You okay? Syd?" Audrey picks up the serial cable
Floyd | from the floor. "Oh, no..." she stumbles back as if something cut her
Floyd | legs out from underneath her. She knocks her head up against the
Floyd | counter and slumps to the ground without displaying a bit of evidence
Floyd | that she felt any pain. She stares ahead, so vacant...
Floyd |
Floyd | She snaps out of it. She looks up to me. "Jarret... " She swallows --
Floyd | hard. "I think we summoned something. I think we summoned a
Floyd | ghost."
Floyd |
Floyd | If anyone else had said it at any other time I would have began a
Floyd | sarcastic riff. But she's not kidding around. "Are you okay? Did you
Floyd | hurt your head at all -- " She shakes her head in the negative. "Look,
Floyd | I'll check on Sydney, OK? Just relax, just stay still for a second..."
Floyd | Sydney is the only one still unconscious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "perhaps stand up?"
		jenrexrode says, "yay, caught up"
Zach says (to Floyd), "wake sydney" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  29 / 63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAKE SYDNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | I get up off the floor and go over towards Sydney in an attempt to
Floyd | wake her up. I place my hand on her shoulder... and suddenly her eyes
Floyd | snap open. She recognizes me quickly and gives me a look which
Floyd | communicates that she could have me at any time she wished in
Floyd | a split-second.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her eyes begin to swirl. She begins to turn transparent, she starts to
Floyd | float... she rises off the ground, breaking the look of pure sex and
Floyd | hypnotism that she shared with me, and looking over the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Always the inadvertent knight in shining armor, no, Jarret?" she
Floyd | whispers. It's still Sydney's voice, but softer, much more melodic.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Syd?" asks Audrey. "Are you --"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, I feel wonderful," she says, answering the question
Floyd | before Audrey can finish it. "It has been so long since I have walked
Floyd | among you all... Too long. I have forgotten how good it feels to take
Floyd | a breath of air rather than soot..."
Floyd |
Floyd | She crosses her legs and raises herself a bit higher. She begins to
Floyd | slightly glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "perhaps drop the xbox; why'd you guys take it?"
		smartgenes asks, "because it was there?"
		DavidW says, "talk to syd"
		smartgenes says, "i'm imagining a Dungeons and Dragon's wizard has taken over, for some reason"
		smartgenes says, "that's Dragons, without the '"
		smartgenes asks, "do we need the holder?"
		DavidW says, "No idea whatsoever."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x holder" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  29 / 64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a wooden stand, roughly four feet in height. It has three
Floyd | protruding grips on top to hold a smallish crystal ball (which is
Floyd | present). The base is circular in shape and rather thick.
Floyd |
Floyd | An animate human skeleton staggers into the store from outside. Its
Floyd | walk is slow, considered and focused, as if controlled by an
Floyd | inexperienced puppeteer. It has in its fingers a bloody and seeping
Floyd | severed head, which it discards to one side of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey lets out a quick scream of shock when she sees it hobble in,
Floyd | and I grab her arm and get her behind me. The skeleton's head swivels
Floyd | quickly from right to left as it gives the four of us on the ground a
Floyd | haunting peer.
Floyd |
Floyd | I scan the room and recall what's in my pockets and trying to find a
Floyd | decent weapon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "lol GET HEAD?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take holder" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  29 / 65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skeleton attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "er, we're under attack"
		Zach says, "Hmm"
		DavidW says, "hit skeleton with xbox or something."
		smartgenes asks, "or KICK HEAD?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "hit skeleton with xbox" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT SKELETON WITH XBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | That object cannot be used in melee combat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "lol"
Zach says (to Floyd), "attack skeleton" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  29 / 66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACK SKELETON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Choke it all down!" I scream. I hit the skeleton!
Floyd |
Floyd | The skeleton screeches horribly -- a dry, dusty rasp somehow escaping
Floyd | from its ribs and jaw.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skeleton attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  29 / 67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | I have a few minor scratches but am otherwise fine.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skeleton attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "kick head" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | I cruelly break the severed head!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop all. take holder." 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  29 / 69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL. TAKE HOLDER.
Floyd |
Floyd | glasses:  I can't drop my specs! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd | postcard:  Dropped.
Floyd | Magic: The Gathering cards:  Dropped.
Floyd | Big Gulp drink:  Dropped.
Floyd | socks:  I will have to take the socks off first.
Floyd | X-box:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skeleton attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skeleton attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "oops"
Zach says (to Floyd), "hit skeleton with holder" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT SKELETON WITH HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | I clobber the skeleton with the crystal ball holder.
Floyd |
Floyd | (The crystal ball holder breaks as a result, and I throw it down.)
Floyd |
Floyd | "Choke it all down!" I scream.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skeleton collapses and falls to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Excellent, Jarret," Sydney rasps to me, from above. "It could not
Floyd | handle being hit that way..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Skeletons are susceptible to blunt attacks." I shrug in a despondent
Floyd | attempt to mask my fear. "Y'know, Syd, I was thinking of just pulling
Floyd | off my trousers there for a second and breaking it into kibble with
Floyd | the Hammer of Thunderbolts that lives in my pants, but I didn't want
Floyd | to knock down all my friends in the process."
Floyd |
Floyd | She ignores my comment, as if unable to process it and feeling me not
Floyd | worthy of inquiry. The skeleton's weakness has been in every revision
Floyd | of the Monster Manual over the years. It's one of the first
Floyd | --
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's one of the first things you learn when playing D&D," says
Floyd | Sydney. A terrible smile crosses her face.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's terribly effective.
Floyd |
Floyd | I try to show no fear. (No additional fear, anyway.) "But that's an
Floyd | artifact of the game," I say. "It's a made-up construct. Something to
Floyd | give them a little more personality. There's no real-world basis for
Floyd | any of it." Keep thinking, Duffy, keep your mind busy, don't let this
Floyd | telepath get into your hea--
Floyd |
Floyd | "Probably not," she says. Her eyes turn empty and glow. "But who can
Floyd | tell? You have complicated my return slightly, but not for much
Floyd | longer. The look into your mind I obtained when we touched was so
Floyd | insightful. You're made up of so many deep, arbitrary little undead
Floyd | rules, rules you need to learn and exceptions you need to note."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What? Those aren't mine! I didn't make them!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "They will be. They are. You will find this place governed by them
Floyd | when you return to it. My power within this world will grow and that
Floyd | should keep you busy..."
Floyd |
Floyd | The room becomes much colder. Barnaby grabs me by the collar and leads
Floyd | the four of us out of the Bead Store.

		smartgenes says, "maybe we needed the head"
		DavidW says, "we can't take anything else"
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                             Chapter Four
Floyd | Gibs drags me out of the Bead Store as I try to plead with Sydney (or
Floyd | whatever is possessing her) to use anybody else as her template
Floyd | tonight, to give us back our friend, to let us all go. The room just
Floyd | keeps getting colder, and my words and breath form puffy clouds that
Floyd | fall short of reaching her. She never wavers in her silent smirk.
Floyd |
Floyd | We leave the Bead Store and collect ourselves out in the foyer. Most
Floyd | of the lighting in the Mall is now completely gone; lit instead by the
Floyd | moon through the skylights.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Fuck this fucking mall," says Gibs. "Let's go get Trott and get the
Floyd | fuck out of here. Jesus Fucking Christ."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't think we can just leave," says Audrey.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why not?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "The thing that possessed Sydney said that the Mall will be governed
Floyd | by the arbitrary rules she found floating about in my head," I say.
Floyd | "With the showing of the skeleton, I think she means the undead
Floyd | rules."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What undead rules?" asks Gibs. "What are they, specifically? Which
Floyd | undead are we going to encounter? What will they act like?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who are all you people?" says Casey in a voice like Gibs's,
Floyd | making fun of all his questions.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There's a progression," I say. "In the D&D undead table, it goes
Floyd | skeleton, zombie, ghoul, shadow, ghast or wight, wraith, mummy,
Floyd | spectre, vampire, ghost, lich... and then 'special.'"
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs reflects on that for a couple seconds. "Ah. Sure. Special like
Floyd | Special Olympics, or -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "Special like they can kill with a scream or single touch."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah." Gibs shrugs. "I guess that's pretty special."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wait," says Casey. "Do you hear that? There's something groaning out
Floyd | there, in that direction." She points to the west. "Can you guys hear
Floyd | it? It sounds like there's a lot of them."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'll get us out of here," I say, quietly. I don't know if the others
Floyd | are paying attention to me. "I'll keep us all safe..."

		DavidW says, "Sounds like Syd is changing the laws of physics to match the D&D rules. Marvy."
		smartgenes says, "the dialogue reminds me of Scary Movie.. in a good way"
		Zach says, "I hope we have a good saving throw vs. special"
		DavidW asks, "we don't have dice, do we?"
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                          39 / 70
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd | Audrey, Casey, and Gibs are here.  Gibs has Gibs's lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "dropped all, no?"
		Zach says, "Yeah, maybe it's still in the bead store."
		Zach says, "I didn't want to waste time in combat by dropping one thing at a time."
		smartgenes says, "i wonder about the head, maybe it's irrelevant"
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd | > SAVESaved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  39 / 71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bead Store
Floyd | The Bead Store smells strongly of incense and stale joints, and it
Floyd | almost overpowers every other sense. There are shelves on all sides of
Floyd | the store, but none in the middle of the store due to the drawn
Floyd | pentagram.
Floyd | Alongside the shelves is a tall crystal ball holder.
Floyd | A postcard, the Magic: The Gathering cards, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink,
Floyd | the X-box are here.
Floyd | Sydney and the skeleton are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, we can probably get it back. Hopefully smashing the head isn't fatal to our chances."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "fix head" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIX HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't fix that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't see the head. I think it's gone."
		DavidW asks, "Also, if zombie is next, how do we defeat it?"
		Zach says, "I assume we should take the holder as a weapon"
		smartgenes says, "just a joky input really"
		Zach says, "oooh, maybe the magic cards are really magic"
		smartgenes asks, "holy water?"
		smartgenes asks, "shall i check in the d&d monster manual?"
		DavidW grabs Monster Manual from shelf.
		Zach says, "I think blunt weapons would be good against zombies too, unless we can cut off the head"
		smartgenes says, "tiny zombie hp"
		smartgenes says, "tiny zombie 6hp"
		smartgenes says, "small zombie 9hp"
		DavidW says, "We need a cleric to turn it or holy water, I think."
		Zach says, "Aww, tiny zombie"
		smartgenes says, "medium zombie 1hp"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take holder" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                  39 / 72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's really cold in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "medium zombie 16hp"
		jenrexrode says, "get yer socks on"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take magic cards" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                          39 / 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MAGIC CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold begins to really sting. It's too cold to stay in here, so I
Floyd | scatter back outside the Bead Store.
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd | Audrey and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says (to jrr,), "yes, mom"
		smartgenes says, "there is also large, huge, colossal and gargantuan zombies"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cards" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                          39 / 74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The cards are used in a game called 'Magic:The Gathering.' It's sort
Floyd | of like poker for nerds, except that the cards have special powers and
Floyd | so forth. I've never really gotten into it. Anyway, this is a small
Floyd | box containing wrapped packs of cards. There are about fifty or so in
Floyd | a box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I didn't see that in the Monster Manual. Let's assume standard monsters."
		Zach says, "Sure, giants can become zombies"
		smartgenes says, "i think this is the new version Monster Manual"
		Zach asks, "Hmm, should we go find Trott?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "unwrap cards" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                          39 / 74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNWRAP CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "unwrap" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "or go to another floor."
		DavidW says, "(and I tried unwrap earlier)"
		smartgenes says, "ok"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                       39 / 75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side of the Mall
Floyd | I'm at the eastern side of the Mall. To the north is Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods. My store is a bit to the east, and the Bead Store a bit to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table here, set adjacent to the Sporting Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs goes over to the gate of the Sporting Goods store and gives it a
Floyd | tug. "It's locked... what, do all the gates fall down when the power
Floyd | goes out or something?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's my understanding, yes." I casually inspect the gate. "Ever
Floyd | since somebody brought a bomb into the arcade there have been a host
Floyd | of security procedures not in other, normal malls. Trott knows how to
Floyd | work the security console, though. Let's go find him."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah. Plot says go Trott."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern End of the Mall                                     39 / 76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern End of the Mall
Floyd | This is far east as the Mall goes. The Mall technically dips a bit as
Floyd | one goes west, as it was originally constructed upon a landfill.
Floyd | There's a three-sided advertising kiosk in the middle of the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west is the Beads Store, Sporting Good Outlet and the (closed)
Floyd | Arcade.
Floyd |
Floyd | My store, the Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium, is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                    39 / 77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium
Floyd | My store is covered in darkness and shadows, giving it a far more
Floyd | foreboding look than it's otherwise ever had.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest of the Mall is to the north. The door to the back room leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                                 39 / 79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the back office door first)
Floyd | Okay, the door is now open.
Floyd | I enter the back office hand-first, groping for the light switch. I
Floyd | find it, but flipping it has no effect. This act is not lost on Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good work, there, Tesla," he says, albeit rather quietly. "The
Floyd | electricity is out everywhere."
Floyd |
Floyd | It takes a moment, but our eyes adjust to the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Office
Floyd | The back office is made up of a number of shelves which hold boxes of
Floyd | 'Magic' game cards, and other stock we don't want out by the
Floyd | customers. There's barely enough room for two people to stand
Floyd | side-by-side here.  There are two exits, one back to the store and one
Floyd | that leads to the garbage hall (and eventually, beyond that, to the
Floyd | security area).
Floyd | Sitting on the shelves is a cardboard box.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Trott's not here..." I say to Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs doesn't say anything. I turn back to look at him and his face has
Floyd | blanched. He snaps out of it but doesn't look at me. He points ahead
Floyd | and whispers, "Look at the window to the door, Duffy..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look out window" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK OUT WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see through that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "at"
Zach says (to Floyd), "look at window" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                                 39 / 80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | I creep up to the window of the hallway door and take a closer look at
Floyd | it. A bloody handprint has been smeared  upon the other side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look in box" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                                 39 / 81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the cardboard box is the gaming glove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in box" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                                 39 / 82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the cardboard box is the gaming glove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "take it"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get glove" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                                 39 / 83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear glove" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                                 39 / 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | I'll have to take the socks off my hands first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove socks" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                                 39 / 85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | I take off the socks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear glove" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                                 39 / 86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | I slip on the thick, pleather gaming glove. I begin to feel downright
Floyd | sexy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x handprint" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                                 39 / 87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HANDPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, five fingers are there, and there seems to be no doubt that they
Floyd | were covered in blood when they were pressed up against the other side
Floyd | of the glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x glove" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                                 39 / 88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sierra Hobbies Gaming Glove is an inky black novelty gaming
Floyd | companion for the hurried Games Master. It's full of mnemonics,
Floyd | scribbled shortcuts and tables to allow for a smoother (and more
Floyd | stylish) game of D&D. No Dungeon Master that takes his craft seriously
Floyd | should be without!
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm currently wearing the gaming glove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "Sierra as in Adventure Games Sierra?"
		DavidW says, "I guess so."
		DavidW asks, "Can we use the glove like an encyclopedia then, and look up topics on it?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "read glove" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                                 39 / 88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the gaming glove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe as needed"
		DavidW says, "oh well, maybe we auto-read .. exactly."
Zach says (to Floyd), "search shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                                 39 / 89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                                 39 / 90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, this might be a bad idea..."
		DavidW asks, "so, we were maneuvered back here to get the glove. What's next?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x shortcuts" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                                 39 / 90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHORTCUTS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "shortcuts" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                                 39 / 91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's an exit north to the Garbage Hall, or west to Benji's Gaming
Floyd | and Role-Playing Emporium.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Check out the hall?"
		DavidW says, "Let's."
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Garbage Hall                                                39 / 92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garbage Hall
Floyd | Gibs and I enter the long hallway that sits behind a number of stores.
Floyd | It's here to allow us to drop off whatever cardboard and trash we
Floyd | accumulate during the day for janitorial services. I know from memory
Floyd | that there is a door on the east side that opens into a sort of
Floyd | mini-lounge for the mallcops, but there isn't enough light to really
Floyd | make it out very well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mallcop Lounge                                              39 / 94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the second corridor door first)
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mallcop Lounge
Floyd | The Lounge is far more spacious than the last few areas, and has
Floyd | enough room for a couple of couches, a television, a big plant, and a
Floyd | water cooler.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the far side of the room is a door which leads to a long walkway
Floyd | (on the other side of which, I think, is the actual Mall Security
Floyd | headquarters).
Floyd |
Floyd | "This isn't what I expected a Mall lounge to look like," says Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "hmm we could get eaten by a grue"
		DavidW says, "see if the water cooler was blessed by a saint today."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cooler" 		

Floyd ]  Mallcop Lounge                                              39 / 95
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COOLER
Floyd |
Floyd | The water cooler usually holds a few gallons of water, but it's
Floyd | currently empty. Busting up urchins all day makes a man
Floyd | thirsty, narmean?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		smartgenes says, "we didn't have to get the cup from part2 i hope"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd ]  Mallcop Lounge                                              39 / 96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just a generic pink pot that can store green vegetation and
Floyd | wildlife. It's about half a foot in diameter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go west to the garbage hall or north to
Floyd | the mall back hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "inventory doesn't transfer between chapters, afaik."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x television" 		

Floyd ]  Mallcop Lounge                                              39 / 97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TELEVISION
Floyd |
Floyd | The TV is 19" in size or thereabouts, quite small, really. It doesn't
Floyd | work due to the lack of power in this section of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search couches" 		

Floyd ]  Mallcop Lounge                                              39 / 97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH COUCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                           39 / 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the lounge door first)
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall Back Hallway
Floyd | This hallway is strangely shaped, and I am unable to make out
Floyd | everything within it. On the far side of the hall is a door that leads
Floyd | to the Security Room, but I can only barely make it out from here. The
Floyd | only real items in the room are a pair of doors and a large
Floyd | garden-variety plant in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no transparent moon roof or anything in this room, so Gibs
Floyd | sticks his lacrosse stick up against the door so that we get light
Floyd | from the Lounge.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you think Trott got into the Security Room?" asks Gibs. "Do you
Floyd | think he made it this far?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          39 / 100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's comprised of a large potted base filled with soil, and a leafy,
Floyd | oversized garden plant of some unknown (to me, anyway) variety.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taking a closer look at the plant reveals a zombie hiding behind it!
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the fuck is that?" says Gibs. "Jesus -- look out, Duffy!" Gibs
Floyd | rips the lacrosse stick from the doorjamb. The resident light
Floyd | disappears as the door closes and locks with a click and I can only
Floyd | make out a quick glance of the creature before us before we're
Floyd | enveloped in complete darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs takes a roundhouse swing at the creature with his stick. He
Floyd | doesn't connect, though. The creature emits a hoarse groan. I can hear
Floyd | it shuffling closer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          39 / 101
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's comprised of a large potted base filled with soil, and a leafy,
Floyd | oversized garden plant of some unknown (to me, anyway) variety.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Get me some goddamn light!" shouts Gibs. I hear him struggle a bit
Floyd | more. "Hit this fucking thing!" I hear Gibs begin to gurgle and choke.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick falls to the floor -- Gibs never managed to get
Floyd | a shot at the creature with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Waves of stench emit from the creature; it's some sort of dead fish
Floyd | and carrion stink that forms a nigh palpable cloud in the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          39 / 102
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north and south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The creature screams deeply and Gibs's arms flail about, knocking me
Floyd | to the side. I make out Gibs slumping to the ground as he's let go.
Floyd | The thing turns with sudden quickness before beginning to shamble
Floyd | towards me with arms outstretched and awkwardly groping for me...
Floyd |
Floyd | The creature attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "sorry"
		jenrexrode says, "but the cooler is empty"
Zach says (to Floyd), "hit creature with holder" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT CREATURE WITH HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | The crystal ball holder is broken and useless.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "can we find the stick?"
		Zach says, "blurgh"
		DavidW says, "I think you need to use the stick."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take stick" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          39 / 103
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The creature attacks, but misses me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hit creature with stick" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          54 / 104
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT CREATURE WITH STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | I clobber the creature with Gibs's lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | "And then I kicked him in the head till he was dead!" I say,
Floyd | quoting Baldur's Gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | The creature collapses and falls to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs slowly staggers up, gently feeling his throat. "Ooof... guess you
Floyd | got him. Thanks, man," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You bet," I say. "You OK?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah... my throat's a bit sore, but I'll be all right."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          54 / 105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | I have a light wound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "interesting reference, but we didn't kick, we hockeyed"
		DavidW says, "I guess zombies can take normal damage, then."
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          54 / 106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The security room door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cure light wounds" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          54 / 106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CURE LIGHT WOUNDS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "cure" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          54 / 107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The security room door is locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lock" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          54 / 107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hit door with stick" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT DOOR WITH STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't really fight that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "pick lock" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          54 / 107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          54 / 108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), some socks, the crystal ball
Floyd | holder (broken), the Magic: The Gathering cards, the gaming glove
Floyd | (being worn), and Gibs's lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "read glove" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          54 / 108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the gaming glove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "why not?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "hit lock" 		jenrexrode says, "i guess it gives us knowledge freely as we need it."

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          54 / 108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          54 / 109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The security room door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          54 / 110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | After a brief pause, I hear a "klitch!" sound come from the Security
Floyd | Room door, around where the lock is located.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "lol"
		smartgenes says, "nspiration"
		jenrexrode says, "nice"
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          54 / 111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Security Room                                              59 / 112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Security Room
Floyd | We open the door and see Trott bolt right up from his chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, geez... thank Christ it's you guys. Wait, did you get past that
Floyd | -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, we did," I say. "I think we killed it."
Floyd |
Floyd | I take a look around the room. There's a big console against the west
Floyd | wall which controls the gates, electricity and breakers for all the
Floyd | shops in the Mall. I imagine that Trott has been trying to get it
Floyd | operational for sometime now.
Floyd | Trott is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "What were you doing in here? Taking a nap, you
Floyd | testicle?"
Floyd | (2) "The mallcop got turned into a zombie. What I can't figure out is
Floyd | why you weren't."
Floyd | (3) "How did you get past that thing?"
Floyd | (4) "Hey... did you know that was us?"
Floyd | (5) "Hey, the lounge door got locked. Can you unlock it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		smartgenes asks, "which?"
		Zach asks, "3?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Security Room                                              59 / 113
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, it took a chunk out of me." Trott lifts his shirt up to show
Floyd | some deep claw marks just below his rib cage. "I first saw it when I
Floyd | went through the door to our back room. I was able to get back, and it
Floyd | started groping at the window every few seconds. I timed it, opened
Floyd | the door, and just bolted back here. I sure had no idea where it was
Floyd | or if it had followed me... looks like it was just on the other side
Floyd | of this freaking door!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "What were you doing in here? Taking a nap, you
Floyd | testicle?"
Floyd | (2) "The mallcop got turned into a zombie. What I can't figure out is
Floyd | why you weren't."
Floyd | (3) "Hey... did you know that was us?"
Floyd | (4) "Hey, the lounge door got locked. Can you unlock it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Security Room                                              59 / 114
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "What do you mean, 'turned into a zombie?' That guy was a nobody. Just
Floyd | some schmuck who was as bad at his job as anyone else in this dump.
Floyd | We're all mindless zombies in here."
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, not like that," I say. "Whatever summoning Audrey was trying
Floyd | ended up working. Her friend Sydney is possessed by someone. That
Floyd | someone stated that we'd find the Mall governed by the undead rules. I
Floyd | guess it's turning the Mall denizens into the undead."
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "What were you doing in here? Taking a nap, you
Floyd | testicle?"
Floyd | (2) "Hey... did you know that was us?"
Floyd | (3) "Hey, the lounge door got locked. Can you unlock it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		Zach asks, "So, was that guy in the video store really just a crackhead after all?"
		DavidW says, "This'd be easier if we could look at our character sheet."
		DavidW says, "and yeah, the door locked itself at the start of the battle."
DavidW goes home. 		
DavidW has disconnected. 		
DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Security Room                                              59 / 115
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, one sec," says Trott. He makes flips a switch on the console.
Floyd | "Should be all set," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "What were you doing in here? Taking a nap, you
Floyd | testicle?"
Floyd | (2) "Hey... did you know that was us?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW says, "sorry, lost 'net access there."
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Security Room                                              59 / 116
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "When?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "When we were fighting that freaking thing," I say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh. No," says Trott. "I heard the fighting but I guessed that it was
Floyd | another creature or something. I was hoping that you'd all take each
Floyd | other out, like when imps start fighting each other in Doom."
Floyd |
Floyd | "In what?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Doom. The game, Doom? Don't tell me you don't know
Floyd | what Doom is. Oh dear. Ohhh, dear."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, I don't give you crap for not knowing what Man Down Defense is,"
Floyd | I say, trying to use sports knowledge against Trott.
Floyd |
Floyd | Trott stops for a beat and calmly says, "That probably didn't come off
Floyd | quite as scathing as you thought it would have." Unfortunately, he's
Floyd | right. Damn 'im.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "What were you doing in here? Taking a nap, you
Floyd | testicle?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW says, "and I missed stuff, it seems."
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Security Room                                              59 / 117
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "What? No," says Trott. "I've been here -- what do you mean, a
Floyd | 'testicle'? Cripes, I -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm just kidding around. Would you have preferred 'gonad'? What did
Floyd | you do when the lights went out?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I was in the back room when the lights went out. I heard the
Floyd | auto-kick-in for the gate... kick in, so I went out and verified that
Floyd | the thing was locked and that it wouldn't open from the inside. What
Floyd | happened anyway?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Duffy interrupted his girlfriend's seance," says Barnaby.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It wasn't a seance," I say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know. I just wanted to see if you'd be able to resist
Floyd | anal-retentively correcting me."
Floyd |
Floyd | Trott waits a bit before he says anything further. He doesn't like
Floyd | Gibs much.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Anyways," says Trott, "The only way to get out is to get the mallcops
Floyd | to let me out. I made my way back through the first door when I saw
Floyd | that thing. It took a chunk out of my side, but I eventually got by
Floyd | it, ran in here and locked the door. What was that? It wasn't a bot.
Floyd | It was wearing the clothes of one of the security guys who works at
Floyd | the Mall. But what happened to him?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Do you know how to work the console?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		smartgenes asks, "why is it normal in this world to have bots?"
		Zach says, "Yes, I very much prefer 'gonad'"
		smartgenes asks, "are we stuck in a MUD?"
		Zach says (to smartgenes), "I assume it's something from Fallacy of Dawn"
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		smartgenes asks, "what is Fallacy of Dawn?"
		Johnny says, "An IF game."
		DavidW says, "another game in the New Haz series."
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Security Room                                              59 / 118
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think so," he says. "Much of it was damaged before I got here, but
Floyd | I can turn on power and raise the gates to some of the individual
Floyd | stores."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you raise the gate to the Sporting Goods store?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ummm," Trott says, as he looks over the console, "Yeah. That one I
Floyd | can turn on. Do you want it on now or later?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Later... the girls are out there alone."
Floyd | (2) "Now is good, it's probably safe."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		smartgenes says, "hmm"
		smartgenes says, "DavidW is good at these types of decisions"
		DavidW asks, "hm?"
		smartgenes asks, "save and try 2?"
		Zach says, "I think we should. Might as well to open up more rooms."
		Zach says, "People are always reckless in horror movies"
		smartgenes says, "i'm reckless in real life"
		DavidW says, "2, I think. We could use more weapons."
		jenrexrode says, "lots of blunt object"
		Johnny says (to jen), "No more skeletons."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > CF6
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "0" 		

Floyd ]  Security Room                                              59 / 119
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 0
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | I decide not to say anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd | > SAVESaved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Later... the girls are out there alone."
Floyd | (2) "Now is good, it's probably safe."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Security Room                                              59 / 120
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay... " Trott flips a few switches on the console. "It's up."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd | "OK, before you go, why don't you take this phone? The Mall only pays
Floyd | for it to work as a CB radio for the mallcops, but if you need more
Floyd | gates raised, just let me know through it."
Floyd |
Floyd | "All right, sounds like a plan," I say. "I'll try to keep you posted
Floyd | as to what is going on out there."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Cue badass music"
		smartgenes asks, "somebody want to drive?"
		jenrexrode says, "i can"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Security Room                                              59 / 121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go south to the mall back hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          59 / 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall Back Hallway
Floyd | This is an oddly-shaped hallway that connects the Lounge with the
Floyd | Security Room. There are doors that lead to both rooms.
Floyd | There is a potted plant here.
Floyd | The creature is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh no"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x creature" 		

Floyd ]  Mall Back Hallway                                          59 / 123
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CREATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | The thing's face features a dramatic gaping burn wound on the
Floyd | forehead, presidentially presiding over a quick voting bloc consisting
Floyd | of two or three jagged teeth. It's wearing some tattered mallcop
Floyd | clothes, but my expert opinion is that the creature is in fact a
Floyd | zombie.
Floyd |
Floyd | It  is currently knocked out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "hmm i thought it was back again as well"
		DavidW says, "shame it didn't say The creature (that we knocked out) is here (still knocked out)."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mallcop Lounge                                             59 / 124
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mallcop Lounge
Floyd | The Lounge is a largish, open room with a high ceiling. There are a
Floyd | couple of old couches here, along with a television, water cooler and
Floyd | plant life of unknown make and origin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Garbage Hall                                               59 / 125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garbage Hall
Floyd | This is a long hallway that sits behind a number of stores. The store
Floyd | owners and workers put their trash in this hallway for janitorial
Floyd | services. There is a door to the security lounge to the east and a
Floyd | door to the back office of Benji's store to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                                59 / 126
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Office
Floyd | The back office is a cramped and tight little room with shelves on
Floyd | both sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are two exits, one back to the store and one that leads to the
Floyd | garbage hall (and eventually, beyond that, to the security area).
Floyd | Sitting on the shelves is a cardboard box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go west to Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing
Floyd | Emporium or north to the garbage hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium                   59 / 127
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Benji's Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium
Floyd | My store is covered in darkness and shadows, giving it a far more
Floyd | foreboding look than it's otherwise ever had.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest of the Mall is to the north. The door to the back room leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern End of the Mall                                    59 / 128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern End of the Mall
Floyd | This is far east as the Mall goes. The Mall technically dips a bit as
Floyd | one goes west, as it was originally constructed upon a landfill.
Floyd | There's a three-sided advertising kiosk in the middle of the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west is the Beads Store, Sporting Good Outlet and the (closed)
Floyd | Arcade.
Floyd |
Floyd | My store, the Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium, is to the south.
Floyd | Audrey and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Dungeon Master," says Audrey. "Did you find Trott?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah. He's back operating the security console for us." Huh. 'DM,'
Floyd | she said. She normally only calls me that when she's in a good mood
Floyd | about our chances.
Floyd |
Floyd | "He didn't want to come with you?" she asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe he would have, but he'll be able to open the gates we want if I
Floyd | contact him through this," I show her the phone.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Did you guys try the gate at the Sporting Good store already?" asks
Floyd | Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, not yet," says Audrey. "We just got bored waiting for you, so we
Floyd | headed over this way."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Also," says Casey, "We went over to where the escalator was. You
Floyd | wouldn't believe how foul it smells over there!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "How bad is it? My previous high score in this department is my
Floyd | roommate Pang's custom Dance Dance Revolution pad that he
Floyd | keeps downstairs and only uses with bare feet in some bizarro-logic
Floyd | attempt to keep it 'nice.' I mean, is it worse than -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's worse," Audrey says softly, her eyes closed in the pain of the
Floyd | persistence of this memory, "Much, much worse."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode reads
		Zach says, "I wonder if Trott will turn into a zombie."
		Zach says, "I don't think that's a thing in D&D"
		jenrexrode says, "i think so"
		jenrexrode says, "hm"
		smartgenes says, "i wondered if he is already possessed"
		jenrexrode says, "well undead rules"
		DavidW says, "no, we did zombie already. Trott will be something else later."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern End of the Mall                                    59 / 129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern End of the Mall
Floyd | This is far east as the Mall goes. The Mall technically dips a bit as
Floyd | one goes west, as it was originally constructed upon a landfill.
Floyd | There's a three-sided advertising kiosk in the middle of the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west is the Beads Store, Sporting Good Outlet and the (closed)
Floyd | Arcade.
Floyd |
Floyd | My store, the Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium, is to the south.
Floyd | Audrey and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                      59 / 130
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side of the Mall
Floyd | I'm at the eastern side of the Mall. To the north is Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods. My store is a bit to the east, and the Bead Store a bit to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table here, set adjacent to the Sporting Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Casey follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This won't take me a moment to sort out," says Gibs. "I'll be in and
Floyd | out like a greased German through the Maginot Line."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I thought the Germans circumvented around the Maginot Line?"
Floyd | I say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No. You've got that confused with what they did with the bounds of
Floyd | good taste when they collectively invented scheisse  porn,"
Floyd | says Gibs with commanding authority. "Anyway, more importantly, I know
Floyd | just where the shotguns would be in this store. Anyone want to come
Floyd | with?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'll go," says Audrey. "I'll try to find some helmets and pads and
Floyd | such."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pads?" This is good. Very good. "Oh, so you were able to trickle a
Floyd | puck past the five hole with the Detroit Red Wings after all?" I ask
Floyd | Audrey.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What?" It takes Audrey a moment to translate my intended delicate
Floyd | innuendo in her head, but when she does, she's not laughing. "No. I
Floyd | meant like shoulder pads and shin guards. For personal defense." She
Floyd | pauses for a moment. "What on earth is wrong with you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Whoops. "I'll just, ah, stay out here with Casey, then."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode reads
		smartgenes asks, "did we go in the arcade?"
		DavidW says, "no, it's always been locked because of the bomb prior to story."
		jenrexrode asks, "so we don't go in?"
		jenrexrode asks, "...to the sporting goods store?"
		DavidW says, "I don't think we could."
		DavidW says, "oh. It seems not."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "talk to casey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CASEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "So... what's new with you?"
Floyd | (2) "Hey, you talk to Audrey all the time. Is she going to dump me
Floyd | again?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW says, "yeah, talk to casey"
		jenrexrode asks, "1?"
		DavidW says, "I'd've picked 2, but go with instincts."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "1" 		

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Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "I broke up with my boyfriend not too long ago," says Casey. "Other
Floyd | than that, nothing much."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, really? What brought that on?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "He never wanted to go do anything," she says, "But you know what it
Floyd | was, really? He would always wear a baseball cap, and wear it so that
Floyd | the bill was always right over his eyes. Every time I would try to
Floyd | kiss him, I would have to navigate around the thing. Romance shouldn't
Floyd | be a frustrating puzzle in three-dimensionality, you know? Sometimes I
Floyd | just wanted to get intimate, not play a real-life game of
Floyd | Klax."
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know what Klax is, so I just nod in agreement.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Hey, you talk to Audrey all the time. Is she going to dump me
Floyd | again?"
Floyd | (2) "Gibs... I mean, Barnaby, he wears his hat backwards."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		jenrexrode says, "wow, time for klax"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "2" 		

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Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's definitely a point in his favor. Make sure he gives me his
Floyd | number when we get out of here. I'm tired of being either cooped-in on
Floyd | the weekend or hanging out at the Bead Store like tonight."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You seem awfully confident that we are going to get out of here."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shouldn't I be? From what Audrey tells me, whatever we resurrected...
Floyd | or, I guess, 'surrected' in this case, isn't any match for the geek
Floyd | encyclopedia you've got knocking about in that skull of yours." She
Floyd | gives me a genuine smile of reassurance and I, to my discredit, don't
Floyd | have the heart to tell her that in reality most of the thoughts
Floyd | knocking about in my head have to do with how I'm going to get back
Floyd | with her best friend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "What does Audrey want from me, then?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW says, "I'm thinking this is classic romance novel ploy, metaphor via second couple."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "1" 		

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Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're going to have to ask her that, eventually, Jarret."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes. I know. Eventually."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What does she want? She wants to be with you, in my opinion, anyway.
Floyd | I've seen her with other guys in between the dozen or so times you two
Floyd | have broken up. She is always so much happier when she is together
Floyd | with you. She just lights up when you enter the room, you know that?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I didn't know that." I try to think back the best I can, to try to
Floyd | get some sort of visual holographic proof of this, but I just can't.
Floyd | Maybe I've just never been paying attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | "But she wants to see you take the next step, Jarret." Casey turns and
Floyd | looks right into my eyes. "She's going to graduate soon. The future is
Floyd | coming and everything. I think, ultimately, what she wants to know is
Floyd | if you think you have one."
Floyd |
Floyd | I hear Gibs swear violently from within the Sporting Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jarret!" screams Audrey, "Help!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i'm trying to resist the urge to type KISS CASEY"
		DavidW says, "oh, our cue on stage just got called."
		smartgenes asks, "there's surely time to KISS CASEY first?"
		DavidW says, "nope"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                     59 / 134
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Choad's Sporting Goods
Floyd | There is a light blue-skinned, feral beast hunched over towards the
Floyd | corner of this store. A ghoul, just as how I'd imagine it. It has
Floyd | Audrey backed up against the eastern wall. A row of jacket racks
Floyd | separates them from me. Gibs is much closer, and seems to be holding
Floyd | the ghoul at bay by slowly darting in and out of its range, and
Floyd | preventing it from ripping Audrey apart by giving it another target.
Floyd | That won't stop it for long. The only thing preventing the ghoul from
Floyd | shredding Audrey is its attempt to work out just how he can
Floyd | incapacitate and consume them both.
Floyd | There is a circular jacket rack here.
Floyd | The ghoul, Audrey, and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs swears violently.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jarret!" screams Audrey, "Help!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "pushing the rack doesn't seem like a final move"
		DavidW says, "Normal physical attacks still apply for ghouls."
		smartgenes says, "a circular jacket rack"
		DavidW says, "The head might've helped here; ghouls feed on the dead."
		smartgenes says, "apparently its victim can become a ghoul in 1d4 days"
		DavidW says, "Do we have any weapons? I haven't kept track."
		jenrexrode says, "heh, blackberries and walnuts"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                     59 / 135
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), some socks, the crystal ball
Floyd | holder (broken), the Magic: The Gathering cards, the gaming glove
Floyd | (being worn), Gibs's lacrosse stick, and the phone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beast is content, for the moment, to look back between his prey
Floyd | and his attacker. I know that at any moment it is going to choose one
Floyd | of them to attack first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "they paralyse, so maybe pushing the rack is a good idea?"
		DavidW says, "I dunno. Try."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "push rack" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                     59 / 136
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Pushing the circular jacket rack doesn't get me anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs attacks the ghoul!
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs throws a punch at the thing and connects against its bare jaw.
Floyd | Gibs's body begins to seize up. It's the paralysis, I think
Floyd | to myself. He's going to be stiff and unable to defend himself in
Floyd | another second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
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, "Hope things are going well."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "hit ghoul with stick" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                     59 / 137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT GHOUL WITH STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | I clobber the ghoul with Gibs's lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | I try to wail like a banshee: "ooOOooOOOO!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The ghoul attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We're under attack, actually."
		smartgenes asks, "can we use this glove?"
		DavidW says, "Shame we don't have any clerics."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x glove" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                     59 / 138
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sierra Hobbies Gaming Glove is an inky black novelty gaming
Floyd | companion for the hurried Games Master. It's full of mnemonics,
Floyd | scribbled shortcuts and tables to allow for a smoother (and more
Floyd | stylish) game of D&D. No Dungeon Master that takes his craft seriously
Floyd | should be without!
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm currently wearing the gaming glove.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ghoul attacks, but misses me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take rack" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                     59 / 139
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ghoul attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "hit ghoul with rack" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT GHOUL WITH RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That object cannot be used in melee combat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "throw rack at ghoul" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                     74 / 140
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW RACK AT GHOUL
Floyd |
Floyd | I hit the ghoul with the circular jacket rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | (The circular jacket rack breaks as a result.)
Floyd |
Floyd | I hear a grotesque snapping sound coming from the thing. I completely
Floyd | flattened it on that last one!
Floyd |
Floyd | I walk over to Audrey. She's shivering.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you OK?" She nods. "Where did your coat go?" She doesn't say. She
Floyd | shakes her head and melts into my arms. I hold her, hug her and bring
Floyd | her as close as I can. Her face is buried within my chest and I
Floyd | scratch the back of her head and feel her close-cropped hair on her
Floyd | neck flick through my fingers. I had no idea if I'd ever feel that
Floyd | again, or feel her body, alive and whole, this close to mine. "I'll
Floyd | keep you warm," I say with a whisper.
Floyd |
Floyd | Casey enters from the entrance to the south. "Ugh," she says, after
Floyd | spotting what's left of the ghoul. "What on earth did you do to that
Floyd | thing?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "hmm"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "taalk to casey" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                     74 / 140
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Weird that hit ghoul with rack fails but throw rack at ghoul works."

Floyd | > TAALK TO CASEY
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "taalk" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "talk to casey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CASEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "I buried it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                     74 / 141
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "What was it?" asks Casey.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was a ghoul."
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, so far, a skeleton, zombie and ghoul... " Casey drifts off and
Floyd | leaves that bit hanging in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah. So far, just as the demon that possessed Sydney claimed."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "talk to casey" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                     74 / 142
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CASEY
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "I'm with you now. My preeeeecioussss..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW says, "Ghast next, I guess."
		jenrexrode says, "haha, noooo"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "1" 		

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Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | I say it just like Gollum from the The Lord of the Rings
Floyd | talking about the precious of his very own. I don't say it at first, I
Floyd | don't say it right away... but I say it and she knows what I mean by
Floyd | it. Her body shakes with a quick, stifled bit of laughter. I'm so glad
Floyd | she's here with me that it doesn't even occur to me that it must be
Floyd | killing Gibs to not be able to tell us just how bop we are
Floyd | for each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "kiss audrey" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                     74 / 144
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's not a real good time for that right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "bop?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                     74 / 145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Choad's Sporting Goods
Floyd | Choad's Sporting Goods exists under the unfortunate circumstance that
Floyd | the owner's name translates into Bengali as 'fuck.' Once or twice a
Floyd | year there will be a demonstration or protest from a bunch of local
Floyd | student Hindus, but nothing ever changes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The store is one of the larger ones in the Mall, about 40' wide and
Floyd | 140' long. Ski jackets take up almost all the area towards the front
Floyd | of the store, as far as I can see, with the entire western wall filled
Floyd | with displays of discount tennis sneakers.
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be any rifles or shotguns for sale. (It appears
Floyd | as if Gibs's intuition was incorrect.)
Floyd | There is a circular jacket rack here.
Floyd | The ghoul, Audrey, Gibs, and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline arrives, full of fun and funk. 		jenrexrode says, "hehe bengali"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get jacket" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                     74 / 145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET JACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | Which jacket do you mean, the circular jacket rack or the ski jackets?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Ghasts seem to be similar to ghouls except they really reek and cold iron does double damage to them."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ski" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                     74 / 146
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SKI
Floyd |
Floyd | They are essentially permanently part of the circular jacket rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "and the escalator really stinks"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                      74 / 147
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you watch Gibs for a bit?" I ask Casey.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It won't be a problem," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey goes up to him, still in his frozen state, and gives him a kiss
Floyd | on the cheek. "Have a good thaw," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | I take her hand and put it in mine and together we leave the Sporting
Floyd | Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side of the Mall
Floyd | I'm at the eastern side of the Mall. To the north is Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods. My store is a bit to the east, and the Bead Store a bit to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table here, set adjacent to the Sporting Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey pulls on my hand, to begin to drag me towards the far side of
Floyd | the Mall. "Jarret, let's go this way," she says. "The elevator is on
Floyd | the over this way. I think I know how we can get to it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh good. The plot is leading us."
		DavidW says, "always a good sign."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "follow audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey is right here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go west to the beginning of the east wing,
Floyd | east to the eastern end of the mall, or north to Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "lol i knew it was gonna say that"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

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Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern End of the Mall
Floyd | This is far east as the Mall goes. The Mall technically dips a bit as
Floyd | one goes west, as it was originally constructed upon a landfill.
Floyd | There's a three-sided advertising kiosk in the middle of the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west is the Beads Store, Sporting Good Outlet and the (closed)
Floyd | Arcade.
Floyd |
Floyd | My store, the Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium, is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "But we're gonna have to get much better weapons and defenses to survive this mall."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                      74 / 149
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side of the Mall
Floyd | I'm at the eastern side of the Mall. To the north is Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods. My store is a bit to the east, and the Bead Store a bit to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table here, set adjacent to the Sporting Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "WEAR CLOTHES PEG ON NOSE"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                         74 / 150
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Wasn't the elevator west?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                        74 / 150
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Before the Elevator
Floyd | The floor of the Mall comes up against a rail, forming a barrier which
Floyd | prevents further (sane) western travel. The bottom (ground floor)
Floyd | level can be viewed with ease, though, as the guardrail mainly
Floyd | prevents kids -- future productive Mall denizens! -- from ragdolling
Floyd | their way off the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a horrific stench in this area. It's new, too -- the guy who
Floyd | used to take the surveys always kept himself cheerfully clean.
Floyd | There is a kiosk in the center of the hallway. At the far end of the
Floyd | rail is an elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey quietly points over to the kiosk and whispers right into my
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you see that? Do you see the wraith?"
Floyd |
Floyd | I squint. The lighting is so dark... I don't see it. I adjust my
Floyd | glasses and still nothing. I shake my head in the negative.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey takes my hand in hers and we duck into the Jewelry Store...

		smartgenes says, "not a Ghast, but a wraith"
		jenrexrode asks, "great, she wants to look at rings... now?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              74 / 151
Floyd | Audrey takes my hand in hers and we duck into the Jewelry Store...
Floyd | Jewelry Store
Floyd | We both press ourselves flat up against the wall of the Jewelry Store.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How are we to get past the wraith, Jarret?" Her eyes dart down and to
Floyd | the side as she tries to remember if she ever encountered one in a
Floyd | role playing game. "... I can't remember," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sunlight, and I don't know how long until that will show up." I say.
Floyd | Was there really a wraith there? Outside the store? I didn't see a
Floyd | thing. It is colder down this way than it was in the rest of the Mall,
Floyd | though. "Yeah. Sunlight is the only thing I'm 100% positive on, maybe
Floyd | there are others." I strain to try to remember, but I haven't used a
Floyd | 'wraith' character in any games that I've played in a very long time.
Floyd | I'm certain there are other ways... I just can't recall.
Floyd | Sitting on the tabletop is a pleather purse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We need silver weapons to hurt wraiths."
		DavidW says, "Or sunlight, yeah."
		smartgenes says, "wrait has deadly toch"
		smartgenes says, "touch"
		DavidW says, "We should be able to find silver in a jewelry store."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take purse" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              74 / 152
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "open purse" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              74 / 153
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | The pleather purse is already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bit of smoke and haze begins to form against the eastern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "search purse" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              74 / 154
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the pleather purse is the silver comb.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey looks over to the east wall. "What do you think... what is
Floyd | that, Jarret?" she whispers.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't quite tell at first, but as the haze beings to form more
Floyd | familiar shapes, it starts to dawn on me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's a vision," I tell her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Displayed on the west wall of the Jewelry Store is a scene. I can make
Floyd | out Gibs and Audrey clearly... there seems to be one or two other
Floyd | figures moving in the background.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's a scene from that tournament we went to, isn't it?" asks
Floyd | Audrey.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "uh-oh"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "comb wraith" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              74 / 154
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COMB WRAITH
Floyd |
Floyd | Better start with a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "any humanoid slain by a wraith becomes a wight in 1d4 rounds"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take comb" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              79 / 155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE COMB
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it. Ooh, silvery!
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey continues to look at the vision. The scene takes on a greater
Floyd | contrast, with muted blues smeared together in fog with darker earth
Floyd | colors.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why... what's up with Gibs giving you a thumbs-up sign? This vision
Floyd | takes place from your perspective, doesn't it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I just made what was my sixth straight saving throw. He gave me a
Floyd | thumbs-up because I was using loaded dice."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What?!" says Audrey, and then instantly brings her voice down a
Floyd | couple levels due to the wraith. "What the hell do you mean, you were
Floyd | using loaded dice?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I ordered some red 20 sided dice before the tourney over the
Floyd | Internet. They were weighted to give out mostly 18s, 19s and 20s.
Floyd | What? What's the big deal? That was years ago!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ssh!" Audrey puts her hand over my mouth. "The big deal is that the
Floyd | Tourney is where we met! Do you think I would want to go out with you
Floyd | if you were cheating everybody in the room?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh come on, don't start this bullshit. It wasn't like I was at
Floyd | DragonCon or something. Christ!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "No. You weren't. You were cheating your friends. That makes it worse,
Floyd | you know."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "the answer should have been COMB WRAITH, that would have been great"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x vision" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              79 / 155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VISION
Floyd |
Floyd | I haven't seen anybody like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "is this game auto-biographical?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Oh, what does it matter if I cheated at the tourney?"
Floyd | (2) "C'mon, you have to admit it's pretty funny."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW says, ">explain that we were Kirk beating the Koryashi Maru scenario"
		jenrexrode says, "hah"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              79 / 157
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, it's hilarious, all right," says Audrey. "You know me. There's
Floyd | nothing I find funnier than stories of the guy that I've been with for
Floyd | the last five years ripping off everyone I know like a unconscionable
Floyd | rogue at a lawless bazaar."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Wizards of the Coast were going to give that to me anyway. The
Floyd | dice didn't really change anything, other than the fact that I made a
Floyd | few extra saving throws and got a few extra hits in. You have to
Floyd | appreciate the return on the investment, at least."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, sure. You're a regular Gordon Gecko," says Audrey.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I can't believe you're comparing me to white collar criminals."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I can't believe you essentially commit white collar crime." Audrey
Floyd | shrugs her shoulders.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ether(?) that makes up the vision dissipates completely and it
Floyd | completely disappears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey sits herself up against the east wall of the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So you found a comb, I see," says Audrey. "Maybe you can do something
Floyd | with that mound of straight hay on top of your head with it." She
Floyd | gives me a smile after she says that to let me know it was said with
Floyd | affection.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's a silver comb," I tell her. "I'm sure it's quite valuable."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Isn't silver a type of bane to wraiths?" asks Audrey.
Floyd |
Floyd | I try to bring up the memory of what affects wraiths from the back of
Floyd | my mind, but my memory is hardly photographic. "I think you're right,"
Floyd | I say to her. "I think it works against a lot of undead. A little
Floyd | trinket like this might just scare it off, but that's a big maybe. I
Floyd | don't really want to throw the comb and find out."
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | I took a look over towards the wall that Audrey is leaning up against.
Floyd | The shadow that she should be throwing is nowhere near the one that is
Floyd | present.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Audrey," I whisper, "Do not move. You're not casting a proper shadow.
Floyd | I -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "What?" she asks. She moves away from the wall, and sure enough, the
Floyd | light that she should be blocking is completely inconsistent with
Floyd | what's there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "uh-oh"
		smartgenes asks, "throw now?"
		jenrexrode says, "but he doesn't want to throw it"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "show comb to wraith" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              79 / 158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW COMB TO WRAITH
Floyd |
Floyd | Showing the silver comb to wraith doesn't accomplish a whole lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shadow jumps from the wall!
Floyd |
Floyd | The shadow points a long, tapered finger onto Audrey's neck. She
Floyd | freezes up as it sucks the strength from her body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "And lose the comb? I don't think so."
		DavidW says, "ack, shadow!"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "hit shadow with comb" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT SHADOW WITH COMB
Floyd |
Floyd | I clobber the shadow with the silver comb.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who else wants a piece of the pain pie?" I ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon coming in contact with the silver, the shadow halts in place and
Floyd | disintegrates -- it falls to the floor in a little pile of soot-like
Floyd | dust. I get down and blow it away in order to properly scatter it into
Floyd | nothingness.
Floyd |
Floyd | I walk over towards Audrey. She's shivering. "You OK, doll?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes," says Audrey, quietly. "It's just so cold in here. I'm sorry. I
Floyd | don't mean to complain."
Floyd |
Floyd | I embrace her for a few moments and rub my hands over her bare
Floyd | shoulders. "I'll keep you warm..." She nods. "Silver definitely worked
Floyd | on the shadow," I muse. "It used up the comb, however. But the same
Floyd | thing'll work on the wraith. We just need to find more of it. The
Floyd | girls that work here (presuming that they didn't rip the place off
Floyd | blind before calling it a night) keep all the jewelry locked up in the
Floyd | safebox." I point over towards the big locker-style cabinet against
Floyd | the western wall of the store. "If we can get the temperature in here
Floyd | to be significantly colder, I'm betting that lock will pop."
Floyd |
Floyd | "How do we do that?" asks Audrey. She looks over towards the wraith.
Floyd | "Oh, no. You don't mean -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes," I say quietly. "Let's get the wraith in here."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jarret, no! You can't be serious!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Ellison logs on just to see that the game hasn't crashed horribly and is relieved that doesn't seem to be the case.
		smartgenes says, "but we can't get close to it as it has crazy touch"
		smartgenes says, "ah well we did anyway"
		jenrexrode says (to Ellison,), "oh it did"
		jenrexrode says, "we had to restart"
		Ellison says, "aw, sorry, guys"
		jenrexrode says, "and haven't saved in ages..."
		DavidW says, "That was a bug in the game, not a crash."
		smartgenes says, "that's ok thogh as i was able to rejoin where it was when i left"
		jenrexrode says, "oh, I don't know the difference."
Zach was referred to as looking like "a cross between the chicken dance and a foot stomping robot" to the untrained eye. 		
Zach has disconnected. 		jenrexrode asks, "should we save?"
		DavidW says, "A crash is when the game halts and ends unexpectedly."
		smartgenes asks, "why not?"
		DavidW says, "sure save."
		jenrexrode says, "i don't know how"
		smartgenes says, "there was a magazine Crash! for the ZX Spectrum"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd | > SAVESaved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | There isn't an exit in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's an exit south into the long corridor of the top level of the
Floyd | Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		says, "It's 'push save' in the toyshop, not to Floyd."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

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Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jarret, no!" whispers Audrey. "It's not safe, not with the wraith
Floyd | still out there!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Audrey... trust me on this. Please."
Floyd | (2) "What options do you have for this?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		Ellison says, "well, some of the bugs might be my fault, too. I changed the game's behavior on several things (granted, I know I fixed at least a couple of things)."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              87 / 160
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jarret! I don't want that thing in here!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Audrey, you know that I will not let it touch you. There's a lock
Floyd | just like this one in my store, and it's made of ridiculously poor
Floyd | components. Everyone involved in owning a store in this Mall is
Floyd | incredibly cheap and only worried about the bottom line and how much
Floyd | money they can squeeze out of their customers. I will guarantee you
Floyd | that as soon as the temperature is brought down a few degrees Celsius
Floyd | that lock is coming off like a prom dress. A lock of this type busted
Floyd | earlier today at my store when Gibs placed his iced soft drink next to
Floyd | it."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay..." she says. She kisses me for entirely too brief a time and
Floyd | looks right into my eyes. "I trust you."
Floyd |
Floyd | I suddenly feel like I can do anything. One scream and the wraith will
Floyd | make its way over here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says (to Ellison), "it was a place where someone was supposed to ask us a question, and it didn't until we replayed. Zach played in a Hugo somethingsomehting"
		DavidW says, "ah, we can scream instead of playing shepherd's dog."
		smartgenes asks, "wasn't it her idea to bring the wraith in?"
		jenrexrode says, "oh, I didn't know it was the big gulp breaking the lock."
		DavidW says, "no"
		DavidW says, "(to smartgenes)"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scream" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              87 / 161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | I scream like a housewife in a 50s sitcom coming across a mouse. Like
Floyd | an English siren during the blitz. (Like Lorraine Williams surrounded
Floyd | by a bunch of pen & paper gamers, even.) And it works. The wraith
Floyd | turns round and passes right through the kiosk. It slowly begins to
Floyd | come near us.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "break lock" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              87 / 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't open it on my own. The lock, while not incredibly sturdy and
Floyd | powerful, is still more than I can crack on my own.
Floyd |
Floyd | I hear a voice, strangely disembodied, but one I instinctively know is
Floyd | coming from the wraith.
Floyd |
Floyd | "oh delightful maiden this will be a wonderful meeting will it not and
Floyd | you seem oh so achingly warm and tight and I really only want to get
Floyd | close to you for only a moment do not you see how wonderful oh how
Floyd | wonderful that will be my darling..."
Floyd |
Floyd | The wraith never really stops its sending, but instead meanders about
Floyd | a couple different themes. What he's going to do to my girlfriend
Floyd | being one of them. (With all the guys who have tried to steal my
Floyd | girlfriend over the years, I finally feel I am on somewhat familiar
Floyd | territory.)
Floyd |
Floyd | The wraith glides a bit closer to the entrance of the Jewelry Store.
Floyd | It is already several degrees colder in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Ellison says, "I know some of the chapter 3 daemons don't start until you talk to this or that character, but yeah, I'll have to check the recap and look into it."
		jenrexrode says, "break lock with inventory"
		DavidW says, "yeah, we didn't try talking to Gibs until too late."
		DavidW asks, "I can't remember what we have in inventory. Purse, drink, postcard, what else?"
		jenrexrode asks, "used up comb?"
		smartgenes says, "socks"
		DavidW says, "and glove"
		smartgenes says, "glasses (worn)"
		smartgenes asks, "do we have broen stand as well?"
		DavidW asks, "Is the lacrosse stick still with us?"
		jenrexrode says, "lacrosse sticj"
		smartgenes says, "broken"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cabinet with stick" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              87 / 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET WITH STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Better start with a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break cabinet with stick" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK CABINET WITH STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't really fight that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit cabinet with stick" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT CABINET WITH STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't really fight that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "hmm thats what i thought as well DavidQ"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break lock with stick" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              87 / 163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK LOCK WITH STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | The lock is especially designed to be impervious to any and all brute
Floyd | attacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wraith glides further; it's now within the Jewelry Store, but
Floyd | still a fair ways away from Audrey.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lock to the safebox pops.
Floyd |
Floyd | It continues its raving, more in my head than not:
Floyd |
Floyd | "your death will be so pleasing my love I promise that getting there
Floyd | will be quick and painless I am the only one you can trust you know I
Floyd | will always be there for you and never leave your side you and I there
Floyd | isn't a thing that we wouldn't be able to do together my lovely witch
Floyd | princess all it takes is for you to just sit still that is it just
Floyd | another few moments and I will be there and we will be together so
Floyd | wonderfully so wonderfully it will be so wonderful...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all from cabinet" 		

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Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL FROM CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing to take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "need to open, i think"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all from safebox" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              87 / 163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL FROM SAFEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing to take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              87 / 164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | The safebox is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wraith sends another meandering rhyme to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | "let me tell you of our wonderful death my darling," mentally
Floyd | continues the wraith, "you cannot begin to imagine the wonders that we
Floyd | will see together everything you could ever want everything that has
Floyd | been out of your reach well it is not out of mine it is not out of
Floyd | ours let me ask you this my darling a simple question take all the
Floyd | time in the world just answer me truthfully... have you ever wanted to
Floyd | fly?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "open safebox" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              87 / 165
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN SAFEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Done -- it's open.
Floyd | Inside the safebox are the handful of silver rings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wraith inches closer to Audrey...
Floyd |
Floyd | Amazingly (to me at least) I see Audrey enraptured by the wraith and
Floyd | she actually nods her head a little in response to its question. It
Floyd | takes all my self-control to not attack the fucking nothing
Floyd | with my bare hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | "of course you have there is no shame in admitting such a thing let me
Floyd | tell you my darling just how wondrous it is to float above this city
Floyd | this world this plane with nothing holding you down and nothing
Floyd | keeping you from doing what you want to do being who you wish to be
Floyd | you will see oh how you will see it will not be long now my darling
Floyd | just hold yourself I will be there and we will be together..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "arg"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear rings" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR RINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't wear the handful of silver rings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "wear rings after taking?"
		DavidW asks, "throw rings at wraith?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get rings" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                              87 / 166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET RINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wraith moves until he is directly in front of Audrey. I won't have
Floyd | much time now.
Floyd |
Floyd | "hold still my darling this is so much easier when you just stay there
Floyd | so beautifully within my own view..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "ring ring wraith with rings?"
		DavidW says, "I think we have to throw the rings at it."
		jenrexrode says, "throw em, I guess"
		DavidW says, "If we can't wear 'em."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw rings at wraith" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                             112 / 167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW RINGS AT WRAITH
Floyd |
Floyd | I hit the wraith with the handful of silver rings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon coming in contact with the charms, the wraith immediately
Floyd | atomizes, taking the silver with him into oblivion.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That was my Treasure Type you were fucking with, creep!" I
Floyd | say it even though the wraith is completely blinked out of existence.
Floyd | It takes me a fair trice to realize that thing is truly gone. "Let's
Floyd | get out of here," I say to Audrey. "Unless you want to get to work on
Floyd | raising the temperature of the room with a little bit of body heat."
Floyd |
Floyd | To my surprise, she looks back at me with nothing but love. "If I
Floyd | thought it could be done," she says, "without it becoming a menage a
Floyd | trois with a lurking horror, or a four-way with an undead ettin... you
Floyd | know I would." (An ettin is a two-headed beastie in D&D, which elicits
Floyd | a smile from me. That's my girl!)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "but maybe we can wear now.. but it will take 2 turns"
		smartgenes says, "done :-)"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score is 112 from a trivial 601.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "they're gone, I'm sure"
		DavidW asks, "I suppose no more silver in this store?"
		smartgenes says, "this may be a lot bigger a game than i thought then"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       112 / 168
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Before the Elevator
Floyd | The floor of the Mall comes up against a rail, forming a barrier which
Floyd | prevents further (sane) western travel. The bottom (ground floor)
Floyd | level can be viewed with ease, though, as the guardrail mainly
Floyd | prevents kids -- future productive Mall denizens! -- from ragdolling
Floyd | their way off the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a horrific stench in this area. It's new, too -- the guy who
Floyd | used to take the surveys always kept himself cheerfully clean.
Floyd | There is a badly-cracked kiosk in the center of the hallway. At the
Floyd | far end of the rail is an elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | Barnaby and Casey come up to us as we leave...
Floyd |
Floyd | "Heya there, Duffy," says Gibs, no longer paralyzed. Casey is with
Floyd | him. "Any luck with the elevator?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not yet. We encountered a vision , shadow and wraith, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | "So what's changed?" asks Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, the Jewelry Store is open and the makeup kiosk is broken down.
Floyd | Other than that..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kiosk" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       112 / 169
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KIOSK
Floyd |
Floyd | The makeup kiosk is a business that operates in a very small rectangle
Floyd | in the middle of the Mall corridor. Girls (and in this town, a
Floyd | not-insignificant number of goth guys) stop by to pretty themselves up
Floyd | for their dates and/or midnight angstings.
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like the intense cold of the wraith passing through the kiosk
Floyd | caused the thing to crack open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the makeup kiosk is a bottle of perfume.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs spits once off the guardrail because he's a filthy, disgusting
Floyd | animal at heart.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take perfume" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       112 / 170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PERFUME
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       112 / 171
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), some socks, the crystal ball
Floyd | holder (broken), the Magic: The Gathering cards, the gaming glove
Floyd | (being worn), Gibs's lacrosse stick, the phone, and a pleather purse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       112 / 172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), some socks, the crystal ball
Floyd | holder (broken), the Magic: The Gathering cards, the gaming glove
Floyd | (being worn), Gibs's lacrosse stick, the phone, and a pleather purse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "i guess the holder is useless?"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "drop the holder, I think."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop holder" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       112 / 173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take perfume" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       122 / 174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PERFUME
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs spits once off the guardrail because he's a filthy, disgusting
Floyd | animal at heart.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       122 / 175
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the bottle of perfume)
Floyd | This bottle of perfume is a fairly large container of the Elizabeth
Floyd | Arden perfume 'True Love' (A feminine scent that is a blend of lotus,
Floyd | iris and jasmine, recommended for office wear.)
Floyd |
Floyd | A girl who worked at my D&D store for a season used to wear this
Floyd | scent, and it was all I could concentrate on. She'd erode my sense of
Floyd | smell regarding all else within a minute of beginning her shift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "out perfume on elevator"
		smartgenes says, "i thought that said "beginning her shit""
		jenrexrode says, "er put, but just kidding"
		DavidW says, "I'm imagining a sign: You must be THIS smelly to enter this ride."
		smartgenes says, "we probably use it on that ghast you mentioned"
		DavidW says, "I think we need to wear the perfume to negate the stench."
		DavidW says, "Otherwise we won't get any further."
		smartgenes says, "sounds like the solution"
		jenrexrode says, "or one of our company"
		DavidW says, "I wonder how many people this bottle is good for."
		jenrexrode says, "probably whomever asks for it"
		smartgenes says, "(no pun intended)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear perfume" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR PERFUME
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't wear the bottle of perfume.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       122 / 175
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the bottle of perfume.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spray me with perfume" 		

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Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPRAY ME WITH PERFUME
Floyd |
Floyd | I spray a bit of the perfume on it. Sek-sai!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "hmmm.. well done DavidW"
		DavidW asks, "on it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spray perfume on me" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       122 / 177
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPRAY PERFUME ON ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I spray a bit of the perfume on it. Sek-sai!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "hey, i said that, joking"
		DavidW says, "hm, ,maybe it is a weapon after all."
		smartgenes says, "one of the 2"
		DavidW asks, "ehn? Are you reading ahead?"
		smartgenes says, "no, just guessing"
		smartgenes says, "as well as the earlier Monster Manual consultation"
		smartgenes asks, "which way?"
		jenrexrode says, "elevaator"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | There's not a path in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits north to the Jewelry Store, in towards the Elevator
Floyd | and east towards the east side of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter elevator" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  122 / 178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER ELEVATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey says, "No way. We're not going to follow you until you do
Floyd | something about that smell."
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevator
Floyd | The elevator smells terrible, strongly of untreated or unembalmed
Floyd | cadavers. There are three buttons here in the elevator labelled 'up,'
Floyd | 'down' and 'open doors.'
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm currently on the second level of the Mall. Aside from the
Floyd | operational panel, there is little else here in the lift.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see into the corridor ahead, although only a few feet before the
Floyd | darkness completely envelopes the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "ahh"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "spray elevator" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPRAY ELEVATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't spray that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "spray perfume on elevator" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  122 / 178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPRAY PERFUME ON ELEVATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with Elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "spray" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Be a little more specific about what you'd like me to spray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess we go solo until we spray perfume on what's stinking up the place."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "spray audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPRAY AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't spray that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "And it's not in the elevator"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push down button" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  122 / 179
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH DOWN BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | I press the down button. After a few seconds, the elevator transports
Floyd | me to the first (ground) level of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors remain shut for some reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push open button" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  122 / 180
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH OPEN BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors are now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yeah, solo"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  122 / 181
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | The elevator doors open, and I'm struck by the terrible, pungent odor
Floyd | of carrion. It's far too much for what I can bear: it's absolutely the
Floyd | worst-smelling air I have ever experienced.
Floyd |
Floyd | I briefly steal a glance of what lay beyond in the corridor on the
Floyd | first level of the Mall before squashing the up button on the elevator
Floyd | -- it's mostly dark, but I can make out the cupid statue. The stench
Floyd | is just too much for me. however. I can't force myself to do anything
Floyd | from here except escape.
Floyd |
Floyd | The elevator comes to rest on the top floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "spray perfume on audrey" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  122 / 182
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPRAY PERFUME ON AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, I'm not your Barbie doll!" exclaims Audrey as I give her a hit
Floyd | of True Love.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Hm. Maybe we throw the perfume over the railing at the cupid."
		Zach asks, "Spray right before going out?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw perfume at cupid" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  122 / 182
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW PERFUME AT CUPID
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       122 / 183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Before the Elevator
Floyd | The floor of the Mall comes up against a rail, forming a barrier which
Floyd | prevents further (sane) western travel. The bottom (ground floor)
Floyd | level can be viewed with ease, though, as the guardrail mainly
Floyd | prevents kids -- future productive Mall denizens! -- from ragdolling
Floyd | their way off the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a horrific stench in this area. It's new, too -- the guy who
Floyd | used to take the surveys always kept himself cheerfully clean.
Floyd | There is a badly-cracked kiosk in the center of the hallway. At the
Floyd | far end of the rail is an elevator.
Floyd | There is a crystal ball holder here.
Floyd | Casey is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cupid" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       122 / 184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CUPID
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a nicely-sculpted, eight-foot marble work of the mythological god
Floyd | of love. Cupid (known as Eros in Greek myth) was often depicted as
Floyd | being a winged baby or cherub that would just start freaking out and
Floyd | begin slinging arrows at people so they would indulge in a torrent of
Floyd | romance, love and sex.
Floyd |
Floyd | This statue was commissioned by the guy who owns and rents out the
Floyd | Mall, from a student at the local art college. Cupid's in a pose where
Floyd | he seems to be taking deadly aim at people.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw perfume at cupid" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       152 / 185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW PERFUME AT CUPID
Floyd |
Floyd | I toss the perfume bottle at the statue. It shatters, natch, and
Floyd | releases a giant pool of stench-killing fumes into the area below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
		Zach says, "Hooray"
		DavidW says, "someone else drive for a bit. I need to eat a little."
		smartgenes says, "it's getting late here"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  152 / 186
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevator
Floyd | The elevator smells terrible, strongly of untreated or unembalmed
Floyd | cadavers. There are three buttons here in the elevator labelled 'up,'
Floyd | 'down' and 'open doors.'
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm currently on the second level of the Mall. Aside from the
Floyd | operational panel, there is little else here in the lift.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Casey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an exit leading out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press down" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  152 / 187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | I press the down button. After a few seconds, the elevator transports
Floyd | me to the first (ground) level of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors remain shut for some reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  152 / 188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are competently constructed steel doors, and possibly the only
Floyd | item not of ridiculously cheap construction in the entire Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press open doors" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  152 / 189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS OPEN DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors are now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              152 / 190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, East Edge
Floyd | I'm on the first level (ground floor) of the Mall, a lot closer to the
Floyd | lone exit than where I was previously. I'll need to get past a few
Floyd | more stretches of corridor (which is under a blanket of darkness) and
Floyd | then past the Food Court. And I hesitate to think about what is in
Floyd | store for me until I get to that point.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the corridor is a sculpted marble statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey, Gibs, and Casey follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, we got this far," says Gibs. "What's the plan, now? How are we
Floyd | getting out?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "We could try the exit by the big Outlet Tech Store, can't we?" asks
Floyd | Casey.
Floyd |
Floyd | "They went bankrupt," I say. "When the Septium Computer Processor was
Floyd | declared an instrument of bedevilment and banned by the Mayor in 2012,
Floyd | the hottest selling item that Christmas had to be removed from the
Floyd | store. We can try to go that way, but I am almost positive that exit
Floyd | access was cemented over." I shrug.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So we'll probably have to slog through the Food Court, speedily going
Floyd | about our business with as much haste as molasses slow-fucking a giant
Floyd | land turtle." says Gibs. He spits with disgust -- the Food Court floor
Floyd | never gets cleaned. It's kind of gross.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, everyone jump over the ochre jellies," whispers Audrey, almost
Floyd | to herself. After a beat, she realizes what she said and turns towards
Floyd | me. "Hey! You've got me doing it now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs laughs. "Duffy's veritable roster of sexually transmitted
Floyd | diseases is not the only thing infectious about him," he
Floyd | offers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x statue" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              152 / 191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a nicely-sculpted, eight-foot marble work of the mythological god
Floyd | of love. Cupid (known as Eros in Greek myth) was often depicted as
Floyd | being a winged baby or cherub that would just start freaking out and
Floyd | begin slinging arrows at people so they would indulge in a torrent of
Floyd | romance, love and sex.
Floyd |
Floyd | This statue was commissioned by the guy who owns and rents out the
Floyd | Mall, from a student at the local art college. Cupid's in a pose where
Floyd | he seems to be taking deadly aim at people.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              152 / 192
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's an exit west to the Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge, or in to
Floyd | Elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "which way?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "climb statue" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              152 / 193
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't climb the cupid statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "aw"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "move statue" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              152 / 194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't move the cupid statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "It's all west from here, isn't it?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           152 / 195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | I enter this bit of hallway and am taken back by the glorious fountain
Floyd | that dominates the scene. I've seen it hundreds, even thousands of
Floyd | times in normal daylight, but the small bits of ambient light
Floyd | currently available reflects off the fountain in a simply breathtaking
Floyd | manner.
Floyd |
Floyd | While Audrey, Casey and myself are checking out the fountain (and
Floyd | momentarily entranced by the beauty thereof) Gibs wanders off and goes
Floyd | further down the corridor. I forget him for a moment until he lets out
Floyd | a blood-curdling scream.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Duffy! Look out! It's the fucking ghast!"
Floyd |
Floyd | I turn and look -- that's exactly what it is. A green-skinned feral
Floyd | beast with glazed-over eyes and torn clothes. Gibs falls to the floor,
Floyd | presumably knocked out by the ghast's stench and so far from where the
Floyd | perfume bottle broke open. The ghast stomps once on his head and runs
Floyd | over towards us. I motion for Audrey and Casey to get back behind the
Floyd | fountain.
Floyd | The ghast, Gibs, Audrey, and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ghast attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "hmm and we have no spray"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           152 / 196
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The fountain is rich limestone artifact that was discovered years ago
Floyd | in a poured-over closet in Italy and flown out here at great expense.
Floyd | It has been converted from its original state as a Renaissance-era
Floyd | commissioned sculpture to a marketing tool for the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's about six feet at the base and rather shallow -- water would only
Floyd | come up to one's ankles in its normal, calm state. The spout extends a
Floyd | couple of feet up from the dead center of the base. There are a few
Floyd | inscriptions and symbols on the thing, but nothing I can decipher.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the fountain is some water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the fountain is some water.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ghast attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "we want cold iron if we have it."
		smartgenes says, "I am carrying my glasses (being worn), some socks, the crystal ball"
		smartgenes says, "he Magic: The Gathering cards, the gaming glove"
		jenrexrode says, "and fountain water"
		jenrexrode says, "if we want it"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           152 / 197
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, the gaming glove (being worn), Gibs's lacrosse stick,
Floyd | the phone, and a pleather purse.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ghast attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           152 / 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | (I'll only be able to hold the water for a couple moments before it
Floyd | flows through my hands...)
Floyd |
Floyd | The ghast attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "throw water at ghast" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW WATER AT GHAST
Floyd |
Floyd | "Drink up, Dupre!" I throw the water at the ghast's upper
Floyd | torso. It screams -- a horrible, piercing shriek of disbelief, and
Floyd | inhuman pain. My aim was a bit off, as the water chews through his
Floyd | shirt, eats through his belly and stomach and begins hissing away at
Floyd | the consumption of his rotting intestines and grodie twists of
Floyd | entrails.
Floyd |
Floyd | I wipe a little sweat away from my face and see that he truly can't
Floyd | comprehend what has happened to him. I sort of feel sorry for him...
Floyd | not just because the ghost killed him once, but because she brought
Floyd | him back and then he got killed in a second, crueler, manner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The slashing sounds of evaporation fade away as the last bits of the
Floyd | ghast inanimately fall to the floor and crumble into nothingness. His
Floyd | head bounces to the floor of the Mall. Gibs wakes himself up and
Floyd | blinks stupidly a couple times as he sees the ghast's skull resting
Floyd | peacefully on the floor. He winds up and kicks it down the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "er, is that holy water?"
		jenrexrode says, "hey, we might need that head"
		smartgenes says, "er, i guess"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "diagnose" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 200
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIAGNOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | I have a critical wound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 200
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "enter fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Entered!
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge, in the fountain
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd | Gibs, Audrey, and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A little more water trickles into the fountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "er, did we use up all the water?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Be a little more specific about where you'd like me to sit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "dive in water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIVE IN WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | [ That sentence is not understood by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "sit in water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT IN WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 202
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a small amount of perfectly clear, shining and absolutely
Floyd | gorgeous water. It looks far superior than it ever did under normal
Floyd | daylight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 203
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | Ahhhhh! Mine Luftwaffe!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "now we are in we can drink i guess"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "diagnose" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIAGNOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | I have a serious wound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose holy water isn't healing water."
		smartgenes says, "we drank it all"
		jenrexrode says, "well it was critical, now serious"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The fountain is rich limestone artifact that was discovered years ago
Floyd | in a poured-over closet in Italy and flown out here at great expense.
Floyd | It has been converted from its original state as a Renaissance-era
Floyd | commissioned sculpture to a marketing tool for the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's about six feet at the base and rather shallow -- water would only
Floyd | come up to one's ankles in its normal, calm state. The spout extends a
Floyd | couple of feet up from the dead center of the base. There are a few
Floyd | inscriptions and symbols on the thing, but nothing I can decipher.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A little more water trickles into the fountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we have to wait a turn for the water to respawn."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | Ahhhhh! Mine Luftwaffe!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "diagnose" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIAGNOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | I have a light wound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | A little more water trickles into the fountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | Ahhhhh! Mine Luftwaffe!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "diagnose" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 210
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIAGNOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | I have a lot of minor scratches, but will be okay, since I still have
Floyd | my looks.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "uh-oh"
		jenrexrode says, "eek"
		DavidW says, "Hello new challenger."
DavidW Perhaps waiting inside the fountain will help -- if we can stop drinking all the water. 		jenrexrode exclaims, "run away!"
		smartgenes says, "a wandering monster"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "talk to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | A little more water trickles into the fountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "it moves through walls, ceilings and floors"
		jenrexrode says, "and leaves"
		DavidW says, "Holy water does damage spectres, as does raise dead spells."
		smartgenes says, "powerless to natural sunlight"
		DavidW asks, "Can we fill the Big Gulp cup with water?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | Ahhhhh! Mine Luftwaffe!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "diagnosis" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIAGNOSIS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "diagnosis" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "diagnose" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIAGNOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | I am in perfect physical health.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "fill cup with water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL CUP WITH WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "fill" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "get trotter down here"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put watr in cup" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WATR IN CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "watr" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put water in cup" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WATER IN CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not holding that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Or put cup in water"
		smartgenes says, "we dont have the cup"
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		smartgenes says, "f put water in purse"
		DavidW asks, "we don't? Where is it?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put water in purse" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WATER IN PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not holding that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 214
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, the gaming glove (being worn), Gibs's lacrosse stick,
Floyd | the phone, and a pleather purse.
Floyd |
Floyd | A little more water trickles into the fountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "the big gulp? it's in the bead store, I guess"
		smartgenes asks, "way?"
		DavidW asks, "Don't we need it to carry the water?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I will have to get out of the fountain first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 215
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I get out of the fountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The elevator is east."
		smartgenes says, "not sure which way to go.."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              183 / 216
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, East Edge
Floyd | This is the first level, or ground floor, of the Funtime Teen Mall.
Floyd | The lone Mall Exit leads in a westerly direction, past a few more
Floyd | stretches of darkness-enveloped corridor, and the Food Court. There's
Floyd | also a few more stores to the west, with the Mall passageways
Floyd | expanding to all four directions at that point.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead west to the rest of the Mall, and inside to the elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the corridor is a sculpted marble statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey, Gibs, and Casey follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  183 / 217
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey says, "We'll wait down here for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevator
Floyd | The elevator smells terrible, strongly of untreated or unembalmed
Floyd | cadavers. There are three buttons here in the elevator labelled 'up,'
Floyd | 'down' and 'open doors.'
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm currently on the first level of the Mall. Aside from the
Floyd | operational panel, there is little else here in the lift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push up" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  183 / 218
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH UP
Floyd |
Floyd | I press the up button. After a few seconds, the elevator transports me
Floyd | to the second level of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       183 / 219
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Before the Elevator
Floyd | The floor of the Mall comes up against a rail, forming a barrier which
Floyd | prevents further (sane) western travel. The bottom (ground floor)
Floyd | level can be viewed with ease, though, as the guardrail mainly
Floyd | prevents kids -- future productive Mall denizens! -- from ragdolling
Floyd | their way off the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a badly-cracked kiosk in the center of the hallway. At the
Floyd | far end of the rail is an elevator.
Floyd | There is a crystal ball holder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        183 / 220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                     183 / 221
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side of the Mall
Floyd | I'm at the eastern side of the Mall. To the north is Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods. My store is a bit to the east, and the Bead Store a bit to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table here, set adjacent to the Sporting Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        183 / 222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                183 / 223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bead Store
Floyd | The Bead Store smells strongly of incense and stale joints, and it
Floyd | almost overpowers every other sense. There are shelves on all sides of
Floyd | the store, but none in the middle of the store due to the drawn
Floyd | pentagram.
Floyd | A postcard, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, the X-box are here.
Floyd | Sydney and the skeleton are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take drink" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                183 / 224
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's really cold in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go north to the beginning of the east
Floyd | wing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        183 / 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       183 / 226
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Before the Elevator
Floyd | The floor of the Mall comes up against a rail, forming a barrier which
Floyd | prevents further (sane) western travel. The bottom (ground floor)
Floyd | level can be viewed with ease, though, as the guardrail mainly
Floyd | prevents kids -- future productive Mall denizens! -- from ragdolling
Floyd | their way off the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a badly-cracked kiosk in the center of the hallway. At the
Floyd | far end of the rail is an elevator.
Floyd | There is a crystal ball holder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  183 / 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey says, "We'll wait down here for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevator
Floyd | The elevator smells terrible, strongly of untreated or unembalmed
Floyd | cadavers. There are three buttons here in the elevator labelled 'up,'
Floyd | 'down' and 'open doors.'
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm currently on the second level of the Mall. Aside from the
Floyd | operational panel, there is little else here in the lift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push down" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  183 / 228
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | I press the down button. After a few seconds, the elevator transports
Floyd | me to the first (ground) level of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors remain shut for some reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push open button" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  183 / 229
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH OPEN BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors are now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              183 / 230
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, East Edge
Floyd | This is the first level, or ground floor, of the Funtime Teen Mall.
Floyd | The lone Mall Exit leads in a westerly direction, past a few more
Floyd | stretches of darkness-enveloped corridor, and the Food Court. There's
Floyd | also a few more stores to the west, with the Mall passageways
Floyd | expanding to all four directions at that point.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead west to the rest of the Mall, and inside to the elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the corridor is a sculpted marble statue.
Floyd | Audrey, Gibs, and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 231
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey, Gibs, and Casey follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put gulp in water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 231
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT GULP IN WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 232
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | (I'll only be able to hold the water for a couple moments before it
Floyd | flows through my hands...)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put water in gulp" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 232
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WATER IN GULP
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the Big Gulp drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "enter fontain" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 232
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER FONTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "fontain" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "enter fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 233
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Entered!
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge, in the fountain
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd | Audrey, Gibs, and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put water in fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 234
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WATER IN FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put water in gulp" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 234
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WATER IN GULP
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the Big Gulp drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "put drink in fountain"
		smartgenes says, "no joy"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put drink in fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 235
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT DRINK IN FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I put the Big Gulp drink in the fountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x drink" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 236
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's sixty-four ounces of refreshing lime cola in a cup that looks
Floyd | like a chalice. The 128 ounce version of this drink is called the
Floyd | 'Supreme Maw Thrust' and even though it's a better deal it doesn't get
Floyd | purchased much by many Mall denizens.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 237
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | (I'll only be able to hold the water for a couple moments before it
Floyd | flows through my hands...)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw water at spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 238
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW WATER AT SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't appear as if splashing the water has any effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get drink" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 239
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "empty drink" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 239
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EMPTY DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the Big Gulp drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "what happens if you drink Glp?"
		DavidW says, "I guess I was mistaken about the usage of the Big Gulp."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           183 / 240
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I get out of the fountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water flows through my fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water flows away and disappears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We can't/won't drink it, iirc."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              183 / 241
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Poster Store
Floyd | This place has been in the Mall for as long as I can remember. It
Floyd | really is just called 'Poster Store,' though when I first noticed it a
Floyd | few years back the 'T' on the sign was missing. For months I thought
Floyd | it was some theme store where white suburban kids exclusively bought
Floyd | cassettes detailing cop killing and bitch slapping.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Poster Store sells posters... and little else. There's a hanging
Floyd | flip-rack of posters in the corner of the store, and a few hanging up
Floyd | on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Alongside the far wall is a set of oversized disembodied lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey, Gibs, and Casey follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get lips" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Magic Mouth probably wouldn't be too big on that idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "kiss lips" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              183 / 242
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS LIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are too high up for me to kiss, which is too bad, because they
Floyd | look DELICIOUS.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to magic mouth" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO MAGIC MOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "What on earth happened to you?"
Floyd | (2) "Greetings, Mouth!"
Floyd | (3) "Tell me a story, Magic Mouth!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		smartgenes says, "lol"
		DavidW says, "aha"
		DavidW asks, "what's our pleasure?"
		smartgenes asks, "2?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              183 / 243
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The mouth says nothing in reply. I know that it 'heard' me, too, as it
Floyd | did not quiver even slightly while I was speaking to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "What on earth happened to you?"
Floyd | (2) "Tell me a story, Magic Mouth!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              183 / 244
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "What happened is, I'd like to say, just a misunderstanding! Why, my
Floyd | soul was a-flutter and a-fizz, there was one particularly hateful day,
Floyd | and then a terrible diversionary landing. But now it seems, hidden
Floyd | around, is the key to pick my lock... but I don't quite think you can
Floyd | do it, you miserable fucking cock."
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Er, excuse me?"
Floyd | (2) "Shut the fuck up. You're just shitty lips on a wall."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		smartgenes says, "lol"
		DavidW asks, "The lips have a lock?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              183 / 245
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think you heard me, Duffinkowski; heard me rather well. I'd sooner
Floyd | wait for Ragnar?k than for your mind to gel. You're trapped here,
Floyd | Doofernowski, drinkin', sleepin', eatin'... and I'll wink and sneeze
Floyd | upon your release, you sniveling dumbfuck cretin."
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Oh, you want to go, eh? Fisticuffs?."
Floyd | (2) "Please don't insult me like that. It's, er, insulting."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              183 / 246
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, I'll have a go, just have no fear -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm fed up with the mouth's nonsense. I cut it off from going any
Floyd | further.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Just shut that wretched little hole before I cover you with a custom
Floyd | balm milked from your disgusting, available organs, bitchlips. I need
Floyd | help and answers and I'm wholly not interested in even remotely taking
Floyd | abuse from some matted, chudlike non-life hung up on a wall."
Floyd |
Floyd | A sudden unease creeps over me. What am I doing with my life?
Floyd | This is a terrible time for reflection, and I try to fight it off.
Floyd | Audrey starts to say something, like how lips aren't officially organs
Floyd | or something equally helpful, but I ignore the interruption and
Floyd | continue. "You don't want to be in the Mall any more than I do. Help
Floyd | me out."
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens for at least fifteen seconds. I get ready to leave
Floyd | before the lips purse. Finally.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How?" it says, at last.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              183 / 247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give gulp to lips" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              183 / 248
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GULP TO LIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "pour gulp in mouth" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR GULP IN MOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to be feasible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "My gut suggests explore more."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take lips" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Magic Mouth probably wouldn't be too big on that idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "i thought it had softened to the idea..."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x posters" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              183 / 249
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POSTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | There isn't a poster in the slot currently, but if I turn the flip
Floyd | rack, I am sure to see one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "turn rack" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              191 / 250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip to the next poster in the series and take a look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first poster in this set depicts a kind of ritual. There is a red
Floyd | pentagram on the floor, and a bunch of pilgrims, quakers or hippies
Floyd | holding hands around it. (I can never really differentiate between the
Floyd | three.) It's eerily reminiscent of the attempt at an invoking
Floyd | performed earlier by Audrey, Gibs, Syd and Casey... Relatively
Floyd | speaking, anyway, as encountering a wraith and zombie tonight has
Floyd | raised the scale for what I will consider 'eerie' in the future.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "again" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              199 / 251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AGAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip to the next poster in the series and take a look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The second poster shows a ghost -- a child's rendition of a spirit,
Floyd | really, with looming, evil eyes and a reversed teardrop shape. It's
Floyd | emerging from some other world or dimension inside the pentagram.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              199 / 252
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip to the next poster in the series and take a look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, this poster is actually one of Samantha Fox pouring milk all over
Floyd | herself in the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm, This rack may give us some hints."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              207 / 253
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip to the next poster in the series and take a look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | This poster seems to be by the same artist as the other two, but
Floyd | rather than being drawn from a bird's eye perspective like those
Floyd | posters, it is a close-up of a young boy reading passages from a
Floyd | thick, craggily book. Locks of the boy's hair descend over his glasses
Floyd | and he's decked out all in black, wrapped in a weary and somber
Floyd | expression.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "so we need a 'book'"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              215 / 254
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip to the next poster in the series and take a look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fourth poster in this set shows a little girl with her eyes
Floyd | downcast. She is drinking from a radiant, glowing urn. The girl is
Floyd | wearing a silvery dress and has a key around her neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you see the symbolism in this picture, Jarret?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "The girl? No. Is she ashamed? Is that why she's looking down?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "No... I mean, around her neck. The key."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's the key to?" I ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's... well, actually, maybe it isn't really symbolism. But I think
Floyd | that's to a chastity belt." She releases her study of the picture and
Floyd | gives me a subtle, wry smile. "You know, my father wanted to put me in
Floyd | one when we first started dating."
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's good that he didn't. I would have just picked it."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, really?" she says, with a bit of faux, exaggerated inquiry. "You
Floyd | know, skills from a game don't always translate to real life."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know. I would have done it with my tongue. I have like a cold iron
Floyd | fetish, I just haven't told you yet because the subject hasn't come up
Floyd | and that's a tough one to drop on somebody." We stare at each other's
Floyd | eyes for a moment, 'till she breaks the gaze with a smile she
Floyd | unsuccessfully tries to hide.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "and bitchin' clothes"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              223 / 255
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip to the next poster in the series and take a look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The second-to-last image is of a person from the first poster
Floyd | surrounded by numerous lit candles. There are seemingly millions of
Floyd | candles in the scene, and it's almost like an optical illusion, as the
Floyd | 'negative space' for certain candles comprise many separate ones when
Floyd | viewed in a different way. No candle seems to have a single,
Floyd | identifiable color (or rather, they seem to include all possible
Floyd | colors) and one can only really make out a single flame glowing
Floyd | serenely upon them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I would've tried to take the key from the poster, in case it was a real key."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              215 / 254
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Poster Store
Floyd | The Poster Store sells posters... and little else. There's a hanging
Floyd | flip-rack of posters in the corner of the store, and a few hanging up
Floyd | on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Alongside the far wall is a set of oversized disembodied lips.
Floyd | Audrey, Gibs, and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get key" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              215 / 254
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "key" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x poster" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              215 / 255
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The fourth poster in this set shows a little girl with her eyes
Floyd | downcast. She is drinking from a radiant, glowing urn. The girl is
Floyd | wearing a silvery dress and has a key around her neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              215 / 256
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The fourth poster in this set shows a little girl with her eyes
Floyd | downcast. She is drinking from a radiant, glowing urn. The girl is
Floyd | wearing a silvery dress and has a key around her neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "turn rack" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              223 / 257
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip to the next poster in the series and take a look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The second-to-last image is of a person from the first poster
Floyd | surrounded by numerous lit candles. There are seemingly millions of
Floyd | candles in the scene, and it's almost like an optical illusion, as the
Floyd | 'negative space' for certain candles comprise many separate ones when
Floyd | viewed in a different way. No candle seems to have a single,
Floyd | identifiable color (or rather, they seem to include all possible
Floyd | colors) and one can only really make out a single flame glowing
Floyd | serenely upon them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm, but the lips mentioned a key too. But 'key' isn't known by the parser?"
		smartgenes says, "the lips could just be joke thing"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              231 / 258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip to the next poster in the series and take a look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | yousTayaWayyouSICKLITTLEBOY!!
Floyd |
Floyd | The last scene shows vibrant fire all over the edges, and the subjects
Floyd | all seem burned to a crisp. There is no sign of the ghost, but the
Floyd | bodies of the boy, the girl, and all their compatriots are viciously
Floyd | chunked and charred. It's a beautiful little bit of art, regardless of
Floyd | how horrible the scene it depicts, and how terrible the ulcer is that
Floyd | begins to grow in my stomach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW sniffs. "IF games aren't supposed to fib about keys."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           231 / 259
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey, Gibs, and Casey follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       231 / 260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south (in addition to the east,
Floyd | back from where we came). The gate to the Record Store is down to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey, Gibs, and Casey follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Where do we go from here?" asks Gibs. "There's an exit past the Food
Floyd | Court, right?" He gestures over towards the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah. I don't think we can get out going to the Tech SuperStore." The
Floyd | SuperStore is to the south. "Audrey and I can take a jaunt down there
Floyd | and make sure, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Either way," says Gibs. "Just be careful. Who knows what's lurking
Floyd | about down there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, as my father always said, 'He who fights with monsters might
Floyd | take care lest he thereby become a monster. "
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs thinks about that for a second. "Your dad didn't say that.
Floyd | Freddie Nietzsche did, dummy."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What? No he didn't. You're completely wrong." I am really not sure if
Floyd | Barnaby is correct or not, so I just immediately go on the defensive.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Did Papa Duffy also say 'In heaven, all the interesting people are
Floyd | missing?' Or maybe 'Only sick music makes money today?"
Floyd |
Floyd | (Truth to tell, my dad did used to say the latter, but I
Floyd | don't tell Gibs that.)
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your father is really weird," says Audrey, unhelpfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Look, enough with ragging on poor, old Nichodeimos. He liked all of
Floyd | you well enough."
Floyd |
Floyd | "He hated me," says Audrey.
Floyd |
Floyd | "He called me 'fruitier than a blueberry pudding pop.'" says Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I never met him" says Casey.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, well, he hated Goths," says Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "He hated everybody," says Audrey.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate to the Record Store is down, blocking my path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe Daddy will be the boss monster."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | There is not an exit that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits north to the Record Store, and west, east and south to
Floyd | other corridors of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              231 / 261
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | A kind of cave-in has apparently occurred here. While the gate north
Floyd | to the Novel Shoppe has been destroyed (and passage is possible), our
Floyd | path to the west is blocked by an enormous amount of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey, Gibs, and Casey follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This is the way out, isn't it?" asks Gibs. I nod, sagely, in the
Floyd | affirmative.
Floyd |
Floyd | He looks over the mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Look," says Gibs, "Why don't you and Audrey see if you can find any
Floyd | items that we'll need to get past whatever horrors are in store for us
Floyd | on the other side of this wall of junk? I'll start digging away at
Floyd | this and clear a path. Your sissy, atrophied she-muscles won't be able
Floyd | to really help any, Duffy."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We can ask Trott to open the Record Store."
		smartgenes asks, "see what's north?"
		DavidW says, "A 'book', I assume."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     231 / 262
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Discount Novel Shoppe
Floyd | You're supposed to be pumped to enter a book store in a mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | This isn't the case with this one. The novels contained herein are not
Floyd | discounted in terms of their cost, they are discounted, rather, in
Floyd | terms of their quality. A few years back there was a fad in publishing
Floyd | that resulted in the release of a large number of non-fiction books
Floyd | that were little more than paper printouts of 'successful' blog sites.
Floyd | (I say 'successful' in a manner of speaking like that, as in my
Floyd | opinion the only successful blog site is one that ends with
Floyd | the webcam suicide of its maintainer.)
Floyd |
Floyd | El circo de chamuscarse de la retina doesn't stop there.
Floyd | Shitty steampunk, trite Lycanthropian romance novels, pre-civilization
Floyd | thrillers featuring cavemen (well, cavepeople) and gimmick
Floyd | dictionaries were all part of the hardcover publishing's switch
Floyd | towards the tactics of pop music the last few years. These outright
Floyd | dolorous genres are fully represented here, making this place more a
Floyd | library or museum than a boutique.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an exit to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nailed to a couple of boards in the far corner of the room is a girl.
Floyd | Sitting on the cross is the crucified girl.
Floyd |
Floyd | Carelessly discarded on the ground next to the crucified girl is a
Floyd | thick, burgundy text.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Told ya. A book."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah, I don't know when to call trotter, but I think it should be timely"
		smartgenes says, "it says "the cross" but what cross is it referring to"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x girl" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     231 / 263
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | The crucified girl seems to be of mild Hispanic descent. Her features
Floyd | are slightly olive, her hair dark and her eyes stained all the round
Floyd | by blood. She is wearing a torn black tank top, blue bandana with
Floyd | floral print, and sleek pair of tight shorts. Her build is slight --
Floyd | she is probably about five foot five at most, with slim, athletic
Floyd | legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girl's arms and right leg have been nailed to a makeshift cross,
Floyd | and the cross seems solidly affixed to the western wall. There are
Floyd | cuts and tears elsewhere on her body as well. It is difficult to tell
Floyd | how long she has been dead, but she is not sending off a waft of
Floyd | stench or anything, currently. She looks a lot like a girl that used
Floyd | to work in the paint and housewares store that used to be here in the
Floyd | Mall before they closed. I remember that she was really bright,
Floyd | resourceful, helpful and was working on her four-year degree. I really
Floyd | hope it's not her.
Floyd |
Floyd | She is dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "ick"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x neck" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     231 / 263
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NECK
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "neck" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x tank top" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     231 / 263
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TANK TOP
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "tank" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. The girl may become a lich, I suppose."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x cross" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     231 / 264
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | The cross runs about six feet high, wide enough for a grown woman to
Floyd | be nailed to and made of some sort of indeterminate wood.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a dead girl nailed to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the cross is the crucified girl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Or one of the other monsters we haven't seen yet."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove girl" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     231 / 265
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | I ease the girl down from the cross and place her on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. That may be a mistake."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x text" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     231 / 266
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TEXT
Floyd |
Floyd | The text has a grooved, sturdy cover, designed out of pressed reed and
Floyd | dyed a rich burgundy. It is about fifteen inches long, nine or ten
Floyd | inches thick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 267
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the aged text)
Floyd | Got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | noyoUreYescasTtheMaSiDelittlefucKsicklittleboy!!! !
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the aged text)
Floyd | I flip through a few pages, but nothing really catches my eye. I'm
Floyd | sure that some long dead monk or priest who nearly acquired whatever
Floyd | the 14th century version of repetitive motion syndrome in writing this
Floyd | thing is revolving in a European Potter's grave at my disinterest, but
Floyd | the words just seem to roll off my eyeballs in a splash of drama and
Floyd | desperate Calligraphy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "... cast them aside ... not 'cast the maside'."
		smartgenes asks, "no you're yes?"
		DavidW says, "Two voices competing there, perhaps."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "kiss girl" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 269
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't discover anything else by fooling around with the poor
Floyd | crucified girl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to girl" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | The crucified girl isn't in any shape to talk to anyone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Perhaps Syd said the 'no you're...' and her possessor said the rest."
		jenrexrode says, "throw her in the fountain"
		DavidW says, "The fountain doesn't heal."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "carry girl" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CARRY GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "carry" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get girl" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | She's too heavy for me to lift and move around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drag girl" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAG GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "drag" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh well"
		DavidW asks, "maybe take the cross?"
		smartgenes asks, "record store?"
		smartgenes says, "its huge"
		jenrexrode says, "sure, we can use it on the vampire"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get cross" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "After all, the cross is a holy symbol. :)"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 273
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, the gaming glove (being worn), Gibs's lacrosse stick,
Floyd | the phone, a pleather purse, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, and the aged
Floyd | text.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "drop the gulp."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop gulp" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 274
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP GULP
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get cross" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 275
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop purse" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 276
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get cross" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 277
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 278
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | glasses:  I can't drop my specs! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd | socks:  Dropped.
Floyd | Magic: The Gathering cards:  Dropped.
Floyd | gaming glove:  I will have to take the gaming glove off first.
Floyd | lacrosse stick:  Dropped.
Floyd | phone:  Dropped.
Floyd | aged text:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get cross" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 279
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We might have to drop everything."

Floyd | > GET CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "huh. It is takeable. How interesting."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get phone" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 280
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              271 / 281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | This area is adjacent to the huge Food Court which is just over to the
Floyd | west. The amount of available light dwindles further, while the
Floyd | density of smoke present is the thickest I've seen yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's paths to the west (into the Food Court) and east (back into
Floyd | the first-floor corridor).
Floyd | Gibs and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       271 / 282
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah. Cross but nothing else. Something to remember when we need a cross."

Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate to the Record Store is down, blocking my path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "call?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop cross" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       271 / 283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              271 / 284
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | This area is adjacent to the huge Food Court which is just over to the
Floyd | west. The amount of available light dwindles further, while the
Floyd | density of smoke present is the thickest I've seen yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's paths to the west (into the Food Court) and east (back into
Floyd | the first-floor corridor).
Floyd | Gibs and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "can we get our stuff first?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Discount Novel Shoppe
Floyd | I hate going in here, but I have apparently been a patron enough times
Floyd | to notice how peculiar the store is without its overhead fluorescent
Floyd | spotlights. The low light received from outside produces oddly-angled
Floyd | little shadows, albeit (apparently) non-sentient ones.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are two long rows of shelves along the north-south orient of the
Floyd | store, and a cashier's counter in back.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text are here.
Floyd | The crucified girl and the phone are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "sure"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     271 / 286
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Gulp drink:  Taken.
Floyd | pleather purse:  Taken.
Floyd | socks:  Taken.
Floyd | Magic: The Gathering cards:  Taken.
Floyd | lacrosse stick:  Taken.
Floyd | phone:  Taken.
Floyd | aged text:  Got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              271 / 287
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | This area is adjacent to the huge Food Court which is just over to the
Floyd | west. The amount of available light dwindles further, while the
Floyd | density of smoke present is the thickest I've seen yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's paths to the west (into the Food Court) and east (back into
Floyd | the first-floor corridor).
Floyd | Gibs and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The record store might have a demon or something in there."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       271 / 288
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       271 / 289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       271 / 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre is a powerful, intangible, undead spirit consumed with
Floyd | hatred for those with warmth in their souls. Its touch drains an
Floyd | enormous amount of life energy, it is unaffected by silver, 'normal'
Floyd | iron, or cold.
Floyd |
Floyd | It would be powerless in daylight, but I am obviously several hours
Floyd | away from any such thing. It may be best to just avoid and and not
Floyd | antagonize it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "call phone" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       271 / 291
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CALL PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | [Speaking to Trott on the phone...]
Floyd | Just talking to Trott will suffice.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | [Speaking to Trott on the phone...]
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Can you raise the gate of the Record Store for me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       271 / 292
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hmm," says Trott, "Let me try... argh. I can't. I'm not getting
Floyd | anything to respond in that area."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          271 / 293
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | I enter the southern-most section of the Mall, and it's as I feared:
Floyd | the Outlet SuperStore has been cemented over, so I won't be able to
Floyd | get to the exit doors that way. (I always arrive through the food
Floyd | court due to how the parking lots are structured.)
Floyd |
Floyd | There's two stores here that are accessible, however: a party favors
Floyd | store to the east, and then the Bead Store's main competitor -- a
Floyd | candle store, which is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Trott, you're useless."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          271 / 294
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Party On Central
Floyd | This store is mostly unfurnished, with a low, bare ceiling, cold floor
Floyd | covered in cheap carpeting, and blankets and rugs thumb-tacked up to
Floyd | hide the peeling wallpaper and crumbling drywall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The contents of the room are a cluttered mess, as this place seems to
Floyd | be more of a craftsman's think-tank and construction area than pure
Floyd | chamber for commerce like so many other shops in the Mall. There's a
Floyd | workdesk and mirror along the northern wall and a file cabinet across
Floyd | from it. A small window is visible behind some junk, and directly
Floyd | across from the entrance are seven masks attached to the back wall in
Floyd | a proud display. Attached to one of the naked support beams is a disco
Floyd | laser pointer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Prominently displayed in the center of the room is a reserved, yet
Floyd | sizeable urn.
Floyd | Sitting on the workdesk is the blue balloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "wow many things"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          271 / 295
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "There was an urn in the flip posters, wasn't there?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look in mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          271 / 295
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "yes"
		smartgenes says, "and candles, which is the store to the west"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          271 / 296
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | It's colored a deep beige and stands about as tall as I do. It, like
Floyd | most of the other things in the room, is of cheap construction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          271 / 297
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the file cabinet)
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          271 / 298
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the file cabinet)
Floyd | It's colored a deep beige and stands about as tall as I do. It, like
Floyd | most of the other things in the room, is of cheap construction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go cabinet" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't enter the file cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          271 / 299
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the file cabinet)
Floyd | The file cabinet is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          271 / 300
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the file cabinet)
Floyd | I don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          271 / 301
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | This workdesk is just a worn and cheap table that any office supply
Floyd | store would carry and sell for around sixty bucks.
Floyd | Sitting on the workdesk is the blue balloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the workdesk is the blue balloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yeah, girl drinking from urn."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          271 / 302
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          271 / 303
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the blue balloon)
Floyd | It's colored blue, but the material used is a heavier than I'd expect
Floyd | -- like an expandable metallic bag. It floats in the air about where
Floyd | it's placed, so presumably it's got some helium in it, though a fair
Floyd | amount has leaked out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. fill the urn from the fountain, maybe."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x masks" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          271 / 304
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MASKS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a collection of masks in the Party Store, though many of them
Floyd | valueless, and all of them locked up tight to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "then dump it on dead girl, and she'll give us a key?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          271 / 305
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | A stylin' and engaging Chortlemaster with great hair is staring back
Floyd | at me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "break mirror" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          271 / 305
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          271 / 306
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | This rare window offers a glimpse to what is going on outside. There
Floyd | is a terrible storm along the horizon that is visible from this
Floyd | direction. The clouds right above the mountains are electric with
Floyd | activity. The moon is soft and blurred and red-orange.
Floyd |
Floyd | I stay for too long a moment and take it all in. The window itself is
Floyd | unbreakable, of course, to fend off thieves, and it's far too small
Floyd | for me to fit through, but I can't deny how strong the feeling is to
Floyd | get on the other side of these walls, to sprint off into the distance
Floyd | until the snow-capped peaks are before me and to just burrow within
Floyd | them and hide until dawn... till some other dawn, days away.
Floyd |
Floyd | I come back to my senses after a few moments. I'll find another way
Floyd | out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I was thinking of giving the magic mouth a drink of holy water in an urn."
		jenrexrode says, "oh yeah"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get urn" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 307
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET URN
Floyd |
Floyd | Right on.
Floyd |
Floyd | leAveaLonEthEdEadthEirasHesnoTFORYOULItTleoNe!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "their ashes not for you"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get pointer" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 308
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET POINTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "point laser at balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 308
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POINT LASER AT BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "point" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x pointer" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 309
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POINTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The disco laser pointer is off, so this place isn't a Party Zone right
Floyd | now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "turn on pointer" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 310
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON POINTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Party!! It's a FUN FOR ALL FREE PARTY ZONE! I get down and
Floyd | dance! Who doesn't like a rockin' party like this?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 311
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Party On Central
Floyd | This store is mostly unfurnished, with a low, bare ceiling, cold floor
Floyd | covered in cheap carpeting, and blankets and rugs thumb-tacked up to
Floyd | hide the peeling wallpaper and crumbling drywall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The contents of the room are a cluttered mess, as this place seems to
Floyd | be more of a craftsman's think-tank and construction area than pure
Floyd | chamber for commerce like so many other shops in the Mall. There's a
Floyd | workdesk and mirror along the northern wall and a file cabinet across
Floyd | from it. A small window is visible behind some junk, and directly
Floyd | across from the entrance are seven masks attached to the back wall in
Floyd | a proud display. Attached to one of the naked support beams is a disco
Floyd | laser pointer.
Floyd | Audrey is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x carpet" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 312
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | The carpets and blankets are old, musty things have been tacked up
Floyd | onto the walls to hide the scratched-out drywall beneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Oh good. *This* store has power for the pointer."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x junk" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 313
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon closer inspection, the junk is just some random garbage that the
Floyd | guy who owns the store probably generated in making his wares.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove masks" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 315
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE MASKS
Floyd |
Floyd | The masks are permanently attached to the wall of the Party Store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 315
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 316
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't move the file cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i cant think of anything else"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | Pulling the file cabinet doesn't get me anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | Better start with a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | I haven't seen anything like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Well, what is fun, then? Educate me."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		smartgenes says, "why is there a mirror, and an empty cabinet"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "0" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          311 / 318
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 0
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | I decide not to say anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm not sure."
		smartgenes asks, "w?"
		DavidW says, "If that's out."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          311 / 319
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          311 / 320
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles
Floyd | The Candle Store is the second-most picketed store, right after
Floyd | Choad's. It used to be a lot worse when it was a nail and board
Floyd | emporium, though. Some old and independently wealthy latin guy owns
Floyd | the place, though, and he just doesn't care about the Cash-In of the
Floyd | Christ.
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles is decked out in a similar manner to the Bead Store,
Floyd | hippie stuff and dark shadows even when the power isn't completely
Floyd | out. This isn't the kind of city where one can set up a number of
Floyd | candles on stands like in the video to 'Wrapped Around Your Finger,'
Floyd | so instead all the candles and other objects are on shelves.
Floyd | There are a number of tiny birthday candles in packages all over the
Floyd | store, but the most impressive display is in the back, where an
Floyd | elegant, if clouded menorah rests upon a long display table.
Floyd | A Revenant is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "uh-oh"
		smartgenes asks, "wrapped around your fingr.. who is that?"
		DavidW says, "Revenant isn't in the Monster Manual."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get menorah" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 321
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MENORAH
Floyd |
Floyd | oUTOUTboysickchildOUTNONONONONONONO!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | I take it.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bit of smoke and fog begins to form against the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "a new vision?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x revenant" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 322
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REVENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | The Revenant is about a foot taller than me, and decked out in an old,
Floyd | charred robe. Its face is covered in hideous burn scars, not that the
Floyd | thing is doing itself any favors in the charisma department by wearing
Floyd | a constant sneer. Its fingernails are overgrown and apparently chewed
Floyd | or filed down to function as sharp claws. It breathes heavily, each
Floyd | gasp of air apparently being quite an effort to draw.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another vision appears before us. It shows a slender hand over a sink
Floyd | holding a one of those card pregnancy tests.
Floyd |
Floyd | The vision quickly pulls back, revealing Audrey in a bathrobe and her
Floyd | hair in towel. I think that I saw the card show a 'plus' sign before
Floyd | the vision ended. The only thing is... I have no idea what plus
Floyd | represents. Pregnant? Not expecting? Gender? I don't have a lot of
Floyd | experience in this sort of thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 323
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles
Floyd | The Candle Store is the second-most picketed store, right after
Floyd | Choad's. It used to be a lot worse when it was a nail and board
Floyd | emporium, though. Some old and independently wealthy latin guy owns
Floyd | the place, though, and he just doesn't care about the Cash-In of the
Floyd | Christ.
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles is decked out in a similar manner to the Bead Store,
Floyd | hippie stuff and dark shadows even when the power isn't completely
Floyd | out. This isn't the kind of city where one can set up a number of
Floyd | candles on stands like in the video to 'Wrapped Around Your Finger,'
Floyd | so instead all the candles and other objects are on shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floorspace towards the rear of the store is completely taken up by
Floyd | the long display table against the western wall.
Floyd | A Revenant and Audrey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to revenant" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO REVENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "A vampire, Kali, is your killer."
Floyd | (2) "Yeah. Sorry about that. I honestly thought she killed you."
Floyd | (3) "What was supposed to happen upon you finding your killer?"
Floyd | (4) "The vampire wasn't your killer, was she?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW says, "I think we skipped something there."
		smartgenes asks, "1?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 324
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Then this 'Kali' shall be boiled away into hell!" booms the Revenant.
Floyd | "Off we are!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Yeah. Sorry about that. I honestly thought she killed you."
Floyd | (2) "What was supposed to happen upon you finding your killer?"
Floyd | (3) "The vampire wasn't your killer, was she?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 326
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Revenant silent stares ahead for an uncomfortable amount of time.
Floyd | Should I leave or something? Add more? He's really difficult to gau--
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mistakes are made," he says with infinite calm. "No real harm has
Floyd | been done." Whatta guy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Revenant heads off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 323
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles
Floyd | The Candle Store is the second-most picketed store, right after
Floyd | Choad's. It used to be a lot worse when it was a nail and board
Floyd | emporium, though. Some old and independently wealthy latin guy owns
Floyd | the place, though, and he just doesn't care about the Cash-In of the
Floyd | Christ.
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles is decked out in a similar manner to the Bead Store,
Floyd | hippie stuff and dark shadows even when the power isn't completely
Floyd | out. This isn't the kind of city where one can set up a number of
Floyd | candles on stands like in the video to 'Wrapped Around Your Finger,'
Floyd | so instead all the candles and other objects are on shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floorspace towards the rear of the store is completely taken up by
Floyd | the long display table against the western wall.
Floyd | Audrey and a Revenant are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 323
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | Better start with a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to revenant" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO REVENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "A vampire, Kali, is your killer."
Floyd | (2) "Yeah. Sorry about that. I honestly thought she killed you."
Floyd | (3) "What was supposed to happen upon you finding your killer?"
Floyd | (4) "The vampire wasn't your killer, was she?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 324
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "She was not," the Revenant says quickly. "It is of little matter,
Floyd | however. Mistakes get made. She offered no real value to this world or
Floyd | any others. She will not be back for the foreseeable future."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's excellent," I reply. "Thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd | "There is no need for thanks. It was not a favor I did, but an attempt
Floyd | to uncover the truth about my death." I give him a quick look of
Floyd | sympathy and understood pain, but it's totally fake. I'm hoping he
Floyd | can't determine my ruse, what with the flamb?ed face and eyes and
Floyd | everything. But either way he seems pretty relaxed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "A vampire, Kali, is your killer."
Floyd | (2) "Yeah. Sorry about that. I honestly thought she killed you."
Floyd | (3) "What was supposed to happen upon you finding your killer?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 325
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "REST!" bellows the Revenant. I'm momentarily taken back by his
Floyd | outburst: there are absolutely no other sounds audible this far into
Floyd | the Mall. "A sweet, everlasting relaxation that I so richly deserve.
Floyd | Many cultures have had many different names for it. Nirvana...
Floyd | Heaven... Ragnar?k..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Actually, Ragnar?k wasn't a final state of bliss, like the Sanskrit
Floyd | Nirvana, but rather a foretelling of -- " The Revenant cuts me off and
Floyd | continues his monologue. What a complete cock!
Floyd |
Floyd | "A final resting place for a warrior such as I. It is as I deserve. I
Floyd | crave it, desperately... but first I must find the one that put me
Floyd | into this state and remove her from this world."
Floyd |
Floyd | I give the guy the fingerguns sign. "Good luck with that," I tell him.
Floyd | Jerk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "A vampire, Kali, is your killer."
Floyd | (2) "Yeah. Sorry about that. I honestly thought she killed you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 326
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Then this 'Kali' shall be boiled away into hell!" booms the Revenant.
Floyd | "Off we are!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Yeah. Sorry about that. I honestly thought she killed you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 327
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Revenant silent stares ahead for an uncomfortable amount of time.
Floyd | Should I leave or something? Add more? He's really difficult to gau--
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mistakes are made," he says with infinite calm. "No real harm has
Floyd | been done." Whatta guy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Revenant heads off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "ok i gotta sleep, 12:30am here"
		smartgenes says, "getting more & more interesting as well"
		DavidW says, "yeah. I could use a break too."
		jenrexrode says, "ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd | > SAVESaved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "continue another week, or?"
		jenrexrode says, "ok"
		DavidW says, "yeah, we should be able to finish this later. Next week if that's what's best."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score is 351 from a trivial 601.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wow, only half way through, score-wise."
jenrexrode 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 (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score is 351 from a trivial 601.]
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit (YES or NO)?

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit (YES or NO)?
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-nd" 		

Floyd | > SAVESaved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score is 351 from a trivial 601.]
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit (YES or NO)?

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit (YES or NO)?
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks for playing!
Floyd | cheaphe quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		Ellison says, "good work"
		DavidW says, "thanks"
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "Now to try to stop putting 'f' before everything."
		smartgenes says, "very much enjoying playing with you guys.. now for the dreamworld.."
		DavidW says, "pleasant dreams"
		Zach says, "How did things go? I got lost after I came home from work."
		DavidW says, "We got about halfway through, I think."
		jenrexrode says, "the place isn't very big, and the game leads a lot"
		jenrexrode says, "so it should be easy to pick back up"
		DavidW says, "I'm wondering if we'll get the revenant's robe after s/he passes on."
		jenrexrode asks, "so do you think we'll find a vampire and help revenet battle it?"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps."
		
*** SESSION TWO *** 		
		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 2,345, then find line 233 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 4,096.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		DavidW asks, "page 2345 line 233 and word 4096?"
		smartgenes says, "so it was released commercially then"
		Jacqueline says, "Notice the page number - yeah"
		Jacqueline says (to sg), "ND? Yeah. I have a shiny copy on my bookshelf."
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-nd" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 327
Floyd | Please enter word :Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles
Floyd | The Candle Store is the second-most picketed store, right after
Floyd | Choad's. It used to be a lot worse when it was a nail and board
Floyd | emporium, though. Some old and independently wealthy latin guy owns
Floyd | the place, though, and he just doesn't care about the Cash-In of the
Floyd | Christ.
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles is decked out in a similar manner to the Bead Store,
Floyd | hippie stuff and dark shadows even when the power isn't completely
Floyd | out. This isn't the kind of city where one can set up a number of
Floyd | candles on stands like in the video to 'Wrapped Around Your Finger,'
Floyd | so instead all the candles and other objects are on shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floorspace towards the rear of the store is completely taken up by
Floyd | the long display table against the western wall.
Floyd | Audrey is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "whew"
		Jacqueline says, "Golly, that joke was ... yeah."
		smartgenes says, "there's something correct about mixing text adventure and book on the bookshelf"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Yay restore!"
		smartgenes asks, "so what was the problem?"
		DavidW says, "Unfortunately, I don't remember much about our game's status."
Roger arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		smartgenes says, "we have this candle shop to the west with the strange guy in it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 328
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), the gaming glove (being worn),
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the phone, the aged text, the
Floyd | blue balloon, an urn, and the menorah.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't remember the strange guy."
		DavidW says, "Honestly, I know I was here last week, but my brain isn't remembering much."
		smartgenes says, "there are candles in the picture in the place to the east.. he was a Revenant or some such"
		DavidW asks, "a what?"
		smartgenes says, "that was where we wondered if we missed something as he gave some dialog that didn't make sense according to what we had experienced"
		DavidW says, "oh wait, we're defeating undead critters from D&D, right? I vaguely remember that much."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
		Jacqueline says, "And you're in a mall."
		smartgenes says, "there is a large crucifix to the north"
		DavidW says, "I'm really lost. I don't have any notes to consult."
		Jacqueline says, "You have the transcript."
		smartgenes says, "but we have to drop everything else to carry it"
		DavidW says, "I can't read that transcript in full now!"
		smartgenes says, "we can chat to a guy on the phone.. DavidW thought he would open the door to the north, bt he didn't"
		smartgenes says, "there is a fountain in the centre with healing properties"
		Jacqueline says, "You can refresh your memory by skimming it, though, David. (Sorry, was just trying to be helpful.)"
		smartgenes says, "the lift goes back up to the rest of the mall, where we disposed of a zombie, a wraith, and other such things"
Binder disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		smartgenes says, "Audrey, our girlfriend, is sort of semi-possessed"
		DavidW asks, "uh, really?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Well, what is fun, then? Educate me."
Floyd | (2) "Are we looking for a particular candle?"
Floyd | (3) "Whoa, that was you in the vision! What does a plus mean?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 329
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "What does a plus mean?" asks Audrey. "On a home pregnancy test? It
Floyd | means that you're not pregnant. Thank God."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Did you have a close call or something?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, we had a close call. Don't you remember? It wasn't that
Floyd | long ago. I had got off ICQ talking to one of your ex-girlfriends the
Floyd | night before. She told me that you, quote, 'wig out' when spoken to in
Floyd | Elvish or some other made-up language along those lines."
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey continues her story, but I start to get a flood of memories
Floyd | back from that night. I had actually deigned to go out clubbing with
Floyd | her for a night a few weeks back. (I usually don't, as I am such a
Floyd | lousy, self-conscious dancer.) She was wearing this tight little gray
Floyd | dress with slight horizontal lines across it, made out of this fuzzy
Floyd | fabric -- the outfit practically squealed 'do me' by itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey was grinding her way up against me every time I went onto the
Floyd | floor. I just seizured out. That's the only way I know how to dance. I
Floyd | almost never really consume much alcohol, but that night I was taking
Floyd | pull after pull of some Safeway Vodka that Sydney had smuggled into
Floyd | the club as if the contents of the bottle were nothing more innocuous
Floyd | than Mexican Kool-Aid. Audrey and I took a cab back to her place, and
Floyd | we were all over one another before we could find the light switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | She was on top of me for what seemed like the better part of an hour
Floyd | when she dipped down and whispered something into my ear.
Floyd | Tye-mela'ne. It's Tolkein Elvish for 'I love you.' We don't
Floyd | seem to say that to each other very much, but even drunk I instantly
Floyd | translated what she said and I... well, I went off like a Soviet
Floyd | Catapult: unexpectedly, unpredictably, and altogether quite messily.
Floyd |
Floyd | I hadn't thought about it -- about the consequences of it -- until
Floyd | just right now. I didn't mean for her to go through a pregnancy scare
Floyd | like that by herself. I just wasn't thinking about the details.
Floyd |
Floyd | (For what it's worth, the story that Audrey related as I had this
Floyd | flashback was pretty much exactly like mine, except that she said that
Floyd | we only jammed for something like fifteen minutes. She's got this
Floyd | crazy, post-Einsteinian view of how time really works though, so don't
Floyd | believe her.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Well, what is fun, then? Educate me."
Floyd | (2) "Are we looking for a particular candle?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW says, "sheesh textdump"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 330
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Um... I'm not really sure," said Audrey. "If I remember right, the
Floyd | candle or candles didn't have an apparent identifying trait that I
Floyd | could see..." She screws up her face in thought for a moment. "I'll
Floyd | think, though, about it..." It's probably nothing more than ego on my
Floyd | part, but I could swear that there was a hint of, 'if I don't
Floyd | get it, I am betting that my charming and resourceful boyfriend
Floyd | certainly will.' OK, maybe a lot of ego, but still.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Well, what is fun, then? Educate me."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW says, "1 seems to be a relic of a previous dialog."
		smartgenes says, "the stories about the past are usually pretty irrelevant to the game plot"
		smartgenes says, "something weird happened with this Revenant dude"
		smartgenes says, "i'm trying to remember, she had a vision or something.."
		Jacqueline says, "I rather liked that textdump."
		smartgenes says (to but), "the text was hard to follow as it didn't follow on from with what we had done"
		DavidW says, "I wish I'd made notes. I don't know how to continue from mid-game."
		smartgenes says, "i think that the game pre-supposed that we had killed this REvenant guy somehow, or somebody had.."
		smartgenes says, "we looked through a bunch of posters to the east which seemed to have a bunch of clues.. and there is a strange mouth on the wall that talked"
		DavidW asks, "uh, I suppose 0 and -- uh, is there a candle to pick up?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "0" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 331
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 0
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | I decide not to say anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 331
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | Better start with a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles
Floyd | The Candle Store is the second-most picketed store, right after
Floyd | Choad's. It used to be a lot worse when it was a nail and board
Floyd | emporium, though. Some old and independently wealthy latin guy owns
Floyd | the place, though, and he just doesn't care about the Cash-In of the
Floyd | Christ.
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles is decked out in a similar manner to the Bead Store,
Floyd | hippie stuff and dark shadows even when the power isn't completely
Floyd | out. This isn't the kind of city where one can set up a number of
Floyd | candles on stands like in the video to 'Wrapped Around Your Finger,'
Floyd | so instead all the candles and other objects are on shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floorspace towards the rear of the store is completely taken up by
Floyd | the long display table against the western wall.
Floyd | Audrey is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The display table is a sort of countertop, approximately fifteen feet
Floyd | long and about three feet deep. It is made out of a hard plastic,
Floyd | faced off with a chipping formica plate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 334
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the long display table)
Floyd | I don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horrible scream pierces the air, originating from the far end of the
Floyd | Food Court.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "follow that voice?"
		DavidW asks, "I don't remember the geography either, except that we were going vaguely west through the mall, but are we in a south branch?"
		smartgenes says, "yes.. to the east is a poster place"
		smartgenes says, "to the north somewhere we took a girl (dead) down from a cross"
		DavidW says, "If you want to drive, please do."
		smartgenes says, "i didn't draw a map though, alas"
		smartgenes says, "i'm not sure where the food court is"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          351 / 335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       351 / 336
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "the spectre, it said, won't bother us if we leave it alone"
		DavidW says, "nice of it. We'll probably have to tackle it eventually, though, I suspect."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           351 / 337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              351 / 338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, East Edge
Floyd | This is the first level, or ground floor, of the Funtime Teen Mall.
Floyd | The lone Mall Exit leads in a westerly direction, past a few more
Floyd | stretches of darkness-enveloped corridor, and the Food Court. There's
Floyd | also a few more stores to the west, with the Mall passageways
Floyd | expanding to all four directions at that point.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead west to the rest of the Mall, and inside to the elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the corridor is a sculpted marble statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		smartgenes asks, "so west goes past the food court?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           351 / 339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              351 / 340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Poster Store
Floyd | The Poster Store sells posters... and little else. There's a hanging
Floyd | flip-rack of posters in the corner of the store, and a few hanging up
Floyd | on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Alongside the far wall is a set of oversized disembodied lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "there's the store with the lips"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           351 / 341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            351 / 342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunglasses Hut
Floyd | I'm not quite sure why sunglasses and shades are only sold in 'huts'
Floyd | but this store is very un-hut like. There are three very solid walls
Floyd | here and a roof made not of thatch, but poured, cracking cement. The
Floyd | floor is hardly comprised of peat or mud, but the same tile present
Floyd | everywhere else in the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fair bit of ether has snaked itself into the room. It combines with
Floyd | the hand-picked and market-researched atmospheric lights that still
Floyd | function to give off a very deep, defracted and soothing look to the
Floyd | room. Vibrant purples and deep blues dominate the walls and counters
Floyd | of the Sunglasses Hut.
Floyd |
Floyd | I worked at this place for a week once when I was fighting with my
Floyd | manager at the D&D store. I acquired a little bit of trivia regarding
Floyd | this place (for instance, the center display case will open if it's
Floyd | tapped upon) but nothing useful otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "where is this food court though?"
		DavidW says, "i wish I could remember more of what we've done and haven't done."
		DavidW says, "That eastern location that mentioned the Food Court might've included it? It wasn't clear."
		smartgenes says, "it changed in style i thought when we came downstairs (for the better)"
		smartgenes says, "the lacrosse stick was a useful weapon a few times"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tap on case" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            351 / 342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAP ON CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "tap" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit case" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            351 / 343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | I give the case a good whack, and it opens with ease.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the center display case are the mirrored shades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shades" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            356 / 344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x them" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            356 / 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the mirrored shades)
Floyd | They are circular frames, with perfect mirrors on the outside. My eyes
Floyd | are completely hidden while wearing the sunglasses, at the expense of
Floyd | a lot of light getting through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove glasses" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            356 / 346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE GLASSES
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't remove my specs like that! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear shades" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            356 / 347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | I take off my glasses and put the shades on. Things get considerably
Floyd | darker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            356 / 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunglasses Hut
Floyd | A fair bit of ether has snaked itself into the room. It combines with
Floyd | the hand-picked and market-researched atmospheric lights that still
Floyd | function to give off a very deep, defracted and soothing look to the
Floyd | room. Vibrant purples and deep blues dominate the walls and counters
Floyd | of the Sunglasses Hut.
Floyd |
Floyd | I worked at this place for a week once when I was fighting with my
Floyd | manager at the D&D store. I acquired a little bit of trivia regarding
Floyd | this place (for instance, the center display case will open if it's
Floyd | tapped upon) but nothing useful otherwise.
Floyd | Audrey is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I remember we have an inventory limit; we probably want to drop a few things in a central location."
		smartgenes says, "the fountain might make sense"
		DavidW says, "And I doubt it's good to wear the shades until we need them. We might miss a few things."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear glasses" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            356 / 349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR GLASSES
Floyd |
Floyd | I put my specs back on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           356 / 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop socks" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           356 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "well, test the fountain location by dropping the Big Gulp there. Like, what if the spectre is a gentleman thief?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop purse" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           356 / 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop gulp" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           356 / 353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP GULP
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop cards" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           356 / 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "we didn't use the gaming glove yet, did we>"
		smartgenes says, "there is also an xbox upstairs somewhere"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate to the Record Store is down, blocking my path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "knock on gate" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNOCK ON GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | No response.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x gate" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate is made up of interwoven metal links, but due to the lack of
Floyd | power over here it can't be opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "our phone contact can power down things, but he said he couldn't in this case"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Gibs is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "She was here, Duffy. She was beautiful."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who was? Casey? Where's Casey?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Casey... " Gibs turns and looks at me for the first time since I came
Floyd | back. "No... not poor Casey. We finished up getting all the wreckage
Floyd | out of the way and as I looked up Casey was entranced by the most
Floyd | beautiful creature I have ever seen. Her skin was so pale, so fragile.
Floyd | She had this dark shock of bangs that framed her perfect face. As soon
Floyd | as I looked up, I froze. But she had locked eyes with Casey. I knew
Floyd | her name was Kali, but not how. Casey didn't seem to be able to move,
Floyd | at first, just like me. Then -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was a vampire, Gibs. I was hoping we'd avoid one, but -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "She took Casey by the hand and they both walked that way... into the
Floyd | darkness."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose a rust monster or other metal destroying agent is wanted for the record store gate."
		smartgenes says, "the Revenant dude mentioned Kali had killed him, or something along those lines"
		smartgenes says, "maybe the cross would come in handy"
		smartgenes asks, "drop all and GO WEST carrying the cross?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | glasses:  I can't drop my specs! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd | gaming glove:  I will have to take the gaming glove off first.
Floyd | lacrosse stick:  Dropped.
Floyd | phone:  Dropped.
Floyd | aged text:  Dropped.
Floyd | blue balloon:  Dropped.
Floyd | urn:  Dropped.
Floyd | menorah:  Dropped.
Floyd | mirrored shades:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get cross" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, the blue balloon, an urn, the
Floyd | menorah, the mirrored shades are here.
Floyd | The phone is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area and I can only see about half of
Floyd | it from here due to the lack of light -- the entire western end of it
Floyd | is cloaked in darkness. There are a number of cheap square tables and
Floyd | static plastic chairs bolted to the floor here, although a few have
Floyd | somehow broken off and are loose.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. They carry a large assortment
Floyd | of tabs, pills, drugs and spices. The Court has another section to the
Floyd | west, and there is an exit east from where we came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey lets out a little surprised 'yip!' and runs over towards me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jarret!" she says, "I felt something brush up against my leg!
Floyd | Something's here, in this area with us!" Before I can pooh-pooh her
Floyd | objections to this area, a metal chair comes flying at us. It appears
Floyd | as if a poltergeist has infected the food court.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Casey is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | A garbage can comes flying right at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A garbage can strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | I notice something moving over in the far corner of the Food Court.
Floyd | It's a girl. She is wearing a reserved violet dress and has the most
Floyd | perfect, slim little figure I have ever seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | The vampire, I guess. It has to be; she's just as stunning as Gibs
Floyd | said.
Floyd |
Floyd | Focusing harder, I see Casey beside her, unmoving, defeated,
Floyd | completely obedient. The vampire whispers softly to her -- Casey snaps
Floyd | back into proper consciousness, and after a moment begins to look at
Floyd | her with loving trust. They are both several yards away, but I can
Floyd | make what the vampire says to her perfectly: Follow me, my
Floyd | pet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The vampire heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Casey heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I remember that the cross is only takeable by dropping everything else. Try it if you like."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 363
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't get by the Poltergeist!
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't think Casey has a lot of time," says Gibs. "I don't remember
Floyd | as much D&D crap as you do, Duffy, but I'm thinking she has maybe
Floyd | fifteen minutes."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There might be garlic in the nutrition store."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    361 / 364
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nutrition & Herb Store
Floyd | The Nutrition Store is dominated by a series of five-foot high shelves
Floyd | that make up four distinct aisles. The walls are a sickly shade of
Floyd | green which some junior ad exec no doubt thinks promotes quick sales
Floyd | decisions, when all it truly does is make customers eager to get the
Floyd | hell out before they add an equally off-putting color to the
Floyd | surrounding by use of their own acrid vomit.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rear of the store is a modest plastic counter and an ancient
Floyd | analog cash register. Further behind that is a closed metal door that
Floyd | really clashes with what's going on otherwise, stylistically.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no front gate to the Nutrition Store, only a ten foot cut in
Floyd | the wall. The opening is not quite centered, however, and a 5'x3' pane
Floyd | of glass has been placed into the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead to the southwest and through the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There should surely be some garlic here," I say to myself...
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    361 / 365
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm going to take a quick look below. Be right back."
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think carrying a giant cross is gonna cost us."
		smartgenes says, "it might do"
		smartgenes asks, "how to get past the poltergeist.. got your monster manual?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go down to the basement entrance or
Floyd | southwest to the food court's east half.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "gimme a sec"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go through door" 		

Floyd ]  Basement to the Nutrition Store                           366 / 366
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO THROUGH DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement to the Nutrition Store
Floyd | I descend the stairs and enter the basement. The air is at least
Floyd | twenty degrees cooler down here than it is up above and it has a bit
Floyd | of a tangy, acrid -- almost 'chewy' quality to it. My breath turns
Floyd | into wispy, stringy clouds the instant it leaves my lips and I begin
Floyd | to feel my very bones come across a deep chill. I usually prefer
Floyd | winter to summer, so normally I wouldn't be put off by the frost down
Floyd | here and a few bad smells, but there's something different about the
Floyd | chill in the air down here. The temperature of the air seems
Floyd | malevolent, almost.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ceiling of the basement is about five and a half feet high, so I
Floyd | have to lurch over like I'm the hunchback of Notre Dork just to get
Floyd | around. The walls have a very rough texture to them, as if they were
Floyd | blasted away and then sanded down in a very half-assed manner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The corridor continues into darkness to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's not listed there."
		DavidW says, "I can try the other manuals"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  First Basement Corridor                                   366 / 367
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | First Basement Corridor
Floyd | The light is very poor in this room, all of it coming from what can
Floyd | seep and pour through the metal door up above. The floor has turned to
Floyd | earth, however, and the walls seem to have a texture wholly different
Floyd | from the blasted rock earlier in the corridor. I can't say I'm totally
Floyd | suprised to find this area down here below the Mall, as rumor was that
Floyd | the place was built upon some burial grounds. I just never knew that
Floyd | they were, in parts, integrated.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead south and further on to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Coffin Room
Floyd | The basement ceiling gets much taller in this room, about up to 15
Floyd | feet or so, I'd guess. At the very top is a small torch, which is
Floyd | providing a fair bit of the light in the room -- the rest of it is
Floyd | reflected from the coffin in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground is no longer soft earth, either, but rather blocks of cold
Floyd | stone. The walls are made of some kind of brick which reflects a bit
Floyd | of light as well, although nowhere near as well as the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | A support beam has been installed next to the coffin. Beyond it, to
Floyd | the right, is a small and very dark alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get torch" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 369
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's too far up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go alcove" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO ALCOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't enter the alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 370
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the alcove)
Floyd | It's a very small and hidden away subsection of the basement. It's to
Floyd | the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                                    366 / 371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Alcove
Floyd | I practically have to crawl to get into this little cave-like section
Floyd | cut away from the basement. The light is gobbled up from something
Floyd | inside, as nothing from the coffin room manages to get in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing of note here is a very small trestle up against the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "According to the Fiend Folio, a poltergeist can only be harmed by magical or silver weapons. It can be driven back by holy water or holy symbols."
		DavidW says, "(and, of course, I missed anything done since entering the nutrition store.)"
		smartgenes says, "basically passages down to a vampire coffin"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x beam" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                                    366 / 371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEAM
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x trestle" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                                    366 / 372
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRESTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the corner of the alcove is a single trestle. It's obviously
Floyd | rotting away, and emitting a little bit of an old musty smell. It
Floyd | stands about two feet high and looks as if it might crumble at any
Floyd | time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The trestle has a garlic clove on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get clove" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                                    381 / 373
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | I take the garlic.
Floyd |
Floyd | I hear metallic stone sliding up against metallic stone coming from
Floyd | the next room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "and there is the garlic"
		smartgenes asks, "though why the vampire would keep it here exactly?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               381 / 374
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Coffin Room
Floyd | The ceiling in this room is unique within the basement, as it is
Floyd | actually enough up where I don't have to hunch. At the top of the
Floyd | ceiling is a single, lit torch, held at a diagonal against the wall
Floyd | with a bracket. All available light is strongly reflected from the
Floyd | coffin, which sits quietly in the corner of the room. The walls are
Floyd | made out of a flecked brick, and a support beam stands to the right of
Floyd | the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits are south towards the stairs and east into a tight alcove.
Floyd | The lid is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | I see two bandaged hands slowly emerge from darkness. They grope at
Floyd | the sides of the coffin. A figure rises, I see first the unwrapped,
Floyd | rotting head and then the torso, wound tight with stinking fibers and
Floyd | rags.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy turns its head directly towards me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I have no idea. I thought the store might have garlic pills, to be honest."
		smartgenes says, "oh it's not a vamp, it's a mummy"
		DavidW says, "And you're assuming incorrectly this is the vampire's den."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get torch with cross" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               381 / 374
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET TORCH WITH CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ That sentence is not understood by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit torch with cross" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT TORCH WITH CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | I cruelly break the torch!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               381 / 374
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Coffin Room
Floyd | The ceiling in this room is unique within the basement, as it is
Floyd | actually enough up where I don't have to hunch. At the top of the
Floyd | ceiling is a single, lit torch, held at a diagonal against the wall
Floyd | with a bracket. All available light is strongly reflected from the
Floyd | coffin, which sits quietly in the corner of the room. The walls are
Floyd | made out of a flecked brick, and a support beam stands to the right of
Floyd | the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits are south towards the stairs and east into a tight alcove.
Floyd | The lid is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Fire is good vs mummies, but I think you know that."
		smartgenes says, "oops"
		smartgenes says, "well, i think the cross is the only reach-object we have.."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x beam" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               381 / 375
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The support beam is a strong and long block of stone keeping the
Floyd | ceiling up nice and high.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy exits the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy slowly begins to moan, seemingly within a weary, endless
Floyd | pain. It quickly shifts this to a scream. Its keen is of a deep tenor,
Floyd | and it begins thrashing about. Small scraps of deteriorating bandages
Floyd | fall from its person and onto the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy strikes the support beam! Chunks of the ceiling fall
Floyd | downwards and it sounds as if the entire Mall has collapsed a little.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chaos breaks me out of my fear-trance. I feel I could flee now if
Floyd | I wanted to try.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I feel awful after that last touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i have to go for an hour shortly"
		DavidW asks, "ok. Maybe we can resume later today?"
		smartgenes says, "ok"
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		smartgenes says, "i'm thinking run or hit the beam.."
		DavidW says, "run, I think. The mummy is already hitting it, and the beam is 'strong'."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  First Basement Corridor                                   381 / 376
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | First Basement Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of corridor is little more than a narrow, forgotten
Floyd | passageway. Soft earth makes up the floor, a distinct change from the
Floyd | cement seen to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Fire, magical weapons, and holy water can affect mummies."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "run south" 		

Floyd ]  First Basement Corridor                                   381 / 376
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUN SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | [ That sentence is not understood by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Basement to the Nutrition Store                           381 / 377
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement to the Nutrition Store
Floyd | The temperature of the air down here in the basement is quite cold,
Floyd | probably no more than thirty degrees Fahrenheit. The ceiling is just
Floyd | over five feet high, and the walls have a very rough texture to them,
Floyd | as if they were blasted away and then poorly sanded.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit mummy with cross" 		

Floyd ]  Basement to the Nutrition Store                           381 / 378
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT MUMMY WITH CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | I attack, but miss the mummy!
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a flash of pain right where the mummy first struck me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Unable to undo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go up to a health store or north to a
Floyd | basement corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    381 / 379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nutrition & Herb Store
Floyd | The Nutrition Store is dominated by a series of five-foot high shelves
Floyd | that make up four distinct aisles. The walls are a sickly shade of
Floyd | green and contrast with the subdued nature of the shelves and all the
Floyd | jars of pills placed upon them.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rear of the store is a modest wood counter and an ancient
Floyd | analog cash register. Even further, behind the counter and register,
Floyd | is a metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no front gate to the Nutrition Store, only a ten foot cut in
Floyd | the wall. The opening is not quite centered, however, and a 5'x3' pane
Floyd | of glass has been placed into the southern wall.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Duffy, look out! Somebody's followin' you!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Christ, I know, Gibs! Help me kill it!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We're suffering a rotting disease, btw, and need a cure disease spell."
		smartgenes says, "things are not looking up"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit mummy with cross" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    381 / 380
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT MUMMY WITH CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | I clobber the mummy with the cross.
Floyd |
Floyd | (The cross breaks as a result, and I throw it down.)
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bring back pre-casting, beeeeyatch!" I scream!
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey looks at me with a little bit of inquisitive sympathy, but I
Floyd | don't say or reveal anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Unable to undo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "restore i guess"
		DavidW asks, "get to the fountain, perhaps?"
		smartgenes says, "we just lost the cross though"
		DavidW says, "Or go to the vampire and hope they attack each other."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go down to the basement entrance or
Floyd | southwest to the food court's east half.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                381 / 381
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy, Audrey, and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | *** JARRET DUFFY IS DEAD ***
Floyd |
Floyd | *** END OF SESSION ***
Floyd |
Floyd | The game has ended.  Do you want to (R)ESTART, R(E)STORE a saved game,
Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 17, then find line 5 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 6.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 17, then find line 5 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 6.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-nd" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 327
Floyd | Please enter word :Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles
Floyd | The Candle Store is the second-most picketed store, right after
Floyd | Choad's. It used to be a lot worse when it was a nail and board
Floyd | emporium, though. Some old and independently wealthy latin guy owns
Floyd | the place, though, and he just doesn't care about the Cash-In of the
Floyd | Christ.
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles is decked out in a similar manner to the Bead Store,
Floyd | hippie stuff and dark shadows even when the power isn't completely
Floyd | out. This isn't the kind of city where one can set up a number of
Floyd | candles on stands like in the video to 'Wrapped Around Your Finger,'
Floyd | so instead all the candles and other objects are on shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floorspace towards the rear of the store is completely taken up by
Floyd | the long display table against the western wall.
Floyd | Audrey is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "move table" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 328
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't move the long display table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 329
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything under the long display table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look behind tabl" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 329
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND TABL
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "tabl" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look behind table" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 330
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything behind the long display table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look in table" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 330
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the long display table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x candles" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 331
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CANDLES
Floyd |
Floyd | These boxes contain reams of cheap, short blue birthday candles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), the gaming glove (being worn),
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the phone, the aged text, the
Floyd | blue balloon, an urn, and the menorah.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "bet blue candles" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BET BLUE CANDLES
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "bet" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get blue candles" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BLUE CANDLES
Floyd |
Floyd | I haven't encountered any "blue candles".  (If you're sure you need to
Floyd | refer to that, try putting it another way.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get box" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | There's too many to gather up, and those candles in the menorah are
Floyd | longer, sturdier and more interesting to boot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "oh we have the menorah with candles in it"
		DavidW asks, "oh, we have a menorah? Would menorah + candles + fire help vs the mummy?"
		DavidW says, "oh, candles already in the menorah."
		smartgenes says, "notice the balloon is also blue"
		DavidW asks, "hm?"
		smartgenes says, "dunno, just a thought"
		DavidW says, "I don't remember where the balloon came from."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          351 / 334
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horrible scream pierces the air, originating from the far end of the
Floyd | Food Court.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          351 / 335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Party On Central
Floyd | This store is mostly unfurnished, with a low, bare ceiling, cold floor
Floyd | covered in cheap carpeting, and blankets and rugs thumb-tacked up to
Floyd | hide the peeling wallpaper and crumbling drywall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The contents of the room are a cluttered mess, as this place seems to
Floyd | be more of a craftsman's think-tank and construction area than pure
Floyd | chamber for commerce like so many other shops in the Mall. There's a
Floyd | workdesk and mirror along the northern wall and a file cabinet across
Floyd | from it. A small window is visible behind some junk, and directly
Floyd | across from the entrance are seven masks attached to the back wall in
Floyd | a proud display. Attached to one of the naked support beams is a disco
Floyd | laser pointer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "from in here i think"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x laser" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          351 / 336
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LASER
Floyd |
Floyd | The laser pointer is out there jivin'! It's scattering laser light
Floyd | everywhere and it's turned this placed into a Block Party Central!
Floyd | Whoo-hoo!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          351 / 337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | It's colored blue, but the material used is a heavier than I'd expect
Floyd | -- like an expandable metallic bag. It floats in the air about where
Floyd | it's placed, so presumably it's got some helium in it, though a fair
Floyd | amount has leaked out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light menorah with laser" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          351 / 337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT MENORAH WITH LASER
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not holding that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light menorah" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT MENORAH
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't get that to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light candles" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          351 / 337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT CANDLES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take laser" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          351 / 338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LASER
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I didn't really expect the laser to be a fire-source, but had to try."
		DavidW says, "But I think if we can light the menorah, it's our best bet against the mummy."
		smartgenes says, "yes"
		smartgenes says, "there are probably some locations we haven't seen yet"
		DavidW says, "oh, I'm sure."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x masks" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          351 / 339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MASKS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a collection of masks in the Party Store, though many of them
Floyd | valueless, and all of them locked up tight to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Perhaps if we stand on the coffin we can light the menorah with the torch? Unless the menorah can reach it already."
		smartgenes says, "this other room has some clues"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          351 / 340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       351 / 341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           351 / 342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              351 / 343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Poster Store
Floyd | The Poster Store sells posters... and little else. There's a hanging
Floyd | flip-rack of posters in the corner of the store, and a few hanging up
Floyd | on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Alongside the far wall is a set of oversized disembodied lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x poster" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              351 / 344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The last scene shows vibrant fire all over the edges, and the subjects
Floyd | all seem burned to a crisp. There is no sign of the ghost, but the
Floyd | bodies of the boy, the girl, and all their compatriots are viciously
Floyd | chunked and charred. It's a beautiful little bit of art, regardless of
Floyd | how horrible the scene it depicts, and how terrible the ulcer is that
Floyd | begins to grow in my stomach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              351 / 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The last scene shows vibrant fire all over the edges, and the subjects
Floyd | all seem burned to a crisp. There is no sign of the ghost, but the
Floyd | bodies of the boy, the girl, and all their compatriots are viciously
Floyd | chunked and charred. It's a beautiful little bit of art, regardless of
Floyd | how horrible the scene it depicts, and how terrible the ulcer is that
Floyd | begins to grow in my stomach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "turn poster" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              351 / 346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip the posters in the rack all the way back to the start.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x poster" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              351 / 347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | There isn't a poster in the slot currently, but if I turn the flip
Floyd | rack, I am sure to see one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "flip rack" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              351 / 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLIP RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip to the next poster in the series and take a look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first poster in this set depicts a kind of ritual. There is a red
Floyd | pentagram on the floor, and a bunch of pilgrims, quakers or hippies
Floyd | holding hands around it. (I can never really differentiate between the
Floyd | three.) It's eerily reminiscent of the attempt at an invoking
Floyd | performed earlier by Audrey, Gibs, Syd and Casey... Relatively
Floyd | speaking, anyway, as encountering a wraith and zombie tonight has
Floyd | raised the scale for what I will consider 'eerie' in the future.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              351 / 349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip to the next poster in the series and take a look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The second poster shows a ghost -- a child's rendition of a spirit,
Floyd | really, with looming, evil eyes and a reversed teardrop shape. It's
Floyd | emerging from some other world or dimension inside the pentagram.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              351 / 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip to the next poster in the series and take a look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, this poster is actually one of Samantha Fox pouring milk all over
Floyd | herself in the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              351 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip to the next poster in the series and take a look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | This poster seems to be by the same artist as the other two, but
Floyd | rather than being drawn from a bird's eye perspective like those
Floyd | posters, it is a close-up of a young boy reading passages from a
Floyd | thick, craggily book. Locks of the boy's hair descend over his glasses
Floyd | and he's decked out all in black, wrapped in a weary and somber
Floyd | expression.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              351 / 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip to the next poster in the series and take a look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fourth poster in this set shows a little girl with her eyes
Floyd | downcast. She is drinking from a radiant, glowing urn. The girl is
Floyd | wearing a silvery dress and has a key around her neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "we got that book i think"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              351 / 353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip to the next poster in the series and take a look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The second-to-last image is of a person from the first poster
Floyd | surrounded by numerous lit candles. There are seemingly millions of
Floyd | candles in the scene, and it's almost like an optical illusion, as the
Floyd | 'negative space' for certain candles comprise many separate ones when
Floyd | viewed in a different way. No candle seems to have a single,
Floyd | identifiable color (or rather, they seem to include all possible
Floyd | colors) and one can only really make out a single flame glowing
Floyd | serenely upon them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              351 / 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip to the next poster in the series and take a look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The last scene shows vibrant fire all over the edges, and the subjects
Floyd | all seem burned to a crisp. There is no sign of the ghost, but the
Floyd | bodies of the boy, the girl, and all their compatriots are viciously
Floyd | chunked and charred. It's a beautiful little bit of art, regardless of
Floyd | how horrible the scene it depicts, and how terrible the ulcer is that
Floyd | begins to grow in my stomach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "what now"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to lips" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              351 / 355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x them" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              351 / 355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, I'd like to try the menorah against the mummy, assuming we can light it."
		smartgenes says, "see if we can find some lighter"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              351 / 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's an exit north to the Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           351 / 357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            351 / 358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunglasses Hut
Floyd | I'm not quite sure why sunglasses and shades are only sold in 'huts'
Floyd | but this store is very un-hut like. There are three very solid walls
Floyd | here and a roof made not of thatch, but poured, cracking cement. The
Floyd | floor is hardly comprised of peat or mud, but the same tile present
Floyd | everywhere else in the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fair bit of ether has snaked itself into the room. It combines with
Floyd | the hand-picked and market-researched atmospheric lights that still
Floyd | function to give off a very deep, defracted and soothing look to the
Floyd | room. Vibrant purples and deep blues dominate the walls and counters
Floyd | of the Sunglasses Hut.
Floyd |
Floyd | I worked at this place for a week once when I was fighting with my
Floyd | manager at the D&D store. I acquired a little bit of trivia regarding
Floyd | this place (for instance, the center display case will open if it's
Floyd | tapped upon) but nothing useful otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get shades" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            351 / 358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | I haven't seen anything like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit case" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            351 / 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | I give the case a good whack, and it opens with ease.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the center display case are the mirrored shades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get shades" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            356 / 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "maybe wearing the shades gives a clue somewhere"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           356 / 361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              356 / 362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, East Edge
Floyd | This is the first level, or ground floor, of the Funtime Teen Mall.
Floyd | The lone Mall Exit leads in a westerly direction, past a few more
Floyd | stretches of darkness-enveloped corridor, and the Food Court. There's
Floyd | also a few more stores to the west, with the Mall passageways
Floyd | expanding to all four directions at that point.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead west to the rest of the Mall, and inside to the elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the corridor is a sculpted marble statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm guessing it's for protection later on."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x statue" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              356 / 363
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a nicely-sculpted, eight-foot marble work of the mythological god
Floyd | of love. Cupid (known as Eros in Greek myth) was often depicted as
Floyd | being a winged baby or cherub that would just start freaking out and
Floyd | begin slinging arrows at people so they would indulge in a torrent of
Floyd | romance, love and sex.
Floyd |
Floyd | This statue was commissioned by the guy who owns and rents out the
Floyd | Mall, from a student at the local art college. Cupid's in a pose where
Floyd | he seems to be taking deadly aim at people.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "like, maybe a basilisk."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "move statue" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              356 / 364
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't move the cupid statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           356 / 365
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 366
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x gate" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 367
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate is made up of interwoven metal links, but due to the lack of
Floyd | power over here it can't be opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), the gaming glove (being worn),
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the phone, the aged text, the
Floyd | blue balloon, an urn, the menorah, and the mirrored shades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "call phone" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 369
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CALL PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | [Speaking to Trott on the phone...]
Floyd | Just talking to Trott will suffice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 370
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | [Speaking to Trott on the phone...]
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "read text" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ TEXT
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip through a few pages, but nothing really catches my eye. I'm
Floyd | sure that some long dead monk or priest who nearly acquired whatever
Floyd | the 14th century version of repetitive motion syndrome in writing this
Floyd | thing is revolving in a European Potter's grave at my disinterest, but
Floyd | the words just seem to roll off my eyeballs in a splash of drama and
Floyd | desperate Calligraphy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x meonrah" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MEONRAH
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "meonrah" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x menorah" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 372
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MENORAH
Floyd |
Floyd | The menorah has places for nine candles -- one for each day of
Floyd | Hanukkah, and then one candle which is the Shamash, which is used to
Floyd | light the other candles once per day for each day of the holiday. This
Floyd | menorah is made out of brass and does not appear to have had any
Floyd | attention or cleaning in quite some time.
Floyd | Inside the menorah are the crimson candle, the cyan candle, the jade
Floyd | candle, the umber candle, the indigo candle, the canary candle, the
Floyd | black candle, the slate candle, and the white candle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the menorah are the crimson candle, the cyan candle, the jade
Floyd | candle, the umber candle, the indigo candle, the canary candle, the
Floyd | black candle, the slate candle, and the white candle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "perhaps the book doesn't reveal any info until we know what to look for."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "clean menorah" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 373
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLEAN MENORAH
Floyd |
Floyd | The menorah gets a little brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. The menorah candles suggest they're for the ritual."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 374
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The menorah gets a little brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 375
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The menorah gets a little brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 376
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "save before west?"
		DavidW says, "That 'gets a little brighter' is just a default message, y'know."
		smartgenes says, "i thought so, but i thought i'd check"
		DavidW says, "I see no good reason to save. The scream from food court happened ages ago. We're probably far too late responding to it."
		smartgenes says, "i think it starts the timer with the 15 minutes comment"
		DavidW says, "perhaps"
		DavidW says, "well, it doesn't hurt ot save as long as you don't clobber our old save position."
		smartgenes says, "did you say last time there is another type of save where you have to PUSH BUTTON"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd | > SAVESaved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 377
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Gibs is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "She was here, Duffy. She was beautiful."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who was? Casey? Where's Casey?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Casey... " Gibs turns and looks at me for the first time since I came
Floyd | back. "No... not poor Casey. We finished up getting all the wreckage
Floyd | out of the way and as I looked up Casey was entranced by the most
Floyd | beautiful creature I have ever seen. Her skin was so pale, so fragile.
Floyd | She had this dark shock of bangs that framed her perfect face. As soon
Floyd | as I looked up, I froze. But she had locked eyes with Casey. I knew
Floyd | her name was Kali, but not how. Casey didn't seem to be able to move,
Floyd | at first, just like me. Then -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was a vampire, Gibs. I was hoping we'd avoid one, but -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "She took Casey by the hand and they both walked that way... into the
Floyd | darkness."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 378
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area and I can only see about half of
Floyd | it from here due to the lack of light -- the entire western end of it
Floyd | is cloaked in darkness. There are a number of cheap square tables and
Floyd | static plastic chairs bolted to the floor here, although a few have
Floyd | somehow broken off and are loose.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. They carry a large assortment
Floyd | of tabs, pills, drugs and spices. The Court has another section to the
Floyd | west, and there is an exit east from where we came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey lets out a little surprised 'yip!' and runs over towards me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jarret!" she says, "I felt something brush up against my leg!
Floyd | Something's here, in this area with us!" Before I can pooh-pooh her
Floyd | objections to this area, a metal chair comes flying at us. It appears
Floyd | as if a poltergeist has infected the food court.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Casey is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | I notice something moving over in the far corner of the Food Court.
Floyd | It's a girl. She is wearing a reserved violet dress and has the most
Floyd | perfect, slim little figure I have ever seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | The vampire, I guess. It has to be; she's just as stunning as Gibs
Floyd | said.
Floyd |
Floyd | Focusing harder, I see Casey beside her, unmoving, defeated,
Floyd | completely obedient. The vampire whispers softly to her -- Casey snaps
Floyd | back into proper consciousness, and after a moment begins to look at
Floyd | her with loving trust. They are both several yards away, but I can
Floyd | make what the vampire says to her perfectly: Follow me, my
Floyd | pet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The vampire heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Casey heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a typical Mall garbage can (big, gray, plastic and cruddy).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 380
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the garbage can)
Floyd | I don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm, the fluorescent light? Is that vaguely useful?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get light" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 381
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop socks" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 382
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get light" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 383
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | A brown table is drawn up from the floor and thrown at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't think Casey has a lot of time," says Gibs. "I don't remember
Floyd | as much D&D crap as you do, Duffy, but I'm thinking she has maybe
Floyd | fifteen minutes."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop glasses" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 384
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP GLASSES
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't drop my specs! They are a valuable information-gathering tool!
Floyd |
Floyd | A short gray table comes flying right at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop gulp" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 385
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP GULP
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get light" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 386
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fluorescent light wobbles a bit, and is suddenly hurled at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A fluorescent light strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I was expecting you to examine it, not take it right away. If it's one of those long tubes and broken, we don't want it."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 387
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the fluorescent light)
Floyd | This light fixture is from a chunk of the Mall's ceiling. It's at
Floyd | least a couple feet long, and mostly cylindrical in shape. It's
Floyd | non-functioning, of course, and quite heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something roughly picks up some socks and throws it at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | Some socks strike me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "not sure what we can do"
		DavidW says, "oh, so it's the entire fixture, not just the tube, if I'm reading that right, since the tube alone wouldn't be 'heavy'."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "light menorah with light" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 387
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT MENORAH WITH LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not holding that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 388
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying the gaming glove (being worn), a pleather purse, the
Floyd | Magic: The Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the phone, the aged
Floyd | text, the blue balloon, an urn, the menorah, the mirrored shades, and
Floyd | my glasses (being worn).  Inside the menorah are the crimson candle,
Floyd | the cyan candle, the jade candle, the umber candle, the indigo candle,
Floyd | the canary candle, the black candle, the slate candle, and the white
Floyd | candle.
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal chair wobbles a bit, and is suddenly hurled at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal chair strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Perhaps the items are here as a pool of random objects, so the poltergeist isn't hurling the same thing all the time."
		smartgenes says, "looks like it"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x urn" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 389
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X URN
Floyd |
Floyd | This rather large urn is crafted in the shape of an upside-down
Floyd | mushroom. It's a base silver in color with a floral pattern painted on
Floyd | top.
Floyd |
Floyd | A brown table comes flying right at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw gulp at poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 389
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW GULP AT POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not holding that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 390
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the urn)
Floyd | Right on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get gulp" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 391
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GULP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw gulp at poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 392
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW GULP AT POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | The poltergeist is invisible, so I'd have no way to target it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, I forgot to mention the invisibility. Thought you knew."
		smartgenes says, "well i thought if we could make it un-invisible , with paint or something.. alas the best thing we have is Gulp"
		DavidW says, "maybe the shades can help."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear shades" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 393
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | I take off my glasses and put the shades on. Things get considerably
Floyd | darker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something roughly picks up a metal chair and throws it at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal chair strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | Poltergeists are a form of invisible undead that whines for attention
Floyd | by flinging shit at people. Of all the creatures and spirits that make
Floyd | up the hierarchy of walking dead, these mewling little bitches are the
Floyd | ones I despise with the most passion. They're the worst drama queens
Floyd | in the underworld. In reality, 'poltergeists' are just the
Floyd | manifestations of picked-on, spoiled little emo or Goth kids... I
Floyd | can't imagine what this demonically-realized little ghost brat has
Floyd | going on underneath the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 395
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | Poltergeists can not communicate that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | A broken chair comes flying right at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A broken chair strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess the shades don't help us see it."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "use gaming glove" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE GAMING GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | [Be a little more specific about what you'd like to do with the
Floyd | gaming glove.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x glove" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sierra Hobbies Gaming Glove is an inky black novelty gaming
Floyd | companion for the hurried Games Master. It's full of mnemonics,
Floyd | scribbled shortcuts and tables to allow for a smoother (and more
Floyd | stylish) game of D&D. No Dungeon Master that takes his craft seriously
Floyd | should be without!
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm currently wearing the gaming glove.
Floyd |
Floyd | The poltergeist hurls a broken chair at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get chair" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which chair do you mean, the plastic chair, the metal chair, the
Floyd | broken chair, or the chair parts?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "plastic" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 397
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLASTIC
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The poltergeist picks up some chair parts and throws it towards me!
Floyd |
Floyd | Some chair parts strike me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 398
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | I have a lot of minor scratches, but will be okay, since I still have
Floyd | my looks.
Floyd |
Floyd | The poltergeist picks up a metal chair and throws it towards me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal chair strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose, in theory, if we knew what was making the poltergeist upset, we could give something appropriate and pacify him or her."
		smartgenes asks, "whats the name of that dude on the phone again?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 399
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm, starts with T..."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 400
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Whoa, that was you in the vision! What does a plus mean?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 401
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "What does a plus mean?" asks Audrey. "On a home pregnancy test? It
Floyd | means that you're not pregnant. Thank God."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Did you have a close call or something?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, we had a close call. Don't you remember? It wasn't that
Floyd | long ago. I had got off ICQ talking to one of your ex-girlfriends the
Floyd | night before. She told me that you, quote, 'wig out' when spoken to in
Floyd | Elvish or some other made-up language along those lines."
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey continues her story, but I start to get a flood of memories
Floyd | back from that night. I had actually deigned to go out clubbing with
Floyd | her for a night a few weeks back. (I usually don't, as I am such a
Floyd | lousy, self-conscious dancer.) She was wearing this tight little gray
Floyd | dress with slight horizontal lines across it, made out of this fuzzy
Floyd | fabric -- the outfit practically squealed 'do me' by itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey was grinding her way up against me every time I went onto the
Floyd | floor. I just seizured out. That's the only way I know how to dance. I
Floyd | almost never really consume much alcohol, but that night I was taking
Floyd | pull after pull of some Safeway Vodka that Sydney had smuggled into
Floyd | the club as if the contents of the bottle were nothing more innocuous
Floyd | than Mexican Kool-Aid. Audrey and I took a cab back to her place, and
Floyd | we were all over one another before we could find the light switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | She was on top of me for what seemed like the better part of an hour
Floyd | when she dipped down and whispered something into my ear.
Floyd | Tye-mela'ne. It's Tolkein Elvish for 'I love you.' We don't
Floyd | seem to say that to each other very much, but even drunk I instantly
Floyd | translated what she said and I... well, I went off like a Soviet
Floyd | Catapult: unexpectedly, unpredictably, and altogether quite messily.
Floyd |
Floyd | I hadn't thought about it -- about the consequences of it -- until
Floyd | just right now. I didn't mean for her to go through a pregnancy scare
Floyd | like that by herself. I just wasn't thinking about the details.
Floyd |
Floyd | (For what it's worth, the story that Audrey related as I had this
Floyd | flashback was pretty much exactly like mine, except that she said that
Floyd | we only jammed for something like fifteen minutes. She's got this
Floyd | crazy, post-Einsteinian view of how time really works though, so don't
Floyd | believe her.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Trott"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 402
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | [Speaking to Trott on the phone...]
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 403
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, some chair parts, and
Floyd | some socks are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some chair parts comes flying right at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | Some chair parts strike me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    361 / 404
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nutrition & Herb Store
Floyd | The Nutrition Store is dominated by a series of five-foot high shelves
Floyd | that make up four distinct aisles. The walls are a sickly shade of
Floyd | green which some junior ad exec no doubt thinks promotes quick sales
Floyd | decisions, when all it truly does is make customers eager to get the
Floyd | hell out before they add an equally off-putting color to the
Floyd | surrounding by use of their own acrid vomit.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rear of the store is a modest plastic counter and an ancient
Floyd | analog cash register. Further behind that is a closed metal door that
Floyd | really clashes with what's going on otherwise, stylistically.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no front gate to the Nutrition Store, only a ten foot cut in
Floyd | the wall. The opening is not quite centered, however, and a 5'x3' pane
Floyd | of glass has been placed into the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead to the southwest and through the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There should surely be some garlic here," I say to myself...
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    361 / 405
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x register" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    361 / 406
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's one more in an endless parade of registers that are probably
Floyd | filled with cash that would solve all my financial problems, only I
Floyd | don't know how to get to it. Oh, well, stealing is wrong anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x counter" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    361 / 407
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | This smooth, treated plastic counter is towards the back of the store,
Floyd | in front of a steel door.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Duffy... Casey's got maybe 12 minutes left by my count," says
Floyd | Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    361 / 408
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm going to take a quick look below. Be right back."
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    361 / 409
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits southwest to the Food Court and down (through the
Floyd | door).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement to the Nutrition Store                           366 / 410
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement to the Nutrition Store
Floyd | I descend the stairs and enter the basement. The air is at least
Floyd | twenty degrees cooler down here than it is up above and it has a bit
Floyd | of a tangy, acrid -- almost 'chewy' quality to it. My breath turns
Floyd | into wispy, stringy clouds the instant it leaves my lips and I begin
Floyd | to feel my very bones come across a deep chill. I usually prefer
Floyd | winter to summer, so normally I wouldn't be put off by the frost down
Floyd | here and a few bad smells, but there's something different about the
Floyd | chill in the air down here. The temperature of the air seems
Floyd | malevolent, almost.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ceiling of the basement is about five and a half feet high, so I
Floyd | have to lurch over like I'm the hunchback of Notre Dork just to get
Floyd | around. The walls have a very rough texture to them, as if they were
Floyd | blasted away and then sanded down in a very half-assed manner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The corridor continues into darkness to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  First Basement Corridor                                   366 / 411
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | First Basement Corridor
Floyd | The light is very poor in this room, all of it coming from what can
Floyd | seep and pour through the metal door up above. The floor has turned to
Floyd | earth, however, and the walls seem to have a texture wholly different
Floyd | from the blasted rock earlier in the corridor. I can't say I'm totally
Floyd | suprised to find this area down here below the Mall, as rumor was that
Floyd | the place was built upon some burial grounds. I just never knew that
Floyd | they were, in parts, integrated.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead south and further on to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 412
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Coffin Room
Floyd | The basement ceiling gets much taller in this room, about up to 15
Floyd | feet or so, I'd guess. At the very top is a small torch, which is
Floyd | providing a fair bit of the light in the room -- the rest of it is
Floyd | reflected from the coffin in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground is no longer soft earth, either, but rather blocks of cold
Floyd | stone. The walls are made of some kind of brick which reflects a bit
Floyd | of light as well, although nowhere near as well as the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | A support beam has been installed next to the coffin. Beyond it, to
Floyd | the right, is a small and very dark alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "light menorah" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT MENORAH
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't get that to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light menorah with torch" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 412
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT MENORAH WITH TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not holding that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "stand on coffin" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 412
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Better start with a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "stand coffin" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 412
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Better start with a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go coffin" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't get on the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm, 15 feet up is rather high."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x beam" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 413
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The support beam is a strong and long block of stone keeping the
Floyd | ceiling up nice and high.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "climb beam" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 414
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB BEAM
Floyd |
Floyd | I can get a little ways up, but the beam becomes highly polished and
Floyd | without any sort of ridges to hold onto or place my feet within about
Floyd | two or three feet up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 415
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying the gaming glove (being worn), a pleather purse, the
Floyd | Magic: The Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the phone, the aged
Floyd | text, the blue balloon, the menorah, the mirrored shades, my glasses,
Floyd | an urn, and Barnaby's Big Gulp drink.  Inside the menorah are the
Floyd | crimson candle, the cyan candle, the jade candle, the umber candle,
Floyd | the indigo candle, the canary candle, the black candle, the slate
Floyd | candle, and the white candle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x coffin" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 416
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The coffin is made out of some kind of stone-like substance that I am
Floyd | not altogether familiar with. It's like a chiseled and well-grooved
Floyd | offshoot of pyrite. It nevertheless reflects light quite well, and
Floyd | practically shimmers down here in the basement, excepting those bits
Floyd | of it flecked with dried blood.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look under coffin" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 417
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything under the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb coffin" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 418
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't climb the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "the only thing i can think of is to go back up the elevator"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure if we're meant to reach the torch ever or not."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search cards" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 419
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x cards" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 420
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The cards are used in a game called 'Magic:The Gathering.' It's sort
Floyd | of like poker for nerds, except that the cards have special powers and
Floyd | so forth. I've never really gotten into it. Anyway, this is a small
Floyd | box containing wrapped packs of cards. There are about fifty or so in
Floyd | a box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 421
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | I try to push the lid off the coffin, but I am unable to do so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cards" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 421
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the Magic: The Gathering cards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear shades" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 422
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | I put the shades on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 423
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Coffin Room
Floyd | The ceiling in this room is unique within the basement, as it is
Floyd | actually enough up where I don't have to hunch. At the top of the
Floyd | ceiling is a single, lit torch, held at a diagonal against the wall
Floyd | with a bracket. All available light is strongly reflected from the
Floyd | coffin, which sits quietly in the corner of the room. The walls are
Floyd | made out of a flecked brick, and a support beam stands to the right of
Floyd | the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits are south towards the stairs and east into a tight alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "read text" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 424
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ TEXT
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip through a few pages, but nothing really catches my eye. I'm
Floyd | sure that some long dead monk or priest who nearly acquired whatever
Floyd | the 14th century version of repetitive motion syndrome in writing this
Floyd | thing is revolving in a European Potter's grave at my disinterest, but
Floyd | the words just seem to roll off my eyeballs in a splash of drama and
Floyd | desperate Calligraphy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 425
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I scream like a banshee. Nothing seems to happen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x bracket" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 426
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a very small piece of metal designed to keep the torch in place
Floyd | along the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the bracket is the torch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "feel wall" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 427
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FEEL WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The bracket is too far away for me to get my greasy paws on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw menorah at torch" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 428
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW MENORAH AT TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I knock the torch off of the bracket! The torch falls to the ground,
Floyd | where the cold fog quickly extinguishes it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit beam" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 429
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT BEAM
Floyd |
Floyd | Even if these beam had a 'keystone' -- which it doesn't -- and I could
Floyd | find it -- which I can't -- if I were to knock it apart the beam and
Floyd | the ceiling would crush me to death.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take torch" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 430
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light torch" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't get that to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x torch" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 431
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The torch is no longer lit, having been overcome by the intense cold
Floyd | of the coffin room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x torch" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 432
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The torch is no longer lit, having been overcome by the intense cold
Floyd | of the coffin room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i think our mission failed"
		DavidW says, "but it's interesting that the torch can be acquired at all."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fog" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 432
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FOG
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "fog" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "restore?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, but I don't have any alternate plan."
		DavidW says, "If the cold of the room puts out fire, then any chance of fire is impossible while in the coffin room."
		smartgenes says, "we can see what else is upstairs, maybe there is another bit of useful inventory we forgot about"
		DavidW says, "perhaps"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 2,345, then find line 233 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 4,096.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF8
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		smartgenes says, "umm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 376
Floyd | > CF8Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd | Audrey is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           356 / 377
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              356 / 378
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, East Edge
Floyd | This is the first level, or ground floor, of the Funtime Teen Mall.
Floyd | The lone Mall Exit leads in a westerly direction, past a few more
Floyd | stretches of darkness-enveloped corridor, and the Food Court. There's
Floyd | also a few more stores to the west, with the Mall passageways
Floyd | expanding to all four directions at that point.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead west to the rest of the Mall, and inside to the elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the corridor is a sculpted marble statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  356 / 379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey says, "We'll wait down here for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevator
Floyd | The elevator smells terrible, strongly of untreated or unembalmed
Floyd | cadavers. There are three buttons here in the elevator labelled 'up,'
Floyd | 'down' and 'open doors.'
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm currently on the first level of the Mall. Aside from the
Floyd | operational panel, there is little else here in the lift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit down" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't really fight that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press down" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  356 / 380
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens since I am already on the first floor of the Mall.
Floyd | Pushing the down button doesn't get me anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press up" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  356 / 381
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS UP
Floyd |
Floyd | I press the up button. After a few seconds, the elevator transports me
Floyd | to the second level of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press up" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  356 / 382
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS UP
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens; I'm already on the second floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 383
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Before the Elevator
Floyd | The floor of the Mall comes up against a rail, forming a barrier which
Floyd | prevents further (sane) western travel. The bottom (ground floor)
Floyd | level can be viewed with ease, though, as the guardrail mainly
Floyd | prevents kids -- future productive Mall denizens! -- from ragdolling
Floyd | their way off the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a badly-cracked kiosk in the center of the hallway. At the
Floyd | far end of the rail is an elevator.
Floyd | There is a crystal ball holder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x holder" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 384
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a wooden stand, roughly four feet in height. It has three
Floyd | protruding grips on top to hold a smallish crystal ball (which is
Floyd | present). The base is circular in shape and rather thick.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stand is broken, and cannot be used effectively as a weapon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "gonna take a quick bathroom break. Continue without me; I'll catch up."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get holder" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 385
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop socks" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 386
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get holder" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 387
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop gulp" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 388
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP GULP
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get holder" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 389
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 390
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), the gaming glove (being worn),
Floyd | a pleather purse, the Magic: The Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse
Floyd | stick, the phone, the aged text, the blue balloon, an urn, the
Floyd | menorah, and the mirrored shades.  Inside the menorah are the crimson
Floyd | candle, the cyan candle, the jade candle, the umber candle, the indigo
Floyd | candle, the canary candle, the black candle, the slate candle, and the
Floyd | white candle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x purse" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 391
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's one of those cheap, black pseudo-leather purses that you can get
Floyd | in any Imitation Fabric Store in America.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop it" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 392
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the pleather purse)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get holder" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 393
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits north to the Jewelry Store, in towards the Elevator
Floyd | and east towards the east side of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                             356 / 395
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Jewelry Store
Floyd | The Jewelry Store is of average dimensions for the Mall, with
Floyd | significantly less maneuvering room due to the long tabletop display
Floyd | that snakes about the room. They sell all manner of jewelry (ear
Floyd | rings, bracelets, watches) but as they close much earlier than
Floyd | everybody else, it's all under lock and key.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east side of the store, against the wall, is a large safebox.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open safebox" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                             356 / 396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN SAFEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Done -- it's open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                             356 / 397
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the safebox)
Floyd | This is a towering cabinet, in which all the valuable jewelry is kept
Floyd | when the store closes down at night. It is about seven feet tall and
Floyd | compartmentalized into different sections, one of which I can get to
Floyd | easily at my own relatively meager height.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go cabinet" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't enter the safebox.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 398
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Before the Elevator
Floyd | The floor of the Mall comes up against a rail, forming a barrier which
Floyd | prevents further (sane) western travel. The bottom (ground floor)
Floyd | level can be viewed with ease, though, as the guardrail mainly
Floyd | prevents kids -- future productive Mall denizens! -- from ragdolling
Floyd | their way off the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a badly-cracked kiosk in the center of the hallway. At the
Floyd | far end of the rail is an elevator.
Floyd | Some socks, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | There's not a path in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits north to the Jewelry Store, in towards the Elevator
Floyd | and east towards the east side of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 399
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                356 / 400
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bead Store
Floyd | The Bead Store smells strongly of incense and stale joints, and it
Floyd | almost overpowers every other sense. There are shelves on all sides of
Floyd | the store, but none in the middle of the store due to the drawn
Floyd | pentagram.
Floyd | A postcard, the X-box are here.
Floyd | Sydney and the skeleton are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to sydney" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                356 / 401
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SYDNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's really cold in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 402
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                356 / 403
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bead Store
Floyd | The Bead Store smells strongly of incense and stale joints, and it
Floyd | almost overpowers every other sense. There are shelves on all sides of
Floyd | the store, but none in the middle of the store due to the drawn
Floyd | pentagram.
Floyd | A postcard, the X-box are here.
Floyd | Sydney and the skeleton are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open xbox" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                356 / 404
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN XBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | I should really avoid opening the box, mostly because I don't want to
Floyd | lose anything that comes with it, but partly because lifting this
Floyd | monster in its entirety makes me feel like a real man.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's really cold in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 405
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                     356 / 406
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side of the Mall
Floyd | I'm at the eastern side of the Mall. To the north is Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods. My store is a bit to the east, and the Bead Store a bit to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table here, set adjacent to the Sporting Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "back"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                     356 / 407
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the stores have tables on the outside, in an attempt to entice
Floyd | customers to come inside. This table is one of them, for Choad's
Floyd | Sporting Goods Store. Usually only extremely cheap items are set on
Floyd | them, so as to minimize shortages and loss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "got a candle holder"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                    356 / 408
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Choad's Sporting Goods
Floyd | Choad's Sporting Goods exists under the unfortunate circumstance that
Floyd | the owner's name translates into Bengali as 'fuck.' Once or twice a
Floyd | year there will be a demonstration or protest from a bunch of local
Floyd | student Hindus, but nothing ever changes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The store is one of the larger ones in the Mall, about 40' wide and
Floyd | 140' long. Ski jackets take up almost all the area towards the front
Floyd | of the store, as far as I can see, with the entire western wall filled
Floyd | with displays of discount tennis sneakers.
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be any rifles or shotguns for sale. (It appears
Floyd | as if Gibs's intuition was incorrect.)
Floyd | There is a circular jacket rack here.
Floyd | The ghoul is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                     356 / 409
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side of the Mall
Floyd | I'm at the eastern side of the Mall. To the north is Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods. My store is a bit to the east, and the Bead Store a bit to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table here, set adjacent to the Sporting Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 410
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 411
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Before the Elevator
Floyd | The floor of the Mall comes up against a rail, forming a barrier which
Floyd | prevents further (sane) western travel. The bottom (ground floor)
Floyd | level can be viewed with ease, though, as the guardrail mainly
Floyd | prevents kids -- future productive Mall denizens! -- from ragdolling
Floyd | their way off the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a badly-cracked kiosk in the center of the hallway. At the
Floyd | far end of the rail is an elevator.
Floyd | Some socks, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  356 / 412
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey says, "We'll wait down here for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevator
Floyd | The elevator smells terrible, strongly of untreated or unembalmed
Floyd | cadavers. There are three buttons here in the elevator labelled 'up,'
Floyd | 'down' and 'open doors.'
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm currently on the second level of the Mall. Aside from the
Floyd | operational panel, there is little else here in the lift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "er, I thought it was a crystal ball holder, not a candle holder."
		DavidW says, "and I think it's broken after a fight we had with something."
		smartgenes says, "sorry crystal ball holder, thats what i meant"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press down" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  356 / 413
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | I press the down button. After a few seconds, the elevator transports
Floyd | me to the first (ground) level of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors remain shut for some reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press opn" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  356 / 413
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS OPN
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "opn" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW | > HIT CREATURE WITH HOLDER | The crystal ball holder is broken and useless.
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press open" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  356 / 414
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS OPEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors are now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "maybe we could get the torch down with the holder or the stick?"
		smartgenes says, "it's 15-foot though, right, and the holder is 4-foot.."
		DavidW says, "We already know we can get the torch down. But it goes out."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              356 / 415
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, East Edge
Floyd | This is the first level, or ground floor, of the Funtime Teen Mall.
Floyd | The lone Mall Exit leads in a westerly direction, past a few more
Floyd | stretches of darkness-enveloped corridor, and the Food Court. There's
Floyd | also a few more stores to the west, with the Mall passageways
Floyd | expanding to all four directions at that point.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead west to the rest of the Mall, and inside to the elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the corridor is a sculpted marble statue.
Floyd | Audrey is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think even if we had a ladder and safely took it with out hand, it'd go out when we returned to the floor."
		smartgenes says, "it might, but there's no other source of fire"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           356 / 416
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           356 / 417
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The fountain is rich limestone artifact that was discovered years ago
Floyd | in a poured-over closet in Italy and flown out here at great expense.
Floyd | It has been converted from its original state as a Renaissance-era
Floyd | commissioned sculpture to a marketing tool for the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's about six feet at the base and rather shallow -- water would only
Floyd | come up to one's ankles in its normal, calm state. The spout extends a
Floyd | couple of feet up from the dead center of the base. There are a few
Floyd | inscriptions and symbols on the thing, but nothing I can decipher.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the fountain is some water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the fountain is some water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "light the cross?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "climb fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           356 / 418
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't climb the fountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            356 / 419
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunglasses Hut
Floyd | A fair bit of ether has snaked itself into the room. It combines with
Floyd | the hand-picked and market-researched atmospheric lights that still
Floyd | function to give off a very deep, defracted and soothing look to the
Floyd | room. Vibrant purples and deep blues dominate the walls and counters
Floyd | of the Sunglasses Hut.
Floyd |
Floyd | I worked at this place for a week once when I was fighting with my
Floyd | manager at the D&D store. I acquired a little bit of trivia regarding
Floyd | this place (for instance, the center display case will open if it's
Floyd | tapped upon) but nothing useful otherwise.
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            356 / 420
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), the gaming glove (being worn),
Floyd | the Magic: The Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the phone, the
Floyd | aged text, the blue balloon, an urn, the menorah, the mirrored shades,
Floyd | and the crystal ball holder (broken).  Inside the menorah are the
Floyd | crimson candle, the cyan candle, the jade candle, the umber candle,
Floyd | the indigo candle, the canary candle, the black candle, the slate
Floyd | candle, and the white candle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear shades" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            356 / 421
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | I take off my glasses and put the shades on. Things get considerably
Floyd | darker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Well, what is fun, then? Educate me."
Floyd | (2) "Whoa, that was you in the vision! What does a plus mean?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            356 / 422
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "What does a plus mean?" asks Audrey. "On a home pregnancy test? It
Floyd | means that you're not pregnant. Thank God."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Did you have a close call or something?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, we had a close call. Don't you remember? It wasn't that
Floyd | long ago. I had got off ICQ talking to one of your ex-girlfriends the
Floyd | night before. She told me that you, quote, 'wig out' when spoken to in
Floyd | Elvish or some other made-up language along those lines."
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey continues her story, but I start to get a flood of memories
Floyd | back from that night. I had actually deigned to go out clubbing with
Floyd | her for a night a few weeks back. (I usually don't, as I am such a
Floyd | lousy, self-conscious dancer.) She was wearing this tight little gray
Floyd | dress with slight horizontal lines across it, made out of this fuzzy
Floyd | fabric -- the outfit practically squealed 'do me' by itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey was grinding her way up against me every time I went onto the
Floyd | floor. I just seizured out. That's the only way I know how to dance. I
Floyd | almost never really consume much alcohol, but that night I was taking
Floyd | pull after pull of some Safeway Vodka that Sydney had smuggled into
Floyd | the club as if the contents of the bottle were nothing more innocuous
Floyd | than Mexican Kool-Aid. Audrey and I took a cab back to her place, and
Floyd | we were all over one another before we could find the light switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | She was on top of me for what seemed like the better part of an hour
Floyd | when she dipped down and whispered something into my ear.
Floyd | Tye-mela'ne. It's Tolkein Elvish for 'I love you.' We don't
Floyd | seem to say that to each other very much, but even drunk I instantly
Floyd | translated what she said and I... well, I went off like a Soviet
Floyd | Catapult: unexpectedly, unpredictably, and altogether quite messily.
Floyd |
Floyd | I hadn't thought about it -- about the consequences of it -- until
Floyd | just right now. I didn't mean for her to go through a pregnancy scare
Floyd | like that by herself. I just wasn't thinking about the details.
Floyd |
Floyd | (For what it's worth, the story that Audrey related as I had this
Floyd | flashback was pretty much exactly like mine, except that she said that
Floyd | we only jammed for something like fifteen minutes. She's got this
Floyd | crazy, post-Einsteinian view of how time really works though, so don't
Floyd | believe her.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Well, what is fun, then? Educate me."
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "0" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            356 / 423
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 0
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | I decide not to say anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           356 / 424
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 425
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x gate" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 426
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate is made up of interwoven metal links, but due to the lack of
Floyd | power over here it can't be opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 427
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I flip through a few pages, but nothing really catches my eye. I'm
Floyd | sure that some long dead monk or priest who nearly acquired whatever
Floyd | the 14th century version of repetitive motion syndrome in writing this
Floyd | thing is revolving in a European Potter's grave at my disinterest, but
Floyd | the words just seem to roll off my eyeballs in a splash of drama and
Floyd | desperate Calligraphy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          356 / 428
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          356 / 429
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles
Floyd | The Candle Store is the second-most picketed store, right after
Floyd | Choad's. It used to be a lot worse when it was a nail and board
Floyd | emporium, though. Some old and independently wealthy latin guy owns
Floyd | the place, though, and he just doesn't care about the Cash-In of the
Floyd | Christ.
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles is decked out in a similar manner to the Bead Store,
Floyd | hippie stuff and dark shadows even when the power isn't completely
Floyd | out. This isn't the kind of city where one can set up a number of
Floyd | candles on stands like in the video to 'Wrapped Around Your Finger,'
Floyd | so instead all the candles and other objects are on shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floorspace towards the rear of the store is completely taken up by
Floyd | the long display table against the western wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          356 / 429
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open table" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          356 / 429
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the long display table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          356 / 429
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "jump table" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          356 / 429
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | [ That sentence is not understood by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "climb table" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          356 / 430
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't climb the long display table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          356 / 431
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          356 / 432
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Party On Central
Floyd | This store is mostly unfurnished, with a low, bare ceiling, cold floor
Floyd | covered in cheap carpeting, and blankets and rugs thumb-tacked up to
Floyd | hide the peeling wallpaper and crumbling drywall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The contents of the room are a cluttered mess, as this place seems to
Floyd | be more of a craftsman's think-tank and construction area than pure
Floyd | chamber for commerce like so many other shops in the Mall. There's a
Floyd | workdesk and mirror along the northern wall and a file cabinet across
Floyd | from it. A small window is visible behind some junk, and directly
Floyd | across from the entrance are seven masks attached to the back wall in
Floyd | a proud display. Attached to one of the naked support beams is a disco
Floyd | laser pointer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          356 / 432
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "You're really fascinated with the candle store's table, aren't you? Formica fan, I assume?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "f open desk" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          356 / 432
Floyd | >
Floyd | > F OPEN DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "f" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x workdesk" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          356 / 433
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WORKDESK
Floyd |
Floyd | This workdesk is just a worn and cheap table that any office supply
Floyd | store would carry and sell for around sixty bucks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "pull mask" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          356 / 434
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL MASK
Floyd |
Floyd | Pulling the masks doesn't get me anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x pointer" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          356 / 435
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POINTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The laser pointer is out there jivin'! It's scattering laser light
Floyd | everywhere and it's turned this placed into a Block Party Central!
Floyd | Whoo-hoo!
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put shades on pointer" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          356 / 435
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SHADES ON POINTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the disco laser pointer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          356 / 435
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Better start with a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get laser" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          356 / 436
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LASER
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove laser" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          356 / 437
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE LASER
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw menorah at laser" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          356 / 438
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW MENORAH AT LASER
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "break mirror" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take menorah" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          356 / 439
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MENORAH
Floyd |
Floyd | I take it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          356 / 440
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 441
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "climb gate" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 442
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't climb the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 443
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Gibs is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "She was here, Duffy. She was beautiful."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who was? Casey? Where's Casey?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Casey... " Gibs turns and looks at me for the first time since I came
Floyd | back. "No... not poor Casey. We finished up getting all the wreckage
Floyd | out of the way and as I looked up Casey was entranced by the most
Floyd | beautiful creature I have ever seen. Her skin was so pale, so fragile.
Floyd | She had this dark shock of bangs that framed her perfect face. As soon
Floyd | as I looked up, I froze. But she had locked eyes with Casey. I knew
Floyd | her name was Kali, but not how. Casey didn't seem to be able to move,
Floyd | at first, just like me. Then -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was a vampire, Gibs. I was hoping we'd avoid one, but -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "She took Casey by the hand and they both walked that way... into the
Floyd | darkness."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 444
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 445
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits north to Discount Novel Shoppe, East to the Central
Floyd | Corridor, South to the Sneaker Store and West to the Food Court.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate to the Sneaker Store is down.
Floyd | There are exits north to Discount Novel Shoppe, East to the Central
Floyd | Corridor, South to the Sneaker Store and West to the Food Court.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "call phone" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 446
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CALL PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | [Speaking to Trott on the phone...]
Floyd | Just talking to Trott will suffice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | [Speaking to Trott on the phone...]
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     356 / 448
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Discount Novel Shoppe
Floyd | I hate going in here, but I have apparently been a patron enough times
Floyd | to notice how peculiar the store is without its overhead fluorescent
Floyd | spotlights. The low light received from outside produces oddly-angled
Floyd | little shadows, albeit (apparently) non-sentient ones.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are two long rows of shelves along the north-south orient of the
Floyd | store, and a cashier's counter in back.
Floyd | The crucified girl is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x girl" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     356 / 449
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | The crucified girl seems to be of mild Hispanic descent. Her features
Floyd | are slightly olive, her hair dark and her eyes stained all the round
Floyd | by blood. She is wearing a torn black tank top, blue bandana with
Floyd | floral print, and sleek pair of tight shorts. Her build is slight --
Floyd | she is probably about five foot five at most, with slim, athletic
Floyd | legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | She has not been dead long as she is just a few degrees cooler than
Floyd | living human flesh ought to be.
Floyd |
Floyd | She is dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't think Casey has a lot of time," says Gibs. "I don't remember
Floyd | as much D&D crap as you do, Duffy, but I'm thinking she has maybe
Floyd | fifteen minutes."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get bandana" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     356 / 449
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BANDANA
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "bandana" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x counter" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     356 / 449
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     356 / 450
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | The novel store shelves are about six feet high and made of
Floyd | medium-grade sanded woodstock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     356 / 451
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't take those.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to girl" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     356 / 452
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | The crucified girl isn't in any shape to talk to anyone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go south to the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 453
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd | > SAVESaved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 454
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area and I can only see about half of
Floyd | it from here due to the lack of light -- the entire western end of it
Floyd | is cloaked in darkness. There are a number of cheap square tables and
Floyd | static plastic chairs bolted to the floor here, although a few have
Floyd | somehow broken off and are loose.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. They carry a large assortment
Floyd | of tabs, pills, drugs and spices. The Court has another section to the
Floyd | west, and there is an exit east from where we came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey lets out a little surprised 'yip!' and runs over towards me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jarret!" she says, "I felt something brush up against my leg!
Floyd | Something's here, in this area with us!" Before I can pooh-pooh her
Floyd | objections to this area, a metal chair comes flying at us. It appears
Floyd | as if a poltergeist has infected the food court.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Casey is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some chair parts come flying right at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | Some chair parts strike me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | I notice something moving over in the far corner of the Food Court.
Floyd | It's a girl. She is wearing a reserved violet dress and has the most
Floyd | perfect, slim little figure I have ever seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | The vampire, I guess. It has to be; she's just as stunning as Gibs
Floyd | said.
Floyd |
Floyd | Focusing harder, I see Casey beside her, unmoving, defeated,
Floyd | completely obedient. The vampire whispers softly to her -- Casey snaps
Floyd | back into proper consciousness, and after a moment begins to look at
Floyd | her with loving trust. They are both several yards away, but I can
Floyd | make what the vampire says to her perfectly: Follow me, my
Floyd | pet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The vampire heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Casey heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "call vampire" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 454
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CALL VAMPIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | I haven't seen anything like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 455
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | I hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some chair parts are drawn up from the floor and thrown at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 455
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which table do you mean, the brown table or the short gray table?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "brown" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 456
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BROWN
Floyd |
Floyd | This table is a longish one, six or seven people could sit on a single
Floyd | side of it and eat comfortably.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something roughly picks up a fluorescent light and throws it at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A fluorescent light strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go west to the food court's west half,
Floyd | east to the corridor, or northeast to a health store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    361 / 457
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nutrition & Herb Store
Floyd | The Nutrition Store is dominated by a series of five-foot high shelves
Floyd | that make up four distinct aisles. The walls are a sickly shade of
Floyd | green which some junior ad exec no doubt thinks promotes quick sales
Floyd | decisions, when all it truly does is make customers eager to get the
Floyd | hell out before they add an equally off-putting color to the
Floyd | surrounding by use of their own acrid vomit.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rear of the store is a modest plastic counter and an ancient
Floyd | analog cash register. Further behind that is a closed metal door that
Floyd | really clashes with what's going on otherwise, stylistically.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no front gate to the Nutrition Store, only a ten foot cut in
Floyd | the wall. The opening is not quite centered, however, and a 5'x3' pane
Floyd | of glass has been placed into the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead to the southwest and through the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There should surely be some garlic here," I say to myself...
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get glass" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    361 / 458
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "smash glass" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    361 / 458
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMASH GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "smash" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "break glass" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    361 / 459
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | But!! This is INNOCENT glass!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    361 / 460
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm going to take a quick look below. Be right back."
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement to the Nutrition Store                           366 / 461
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement to the Nutrition Store
Floyd | I descend the stairs and enter the basement. The air is at least
Floyd | twenty degrees cooler down here than it is up above and it has a bit
Floyd | of a tangy, acrid -- almost 'chewy' quality to it. My breath turns
Floyd | into wispy, stringy clouds the instant it leaves my lips and I begin
Floyd | to feel my very bones come across a deep chill. I usually prefer
Floyd | winter to summer, so normally I wouldn't be put off by the frost down
Floyd | here and a few bad smells, but there's something different about the
Floyd | chill in the air down here. The temperature of the air seems
Floyd | malevolent, almost.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ceiling of the basement is about five and a half feet high, so I
Floyd | have to lurch over like I'm the hunchback of Notre Dork just to get
Floyd | around. The walls have a very rough texture to them, as if they were
Floyd | blasted away and then sanded down in a very half-assed manner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The corridor continues into darkness to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  First Basement Corridor                                   366 / 462
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | First Basement Corridor
Floyd | The light is very poor in this room, all of it coming from what can
Floyd | seep and pour through the metal door up above. The floor has turned to
Floyd | earth, however, and the walls seem to have a texture wholly different
Floyd | from the blasted rock earlier in the corridor. I can't say I'm totally
Floyd | suprised to find this area down here below the Mall, as rumor was that
Floyd | the place was built upon some burial grounds. I just never knew that
Floyd | they were, in parts, integrated.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead south and further on to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get earth" 		

Floyd ]  First Basement Corridor                                   366 / 462
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET EARTH
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "earth" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               366 / 463
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Coffin Room
Floyd | The basement ceiling gets much taller in this room, about up to 15
Floyd | feet or so, I'd guess. At the very top is a small torch, which is
Floyd | providing a fair bit of the light in the room -- the rest of it is
Floyd | reflected from the coffin in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground is no longer soft earth, either, but rather blocks of cold
Floyd | stone. The walls are made of some kind of brick which reflects a bit
Floyd | of light as well, although nowhere near as well as the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | A support beam has been installed next to the coffin. Beyond it, to
Floyd | the right, is a small and very dark alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                                    366 / 464
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Alcove
Floyd | I practically have to crawl to get into this little cave-like section
Floyd | cut away from the basement. The light is gobbled up from something
Floyd | inside, as nothing from the coffin room manages to get in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing of note here is a very small trestle up against the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x trestle" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                                    366 / 465
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRESTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the corner of the alcove is a single trestle. It's obviously
Floyd | rotting away, and emitting a little bit of an old musty smell. It
Floyd | stands about two feet high and looks as if it might crumble at any
Floyd | time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The trestle has a garlic clove on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get garlic" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                                    381 / 466
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GARLIC
Floyd |
Floyd | I take the garlic.
Floyd |
Floyd | I hear metallic stone sliding up against metallic stone coming from
Floyd | the next room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get trestle" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                                    381 / 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET TRESTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound is so soft, but I hear something brush up against the coffin
Floyd | walls. I... I can't bear to turn my head and look at what it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               381 / 468
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Coffin Room
Floyd | The ceiling in this room is unique within the basement, as it is
Floyd | actually enough up where I don't have to hunch. At the top of the
Floyd | ceiling is a single, lit torch, held at a diagonal against the wall
Floyd | with a bracket. All available light is strongly reflected from the
Floyd | coffin, which sits quietly in the corner of the room. The walls are
Floyd | made out of a flecked brick, and a support beam stands to the right of
Floyd | the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits are south towards the stairs and east into a tight alcove.
Floyd | The lid is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy exits the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy slowly begins to moan, seemingly within a weary, endless
Floyd | pain. It quickly shifts this to a scream. Its keen is of a deep tenor,
Floyd | and it begins thrashing about. Small scraps of deteriorating bandages
Floyd | fall from its person and onto the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy strikes the support beam! Chunks of the ceiling fall
Floyd | downwards and it sounds as if the entire Mall has collapsed a little.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I feel awful after that last touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit mummy with stick" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               381 / 469
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT MUMMY WITH STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | I attack, but miss the mummy!
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get bandage" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               381 / 469
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BANDAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "bandage" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit torch with stick" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT TORCH WITH STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | I cruelly break the torch!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               381 / 469
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Coffin Room
Floyd | The ceiling in this room is unique within the basement, as it is
Floyd | actually enough up where I don't have to hunch. At the top of the
Floyd | ceiling is a single, lit torch, held at a diagonal against the wall
Floyd | with a bracket. All available light is strongly reflected from the
Floyd | coffin, which sits quietly in the corner of the room. The walls are
Floyd | made out of a flecked brick, and a support beam stands to the right of
Floyd | the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits are south towards the stairs and east into a tight alcove.
Floyd | The lid is here.
Floyd | The mummy is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw menorah at torch" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               436 / 470
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW MENORAH AT TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I knock the torch off of the bracket! The torch plummets to the
Floyd | ground, but on the way down it strikes the mummy! The mummy quickly
Floyd | catches fire and lets out a set of horrible screams. It begins to
Floyd | flail about wildly, but I'm able to stay out of its way. Within
Floyd | moments the fire consumes most of the mummy and I give the charred
Floyd | skeletal and bandage bits that are left a helpful kick.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy is reduced to extinguished, dusty chunks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get menorah" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               436 / 471
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MENORAH
Floyd |
Floyd | I take it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a flash of pain right where the mummy first struck me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "light menorah" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT MENORAH
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't get that to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               436 / 472
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | I have a light wound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh nice"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x mummy" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               436 / 473
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MUMMY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's covered in strips of treated linen, except for the face, which is
Floyd | exposed completely. The skin on its face is stretched tightly over the
Floyd | angular and hardened skull, which at one time, millennia ago, may have
Floyd | been handsome.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is dressed in dry, crisp rags that crackle with every movement. The
Floyd | rags look dusty, pained... without a hint of humidity and with no
Floyd | possibility of moisture.
Floyd |
Floyd | Modern myth indicates that mummies are riddled with diseases that
Floyd | cause a quick and painful rotting in their hosts.
Floyd |
Floyd | It  is dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get mummy" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MUMMY
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy is too heavy for me to lift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get rags" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               436 / 474
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "hmm"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x mummy" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               436 / 475
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MUMMY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's covered in strips of treated linen, except for the face, which is
Floyd | exposed completely. The skin on its face is stretched tightly over the
Floyd | angular and hardened skull, which at one time, millennia ago, may have
Floyd | been handsome.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is dressed in dry, crisp rags that crackle with every movement. The
Floyd | rags look dusty, pained... without a hint of humidity and with no
Floyd | possibility of moisture.
Floyd |
Floyd | Modern myth indicates that mummies are riddled with diseases that
Floyd | cause a quick and painful rotting in their hosts.
Floyd |
Floyd | It  is dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Well, you're rotting to death and you have some rags and garlic, and Casey is probably dead now."
		DavidW says, "but yay on learning how to defeat the mummy."
		smartgenes says, "doesnt help with the poltergeist conundrum"
		smartgenes says, "or.. does it"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  First Basement Corridor                                   436 / 476
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | First Basement Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of corridor is little more than a narrow, forgotten
Floyd | passageway. Soft earth makes up the floor, a distinct change from the
Floyd | cement seen to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Basement to the Nutrition Store                           436 / 477
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement to the Nutrition Store
Floyd | The temperature of the air down here in the basement is quite cold,
Floyd | probably no more than thirty degrees Fahrenheit. The ceiling is just
Floyd | over five feet high, and the walls have a very rough texture to them,
Floyd | as if they were blasted away and then poorly sanded.
Floyd |
Floyd | My right hand has started to throb, and I take a closer look at it --
Floyd | it's starting to blacken a little bit. I suspect this is from the
Floyd | mummy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Can't we still take the garlic to the vampire?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    436 / 478
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nutrition & Herb Store
Floyd | The Nutrition Store is dominated by a series of five-foot high shelves
Floyd | that make up four distinct aisles. The walls are a sickly shade of
Floyd | green and contrast with the subdued nature of the shelves and all the
Floyd | jars of pills placed upon them.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rear of the store is a modest wood counter and an ancient
Floyd | analog cash register. Even further, behind the counter and register,
Floyd | is a metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no front gate to the Nutrition Store, only a ten foot cut in
Floyd | the wall. The opening is not quite centered, however, and a 5'x3' pane
Floyd | of glass has been placed into the southern wall.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jarret, are you okay? What happened down there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "The mummy... it touched me," I say. It's tough to get the words out
Floyd | of my throat as it seems so dry and craggy.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you think -- " Audrey pauses for a sec -- "Did it infect you with
Floyd | something? Oh, goddess. Okay, let's find something to put on it.
Floyd | Something's got to help the pain."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "the vampire is past the poltergeist to the west"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                436 / 479
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something roughly picks up a short gray table and throws it at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A short gray table strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hand has begun to rot away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw rags on poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                436 / 480
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW RAGS ON POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | The poltergeist is invisible, so I'd have no way to target it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              436 / 481
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       436 / 482
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rotting sickness has spread to my body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           436 / 483
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "enter fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           436 / 484
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Entered!
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge, in the fountain
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd | Inside the fountain is some water.  Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "the poltergeist doesn't actually block us, does it?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           436 / 485
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | Ahhhhh! Mine Luftwaffe!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i thought it did"
		smartgenes says, "f status"
		DavidW says, "well, I'm asking."
smartgenes says, ".." 		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           436 / 486
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge, in the fountain
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           436 / 487
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | I have a lot of minor scratches, but will be okay, since I still have
Floyd | my looks.
Floyd |
Floyd | A little more water trickles into the fountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           436 / 488
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | Ahhhhh! Mine Luftwaffe!
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You need a cure disease spell to stop the rotting. Holy water isn't gonna help with this."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "rub garlic on ache" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           436 / 488
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUB GARLIC ON ACHE
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "ache" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I will have to get out of the fountain first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           436 / 489
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I get out of the fountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | I collapse to the floor. The pain all over my body has gone from a
Floyd | throbbing that I can deal with to sharp, sudden piercings of agony...
Floyd | Audrey sees me fall. She comes to my side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I lash out to keep her away. I see her talking to me, pleading to get
Floyd | up and get better, but my ears don't pick up the sound. I try to move
Floyd | my hands up to clear them, but there's just molding and seeping sacs
Floyd | of pus where my ears once were.
Floyd |
Floyd | I try to tell her to stay away and to burn me so that I infect no one
Floyd | else, but I can't make the words escape. She cradles me in her arms
Floyd | anyway. I am up against her cool body, she is stroking my forehead
Floyd | with her hands. I shift. My right arm begins to separate and cracks
Floyd | off into my jacket. Everything feels so warm, this fever is
Floyd | terrible...
Floyd |
Floyd | Libson couldn't even count. Dramatics of that hit and that round
Floyd | couldn't save it! Ha! Who could choose to slinking over abounds and
Floyd | hell? Hell! one lake algae flash seventeen flash future flash nothing
Floyd | release cradling holding still eyes NO not oh hope flash
Floyd | flash dice die die flash nothing ... nothing
Floyd |
Floyd | *** JARRET DUFFY IS DEAD ***
Floyd |
Floyd | *** END OF SESSION ***
Floyd |
Floyd | The game has ended.  Do you want to (R)ESTART, R(E)STORE a saved game,
Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 17, then find line 5 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 6.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "CF7" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF7
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 2,345, then find line 233 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 4,096.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit enter" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > HIT ENTER
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 327
Floyd | > HIT ENTERRestored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles
Floyd | The Candle Store is the second-most picketed store, right after
Floyd | Choad's. It used to be a lot worse when it was a nail and board
Floyd | emporium, though. Some old and independently wealthy latin guy owns
Floyd | the place, though, and he just doesn't care about the Cash-In of the
Floyd | Christ.
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles is decked out in a similar manner to the Bead Store,
Floyd | hippie stuff and dark shadows even when the power isn't completely
Floyd | out. This isn't the kind of city where one can set up a number of
Floyd | candles on stands like in the video to 'Wrapped Around Your Finger,'
Floyd | so instead all the candles and other objects are on shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floorspace towards the rear of the store is completely taken up by
Floyd | the long display table against the western wall.
Floyd | Audrey is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          351 / 328
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd | The spectre and a Revenant are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Revenant heads off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "there's the revenant"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       351 / 329
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd | The spectre and a Revenant are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to revenant" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       351 / 330
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO REVENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Revenant heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              351 / 331
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Gibs and a Revenant are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "She was here, Duffy. She was beautiful."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who was? Casey? Where's Casey?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Casey... " Gibs turns and looks at me for the first time since I came
Floyd | back. "No... not poor Casey. We finished up getting all the wreckage
Floyd | out of the way and as I looked up Casey was entranced by the most
Floyd | beautiful creature I have ever seen. Her skin was so pale, so fragile.
Floyd | She had this dark shock of bangs that framed her perfect face. As soon
Floyd | as I looked up, I froze. But she had locked eyes with Casey. I knew
Floyd | her name was Kali, but not how. Casey didn't seem to be able to move,
Floyd | at first, just like me. Then -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was a vampire, Gibs. I was hoping we'd avoid one, but -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "She took Casey by the hand and they both walked that way... into the
Floyd | darkness."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Revenant heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                351 / 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area and I can only see about half of
Floyd | it from here due to the lack of light -- the entire western end of it
Floyd | is cloaked in darkness. There are a number of cheap square tables and
Floyd | static plastic chairs bolted to the floor here, although a few have
Floyd | somehow broken off and are loose.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. They carry a large assortment
Floyd | of tabs, pills, drugs and spices. The Court has another section to the
Floyd | west, and there is an exit east from where we came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey lets out a little surprised 'yip!' and runs over towards me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jarret!" she says, "I felt something brush up against my leg!
Floyd | Something's here, in this area with us!" Before I can pooh-pooh her
Floyd | objections to this area, a metal chair comes flying at us. It appears
Floyd | as if a poltergeist has infected the food court.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | The vampire, Casey, and a Revenant are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fluorescent light comes flying right at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Revenant heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I notice something moving over in the far corner of the Food Court.
Floyd | It's a girl. She is wearing a reserved violet dress and has the most
Floyd | perfect, slim little figure I have ever seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | The vampire, I guess. It has to be; she's just as stunning as Gibs
Floyd | said.
Floyd |
Floyd | Focusing harder, I see Casey beside her, unmoving, defeated,
Floyd | completely obedient. The vampire whispers softly to her -- Casey snaps
Floyd | back into proper consciousness, and after a moment begins to look at
Floyd | her with loving trust. They are both several yards away, but I can
Floyd | make what the vampire says to her perfectly: Follow me, my
Floyd | pet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The vampire heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Casey heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                351 / 333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't get by the Poltergeist!
Floyd |
Floyd | Something roughly picks up a metal chair and throws it at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal chair strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, I see."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "jump over poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                351 / 333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP OVER POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | [ That sentence is not understood by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "but we would have to get the garlic from downstairs anyway"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    356 / 334
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nutrition & Herb Store
Floyd | The Nutrition Store is dominated by a series of five-foot high shelves
Floyd | that make up four distinct aisles. The walls are a sickly shade of
Floyd | green which some junior ad exec no doubt thinks promotes quick sales
Floyd | decisions, when all it truly does is make customers eager to get the
Floyd | hell out before they add an equally off-putting color to the
Floyd | surrounding by use of their own acrid vomit.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rear of the store is a modest plastic counter and an ancient
Floyd | analog cash register. Further behind that is a closed metal door that
Floyd | really clashes with what's going on otherwise, stylistically.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no front gate to the Nutrition Store, only a ten foot cut in
Floyd | the wall. The opening is not quite centered, however, and a 5'x3' pane
Floyd | of glass has been placed into the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead to the southwest and through the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There should surely be some garlic here," I say to myself...
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horrible scream pierces the air, originating from the far end of the
Floyd | Food Court.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement to the Nutrition Store                           361 / 336
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the door first)
Floyd | "I'm going to take a quick look below. Be right back."
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement to the Nutrition Store
Floyd | I descend the stairs and enter the basement. The air is at least
Floyd | twenty degrees cooler down here than it is up above and it has a bit
Floyd | of a tangy, acrid -- almost 'chewy' quality to it. My breath turns
Floyd | into wispy, stringy clouds the instant it leaves my lips and I begin
Floyd | to feel my very bones come across a deep chill. I usually prefer
Floyd | winter to summer, so normally I wouldn't be put off by the frost down
Floyd | here and a few bad smells, but there's something different about the
Floyd | chill in the air down here. The temperature of the air seems
Floyd | malevolent, almost.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ceiling of the basement is about five and a half feet high, so I
Floyd | have to lurch over like I'm the hunchback of Notre Dork just to get
Floyd | around. The walls have a very rough texture to them, as if they were
Floyd | blasted away and then sanded down in a very half-assed manner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The corridor continues into darkness to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  First Basement Corridor                                   361 / 337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | First Basement Corridor
Floyd | The light is very poor in this room, all of it coming from what can
Floyd | seep and pour through the metal door up above. The floor has turned to
Floyd | earth, however, and the walls seem to have a texture wholly different
Floyd | from the blasted rock earlier in the corridor. I can't say I'm totally
Floyd | suprised to find this area down here below the Mall, as rumor was that
Floyd | the place was built upon some burial grounds. I just never knew that
Floyd | they were, in parts, integrated.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead south and further on to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't think Casey has a lot of time," says Gibs. "I don't remember
Floyd | as much D&D crap as you do, Duffy, but I'm thinking she has maybe
Floyd | fifteen minutes."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               361 / 338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Coffin Room
Floyd | The basement ceiling gets much taller in this room, about up to 15
Floyd | feet or so, I'd guess. At the very top is a small torch, which is
Floyd | providing a fair bit of the light in the room -- the rest of it is
Floyd | reflected from the coffin in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground is no longer soft earth, either, but rather blocks of cold
Floyd | stone. The walls are made of some kind of brick which reflects a bit
Floyd | of light as well, although nowhere near as well as the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | A support beam has been installed next to the coffin. Beyond it, to
Floyd | the right, is a small and very dark alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                                    361 / 339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Alcove
Floyd | I practically have to crawl to get into this little cave-like section
Floyd | cut away from the basement. The light is gobbled up from something
Floyd | inside, as nothing from the coffin room manages to get in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing of note here is a very small trestle up against the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get garlic" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                                    376 / 340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GARLIC
Floyd |
Floyd | I take the garlic.
Floyd |
Floyd | I hear metallic stone sliding up against metallic stone coming from
Floyd | the next room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               376 / 341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Coffin Room
Floyd | The ceiling in this room is unique within the basement, as it is
Floyd | actually enough up where I don't have to hunch. At the top of the
Floyd | ceiling is a single, lit torch, held at a diagonal against the wall
Floyd | with a bracket. All available light is strongly reflected from the
Floyd | coffin, which sits quietly in the corner of the room. The walls are
Floyd | made out of a flecked brick, and a support beam stands to the right of
Floyd | the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits are south towards the stairs and east into a tight alcove.
Floyd | The lid is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | I see two bandaged hands slowly emerge from darkness. They grope at
Floyd | the sides of the coffin. A figure rises, I see first the unwrapped,
Floyd | rotting head and then the torso, wound tight with stinking fibers and
Floyd | rags.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy turns its head directly towards me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw menorah at torch" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               376 / 342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW MENORAH AT TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I knock the torch off of the bracket! The torch falls to the ground,
Floyd | where the cold fog quickly extinguishes it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy exits the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy slowly begins to moan, seemingly within a weary, endless
Floyd | pain. It quickly shifts this to a scream. Its keen is of a deep tenor,
Floyd | and it begins thrashing about. Small scraps of deteriorating bandages
Floyd | fall from its person and onto the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy strikes the support beam! Chunks of the ceiling fall
Floyd | downwards and it sounds as if the entire Mall has collapsed a little.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chaos breaks me out of my fear-trance. I feel I could flee now if
Floyd | I wanted to try.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I feel awful after that last touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "oops"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Unable to undo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 2,345, then find line 233 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 4,096.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit enter" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > HIT ENTER
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          351 / 327
Floyd | > HIT ENTERRestored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles
Floyd | The Candle Store is the second-most picketed store, right after
Floyd | Choad's. It used to be a lot worse when it was a nail and board
Floyd | emporium, though. Some old and independently wealthy latin guy owns
Floyd | the place, though, and he just doesn't care about the Cash-In of the
Floyd | Christ.
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles is decked out in a similar manner to the Bead Store,
Floyd | hippie stuff and dark shadows even when the power isn't completely
Floyd | out. This isn't the kind of city where one can set up a number of
Floyd | candles on stands like in the video to 'Wrapped Around Your Finger,'
Floyd | so instead all the candles and other objects are on shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floorspace towards the rear of the store is completely taken up by
Floyd | the long display table against the western wall.
Floyd | Audrey is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          351 / 328
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd | The spectre and a Revenant are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Revenant heads off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       351 / 329
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd | The spectre and a Revenant are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              351 / 330
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Gibs is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey follows me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "She was here, Duffy. She was beautiful."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who was? Casey? Where's Casey?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Casey... " Gibs turns and looks at me for the first time since I came
Floyd | back. "No... not poor Casey. We finished up getting all the wreckage
Floyd | out of the way and as I looked up Casey was entranced by the most
Floyd | beautiful creature I have ever seen. Her skin was so pale, so fragile.
Floyd | She had this dark shock of bangs that framed her perfect face. As soon
Floyd | as I looked up, I froze. But she had locked eyes with Casey. I knew
Floyd | her name was Kali, but not how. Casey didn't seem to be able to move,
Floyd | at first, just like me. Then -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was a vampire, Gibs. I was hoping we'd avoid one, but -- "
Floyd |
Floyd | "She took Casey by the hand and they both walked that way... into the
Floyd | darkness."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Revenant arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                351 / 331
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area and I can only see about half of
Floyd | it from here due to the lack of light -- the entire western end of it
Floyd | is cloaked in darkness. There are a number of cheap square tables and
Floyd | static plastic chairs bolted to the floor here, although a few have
Floyd | somehow broken off and are loose.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. They carry a large assortment
Floyd | of tabs, pills, drugs and spices. The Court has another section to the
Floyd | west, and there is an exit east from where we came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey lets out a little surprised 'yip!' and runs over towards me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jarret!" she says, "I felt something brush up against my leg!
Floyd | Something's here, in this area with us!" Before I can pooh-pooh her
Floyd | objections to this area, a metal chair comes flying at us. It appears
Floyd | as if a poltergeist has infected the food court.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | The vampire and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Revenant arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | I notice something moving over in the far corner of the Food Court.
Floyd | It's a girl. She is wearing a reserved violet dress and has the most
Floyd | perfect, slim little figure I have ever seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | The vampire, I guess. It has to be; she's just as stunning as Gibs
Floyd | said.
Floyd |
Floyd | Focusing harder, I see Casey beside her, unmoving, defeated,
Floyd | completely obedient. The vampire whispers softly to her -- Casey snaps
Floyd | back into proper consciousness, and after a moment begins to look at
Floyd | her with loving trust. They are both several yards away, but I can
Floyd | make what the vampire says to her perfectly: Follow me, my
Floyd | pet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The vampire heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Casey heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If there wasn't a time constraint, I'd suggest moving all loose objects out of the food court so the poltergeist had nothing to throw."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    356 / 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nutrition & Herb Store
Floyd | The Nutrition Store is dominated by a series of five-foot high shelves
Floyd | that make up four distinct aisles. The walls are a sickly shade of
Floyd | green which some junior ad exec no doubt thinks promotes quick sales
Floyd | decisions, when all it truly does is make customers eager to get the
Floyd | hell out before they add an equally off-putting color to the
Floyd | surrounding by use of their own acrid vomit.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rear of the store is a modest plastic counter and an ancient
Floyd | analog cash register. Further behind that is a closed metal door that
Floyd | really clashes with what's going on otherwise, stylistically.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no front gate to the Nutrition Store, only a ten foot cut in
Floyd | the wall. The opening is not quite centered, however, and a 5'x3' pane
Floyd | of glass has been placed into the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead to the southwest and through the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There should surely be some garlic here," I say to myself...
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement to the Nutrition Store                           361 / 334
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the door first)
Floyd | "I'm going to take a quick look below. Be right back."
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement to the Nutrition Store
Floyd | I descend the stairs and enter the basement. The air is at least
Floyd | twenty degrees cooler down here than it is up above and it has a bit
Floyd | of a tangy, acrid -- almost 'chewy' quality to it. My breath turns
Floyd | into wispy, stringy clouds the instant it leaves my lips and I begin
Floyd | to feel my very bones come across a deep chill. I usually prefer
Floyd | winter to summer, so normally I wouldn't be put off by the frost down
Floyd | here and a few bad smells, but there's something different about the
Floyd | chill in the air down here. The temperature of the air seems
Floyd | malevolent, almost.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ceiling of the basement is about five and a half feet high, so I
Floyd | have to lurch over like I'm the hunchback of Notre Dork just to get
Floyd | around. The walls have a very rough texture to them, as if they were
Floyd | blasted away and then sanded down in a very half-assed manner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The corridor continues into darkness to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horrible scream pierces the air, originating from the far end of the
Floyd | Food Court.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  First Basement Corridor                                   361 / 335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | First Basement Corridor
Floyd | The light is very poor in this room, all of it coming from what can
Floyd | seep and pour through the metal door up above. The floor has turned to
Floyd | earth, however, and the walls seem to have a texture wholly different
Floyd | from the blasted rock earlier in the corridor. I can't say I'm totally
Floyd | suprised to find this area down here below the Mall, as rumor was that
Floyd | the place was built upon some burial grounds. I just never knew that
Floyd | they were, in parts, integrated.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead south and further on to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               361 / 336
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Coffin Room
Floyd | The basement ceiling gets much taller in this room, about up to 15
Floyd | feet or so, I'd guess. At the very top is a small torch, which is
Floyd | providing a fair bit of the light in the room -- the rest of it is
Floyd | reflected from the coffin in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground is no longer soft earth, either, but rather blocks of cold
Floyd | stone. The walls are made of some kind of brick which reflects a bit
Floyd | of light as well, although nowhere near as well as the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | A support beam has been installed next to the coffin. Beyond it, to
Floyd | the right, is a small and very dark alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't think Casey has a lot of time," says Gibs. "I don't remember
Floyd | as much D&D crap as you do, Duffy, but I'm thinking she has maybe
Floyd | fifteen minutes."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                                    361 / 337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Alcove
Floyd | I practically have to crawl to get into this little cave-like section
Floyd | cut away from the basement. The light is gobbled up from something
Floyd | inside, as nothing from the coffin room manages to get in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing of note here is a very small trestle up against the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x trestle" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                                    361 / 338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRESTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the corner of the alcove is a single trestle. It's obviously
Floyd | rotting away, and emitting a little bit of an old musty smell. It
Floyd | stands about two feet high and looks as if it might crumble at any
Floyd | time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The trestle has a garlic clove on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get garlic" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                                    376 / 339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GARLIC
Floyd |
Floyd | I take the garlic.
Floyd |
Floyd | I hear metallic stone sliding up against metallic stone coming from
Floyd | the next room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Might try leaving the cross in the food court."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                                    376 / 340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound is so soft, but I hear something brush up against the coffin
Floyd | walls. I... I can't bear to turn my head and look at what it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               376 / 341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Coffin Room
Floyd | The ceiling in this room is unique within the basement, as it is
Floyd | actually enough up where I don't have to hunch. At the top of the
Floyd | ceiling is a single, lit torch, held at a diagonal against the wall
Floyd | with a bracket. All available light is strongly reflected from the
Floyd | coffin, which sits quietly in the corner of the room. The walls are
Floyd | made out of a flecked brick, and a support beam stands to the right of
Floyd | the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits are south towards the stairs and east into a tight alcove.
Floyd | The lid is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy exits the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy slowly begins to moan, seemingly within a weary, endless
Floyd | pain. It quickly shifts this to a scream. Its keen is of a deep tenor,
Floyd | and it begins thrashing about. Small scraps of deteriorating bandages
Floyd | fall from its person and onto the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy strikes the support beam! Chunks of the ceiling fall
Floyd | downwards and it sounds as if the entire Mall has collapsed a little.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I feel awful after that last touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw menorah at torch" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               431 / 342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW MENORAH AT TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I knock the torch off of the bracket! The torch plummets to the
Floyd | ground, but on the way down it strikes the mummy! The mummy quickly
Floyd | catches fire and lets out a set of horrible screams. It begins to
Floyd | flail about wildly, but I'm able to stay out of its way. Within
Floyd | moments the fire consumes most of the mummy and I give the charred
Floyd | skeletal and bandage bits that are left a helpful kick.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy is reduced to extinguished, dusty chunks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "seems you can't avoid the curse"
		DavidW says, "I'm sure we can't avoid it."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get rags" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               431 / 343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  First Basement Corridor                                   431 / 344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | First Basement Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of corridor is little more than a narrow, forgotten
Floyd | passageway. Soft earth makes up the floor, a distinct change from the
Floyd | cement seen to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a flash of pain right where the mummy first struck me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Basement to the Nutrition Store                           431 / 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement to the Nutrition Store
Floyd | The temperature of the air down here in the basement is quite cold,
Floyd | probably no more than thirty degrees Fahrenheit. The ceiling is just
Floyd | over five feet high, and the walls have a very rough texture to them,
Floyd | as if they were blasted away and then poorly sanded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go up to a health store or north to a
Floyd | basement corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nutrition & Herb Store
Floyd | The Nutrition Store is dominated by a series of five-foot high shelves
Floyd | that make up four distinct aisles. The walls are a sickly shade of
Floyd | green and contrast with the subdued nature of the shelves and all the
Floyd | jars of pills placed upon them.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rear of the store is a modest wood counter and an ancient
Floyd | analog cash register. Even further, behind the counter and register,
Floyd | is a metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no front gate to the Nutrition Store, only a ten foot cut in
Floyd | the wall. The opening is not quite centered, however, and a 5'x3' pane
Floyd | of glass has been placed into the southern wall.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jarret, are you okay? What happened down there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "The mummy... it touched me," I say. It's tough to get the words out
Floyd | of my throat as it seems so dry and craggy.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you think -- " Audrey pauses for a sec -- "Did it infect you with
Floyd | something? Oh, goddess. Okay, let's find something to put on it.
Floyd | Something's got to help the pain."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "And I suspect we can't find the cure until after the vampire is dealt with, since all the threats of poltergeist, vampire, and mummy are tied together."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | A broken chair is drawn up from the floor and thrown at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A broken chair strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | > SAVESaved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "now what.."
		DavidW says, "Possibly there's a cure in the nutrition store. Possibly the cross, left in the food court, can block the poltergeist."
		smartgenes says, "i doubt it, but we could try"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | glasses:  I can't drop my specs! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd | gaming glove:  I will have to take the gaming glove off first.
Floyd | Big Gulp drink:  Dropped.
Floyd | pleather purse:  Dropped.
Floyd | socks:  Dropped.
Floyd | Magic: The Gathering cards:  Dropped.
Floyd | lacrosse stick:  Dropped.
Floyd | phone:  Dropped.
Floyd | aged text:  Dropped.
Floyd | blue balloon:  Dropped.
Floyd | urn:  Dropped.
Floyd | garlic clove:  Dropped.
Floyd | torch:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       431 / 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | My right hand has started to throb, and I take a closer look at it --
Floyd | it's starting to blacken a little bit. I suspect this is from the
Floyd | mummy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get cross" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       431 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hand has begun to rot away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, some chair parts,
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, the blue
Floyd | balloon, an urn, the garlic clove, and the torch (broken) are here.
Floyd | The phone is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something roughly picks up a short gray table and throws it at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A short gray table strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't get by the Poltergeist!
Floyd |
Floyd | Something roughly picks up a broken chair and throws it at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A broken chair strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit poltergeist with cross" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT POLTERGEIST WITH CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | The poltergeist is invisible, so I have no way of really tracking it.
Floyd | Likewise, it can't directly affect me with its transparent non-body.
Floyd |
Floyd | An urn comes flying right at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | An urn strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rotting sickness has spread to my body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "show cross" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | Try having me show something to someone in particular.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "show cross to poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CROSS TO POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | The poltergeist doesn't seem too interested in the cross.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | Poltergeists are a form of invisible undead that whines for attention
Floyd | by flinging shit at people. Of all the creatures and spirits that make
Floyd | up the hierarchy of walking dead, these mewling little bitches are the
Floyd | ones I despise with the most passion. They're the worst drama queens
Floyd | in the underworld. In reality, 'poltergeists' are just the
Floyd | manifestations of picked-on, spoiled little emo or Goth kids... I
Floyd | can't imagine what this demonically-realized little ghost brat has
Floyd | going on underneath the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | The poltergeist hurls the garlic clove at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | The garlic clove strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "complain" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COMPLAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "complain" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "tell poltergeist to go home" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL POLTERGEIST TO GO HOME
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "home" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw cross" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | [Be a more specific about what you'd like me to throw the cross
Floyd | at.]
Floyd |
Floyd | The poltergeist hurls the aged text at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | The aged text strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | Poltergeists can not communicate that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go can" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't enter the garbage can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "emote hums the theme tune to Poltergeist"
		DavidW says, "I never saw the movie."
		smartgenes says, "that was the reference to the burial ground in the tunnel"
		smartgenes says, "in the film their house was built on dead Indian burial ground"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "pray" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get urn" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET URN
Floyd |
Floyd | Right on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The poltergeist picks up Gibs's lacrosse stick and throws it towards
Floyd | me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Duffy... Casey's got maybe 12 minutes left by my count," says
Floyd | Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (assuming you mean the urn)
Floyd | This rather large urn is crafted in the shape of an upside-down
Floyd | mushroom. It's a base silver in color with a floral pattern painted on
Floyd | top.
Floyd |
Floyd | The poltergeist hurls a metal chair at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal chair strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear urn on head" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR URN ON HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | [ That sentence is not understood by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm beginning to think that just removing everything from the court might work."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | fluorescent light:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | garbage can:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | brown table:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | short gray table:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | plastic chair:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | metal chair:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | broken chair:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | chair parts:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | Big Gulp drink:  Taken.
Floyd | pleather purse:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | socks:  Taken.
Floyd | Magic: The Gathering cards:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | lacrosse stick:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | phone:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | aged text:  Got it.
Floyd | blue balloon:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | garlic clove:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | torch:  Got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | I collapse to the floor. The pain all over my body has gone from a
Floyd | throbbing that I can deal with to sharp, sudden piercings of agony...
Floyd | Audrey sees me fall. She comes to my side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I lash out to keep her away. I see her talking to me, pleading to get
Floyd | up and get better, but my ears don't pick up the sound. I try to move
Floyd | my hands up to clear them, but there's just molding and seeping sacs
Floyd | of pus where my ears once were.
Floyd |
Floyd | I try to tell her to stay away and to burn me so that I infect no one
Floyd | else, but I can't make the words escape. She cradles me in her arms
Floyd | anyway. I am up against her cool body, she is stroking my forehead
Floyd | with her hands. I shift. My right arm begins to separate and cracks
Floyd | off into my jacket. Everything feels so warm, this fever is
Floyd | terrible...
Floyd |
Floyd | Libson couldn't even count. Dramatics of that hit and that round
Floyd | couldn't save it! Ha! Who could choose to slinking over abounds and
Floyd | hell? Hell! one lake algae flash seventeen flash future flash nothing
Floyd | release cradling holding still eyes NO not oh hope flash
Floyd | flash dice die die flash nothing ... nothing
Floyd |
Floyd | *** JARRET DUFFY IS DEAD ***
Floyd |
Floyd | *** END OF SESSION ***
Floyd |
Floyd | The game has ended.  Do you want to (R)ESTART, R(E)STORE a saved game,
Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 22, then find line 1 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 10.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit enter" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > HIT ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 2,345, then find line 233 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 4,096.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit enter" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > HIT ENTER
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 347
Floyd | > HIT ENTERRestored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I scream like a banshee. Nothing seems to happen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some chair parts are drawn up from the floor and thrown at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x rags" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | The torch is no longer lit, having been overcome by the intense cold
Floyd | of the coffin room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear rags" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't wear the torch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), the gaming glove (being worn),
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the phone, the aged text, the
Floyd | blue balloon, an urn, the garlic clove, and the torch (broken).
Floyd |
Floyd | A broken chair comes flying right at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | My right hand has started to throb, and I take a closer look at it --
Floyd | it's starting to blacken a little bit. I suspect this is from the
Floyd | mummy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "pop balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POP BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Ha-ha! Suck down the madness!
Floyd |
Floyd | (I break the balloon.)
Floyd |
Floyd | A brown table wobbles a bit, and is suddenly hurled at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "inhale helium" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INHALE HELIUM
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "helium" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "inhale balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INHALE BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Why do that?
Floyd |
Floyd | Some chair parts are drawn up from the floor and thrown at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | Some chair parts strike me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "any ideas?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give gulp to poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GULP TO POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hand has begun to rot away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give cards to poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CARDS TO POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some chair parts wobble a bit, and are suddenly hurled at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]                            NECROTIC DRIFT
Floyd |    NECROTIC DRIFT
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. Introduction
Floyd | 2. System Requirements
Floyd | 3. What is Interactive Fiction?
Floyd | 4. Game Instructions -- Commands
Floyd | 5. Scoring
Floyd | 6. Hints
Floyd | 7. Credits
Floyd | 8. License and Copyright Information
Floyd | 9. About the Hugo Compiler
Floyd | 10. About the Programmer
Floyd |
Floyd | Select the number of your choice or "Q" to exit:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "6" 		

Floyd ]                          Regarding hints...
Floyd |
Floyd | It is not possible to get the game in an unwinnable state. General
Floyd | advice would be to role play Duffy and make those choices that he
Floyd | faces which he is seemingly incapable of making on his own, as well as
Floyd | talk at length to the other characters that you will encounter.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | For more specific help and hints with the game, try the Usenet
Floyd | newsgroup rec.games.int-fiction -- the users of this group
Floyd | are often able to help with quality hints and solid nudges.
Floyd | Additionally, you are invited to drop by the author's BBS at
Floyd | [LINK] where he will be able to
Floyd | answer any and all questions.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press a key...]

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]                            NECROTIC DRIFT
Floyd |    NECROTIC DRIFT
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. Introduction
Floyd | 2. System Requirements
Floyd | 3. What is Interactive Fiction?
Floyd | 4. Game Instructions -- Commands
Floyd | 5. Scoring
Floyd | 6. Hints
Floyd | 7. Credits
Floyd | 8. License and Copyright Information
Floyd | 9. About the Hugo Compiler
Floyd | 10. About the Programmer
Floyd |
Floyd | Select the number of your choice or "Q" to exit:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "10" 		

Floyd ]                       About the Programmer
Floyd |
Floyd | Robb Sherwin is a twenty-nine year old computer programmer
Floyd | originally from Rochester, NY. He attended Syracuse University, badly,
Floyd | and later moved to northern Colorado where he spends his free time
Floyd | playing softball & flag football, rooting for the New Orleans Saints,
Floyd | libeling Ben Parrish on the Pinback Web Central forum and skulking
Floyd | about the Longmont Twin Peaks Mall with a digital camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | He can be reached via e-mail at beaver@zombieworld.com
Floyd |
Floyd | NECROTIC DRIFT was his sixth work of interactive fiction. He
Floyd | has also authored FALLACY OF DAWN, PANTOMIME,
Floyd | CHICKS DIG JERKS, A CRIMSON SPRING, and
Floyd | REVENGER. He will be releasing his eighth game,
Floyd | CRYPTOZOOKEEPER in 2010.
Floyd |
Floyd | He co-authored NO TIME TO SQUEAL with Mike Sousa. All can be
Floyd | freely downloaded through his webpage located at
Floyd | www.joltcountry.com.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press a key...]

		DavidW says, "okay, the game is fibbing about no unwinnable state."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]                            NECROTIC DRIFT
Floyd |    NECROTIC DRIFT
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. Introduction
Floyd | 2. System Requirements
Floyd | 3. What is Interactive Fiction?
Floyd | 4. Game Instructions -- Commands
Floyd | 5. Scoring
Floyd | 6. Hints
Floyd | 7. Credits
Floyd | 8. License and Copyright Information
Floyd | 9. About the Hugo Compiler
Floyd | 10. About the Programmer
Floyd |
Floyd | Select the number of your choice or "Q" to exit:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 353
Floyd | Returning to the story...
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "how does one target a poltergeist"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear shades" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | I haven't seen anything like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       431 / 355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rotting sickness has spread to my body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           431 / 356
Floyd | >

		inky says, "go after its family"

Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            431 / 357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunglasses Hut
Floyd | I'm not quite sure why sunglasses and shades are only sold in 'huts'
Floyd | but this store is very un-hut like. There are three very solid walls
Floyd | here and a roof made not of thatch, but poured, cracking cement. The
Floyd | floor is hardly comprised of peat or mud, but the same tile present
Floyd | everywhere else in the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fair bit of ether has snaked itself into the room. It combines with
Floyd | the hand-picked and market-researched atmospheric lights that still
Floyd | function to give off a very deep, defracted and soothing look to the
Floyd | room. Vibrant purples and deep blues dominate the walls and counters
Floyd | of the Sunglasses Hut.
Floyd |
Floyd | I worked at this place for a week once when I was fighting with my
Floyd | manager at the D&D store. I acquired a little bit of trivia regarding
Floyd | this place (for instance, the center display case will open if it's
Floyd | tapped upon) but nothing useful otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Wearing the shades didn't help us see it."
		DavidW says, "We tried that before."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit case" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            431 / 358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | I give the case a good whack, and it opens with ease.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the center display case are the mirrored shades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get shades" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            431 / 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear shades" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            431 / 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | I take off my glasses and put the shades on. Things get considerably
Floyd | darker.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Duffy... Casey's got maybe 12 minutes left by my count," says
Floyd | Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            431 / 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunglasses Hut
Floyd | A fair bit of ether has snaked itself into the room. It combines with
Floyd | the hand-picked and market-researched atmospheric lights that still
Floyd | function to give off a very deep, defracted and soothing look to the
Floyd | room. Vibrant purples and deep blues dominate the walls and counters
Floyd | of the Sunglasses Hut.
Floyd |
Floyd | I worked at this place for a week once when I was fighting with my
Floyd | manager at the D&D store. I acquired a little bit of trivia regarding
Floyd | this place (for instance, the center display case will open if it's
Floyd | tapped upon) but nothing useful otherwise.
Floyd | Inside the center display case are the mirrored shades.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "redo" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            431 / 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "redo" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear shades" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            431 / 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | I take off my glasses and put the shades on. Things get considerably
Floyd | darker.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Duffy... Casey's got maybe 12 minutes left by my count," says
Floyd | Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           431 / 361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       431 / 362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | I collapse to the floor. The pain all over my body has gone from a
Floyd | throbbing that I can deal with to sharp, sudden piercings of agony...
Floyd | Audrey sees me fall. She comes to my side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I lash out to keep her away. I see her talking to me, pleading to get
Floyd | up and get better, but my ears don't pick up the sound. I try to move
Floyd | my hands up to clear them, but there's just molding and seeping sacs
Floyd | of pus where my ears once were.
Floyd |
Floyd | I try to tell her to stay away and to burn me so that I infect no one
Floyd | else, but I can't make the words escape. She cradles me in her arms
Floyd | anyway. I am up against her cool body, she is stroking my forehead
Floyd | with her hands. I shift. My right arm begins to separate and cracks
Floyd | off into my jacket. Everything feels so warm, this fever is
Floyd | terrible...
Floyd |
Floyd | Libson couldn't even count. Dramatics of that hit and that round
Floyd | couldn't save it! Ha! Who could choose to slinking over abounds and
Floyd | hell? Hell! one lake algae flash seventeen flash future flash nothing
Floyd | release cradling holding still eyes NO not oh hope flash
Floyd | flash dice die die flash nothing ... nothing
Floyd |
Floyd | *** JARRET DUFFY IS DEAD ***
Floyd |
Floyd | *** END OF SESSION ***
Floyd |
Floyd | The game has ended.  Do you want to (R)ESTART, R(E)STORE a saved game,
Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 2,345, then find line 233 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 4,096.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit enter" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > HIT ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 17, then find line 5 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 6.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF9
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 347
Floyd | > CF9Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "ho-hum"
		DavidW asks, "If you move all this stuff away, does the poltergeist stop us?"
		smartgenes says, "i dont think we could given the time-limit"
		DavidW asks, "Do you have another idea then?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | glasses:  I can't drop my specs! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd | gaming glove:  I will have to take the gaming glove off first.
Floyd | Big Gulp drink:  Dropped.
Floyd | pleather purse:  Dropped.
Floyd | socks:  Dropped.
Floyd | Magic: The Gathering cards:  Dropped.
Floyd | lacrosse stick:  Dropped.
Floyd | phone:  Dropped.
Floyd | aged text:  Dropped.
Floyd | blue balloon:  Dropped.
Floyd | urn:  Dropped.
Floyd | garlic clove:  Dropped.
Floyd | torch:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fluorescent light is drawn up from the floor and thrown at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A fluorescent light strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | My right hand has started to throb, and I take a closer look at it --
Floyd | it's starting to blacken a little bit. I suspect this is from the
Floyd | mummy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | fluorescent light:  Taken.
Floyd | garbage can:  Taken.
Floyd | brown table:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | short gray table:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | plastic chair:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | metal chair:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | broken chair:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | chair parts:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, the blue
Floyd | balloon, an urn, the garlic clove, the torch (broken) are here.
Floyd | The phone is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hand has begun to rot away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop light" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A brown table, a short gray table, a plastic chair, a metal chair, a
Floyd | broken chair, and some chair parts are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | brown table:  Taken.
Floyd | short gray table:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | plastic chair:  Taken.
Floyd | metal chair:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | broken chair:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | chair parts:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rotting sickness has spread to my body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, the blue
Floyd | balloon, an urn, the garlic clove, the torch (broken), a fluorescent
Floyd | light are here.
Floyd | The phone is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | glasses:  I can't drop my specs! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd | gaming glove:  I will have to take the gaming glove off first.
Floyd | garbage can:  Dropped.
Floyd | brown table:  Dropped.
Floyd | plastic chair:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A short gray table, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair
Floyd | parts are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | short gray table:  Taken.
Floyd | metal chair:  Taken.
Floyd | broken chair:  Taken.
Floyd | chair parts:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, the blue
Floyd | balloon, an urn, the garlic clove, the torch (broken), a fluorescent
Floyd | light, a garbage can, a brown table, a plastic chair are here.
Floyd | The phone is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Duffy... Casey's got maybe 12 minutes left by my count," says
Floyd | Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop table" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop metal chair" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP METAL CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | I collapse to the floor. The pain all over my body has gone from a
Floyd | throbbing that I can deal with to sharp, sudden piercings of agony...
Floyd | Audrey sees me fall. She comes to my side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I lash out to keep her away. I see her talking to me, pleading to get
Floyd | up and get better, but my ears don't pick up the sound. I try to move
Floyd | my hands up to clear them, but there's just molding and seeping sacs
Floyd | of pus where my ears once were.
Floyd |
Floyd | I try to tell her to stay away and to burn me so that I infect no one
Floyd | else, but I can't make the words escape. She cradles me in her arms
Floyd | anyway. I am up against her cool body, she is stroking my forehead
Floyd | with her hands. I shift. My right arm begins to separate and cracks
Floyd | off into my jacket. Everything feels so warm, this fever is
Floyd | terrible...
Floyd |
Floyd | Libson couldn't even count. Dramatics of that hit and that round
Floyd | couldn't save it! Ha! Who could choose to slinking over abounds and
Floyd | hell? Hell! one lake algae flash seventeen flash future flash nothing
Floyd | release cradling holding still eyes NO not oh hope flash
Floyd | flash dice die die flash nothing ... nothing
Floyd |
Floyd | *** JARRET DUFFY IS DEAD ***
Floyd |
Floyd | *** END OF SESSION ***
Floyd |
Floyd | The game has ended.  Do you want to (R)ESTART, R(E)STORE a saved game,
Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop broken chair" 		

Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?
Floyd | > DROP BROKEN CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter (R)ESTART, R(E)STORE, (U)NDO, or (Q)UIT:

		DavidW says, "hm"
		smartgenes says, "it could be done i guess if i did the drops manually"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Enter (R)ESTART, R(E)STORE, (U)NDO, or (Q)UIT:
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 17, then find line 5 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 6.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		DavidW says, "The rotting kils us too quickly, but it seems feasible with the limit on saving Casey."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit enter" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > HIT ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 2,345, then find line 233 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 4,096.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF9
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 347
Floyd | > CF9Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | glasses:  I can't drop my specs! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd | gaming glove:  I will have to take the gaming glove off first.
Floyd | Big Gulp drink:  Dropped.
Floyd | pleather purse:  Dropped.
Floyd | socks:  Dropped.
Floyd | Magic: The Gathering cards:  Dropped.
Floyd | lacrosse stick:  Dropped.
Floyd | phone:  Dropped.
Floyd | aged text:  Dropped.
Floyd | blue balloon:  Dropped.
Floyd | urn:  Dropped.
Floyd | garlic clove:  Dropped.
Floyd | torch:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So, we must find a cure before tackling poltergeist or vampire, it seems."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | My right hand has started to throb, and I take a closer look at it --
Floyd | it's starting to blacken a little bit. I suspect this is from the
Floyd | mummy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get metal chair" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET METAL CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fluorescent light wobbles a bit, and is suddenly hurled at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get plastic chair" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PLASTIC CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hand has begun to rot away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, the blue
Floyd | balloon, an urn, the garlic clove, the torch (broken) are here.
Floyd | The phone is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop metal chair" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP METAL CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop plastic chair" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP PLASTIC CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rotting sickness has spread to my body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a broken chair, and some chair parts are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | A garbage can is drawn up from the floor and thrown at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A garbage can strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get can" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get light" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some chair parts wobble a bit, and are suddenly hurled at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | Some chair parts strike me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get parts" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PARTS
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, the blue
Floyd | balloon, an urn, the garlic clove, the torch (broken), a metal chair,
Floyd | a plastic chair are here.
Floyd | The phone is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Duffy... Casey's got maybe 12 minutes left by my count," says
Floyd | Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I thought we determined we don't have the time to move court crap while rotting?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop can" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop light" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | I collapse to the floor. The pain all over my body has gone from a
Floyd | throbbing that I can deal with to sharp, sudden piercings of agony...
Floyd | Audrey sees me fall. She comes to my side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I lash out to keep her away. I see her talking to me, pleading to get
Floyd | up and get better, but my ears don't pick up the sound. I try to move
Floyd | my hands up to clear them, but there's just molding and seeping sacs
Floyd | of pus where my ears once were.
Floyd |
Floyd | I try to tell her to stay away and to burn me so that I infect no one
Floyd | else, but I can't make the words escape. She cradles me in her arms
Floyd | anyway. I am up against her cool body, she is stroking my forehead
Floyd | with her hands. I shift. My right arm begins to separate and cracks
Floyd | off into my jacket. Everything feels so warm, this fever is
Floyd | terrible...
Floyd |
Floyd | Libson couldn't even count. Dramatics of that hit and that round
Floyd | couldn't save it! Ha! Who could choose to slinking over abounds and
Floyd | hell? Hell! one lake algae flash seventeen flash future flash nothing
Floyd | release cradling holding still eyes NO not oh hope flash
Floyd | flash dice die die flash nothing ... nothing
Floyd |
Floyd | *** JARRET DUFFY IS DEAD ***
Floyd |
Floyd | *** END OF SESSION ***
Floyd |
Floyd | The game has ended.  Do you want to (R)ESTART, R(E)STORE a saved game,
Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?

		smartgenes says, "looks like we did"
		smartgenes says, "i thought we might have a few more moves from the "you are carrying too much to drop that" messages"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 17, then find line 5 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 6.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF9
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 2,345, then find line 233 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 4,096.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		DavidW says, "no"

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF9
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 347
Floyd | > CF9Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "call phone" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CALL PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | [Speaking to Trott on the phone...]
Floyd | Just talking to Trott will suffice.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something roughly picks up a short gray table and throws it at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A short gray table strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | [Speaking to Trott on the phone...]
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | A short gray table wobbles a bit, and is suddenly hurled at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A short gray table strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fluorescent light is drawn up from the floor and thrown at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A fluorescent light strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | My right hand has started to throb, and I take a closer look at it --
Floyd | it's starting to blacken a little bit. I suspect this is from the
Floyd | mummy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Whoa, that was you in the vision! What does a plus mean?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "1" 		DavidW asks, "Was there anything in the Nutrition Store itself? Surely there's pills in there?"

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 351
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "What does a plus mean?" asks Audrey. "On a home pregnancy test? It
Floyd | means that you're not pregnant. Thank God."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Did you have a close call or something?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, we had a close call. Don't you remember? It wasn't that
Floyd | long ago. I had got off ICQ talking to one of your ex-girlfriends the
Floyd | night before. She told me that you, quote, 'wig out' when spoken to in
Floyd | Elvish or some other made-up language along those lines."
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey continues her story, but I start to get a flood of memories
Floyd | back from that night. I had actually deigned to go out clubbing with
Floyd | her for a night a few weeks back. (I usually don't, as I am such a
Floyd | lousy, self-conscious dancer.) She was wearing this tight little gray
Floyd | dress with slight horizontal lines across it, made out of this fuzzy
Floyd | fabric -- the outfit practically squealed 'do me' by itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey was grinding her way up against me every time I went onto the
Floyd | floor. I just seizured out. That's the only way I know how to dance. I
Floyd | almost never really consume much alcohol, but that night I was taking
Floyd | pull after pull of some Safeway Vodka that Sydney had smuggled into
Floyd | the club as if the contents of the bottle were nothing more innocuous
Floyd | than Mexican Kool-Aid. Audrey and I took a cab back to her place, and
Floyd | we were all over one another before we could find the light switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | She was on top of me for what seemed like the better part of an hour
Floyd | when she dipped down and whispered something into my ear.
Floyd | Tye-mela'ne. It's Tolkein Elvish for 'I love you.' We don't
Floyd | seem to say that to each other very much, but even drunk I instantly
Floyd | translated what she said and I... well, I went off like a Soviet
Floyd | Catapult: unexpectedly, unpredictably, and altogether quite messily.
Floyd |
Floyd | I hadn't thought about it -- about the consequences of it -- until
Floyd | just right now. I didn't mean for her to go through a pregnancy scare
Floyd | like that by herself. I just wasn't thinking about the details.
Floyd |
Floyd | (For what it's worth, the story that Audrey related as I had this
Floyd | flashback was pretty much exactly like mine, except that she said that
Floyd | we only jammed for something like fifteen minutes. She's got this
Floyd | crazy, post-Einsteinian view of how time really works though, so don't
Floyd | believe her.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nutrition & Herb Store
Floyd | The Nutrition Store is dominated by a series of five-foot high shelves
Floyd | that make up four distinct aisles. The walls are a sickly shade of
Floyd | green and contrast with the subdued nature of the shelves and all the
Floyd | jars of pills placed upon them.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rear of the store is a modest wood counter and an ancient
Floyd | analog cash register. Even further, behind the counter and register,
Floyd | is a metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no front gate to the Nutrition Store, only a ten foot cut in
Floyd | the wall. The opening is not quite centered, however, and a 5'x3' pane
Floyd | of glass has been placed into the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hand has begun to rot away.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey looks at me with a little bit of inquisitive sympathy, but I
Floyd | don't say or reveal anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get pills" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PILLS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't take those.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey looks at me with a little bit of inquisitive sympathy, but I
Floyd | don't say or reveal anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "also, all this rotting isn't making my kimchi looking any tastier."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sit on chair" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which chair do you mean, the plastic chair, the metal chair, the
Floyd | broken chair, or the chair parts?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "plastic" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLASTIC
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the plastic chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "hey did it just bite our hand?"
		inky says, "those undead guys are jerks"
		smartgenes says, "we can wear socks on our hands if so"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "laugh at poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LAUGH AT POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "laugh" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh. You mean before encountering the mummy?"
		smartgenes says, "yep"
		DavidW says, "If it did attack the hand, maybe."
		smartgenes says, "still doesnt get us past poltergeist thoug"
		DavidW says, "Well, if we're not rotting, the move stuff out of the way strategy might work."
		smartgenes asks, "but then again i think it mentioned the jaw?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "restore cf8" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE CF8
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "cf8" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "But I'm not sure that socks will save us vs the mummy. I don't remember the game saying where we were touched."
		smartgenes says, "yeeeearrrgghhh"
		smartgenes says, "what about this strange mouth"
		DavidW asks, "I don't remember what it wants. It wanted something, didn't it?"
		smartgenes says, "cant remember now"
		DavidW says, "neither can I."
		DavidW says, "oh, it wants out of the Mall."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score is 431 from a trivial 601.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, and a key to pick its lock, but that may be metaphoric."
		smartgenes says, "why did the picture show the key on the girl's neck"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rotting sickness has spread to my body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That poster also had an urn."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       431 / 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate to the Record Store is down, blocking my path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           431 / 357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            431 / 358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunglasses Hut
Floyd | I'm not quite sure why sunglasses and shades are only sold in 'huts'
Floyd | but this store is very un-hut like. There are three very solid walls
Floyd | here and a roof made not of thatch, but poured, cracking cement. The
Floyd | floor is hardly comprised of peat or mud, but the same tile present
Floyd | everywhere else in the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fair bit of ether has snaked itself into the room. It combines with
Floyd | the hand-picked and market-researched atmospheric lights that still
Floyd | function to give off a very deep, defracted and soothing look to the
Floyd | room. Vibrant purples and deep blues dominate the walls and counters
Floyd | of the Sunglasses Hut.
Floyd |
Floyd | I worked at this place for a week once when I was fighting with my
Floyd | manager at the D&D store. I acquired a little bit of trivia regarding
Floyd | this place (for instance, the center display case will open if it's
Floyd | tapped upon) but nothing useful otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           431 / 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              431 / 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, East Edge
Floyd | This is the first level, or ground floor, of the Funtime Teen Mall.
Floyd | The lone Mall Exit leads in a westerly direction, past a few more
Floyd | stretches of darkness-enveloped corridor, and the Food Court. There's
Floyd | also a few more stores to the west, with the Mall passageways
Floyd | expanding to all four directions at that point.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead west to the rest of the Mall, and inside to the elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the corridor is a sculpted marble statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Duffy... Casey's got maybe 12 minutes left by my count," says
Floyd | Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go west to further down the mall or in to
Floyd | the elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           431 / 361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       431 / 362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | I collapse to the floor. The pain all over my body has gone from a
Floyd | throbbing that I can deal with to sharp, sudden piercings of agony...
Floyd | Audrey sees me fall. She comes to my side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I lash out to keep her away. I see her talking to me, pleading to get
Floyd | up and get better, but my ears don't pick up the sound. I try to move
Floyd | my hands up to clear them, but there's just molding and seeping sacs
Floyd | of pus where my ears once were.
Floyd |
Floyd | I try to tell her to stay away and to burn me so that I infect no one
Floyd | else, but I can't make the words escape. She cradles me in her arms
Floyd | anyway. I am up against her cool body, she is stroking my forehead
Floyd | with her hands. I shift. My right arm begins to separate and cracks
Floyd | off into my jacket. Everything feels so warm, this fever is
Floyd | terrible...
Floyd |
Floyd | Libson couldn't even count. Dramatics of that hit and that round
Floyd | couldn't save it! Ha! Who could choose to slinking over abounds and
Floyd | hell? Hell! one lake algae flash seventeen flash future flash nothing
Floyd | release cradling holding still eyes NO not oh hope flash
Floyd | flash dice die die flash nothing ... nothing
Floyd |
Floyd | *** JARRET DUFFY IS DEAD ***
Floyd |
Floyd | *** END OF SESSION ***
Floyd |
Floyd | The game has ended.  Do you want to (R)ESTART, R(E)STORE a saved game,
Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "f restore" 		

Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?
Floyd | > F RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter (R)ESTART, R(E)STORE, (U)NDO, or (Q)UIT:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Enter (R)ESTART, R(E)STORE, (U)NDO, or (Q)UIT:
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 2,345, then find line 233 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 4,096.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF9
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 17, then find line 5 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 6.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF9
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 347
Floyd | > CF9Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ht light with stick" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HT LIGHT WITH STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "ht" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit light with stick" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT LIGHT WITH STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | I cruelly break a fluorescent light!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't get by the Poltergeist!
Floyd |
Floyd | Something roughly picks up a garbage can and throws it at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit can with stick" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT CAN WITH STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't really fight that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 17, then find line 5 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 6.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF9
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 347
Floyd | > CF9Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | glasses:  I can't drop my specs! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd | gaming glove:  I will have to take the gaming glove off first.
Floyd | Big Gulp drink:  Dropped.
Floyd | pleather purse:  Dropped.
Floyd | socks:  Dropped.
Floyd | Magic: The Gathering cards:  Dropped.
Floyd | lacrosse stick:  Dropped.
Floyd | phone:  Dropped.
Floyd | aged text:  Dropped.
Floyd | blue balloon:  Dropped.
Floyd | urn:  Dropped.
Floyd | garlic clove:  Dropped.
Floyd | torch:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Magic: The Gathering cards are drawn up from the floor and thrown
Floyd | at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | The Magic: The Gathering cards strike me, and I take a little bit of
Floyd | damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get light" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some chair parts are drawn up from the floor and thrown at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't get by the Poltergeist!
Floyd |
Floyd | My right hand has started to throb, and I take a closer look at it --
Floyd | it's starting to blacken a little bit. I suspect this is from the
Floyd | mummy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | This light fixture is from a chunk of the Mall's ceiling. It's at
Floyd | least a couple feet long, and mostly cylindrical in shape. It's
Floyd | non-functioning, of course, and quite heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hand has begun to rot away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open light" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the fluorescent light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "dismantle light" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISMANTLE LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "dismantle" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, this is a silly idea, but maybe the poltergeist wants an xbox."
		smartgenes says, "oh man thats so daft its probably right"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 22, then find line 1 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 10.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF9
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		DavidW says, "hee hee"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 347
Floyd | > CF9Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       431 / 349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           431 / 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | My right hand has started to throb, and I take a closer look at it --
Floyd | it's starting to blacken a little bit. I suspect this is from the
Floyd | mummy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              431 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, East Edge
Floyd | This is the first level, or ground floor, of the Funtime Teen Mall.
Floyd | The lone Mall Exit leads in a westerly direction, past a few more
Floyd | stretches of darkness-enveloped corridor, and the Food Court. There's
Floyd | also a few more stores to the west, with the Mall passageways
Floyd | expanding to all four directions at that point.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead west to the rest of the Mall, and inside to the elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the corridor is a sculpted marble statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  431 / 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey says, "We'll wait down here for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevator
Floyd | The elevator smells terrible, strongly of untreated or unembalmed
Floyd | cadavers. There are three buttons here in the elevator labelled 'up,'
Floyd | 'down' and 'open doors.'
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm currently on the first level of the Mall. Aside from the
Floyd | operational panel, there is little else here in the lift.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hand has begun to rot away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press up" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  431 / 353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS UP
Floyd |
Floyd | I press the up button. After a few seconds, the elevator transports me
Floyd | to the second level of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press open" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  431 / 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS OPEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors are now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       431 / 355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Before the Elevator
Floyd | The floor of the Mall comes up against a rail, forming a barrier which
Floyd | prevents further (sane) western travel. The bottom (ground floor)
Floyd | level can be viewed with ease, though, as the guardrail mainly
Floyd | prevents kids -- future productive Mall denizens! -- from ragdolling
Floyd | their way off the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a badly-cracked kiosk in the center of the hallway. At the
Floyd | far end of the rail is an elevator.
Floyd | There is a crystal ball holder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rotting sickness has spread to my body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | There's not a path in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits north to the Jewelry Store, in towards the Elevator
Floyd | and east towards the east side of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        431 / 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                     431 / 357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side of the Mall
Floyd | I'm at the eastern side of the Mall. To the north is Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods. My store is a bit to the east, and the Bead Store a bit to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table here, set adjacent to the Sporting Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "still haven't solved the rotting problem, though."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go west to the beginning of the east wing,
Floyd | east to the eastern end of the mall, or north to Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                    431 / 358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Choad's Sporting Goods
Floyd | Choad's Sporting Goods exists under the unfortunate circumstance that
Floyd | the owner's name translates into Bengali as 'fuck.' Once or twice a
Floyd | year there will be a demonstration or protest from a bunch of local
Floyd | student Hindus, but nothing ever changes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The store is one of the larger ones in the Mall, about 40' wide and
Floyd | 140' long. Ski jackets take up almost all the area towards the front
Floyd | of the store, as far as I can see, with the entire western wall filled
Floyd | with displays of discount tennis sneakers.
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be any rifles or shotguns for sale. (It appears
Floyd | as if Gibs's intuition was incorrect.)
Floyd | There is a circular jacket rack here.
Floyd | The ghoul is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                     431 / 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side of the Mall
Floyd | I'm at the eastern side of the Mall. To the north is Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods. My store is a bit to the east, and the Bead Store a bit to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table here, set adjacent to the Sporting Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Isn't the xbox in the bead store?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern End of the Mall                                   431 / 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern End of the Mall
Floyd | This is far east as the Mall goes. The Mall technically dips a bit as
Floyd | one goes west, as it was originally constructed upon a landfill.
Floyd | There's a three-sided advertising kiosk in the middle of the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west is the Beads Store, Sporting Good Outlet and the (closed)
Floyd | Arcade.
Floyd |
Floyd | My store, the Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium, is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Duffy... Casey's got maybe 12 minutes left by my count," says
Floyd | Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                     431 / 361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side of the Mall
Floyd | I'm at the eastern side of the Mall. To the north is Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods. My store is a bit to the east, and the Bead Store a bit to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table here, set adjacent to the Sporting Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        431 / 362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | I collapse to the floor. The pain all over my body has gone from a
Floyd | throbbing that I can deal with to sharp, sudden piercings of agony...
Floyd | Audrey sees me fall. She comes to my side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I lash out to keep her away. I see her talking to me, pleading to get
Floyd | up and get better, but my ears don't pick up the sound. I try to move
Floyd | my hands up to clear them, but there's just molding and seeping sacs
Floyd | of pus where my ears once were.
Floyd |
Floyd | I try to tell her to stay away and to burn me so that I infect no one
Floyd | else, but I can't make the words escape. She cradles me in her arms
Floyd | anyway. I am up against her cool body, she is stroking my forehead
Floyd | with her hands. I shift. My right arm begins to separate and cracks
Floyd | off into my jacket. Everything feels so warm, this fever is
Floyd | terrible...
Floyd |
Floyd | Libson couldn't even count. Dramatics of that hit and that round
Floyd | couldn't save it! Ha! Who could choose to slinking over abounds and
Floyd | hell? Hell! one lake algae flash seventeen flash future flash nothing
Floyd | release cradling holding still eyes NO not oh hope flash
Floyd | flash dice die die flash nothing ... nothing
Floyd |
Floyd | *** JARRET DUFFY IS DEAD ***
Floyd |
Floyd | *** END OF SESSION ***
Floyd |
Floyd | The game has ended.  Do you want to (R)ESTART, R(E)STORE a saved game,
Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 2,345, then find line 233 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 4,096.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF8
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 17, then find line 5 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 6.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF8
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 453
Floyd | > CF8Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 454
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits north to Discount Novel Shoppe, East to the Central
Floyd | Corridor, South to the Sneaker Store and West to the Food Court.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 455
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           356 / 456
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              356 / 457
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, East Edge
Floyd | This is the first level, or ground floor, of the Funtime Teen Mall.
Floyd | The lone Mall Exit leads in a westerly direction, past a few more
Floyd | stretches of darkness-enveloped corridor, and the Food Court. There's
Floyd | also a few more stores to the west, with the Mall passageways
Floyd | expanding to all four directions at that point.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead west to the rest of the Mall, and inside to the elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the corridor is a sculpted marble statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go west to further down the mall or in to
Floyd | the elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  356 / 458
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey says, "We'll wait down here for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevator
Floyd | The elevator smells terrible, strongly of untreated or unembalmed
Floyd | cadavers. There are three buttons here in the elevator labelled 'up,'
Floyd | 'down' and 'open doors.'
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm currently on the first level of the Mall. Aside from the
Floyd | operational panel, there is little else here in the lift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press up" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  356 / 459
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS UP
Floyd |
Floyd | I press the up button. After a few seconds, the elevator transports me
Floyd | to the second level of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press open" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  356 / 460
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS OPEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors are now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 461
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Before the Elevator
Floyd | The floor of the Mall comes up against a rail, forming a barrier which
Floyd | prevents further (sane) western travel. The bottom (ground floor)
Floyd | level can be viewed with ease, though, as the guardrail mainly
Floyd | prevents kids -- future productive Mall denizens! -- from ragdolling
Floyd | their way off the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a badly-cracked kiosk in the center of the hallway. At the
Floyd | far end of the rail is an elevator.
Floyd | Some socks, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 462
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits north to the Jewelry Store, in towards the Elevator
Floyd | and east towards the east side of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 463
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                356 / 464
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bead Store
Floyd | The Bead Store smells strongly of incense and stale joints, and it
Floyd | almost overpowers every other sense. There are shelves on all sides of
Floyd | the store, but none in the middle of the store due to the drawn
Floyd | pentagram.
Floyd | A postcard, the X-box are here.
Floyd | Sydney and the skeleton are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get xbox" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                356 / 465
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET XBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's really cold in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 466
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop glove" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | I will have to take the gaming glove off first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 468
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses, the Magic: The Gathering cards, Gibs's
Floyd | lacrosse stick, the phone, the aged text, the blue balloon, an urn,
Floyd | the mirrored shades, the crystal ball holder (broken), the menorah,
Floyd | and the gaming glove (being worn).  Inside the menorah are the crimson
Floyd | candle, the cyan candle, the jade candle, the umber candle, the indigo
Floyd | candle, the canary candle, the black candle, the slate candle, and the
Floyd | white candle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "don't forget the socks on the way back."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop holder" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 469
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get xbox" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 469
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET XBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 470
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd | There is a crystal ball holder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "x-box, it said"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                356 / 471
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bead Store
Floyd | The Bead Store smells strongly of incense and stale joints, and it
Floyd | almost overpowers every other sense. There are shelves on all sides of
Floyd | the store, but none in the middle of the store due to the drawn
Floyd | pentagram.
Floyd | A postcard, the X-box are here.
Floyd | Sydney and the skeleton are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get xbox" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                356 / 472
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET XBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's really cold in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take x-box" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 473
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE X-BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold begins to really sting. It's too cold to stay in here, so I
Floyd | scatter back outside the Bead Store.
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd | There is a crystal ball holder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Duffy... Casey's got maybe 12 minutes left by my count," says
Floyd | Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop stick" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 474
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get xbox" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 474
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET XBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                356 / 475
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bead Store
Floyd | The Bead Store smells strongly of incense and stale joints, and it
Floyd | almost overpowers every other sense. There are shelves on all sides of
Floyd | the store, but none in the middle of the store due to the drawn
Floyd | pentagram.
Floyd | A postcard, the X-box are here.
Floyd | Sydney and the skeleton are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get xbox" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                356 / 476
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET XBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's really cold in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, the too many items in inventory problem"
		DavidW says, "no unwinnable state, my @$$"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop cards" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 477
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold begins to really sting. It's too cold to stay in here, so I
Floyd | scatter back outside the Bead Store.
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd | There is a crystal ball holder here.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                356 / 478
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bead Store
Floyd | The Bead Store smells strongly of incense and stale joints, and it
Floyd | almost overpowers every other sense. There are shelves on all sides of
Floyd | the store, but none in the middle of the store due to the drawn
Floyd | pentagram.
Floyd | A postcard, the X-box, the Magic: The Gathering cards are here.
Floyd | Sydney and the skeleton are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get xbox" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                356 / 479
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET XBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's really cold in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 480
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | glasses:  I can't drop my specs! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd | phone:  Dropped.
Floyd | aged text:  Dropped.
Floyd | blue balloon:  Dropped.
Floyd | urn:  Dropped.
Floyd | mirrored shades:  Dropped.
Floyd | menorah:  Dropped.
Floyd | gaming glove:  I will have to take the gaming glove off first.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold begins to really sting. It's too cold to stay in here, so I
Floyd | scatter back outside the Bead Store.
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd | There is a crystal ball holder here.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get xbox" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 480
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET XBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Also, I thought we were gonna drop things at the fountain so this problem wouldn't keep happening."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                356 / 481
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bead Store
Floyd | The Bead Store smells strongly of incense and stale joints, and it
Floyd | almost overpowers every other sense. There are shelves on all sides of
Floyd | the store, but none in the middle of the store due to the drawn
Floyd | pentagram.
Floyd | A postcard, the X-box, the Magic: The Gathering cards, the aged text,
Floyd | the blue balloon, an urn, the mirrored shades, the menorah are here.
Floyd | Inside the menorah are the crimson candle, the cyan candle, the jade
Floyd | candle, the umber candle, the indigo candle, the canary candle, the
Floyd | black candle, the slate candle, and the white candle.
Floyd | Sydney, the skeleton, and the phone are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get xbox" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                356 / 482
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET XBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's really cold in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        356 / 483
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd | There is a crystal ball holder here.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       356 / 484
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Before the Elevator
Floyd | The floor of the Mall comes up against a rail, forming a barrier which
Floyd | prevents further (sane) western travel. The bottom (ground floor)
Floyd | level can be viewed with ease, though, as the guardrail mainly
Floyd | prevents kids -- future productive Mall denizens! -- from ragdolling
Floyd | their way off the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a badly-cracked kiosk in the center of the hallway. At the
Floyd | far end of the rail is an elevator.
Floyd | Some socks, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  356 / 485
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey says, "We'll wait down here for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevator
Floyd | The elevator smells terrible, strongly of untreated or unembalmed
Floyd | cadavers. There are three buttons here in the elevator labelled 'up,'
Floyd | 'down' and 'open doors.'
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm currently on the second level of the Mall. Aside from the
Floyd | operational panel, there is little else here in the lift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press down" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  356 / 486
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | I press the down button. After a few seconds, the elevator transports
Floyd | me to the first (ground) level of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors remain shut for some reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press open" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  356 / 487
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS OPEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors are now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an exit leading out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an exit leading out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              356 / 488
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, East Edge
Floyd | This is the first level, or ground floor, of the Funtime Teen Mall.
Floyd | The lone Mall Exit leads in a westerly direction, past a few more
Floyd | stretches of darkness-enveloped corridor, and the Food Court. There's
Floyd | also a few more stores to the west, with the Mall passageways
Floyd | expanding to all four directions at that point.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead west to the rest of the Mall, and inside to the elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the corridor is a sculpted marble statue.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           356 / 489
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       356 / 490
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              356 / 491
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 492
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area and I can only see about half of
Floyd | it from here due to the lack of light -- the entire western end of it
Floyd | is cloaked in darkness. There are a number of cheap square tables and
Floyd | static plastic chairs bolted to the floor here, although a few have
Floyd | somehow broken off and are loose.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. They carry a large assortment
Floyd | of tabs, pills, drugs and spices. The Court has another section to the
Floyd | west, and there is an exit east from where we came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey lets out a little surprised 'yip!' and runs over towards me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jarret!" she says, "I felt something brush up against my leg!
Floyd | Something's here, in this area with us!" Before I can pooh-pooh her
Floyd | objections to this area, a metal chair comes flying at us. It appears
Floyd | as if a poltergeist has infected the food court.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Casey is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some chair parts come flying right at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | I notice something moving over in the far corner of the Food Court.
Floyd | It's a girl. She is wearing a reserved violet dress and has the most
Floyd | perfect, slim little figure I have ever seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | The vampire, I guess. It has to be; she's just as stunning as Gibs
Floyd | said.
Floyd |
Floyd | Focusing harder, I see Casey beside her, unmoving, defeated,
Floyd | completely obedient. The vampire whispers softly to her -- Casey snaps
Floyd | back into proper consciousness, and after a moment begins to look at
Floyd | her with loving trust. They are both several yards away, but I can
Floyd | make what the vampire says to her perfectly: Follow me, my
Floyd | pet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The vampire heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Casey heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give xbox to poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 493
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE XBOX TO POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something roughly picks up a garbage can and throws it at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A garbage can strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs pipes up for a moment. "Casey's got probably ten minutes left at
Floyd | my count before the ichor spreads."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 494
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't get by the Poltergeist!
Floyd |
Floyd | A broken chair is drawn up from the floor and thrown at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A broken chair strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop xbox" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 495
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP XBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal chair wobbles a bit, and is suddenly hurled at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal chair strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 496
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't get by the Poltergeist!
Floyd |
Floyd | Something roughly picks up a metal chair and throws it at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "nope"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing happy birthday" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 496
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "sing" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "sing happy birthday should be a solution"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give balloon to poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 496
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BALLOON TO POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 496
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, who knows how the poltergeist's original human died in the food court."
		smartgenes says, "i feel like i died in the food court"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give poltergeist some emotional support" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 496
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE POLTERGEIST SOME EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "emotional" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "we can break here, i suppose. We haven't figured out much since the last save."
		smartgenes says, "alas no"
		DavidW says, "We know how to defeat the mummy, and we can get garlic."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eat garlic" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                356 / 496
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT GARLIC
Floyd |
Floyd | I haven't seen anything like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 2,345, then find line 233 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 4,096.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF9
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 347
Floyd | > CF9Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm, I feel like the monster weaknesses were all spelled out in-game"
		inky asks, "were they only in the feelies?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give balloon to poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BALLOON TO POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something roughly picks up a broken chair and throws it at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A broken chair strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "unless there was a weakness mentioned last time and we dont remember"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eat garlic" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT GARLIC
Floyd |
Floyd | This probably would do more good if it was not getting an acid bath
Floyd | within my ulcerous stomach.
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal chair wobbles a bit, and is suddenly hurled at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal chair strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), the gaming glove (being worn),
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the phone, the aged text, the
Floyd | blue balloon, an urn, the garlic clove, and the torch (broken).
Floyd |
Floyd | My right hand has started to throb, and I take a closer look at it --
Floyd | it's starting to blacken a little bit. I suspect this is from the
Floyd | mummy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "rub garlic on hand" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUB GARLIC ON HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to inky), "The monsters aren't described in the Which Witch feelie."
		DavidW says, "Audrey suggests, when we ascend from the mummy's coffin, that we should look for something to kill the pain."
		DavidW says, "But then she just follows us around blindly after that statement, instead of acting independently."
		DavidW says, "(I also find it unfair that the poltergeist doesn't throw anything at Audrey or Gibs.)"
		DavidW says, "(and would it kill them to pick up inventory items once in a while?)"
		inky says, "ha ha"
		smartgenes says, "alas poltergeist is not in this monster manual"
		DavidW says, "It's in Fiend Folio."
		smartgenes says, "Shapeless and formless, this monster is simply a malicious spirit that has inhabited an item. It has complete control over this item and its life force is somewhat tied up to the item. Poltergeists can cast spells and learn from their mistakes and simply killing one item does not mean that the monster has been completely destroyed"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), the gaming glove (being worn),
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the phone, the aged text, the
Floyd | blue balloon, an urn, the garlic clove, and the torch (broken).
Floyd |
Floyd | A short gray table is drawn up from the floor and thrown at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A short gray table strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hand has begun to rot away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That's not a quote from FF."
		smartgenes says, "no.."
		smartgenes says, "d&d 4e"
		DavidW says, "oh. Well, FF says it can be hurt with magic weapons or silver, and driven back by holy water or 'strongly-presented holy symbol'."
		inky asks, "the cross didn't work on the poltergeist?"
		smartgenes says, "except we can't target it with an object"
		DavidW says (to inky), "Not that I could tell."
		smartgenes says, "unless the verb SHOW as in SHOW CROSS was wrong"
		smartgenes asks, "present cross? give cross?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | glasses:  I can't drop my specs! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd | gaming glove:  I will have to take the gaming glove off first.
Floyd | Big Gulp drink:  Dropped.
Floyd | pleather purse:  Dropped.
Floyd | socks:  Dropped.
Floyd | Magic: The Gathering cards:  Dropped.
Floyd | lacrosse stick:  Dropped.
Floyd | phone:  Dropped.
Floyd | aged text:  Dropped.
Floyd | blue balloon:  Dropped.
Floyd | urn:  Dropped.
Floyd | garlic clove:  Dropped.
Floyd | torch:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       431 / 355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rotting sickness has spread to my body.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get cross" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       431 / 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, the blue
Floyd | balloon, an urn, the garlic clove, the torch (broken) are here.
Floyd | The phone is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | A short gray table wobbles a bit, and is suddenly hurled at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The cross is a big heavy thing too. We can't carry other objects with it."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "present cross" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESENT CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "present" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give cross to poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CROSS TO POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw cross" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | [Be a more specific about what you'd like me to throw the cross
Floyd | at.]
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal chair wobbles a bit, and is suddenly hurled at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal chair strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Duffy... Casey's got maybe 12 minutes left by my count," says
Floyd | Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn poltergeist with cross" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN POLTERGEIST WITH CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ That sentence is not understood by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "break cross" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "turn undead" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN UNDEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "undead" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the poltergeist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "we could break every object in the game until we realise the poltergeist isn't inhabiting any object"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, the blue
Floyd | balloon, an urn, the garlic clove, the torch (broken) are here.
Floyd | The phone is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Gulp drink:  Taken.
Floyd | pleather purse:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | socks:  Taken.
Floyd | Magic: The Gathering cards:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | lacrosse stick:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | phone:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | aged text:  Got it.
Floyd | blue balloon:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | urn:  Right on.
Floyd | garlic clove:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | torch:  Got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | I collapse to the floor. The pain all over my body has gone from a
Floyd | throbbing that I can deal with to sharp, sudden piercings of agony...
Floyd | Audrey sees me fall. She comes to my side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I lash out to keep her away. I see her talking to me, pleading to get
Floyd | up and get better, but my ears don't pick up the sound. I try to move
Floyd | my hands up to clear them, but there's just molding and seeping sacs
Floyd | of pus where my ears once were.
Floyd |
Floyd | I try to tell her to stay away and to burn me so that I infect no one
Floyd | else, but I can't make the words escape. She cradles me in her arms
Floyd | anyway. I am up against her cool body, she is stroking my forehead
Floyd | with her hands. I shift. My right arm begins to separate and cracks
Floyd | off into my jacket. Everything feels so warm, this fever is
Floyd | terrible...
Floyd |
Floyd | Libson couldn't even count. Dramatics of that hit and that round
Floyd | couldn't save it! Ha! Who could choose to slinking over abounds and
Floyd | hell? Hell! one lake algae flash seventeen flash future flash nothing
Floyd | release cradling holding still eyes NO not oh hope flash
Floyd | flash dice die die flash nothing ... nothing
Floyd |
Floyd | *** JARRET DUFFY IS DEAD ***
Floyd |
Floyd | *** END OF SESSION ***
Floyd |
Floyd | The game has ended.  Do you want to (R)ESTART, R(E)STORE a saved game,
Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?

		DavidW says, "I don't think it is inhabiting an object. That's not what's happening here."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 2,345, then find line 233 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 4,096.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		inky says, "I guess silver seems like the other obvious thing to have in the game"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF9
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 22, then find line 1 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 10.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF9
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		inky asks, "there's no necklace or ceremonial silver dagger from the original ritual or anything?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 347
Floyd | > CF9Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "i think the silver was used up?"
		DavidW says, "We've used up all obvious silver objects."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open can" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the garbage can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "empty can" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EMPTY CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The garbage can is already empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something roughly picks up a brown table and throws it at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A brown table strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The fountain has holy water, but we can't seem to transport any."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x bron table" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "bron" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x gray table" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRAY TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | This table is one of the smaller ones in the food court, ideal for
Floyd | four (and only four) teenage girls to roll their eyes around.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something roughly picks up a garbage can and throws it at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x brown table" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BROWN TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | This table is a longish one, six or seven people could sit on a single
Floyd | side of it and eat comfortably.
Floyd |
Floyd | My right hand has started to throb, and I take a closer look at it --
Floyd | it's starting to blacken a little bit. I suspect this is from the
Floyd | mummy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x chair parts" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHAIR PARTS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are a collection of pieces that were once part of a larger, more
Floyd | whole (wholer?) chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x metal table" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X METAL TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I haven't encountered any "metal table".  (If you're sure you need to
Floyd | refer to that, try putting it another way.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x metal chair" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X METAL CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | The metal chair is shiny and foldable, but rusted out, so the advanced
Floyd | folding properties are not available.
Floyd |
Floyd | A brown table wobbles a bit, and is suddenly hurled at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A brown table strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hand has begun to rot away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "does it cure mummy rot?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x plastic chair" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLASTIC CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a one-piece white plastic chair, designed for slovenly types to
Floyd | sit endlessly upon in the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No."
		DavidW says, "We need the equiv. of a cure disease spell."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x broken chair" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BROKEN CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | This chair has been snapped in half by the poltergeist's mad mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fluorescent light comes flying right at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A fluorescent light strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "repair chair" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REPAIR CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "repair" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "fix chair" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIX CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't fix that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Which is why I would love to check out the nutrition store better, but we never seem to spend time in there."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nutrition & Herb Store
Floyd | The Nutrition Store is dominated by a series of five-foot high shelves
Floyd | that make up four distinct aisles. The walls are a sickly shade of
Floyd | green and contrast with the subdued nature of the shelves and all the
Floyd | jars of pills placed upon them.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rear of the store is a modest wood counter and an ancient
Floyd | analog cash register. Even further, behind the counter and register,
Floyd | is a metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no front gate to the Nutrition Store, only a ten foot cut in
Floyd | the wall. The opening is not quite centered, however, and a 5'x3' pane
Floyd | of glass has been placed into the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rotting sickness has spread to my body.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey looks at me with a little bit of inquisitive sympathy, but I
Floyd | don't say or reveal anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "makes sense"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey looks at me with a little bit of inquisitive sympathy, but I
Floyd | don't say or reveal anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search counter" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey looks at me with a little bit of inquisitive sympathy, but I
Floyd | don't say or reveal anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x counter" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glass" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | This smooth, treated plastic counter is towards the back of the store,
Floyd | in front of a steel door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey looks at me with a little bit of inquisitive sympathy, but I
Floyd | don't say or reveal anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | The glass pane separates that which happens within the store and that
Floyd | which happens without it. Or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey looks at me with a little bit of inquisitive sympathy, but I
Floyd | don't say or reveal anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear shades" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | I haven't seen anything like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go down to the basement entrance or
Floyd | southwest to the food court's east half.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pills" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PILLS
Floyd |
Floyd | I take a quick look at the shelves and spot a jar of ointment. It
Floyd | catches my eye as its decked out in a bright purple label with the
Floyd | word 'GENERAL OINTMENT' in a canary Impact font. If I remember my
Floyd | general health studies classes, stuff like this has good
Floyd | disease-fighting capabilities.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Duffy... Casey's got maybe 12 minutes left by my count," says
Floyd | Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey looks at me with a little bit of inquisitive sympathy, but I
Floyd | don't say or reveal anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ointment" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE OINTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey looks at me with a little bit of inquisitive sympathy, but I
Floyd | don't say or reveal anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "argh"
		DavidW says, "we can't continue carrying all this crap all the time, restoring with crap."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), the gaming glove (being worn),
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the Magic: The
Floyd | Gathering cards, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the phone, the aged text, the
Floyd | blue balloon, an urn, the garlic clove, and the torch (broken).
Floyd |
Floyd | I collapse to the floor. The pain all over my body has gone from a
Floyd | throbbing that I can deal with to sharp, sudden piercings of agony...
Floyd | Audrey sees me fall. She comes to my side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I lash out to keep her away. I see her talking to me, pleading to get
Floyd | up and get better, but my ears don't pick up the sound. I try to move
Floyd | my hands up to clear them, but there's just molding and seeping sacs
Floyd | of pus where my ears once were.
Floyd |
Floyd | I try to tell her to stay away and to burn me so that I infect no one
Floyd | else, but I can't make the words escape. She cradles me in her arms
Floyd | anyway. I am up against her cool body, she is stroking my forehead
Floyd | with her hands. I shift. My right arm begins to separate and cracks
Floyd | off into my jacket. Everything feels so warm, this fever is
Floyd | terrible...
Floyd |
Floyd | Libson couldn't even count. Dramatics of that hit and that round
Floyd | couldn't save it! Ha! Who could choose to slinking over abounds and
Floyd | hell? Hell! one lake algae flash seventeen flash future flash nothing
Floyd | release cradling holding still eyes NO not oh hope flash
Floyd | flash dice die die flash nothing ... nothing
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey looks at me with a little bit of inquisitive sympathy, but I
Floyd | don't say or reveal anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** JARRET DUFFY IS DEAD ***
Floyd |
Floyd | *** END OF SESSION ***
Floyd |
Floyd | The game has ended.  Do you want to (R)ESTART, R(E)STORE a saved game,
Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | (U)NDO your last turn, or (Q)UIT?
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 22, then find line 1 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 10.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF9
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 2,345, then find line 233 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 4,096.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF9
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 347
Floyd | > CF9Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nutrition & Herb Store
Floyd | The Nutrition Store is dominated by a series of five-foot high shelves
Floyd | that make up four distinct aisles. The walls are a sickly shade of
Floyd | green and contrast with the subdued nature of the shelves and all the
Floyd | jars of pills placed upon them.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rear of the store is a modest wood counter and an ancient
Floyd | analog cash register. Even further, behind the counter and register,
Floyd | is a metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no front gate to the Nutrition Store, only a ten foot cut in
Floyd | the wall. The opening is not quite centered, however, and a 5'x3' pane
Floyd | of glass has been placed into the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dull, raw ache on the left side of my jaw. I try to rub it
Floyd | away, but it doesn't help.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey looks at me with a little bit of inquisitive sympathy, but I
Floyd | don't say or reveal anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop cards" 		DavidW says, "can we restore back to cf-nd... oh well"

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey looks at me with a little bit of inquisitive sympathy, but I
Floyd | don't say or reveal anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get ointment" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET OINTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | My right hand has started to throb, and I take a closer look at it --
Floyd | it's starting to blacken a little bit. I suspect this is from the
Floyd | mummy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey looks at me with a little bit of inquisitive sympathy, but I
Floyd | don't say or reveal anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "use ointment" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE OINTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | [Be a little more specific about what you'd like to do with the
Floyd | ointment jar.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open jar" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN JAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the ointment jar is some salve.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey looks at me with a little bit of inquisitive sympathy, but I
Floyd | don't say or reveal anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wear it"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear salve" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR SALVE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't wear the salve.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put salve on body" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SALVE ON BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "body" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put salve on me" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SALVE ON ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with I.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put salve on hand" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SALVE ON HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not holding that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "use salve" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE SALVE
Floyd |
Floyd | [Be a little more specific about what you'd like to do with the
Floyd | salve.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read ointment" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ OINTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the ointment jar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "lol"
		DavidW says, "oh this is rich."
		smartgenes says, "we'll be dead before we can salve up"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smear salve" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMEAR SALVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Be a little more specific about what you'd like me to smear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smear me with salve" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMEAR ME WITH SALVE
Floyd |
Floyd | [ That sentence is not understood by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "smear salve on me" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMEAR SALVE ON ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I apply the salve to myself, hoping to stave off the rotting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smear salve on me" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMEAR SALVE ON ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes exclaims, "got it!"
		DavidW asks, "did you want to save?"
		smartgenes says, "irritated by the fact that when i typed GET PILLS it gave a dumb response"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get pills" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PILLS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't take those.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get glass" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    431 / 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "But still, you never examined them."
		smartgenes says, "true enough"
		smartgenes says, "but we still have a poltergoost loose"
		DavidW asks, "you really want to save, though, right, before tackling the poltergeist with the remaining time?"
		smartgenes says, "i think it's the right idea rather than time which we are lacking now"
		smartgenes says, "might as well save, can do on a new spot"
		DavidW says, "well, we STILL don't know if the move everything approach works or not."
		smartgenes says, "well you;re determined on this one"
		DavidW says, "well, it's my only idea."
		smartgenes says, "but i doubt it"
		DavidW says, "(that's still open)"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

Floyd | > SAVESaved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Every other idea has failed."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some chair parts are drawn up from the floor and thrown at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | Some chair parts strike me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "even sing happy birthday"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "srop all" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "srop" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | glasses:  I can't drop my specs! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd | gaming glove:  I will have to take the gaming glove off first.
Floyd | Big Gulp drink:  Dropped.
Floyd | pleather purse:  Dropped.
Floyd | socks:  Dropped.
Floyd | lacrosse stick:  Dropped.
Floyd | phone:  Dropped.
Floyd | aged text:  Dropped.
Floyd | blue balloon:  Dropped.
Floyd | urn:  Dropped.
Floyd | garlic clove:  Dropped.
Floyd | torch:  Dropped.
Floyd | ointment jar:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a short gray table,
Floyd | a plastic chair, a metal chair, a broken chair, and some chair parts
Floyd | are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fluorescent light wobbles a bit, and is suddenly hurled at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I dodge the item, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | fluorescent light:  Taken.
Floyd | garbage can:  Taken.
Floyd | brown table:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | short gray table:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | plastic chair:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | metal chair:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | broken chair:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | chair parts:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, Gibs's
Floyd | lacrosse stick, the aged text, the blue balloon, an urn, the garlic
Floyd | clove, the torch (broken), the ointment jar are here.
Floyd | The phone is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Duffy... Casey's got maybe 12 minutes left by my count," says
Floyd | Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		DavidW asks, "If we could get into the record store, maybe there's something in there the poltergeist wants?"

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | glasses:  I can't drop my specs! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd | gaming glove:  I will have to take the gaming glove off first.
Floyd | fluorescent light:  Dropped.
Floyd | garbage can:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A brown table, a short gray table, a plastic chair, a metal chair, a
Floyd | broken chair, and some chair parts are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i think the idea is that the gate will open when we progress"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 363
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | brown table:  Taken.
Floyd | short gray table:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | plastic chair:  Taken.
Floyd | metal chair:  Taken.
Floyd | broken chair:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd | chair parts:  I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | A short gray table wobbles a bit, and is suddenly hurled at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A short gray table strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "maybe."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 364
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, Gibs's
Floyd | lacrosse stick, the aged text, the blue balloon, an urn, the garlic
Floyd | clove, the torch (broken), the ointment jar, a fluorescent light, a
Floyd | garbage can are here.
Floyd | The phone is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              431 / 365
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | glasses:  I can't drop my specs! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd | gaming glove:  I will have to take the gaming glove off first.
Floyd | brown table:  Dropped.
Floyd | plastic chair:  Dropped.
Floyd | metal chair:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                431 / 366
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd | A short gray table, a broken chair, and some chair parts are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | A broken chair is drawn up from the floor and thrown at me!
Floyd |
Floyd | A broken chair strikes me, and I take a little bit of damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                451 / 367
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | short gray table:  Taken.
Floyd | broken chair:  Taken.
Floyd | chair parts:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything for the Poltergeist to throw at
Floyd | me... it's probably possible for me to get by it and get into the
Floyd | other section of the Food Court now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "HA"
		smartgenes says, "well i'll be, you were right"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              451 / 368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, Gibs's
Floyd | lacrosse stick, the aged text, the blue balloon, an urn, the garlic
Floyd | clove, the torch (broken), the ointment jar, a fluorescent light, a
Floyd | garbage can, a brown table, a plastic chair, a metal chair are here.
Floyd | The phone is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              451 / 369
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | glasses:  I can't drop my specs! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd | gaming glove:  I will have to take the gaming glove off first.
Floyd | short gray table:  Dropped.
Floyd | broken chair:  Dropped.
Floyd | chair parts:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get phone, stick, text, urn, balloon and clove" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              451 / 370
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PHONE, STICK, TEXT, URN, BALLOON AND CLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | phone:  Taken.
Floyd | lacrosse stick:  Taken.
Floyd | aged text:  Got it.
Floyd | urn:  Right on.
Floyd | blue balloon:  Taken.
Floyd | garlic clove:  Got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe there's another way past it too; there could be multiple solutions."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get menorah" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              451 / 370
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MENORAH
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "multiple ways of getting the objects and putting them down?"
		DavidW says, "don't worry about the menorah now. Save Casey."
		DavidW says, "no."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                451 / 371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything for the Poltergeist to throw at
Floyd | me... it's probably possible for me to get by it and get into the
Floyd | other section of the Food Court now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                451 / 372
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | This far section of the Food Court pinches off to a slight, concrete
Floyd | wall extension. There were plans to expand this once, by the
Floyd | corporation that owns the Mall, but they now seem forever ago and far
Floyd | away. The rest of the Food Court is to the east, and the final
Floyd | corridor leading out of the Mall completely is around a turn to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd | Casey and a Revenant are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to revenant" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO REVENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "What was supposed to happen upon you finding your killer?"
Floyd | (2) "The vampire wasn't your killer, was she?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                451 / 373
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "REST!" bellows the Revenant. I'm momentarily taken back by his
Floyd | outburst: there are absolutely no other sounds audible this far into
Floyd | the Mall. "A sweet, everlasting relaxation that I so richly deserve.
Floyd | Many cultures have had many different names for it. Nirvana...
Floyd | Heaven... Ragnar?k..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Actually, Ragnar?k wasn't a final state of bliss, like the Sanskrit
Floyd | Nirvana, but rather a foretelling of -- " The Revenant cuts me off and
Floyd | continues his monologue. What a complete cock!
Floyd |
Floyd | "A final resting place for a warrior such as I. It is as I deserve. I
Floyd | crave it, desperately... but first I must find the one that put me
Floyd | into this state and remove her from this world."
Floyd |
Floyd | I give the guy the fingerguns sign. "Good luck with that," I tell him.
Floyd | Jerk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "The vampire wasn't your killer, was she?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		DavidW says, "hm."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                451 / 374
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "She was not," the Revenant says quickly. "It is of little matter,
Floyd | however. Mistakes get made. She offered no real value to this world or
Floyd | any others. She will not be back for the foreseeable future."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's excellent," I reply. "Thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd | "There is no need for thanks. It was not a favor I did, but an attempt
Floyd | to uncover the truth about my death." I give him a quick look of
Floyd | sympathy and understood pain, but it's totally fake. I'm hoping he
Floyd | can't determine my ruse, what with the flamb?ed face and eyes and
Floyd | everything. But either way he seems pretty relaxed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The mummy's coffin might suit the Revenant, I suppose, after its other issue is dealt with."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to casey" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                451 / 375
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CASEY
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd | > SAVESaved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "um, 1) examine Casey, 2) give garlic to Casey?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x casey" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                451 / 376
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CASEY
Floyd |
Floyd | She has brown eyes and jet-black, though obviously dyed, hair. She is
Floyd | wearing a textbook goth outfit, complete with the black fingernails,
Floyd | eyeliner and steel-toed boots. She looks dark, mysterious, dangerous
Floyd | and completely off her rocker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give garlic to casey" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                451 / 377
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GARLIC TO CASEY
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eat garlic" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                451 / 378
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT GARLIC
Floyd |
Floyd | This probably would do more good if it was not getting an acid bath
Floyd | within my ulcerous stomach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show garlic to casey" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                451 / 379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW GARLIC TO CASEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Casey doesn't seem too interested in the garlic clove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm, nw to the vampire itself?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             451 / 380
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, North Edge
Floyd | We've come to the last long hall. To the north, approximately fifty
Floyd | yards away, are the exit doors. Dawn has yet to creep up upon us. It's
Floyd | still pitch black outside. Freedom is all I can think of at this
Floyd | point.
Floyd |
Floyd | I take a single step forward. That's when she materializes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello, Sydney," I say, intentionally agitating the spirit that thinks
Floyd | it's in total control.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hi there, doll," she says in return. "What happened to her?" she
Floyd | asks, looking over towards Casey. "How unfortunate. I was hoping to
Floyd | add her soul to my collection, but it looks like that won't be
Floyd | possible."
Floyd |
Floyd | "We have to get out of here before the sun rises. Otherwise she'll
Floyd | die," I say. "Get out of the way."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The door is shut by my command, Jarret. Though I'll confess that the
Floyd | thought of her turning to sawdust as the sun rises right before I take
Floyd | each of your lives is especially intriguing. We could do it that way.
Floyd | That's fine with me."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shut up," suggests Audrey. "We know how to exorcise you, and we're
Floyd | going to do exactly that."
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey turns towards me and looks at me with a kind of love and somber
Floyd | happiness that I have never before seen. "Read the passage from the
Floyd | book, Jarret..."
Floyd | The ghast's head is here.
Floyd | Sydney, Audrey, Gibs, and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs pipes up for a moment. "Casey's got probably ten minutes left at
Floyd | my count before the ichor spreads."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 381
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I turn over the book and it opens to a section in the back. Just like
Floyd | in the Dungeon Master's Guide and, I suppose, The
Floyd | Bible, this is where all the good bits are:
Floyd |
Floyd | Tombs containing carrion, and hate within the ground
Floyd | A claw-scratched forced Caesarian, who could not remain bound
Floyd | Groping, moaning pantomime, beasts within the air
Floyd | Rending tortured friends of mine, killing with a stare
Floyd |
Floyd | Stacked on a forgotten grave, crushing souls and mud
Floyd | Virgin souls we try to save, walls crying with blood
Floyd | Leave the host, this eve, you took -- no longer will you dine
Floyd | The mart's collapse, the walls all shook -- your attention shall
Floyd | be mine!
Floyd |
Floyd | All the arrogance and jeering has left Sydney, and she remains
Floyd | hovering over with an expectant, slightly confused expression on her
Floyd | face. We've got her enraptured for the moment, it would seem.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We need someone to drink the water... But whoever does needs to be a
Floyd | virgin," says Audrey.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "They're doomed."
		smartgenes asks, "the poltergeist can drink it?"
		DavidW says, "no, it's probably Duffy or Gibs that's the virgin."
		smartgenes says, "that was a joke.. but, um"
		DavidW says, "I wasn't expecting the end sequence here."
		smartgenes asks, "the water fountain water?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know."
		DavidW says, "I thought it was the urn."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 382
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give urn to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 383
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE URN TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give urn to duffy" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink urn" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE URN TO DUFFY
Floyd |
Floyd | Not quite sure what you hope I will accomplish with that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK URN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't drink the urn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 383
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "fill it at the fountain??"
		DavidW says, "right, there's nothing to drink here."
		DavidW says, "maybe."
		DavidW says, "'fill' wasn't understood, though, I thought."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x sydney" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 384
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SYDNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Sydney has been possessed. Her aura can be seen as a strong,
Floyd | hazy glow and her eyes have turned red. She does not exist on this
Floyd | physical plane and cannot be touched. The air around her is much
Floyd | colder than it is elsewhere in this room. She is levitating herself
Floyd | just out of reach, and regards us all with supernatural superiority
Floyd | and arrogance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "can we even leave this location?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 385
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | This far section of the Food Court pinches off to a slight, concrete
Floyd | wall extension. There were plans to expand this once, by the
Floyd | corporation that owns the Mall, but they now seem forever ago and far
Floyd | away. The rest of the Food Court is to the east, and the final
Floyd | corridor leading out of the Mall completely is around a turn to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd | A Revenant is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "kick revenant" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 386
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK REVENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | "And then I kicked him in the head till he was dead!" I say,
Floyd | quoting Baldur's Gate. I hit a Revenant!
Floyd |
Floyd | A Revenant attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 387
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything for the Poltergeist to throw at
Floyd | me... it's probably possible for me to get by it and get into the
Floyd | other section of the Food Court now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              461 / 388
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the torch
Floyd | (broken), the ointment jar, a fluorescent light, a garbage can, a
Floyd | brown table, a plastic chair, a metal chair, a short gray table, a
Floyd | broken chair, some chair parts are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 389
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 390
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "enter fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 391
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Entered!
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge, in the fountain
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd | Inside the fountain is some water.  Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put water in urn" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 393
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WATER IN URN
Floyd |
Floyd | (taking the water first)
Floyd | (I'll only be able to hold the water for a couple moments before it
Floyd | flows through my hands...)
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x urn" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X URN
Floyd |
Floyd | This rather large urn is crafted in the shape of an upside-down
Floyd | mushroom. It's a base silver in color with a floral pattern painted on
Floyd | top.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the urn is some water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "huh. The urn can hold water."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I will have to get out of the fountain first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ot" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OT
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "ot" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 395
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I get out of the fountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              461 / 397
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the torch
Floyd | (broken), the ointment jar, a fluorescent light, a garbage can, a
Floyd | brown table, a plastic chair, a metal chair, a short gray table, a
Floyd | broken chair, some chair parts are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 398
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything for the Poltergeist to throw at
Floyd | me... it's probably possible for me to get by it and get into the
Floyd | other section of the Food Court now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Why did you enter the fountain to do that?"
		smartgenes says, "i remember from last time it didnt work from outside"
		smartgenes says, "or at least some part of the action didnt work"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 399
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | This far section of the Food Court pinches off to a slight, concrete
Floyd | wall extension. There were plans to expand this once, by the
Floyd | corporation that owns the Mall, but they now seem forever ago and far
Floyd | away. The rest of the Food Court is to the east, and the final
Floyd | corridor leading out of the Mall completely is around a turn to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd | A Revenant is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 400
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, North Edge
Floyd | We are before the last long hall. To the north, approximately fifty
Floyd | yards away, are the exit doors. There are no stores to either side of
Floyd | us. An informational kiosk and some planted trees are the only things
Floyd | in between us and the exit. Well, that and the levitating, possessed
Floyd | body of one of my friends, natch.
Floyd | The ghast's head is here.
Floyd | Sydney and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have a knock-knock joke for you," says Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now is not a good time. OK?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Knock knock."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jesus Fuck. 'Who's there?'"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not Casey. Casey's dying in eight minutes." Gibs stares furiously
Floyd | ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd | > SAVESaved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "kick sydney" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK SYDNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Nah.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give urn to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 401
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE URN TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give urn to casey" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 402
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE URN TO CASEY
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wait, neither Duffy nor Audrey is a virgin; we know that from the pregnancy vision."
		smartgenes says, "well, we aren't a virgin judging by the back story"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 403
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | [Speaking to Trott on the phone...]
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give water to sydney" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 404
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE WATER TO SYDNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x ghast" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 405
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GHAST
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a disembodied head. One with kind of a squashed-in face, like...
Floyd | er, somebody whacked it with their boot or something. Most of the hair
Floyd | and flesh is still hanging on, but both the eyes are gone and the jaw
Floyd | hangs open in a particularly grotesque manner. The head formerly
Floyd | belonged to a guy named Randolph who would guilt people into taking
Floyd | his surveys and was always talking about all the women he met at his
Floyd | job, though none of them would ever go out with him because, hey, he's
Floyd | the Survey Guy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "The crucified girl? The magic mouth? the revenant?"
		Tigrita asks, "What game are we playing?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give water to ghast" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 407
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE WATER TO GHAST
Floyd |
Floyd | (taking the water first)
Floyd | (I'll only be able to hold the water for a couple moments before it
Floyd | flows through my hands...)
Floyd |
Floyd | The kind gesture goes unnoticed by the head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Necrotic Drift."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 408
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | This far section of the Food Court pinches off to a slight, concrete
Floyd | wall extension. There were plans to expand this once, by the
Floyd | corporation that owns the Mall, but they now seem forever ago and far
Floyd | away. The rest of the Food Court is to the east, and the final
Floyd | corridor leading out of the Mall completely is around a turn to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd | A Revenant is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 409
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything for the Poltergeist to throw at
Floyd | me... it's probably possible for me to get by it and get into the
Floyd | other section of the Food Court now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water flows through my fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water flows away and disappears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "careful, the water will vanish"
		DavidW says, "dammit"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 408
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | This far section of the Food Court pinches off to a slight, concrete
Floyd | wall extension. There were plans to expand this once, by the
Floyd | corporation that owns the Mall, but they now seem forever ago and far
Floyd | away. The rest of the Food Court is to the east, and the final
Floyd | corridor leading out of the Mall completely is around a turn to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd | A Revenant, Gibs, and Audrey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give urn to revenant" 		Tigrita asks, "what's happened so far?"

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 409
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE URN TO REVENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water flows through my fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water flows away and disappears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		smartgenes asks, "isn't it in the urn?"
		DavidW says (to Tigrita), "Almost everything, maybe."
		DavidW says (to smartgenes), "no it isn't. You foolishly took it out."
Tigrita erases whatever was written on the cube. 		smartgenes says, "hmm i didnt know you could take water in that way"
Tigrita writes 'hypercube' on the cube. 		DavidW says, "'give water' isn't the same as 'give urn'."
		smartgenes says, "hmm"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 408
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | This far section of the Food Court pinches off to a slight, concrete
Floyd | wall extension. There were plans to expand this once, by the
Floyd | corporation that owns the Mall, but they now seem forever ago and far
Floyd | away. The rest of the Food Court is to the east, and the final
Floyd | corridor leading out of the Mall completely is around a turn to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd | A Revenant, Gibs, and Audrey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give water to revenant" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 409
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE WATER TO REVENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water flows through my fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water flows away and disappears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 408
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | This far section of the Food Court pinches off to a slight, concrete
Floyd | wall extension. There were plans to expand this once, by the
Floyd | corporation that owns the Mall, but they now seem forever ago and far
Floyd | away. The rest of the Food Court is to the east, and the final
Floyd | corridor leading out of the Mall completely is around a turn to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd | A Revenant, Gibs, and Audrey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give water to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 409
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE WATER TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water flows through my fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water flows away and disappears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "leave the water in the urn, please!"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 410
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything for the Poltergeist to throw at
Floyd | me... it's probably possible for me to get by it and get into the
Floyd | other section of the Food Court now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              461 / 411
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the torch
Floyd | (broken), the ointment jar, a fluorescent light, a garbage can, a
Floyd | brown table, a plastic chair, a metal chair, a short gray table, a
Floyd | broken chair, some chair parts are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita says (to floyd), "x gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              461 / 412
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | Barnaby Gibbons is 5'11" tall and 175lbs, and right about my age. He
Floyd | has hazel eyes and brown hair. He's wearing a backwards baseball cap
Floyd | and a Rochester Knighthawks authentic lacrosse jersey. Barnaby makes
Floyd | his living as the host of a semi-popular sports radio show that is
Floyd | broadcast from two in the morning until six AM weekdays. I've known
Floyd | him for about a decade. He was my roommate for my three semesters at
Floyd | Syracuse University, and always keeps me rooted back in reality when
Floyd | I've been spending too much time with role-playing games. He also has
Floyd | the worst taste in music of anybody I know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "hmm i never heard of talking all the water out of an urn with your hands"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 413
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 414
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "enter fountain" 		DavidW says, "well, the author probably didn't expect you to take water from the urn at all."

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 415
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Entered!
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge, in the fountain
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd | Inside the fountain is some water.  Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita says, "..floyd" 		
Tigrita says (to floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 416
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), the gaming glove (being worn),
Floyd | the phone, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, an urn, the blue
Floyd | balloon, and the garlic clove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So you're seeing the default 'take water' action instead."
		smartgenes says, "i dont remember taking water exactly"
Tigrita says (to floyd), "x glove" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 417
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sierra Hobbies Gaming Glove is an inky black novelty gaming
Floyd | companion for the hurried Games Master. It's full of mnemonics,
Floyd | scribbled shortcuts and tables to allow for a smoother (and more
Floyd | stylish) game of D&D. No Dungeon Master that takes his craft seriously
Floyd | should be without!
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm currently wearing the gaming glove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put water in urn" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 419
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WATER IN URN
Floyd |
Floyd | (taking the water first)
Floyd | (I'll only be able to hold the water for a couple moments before it
Floyd | flows through my hands...)
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita says (to floyd), "x text" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 420
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TEXT
Floyd |
Floyd | The text has a grooved, sturdy cover, designed out of pressed reed and
Floyd | dyed a rich burgundy. It is about fifteen inches long, nine or ten
Floyd | inches thick.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Six minutes, Jarret," says Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I will have to get out of the fountain first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We're gonna run out of time, y'know."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 421
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I get out of the fountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 422
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate to the Record Store is down, blocking my path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              461 / 423
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the torch
Floyd | (broken), the ointment jar, a fluorescent light, a garbage can, a
Floyd | brown table, a plastic chair, a metal chair, a short gray table, a
Floyd | broken chair, some chair parts are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "or should we try the girl?"
		Tigrita asks, "Seriously, what's this game about?"
		DavidW says (to smartgenes), "I don't know. Maybe."
		smartgenes asks, "i think we tried give urn on everyone up there, right?"
		DavidW says (to Tigrita), "It's difficult to summarize, but we're trapped in a mall where the D&D rules about undead monsters have come true."
		smartgenes says, "and the style is sort-of-like Clerks or Dogma or something of that ilk"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 424
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 425
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 426
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate to the Record Store is down, blocking my path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "where is the girl?"
		Ellison says (to Tigrita), "it's about fighting monsters in a mall, but there's also a lot of vulgar language and some immature behavior so I don't know if you normally play such games"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              461 / 427
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the torch
Floyd | (broken), the ointment jar, a fluorescent light, a garbage can, a
Floyd | brown table, a plastic chair, a metal chair, a short gray table, a
Floyd | broken chair, some chair parts are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     461 / 428
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Discount Novel Shoppe
Floyd | I hate going in here, but I have apparently been a patron enough times
Floyd | to notice how peculiar the store is without its overhead fluorescent
Floyd | spotlights. The low light received from outside produces oddly-angled
Floyd | little shadows, albeit (apparently) non-sentient ones.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are two long rows of shelves along the north-south orient of the
Floyd | store, and a cashier's counter in back.
Floyd | The crucified girl is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give urn to girl" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     461 / 429
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE URN TO GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't remember where the girl is. I never made a map."
		smartgenes says, "well no good either"
		DavidW says, "And you moved her too, I think."
		smartgenes says, "just took her down from the cross"
		DavidW says, "oh"
		Tigrita asks, "Where's the monsters?"
		DavidW asks, "Maybe the magic mouth?"
Ellison arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		smartgenes says, "seems a bit crazy but could try"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              461 / 430
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the torch
Floyd | (broken), the ointment jar, a fluorescent light, a garbage can, a
Floyd | brown table, a plastic chair, a metal chair, a short gray table, a
Floyd | broken chair, some chair parts are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 431
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Tigrita), "We're in endgame, moreorless, maybe. Most of the monsters have been defeated."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 432
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              461 / 433
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Poster Store
Floyd | The Poster Store sells posters... and little else. There's a hanging
Floyd | flip-rack of posters in the corner of the store, and a few hanging up
Floyd | on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Alongside the far wall is a set of oversized disembodied lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give urn to lips" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              461 / 434
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE URN TO LIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              461 / 435
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita says (to floyd), "x posters" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              461 / 436
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POSTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The last scene shows vibrant fire all over the edges, and the subjects
Floyd | all seem burned to a crisp. There is no sign of the ghost, but the
Floyd | bodies of the boy, the girl, and all their compatriots are viciously
Floyd | chunked and charred. It's a beautiful little bit of art, regardless of
Floyd | how horrible the scene it depicts, and how terrible the ulcer is that
Floyd | begins to grow in my stomach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Ellison says (to Tigrita), "in different rooms. so far, they have fought a ghoul, a mummy, a wraith, a shadow, a poltergeist, a skeleton, and some others I am missing."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give water to lips" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              461 / 437
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE WATER TO LIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put water in urn" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WATER IN URN
Floyd |
Floyd | The water is already in the urn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "hmm"
		smartgenes asks, "give the gulp gave a different reply didnt it?"
		DavidW asks, "did we see anyone wearing a key? As the poster kinda suggested?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put water in lips" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              461 / 437
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WATER IN LIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the Magic Mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "nope"
		smartgenes says, "unless we are hopelessly deluded, and are still a virgin.."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 438
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give urn to audrey" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 439
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE URN TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 440
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't mean to be annoying," says Gibs, "Not now, anyway, but
Floyd | Casey's got maybe four minutes left before she can no longer be
Floyd | saved."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              461 / 441
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the torch
Floyd | (broken), the ointment jar, a fluorescent light, a garbage can, a
Floyd | brown table, a plastic chair, a metal chair, a short gray table, a
Floyd | broken chair, some chair parts are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 442
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything for the Poltergeist to throw at
Floyd | me... it's probably possible for me to get by it and get into the
Floyd | other section of the Food Court now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "perhaps we're using the wrong phrase and should say '[NPC], drink water'?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give urn to poltergeist" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 443
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE URN TO POLTERGEIST
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go west to the food court's west half,
Floyd | east to the corridor, or northeast to a health store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 444
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | This far section of the Food Court pinches off to a slight, concrete
Floyd | wall extension. There were plans to expand this once, by the
Floyd | corporation that owns the Mall, but they now seem forever ago and far
Floyd | away. The rest of the Food Court is to the east, and the final
Floyd | corridor leading out of the Mall completely is around a turn to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd | A Revenant is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 445
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, North Edge
Floyd | We are before the last long hall. To the north, approximately fifty
Floyd | yards away, are the exit doors. There are no stores to either side of
Floyd | us. An informational kiosk and some planted trees are the only things
Floyd | in between us and the exit. Well, that and the levitating, possessed
Floyd | body of one of my friends, natch.
Floyd | The ghast's head is here.
Floyd | Sydney and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "gibs, drink water" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIBS, DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Use "TALK TO CHARACTER" to talk to a particular character in the
Floyd | game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 446
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "is it possible to get to the location of the guy on the phone?"
		DavidW says, "Trott? I don't think so."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drink urn" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK URN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't drink the urn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score is 461 from a trivial 601.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw water at gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 446
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW WATER AT GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not holding that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw urn at gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW URN AT GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I ultimately decide  that throwing the urn at Gibs isn't such a great
Floyd | idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "pour urn on ghast" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR URN ON GHAST
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to be feasible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't know. I wonder if we need to get into the record store."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give urn to casey" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 448
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE URN TO CASEY
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "The spectre?"
		smartgenes says, "wow we're clutching at straws here"
		DavidW says, "I know we are."
		DavidW says, "But there's no obvious virgins."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get water" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 449
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | (I'll only be able to hold the water for a couple moments before it
Floyd | flows through my hands...)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give water to casey" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 450
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE WATER TO CASEY
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Three minutes for Casey," says Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give water to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 451
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE WATER TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give water to sydney" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 452
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE WATER TO SYDNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | My goodwill is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water flows through my fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water flows away and disappears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to ghast" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 453
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GHAST
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't speak to that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to sydney" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 454
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SYDNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x casey" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 455
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CASEY
Floyd |
Floyd | She has brown eyes and jet-black, though obviously dyed, hair. She is
Floyd | wearing a textbook goth outfit, complete with the black fingernails,
Floyd | eyeliner and steel-toed boots. She looks dark, mysterious, dangerous
Floyd | and completely off her rocker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita says, "and none of us are dedicated puzzlers or anything" 		smartgenes says, "your spectre idea is the only think i can think of now"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you got a photographic memory? If you have you will find the
Floyd | following question to be very easy. If you haven't, please find your
Floyd | novella that came with the game called 'Which Witch?'. Please turn to
Floyd | page 22, then find line 1 (please note that lines start at 1,
Floyd | 'chapter' lines are included, but blank lines are not.) And count to
Floyd | word 10.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now please enter this word. Or just hit enter. You have three chances
Floyd | to get it right.
Floyd | Please enter word :

		DavidW says, "Unless it's something weird like a bottle of virgin olive oil."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd | Please enter word :
Floyd | > CF11
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 400
Floyd | > CF11Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, North Edge
Floyd | We are before the last long hall. To the north, approximately fifty
Floyd | yards away, are the exit doors. There are no stores to either side of
Floyd | us. An informational kiosk and some planted trees are the only things
Floyd | in between us and the exit. Well, that and the levitating, possessed
Floyd | body of one of my friends, natch.
Floyd | The ghast's head is here.
Floyd | Sydney, Casey, Audrey, and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "kick head" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't really fight that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to sydney" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 401
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SYDNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kiosk" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 402
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KIOSK
Floyd |
Floyd | The kiosk's only value is in telling me that the exit is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to audrey" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO AUDREY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Lay it on me, then. What's up?"
Floyd | (2) "Whoa, that was you in the vision! What does a plus mean?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 403
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "What does a plus mean?" asks Audrey. "On a home pregnancy test? It
Floyd | means that you're not pregnant. Thank God."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Did you have a close call or something?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, we had a close call. Don't you remember? It wasn't that
Floyd | long ago. I had got off ICQ talking to one of your ex-girlfriends the
Floyd | night before. She told me that you, quote, 'wig out' when spoken to in
Floyd | Elvish or some other made-up language along those lines."
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey continues her story, but I start to get a flood of memories
Floyd | back from that night. I had actually deigned to go out clubbing with
Floyd | her for a night a few weeks back. (I usually don't, as I am such a
Floyd | lousy, self-conscious dancer.) She was wearing this tight little gray
Floyd | dress with slight horizontal lines across it, made out of this fuzzy
Floyd | fabric -- the outfit practically squealed 'do me' by itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey was grinding her way up against me every time I went onto the
Floyd | floor. I just seizured out. That's the only way I know how to dance. I
Floyd | almost never really consume much alcohol, but that night I was taking
Floyd | pull after pull of some Safeway Vodka that Sydney had smuggled into
Floyd | the club as if the contents of the bottle were nothing more innocuous
Floyd | than Mexican Kool-Aid. Audrey and I took a cab back to her place, and
Floyd | we were all over one another before we could find the light switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | She was on top of me for what seemed like the better part of an hour
Floyd | when she dipped down and whispered something into my ear.
Floyd | Tye-mela'ne. It's Tolkein Elvish for 'I love you.' We don't
Floyd | seem to say that to each other very much, but even drunk I instantly
Floyd | translated what she said and I... well, I went off like a Soviet
Floyd | Catapult: unexpectedly, unpredictably, and altogether quite messily.
Floyd |
Floyd | I hadn't thought about it -- about the consequences of it -- until
Floyd | just right now. I didn't mean for her to go through a pregnancy scare
Floyd | like that by herself. I just wasn't thinking about the details.
Floyd |
Floyd | (For what it's worth, the story that Audrey related as I had this
Floyd | flashback was pretty much exactly like mine, except that she said that
Floyd | we only jammed for something like fifteen minutes. She's got this
Floyd | crazy, post-Einsteinian view of how time really works though, so don't
Floyd | believe her.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Lay it on me, then. What's up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "0" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             461 / 404
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 0
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | I decide not to say anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 405
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | This far section of the Food Court pinches off to a slight, concrete
Floyd | wall extension. There were plans to expand this once, by the
Floyd | corporation that owns the Mall, but they now seem forever ago and far
Floyd | away. The rest of the Food Court is to the east, and the final
Floyd | corridor leading out of the Mall completely is around a turn to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd | A Revenant is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                461 / 406
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              461 / 407
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the torch
Floyd | (broken), the ointment jar, a fluorescent light, a garbage can, a
Floyd | brown table, a plastic chair, a metal chair, a short gray table, a
Floyd | broken chair, some chair parts are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 408
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 409
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "enter fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 410
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Entered!
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge, in the fountain
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put water in urn" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WATER IN URN
Floyd |
Floyd | The water is already in the urn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I will have to get out of the fountain first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ot" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 410
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OT
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "ot" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 411
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I get out of the fountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              461 / 412
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, East Edge
Floyd | This is the first level, or ground floor, of the Funtime Teen Mall.
Floyd | The lone Mall Exit leads in a westerly direction, past a few more
Floyd | stretches of darkness-enveloped corridor, and the Food Court. There's
Floyd | also a few more stores to the west, with the Mall passageways
Floyd | expanding to all four directions at that point.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead west to the rest of the Mall, and inside to the elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the corridor is a sculpted marble statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give urn to statue" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              461 / 413
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE URN TO STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | The kind gesture goes unnoticed by the cupid statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 414
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess Cupid can't drink anything."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 415
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "drunk on love"
		smartgenes says, "well here goes nothin"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give urn to spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 416
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE URN TO SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not what the spectre seems to be looking for.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "oohhh so he *is* looking for something"
		DavidW asks, "oh, the spectre is looking for something?"
		smartgenes asks, "his head?"
		DavidW asks, "can we talk to it?"
		smartgenes says, "i think it says its not interestedin talking or some such"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          461 / 417
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I only see the spectre at the fountain. We can't actually follow him, or can we?"
		smartgenes says, "we can follow his direction"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "follow spectre" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre is right here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "kiss spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          461 / 418
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | I try to get close, but the spectre resonates extreme cold from his
Floyd | person... much too painfully cold to touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          461 / 419
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles
Floyd | The Candle Store is the second-most picketed store, right after
Floyd | Choad's. It used to be a lot worse when it was a nail and board
Floyd | emporium, though. Some old and independently wealthy latin guy owns
Floyd | the place, though, and he just doesn't care about the Cash-In of the
Floyd | Christ.
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles is decked out in a similar manner to the Bead Store,
Floyd | hippie stuff and dark shadows even when the power isn't completely
Floyd | out. This isn't the kind of city where one can set up a number of
Floyd | candles on stands like in the video to 'Wrapped Around Your Finger,'
Floyd | so instead all the candles and other objects are on shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floorspace towards the rear of the store is completely taken up by
Floyd | the long display table against the western wall.
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give water to spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          461 / 420
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE WATER TO SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre shakes his head sadly. "I'm not thirsty for that," he
Floyd | says. "Not at all..." His eyes narrow, his head tilts slightly to the
Floyd | side -- he's trying to communicate something to me, and
Floyd | unlike some of the other denizens of the Mall, it's not a horrible
Floyd | curse or disease.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Six minutes, Jarret," says Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "A Big Gulp?"
		smartgenes says, "seems a strange solution, no pun meant"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          461 / 421
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 422
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 423
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              461 / 424
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, East Edge
Floyd | This is the first level, or ground floor, of the Funtime Teen Mall.
Floyd | The lone Mall Exit leads in a westerly direction, past a few more
Floyd | stretches of darkness-enveloped corridor, and the Food Court. There's
Floyd | also a few more stores to the west, with the Mall passageways
Floyd | expanding to all four directions at that point.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead west to the rest of the Mall, and inside to the elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the corridor is a sculpted marble statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  461 / 425
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey says, "We'll wait down here for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevator
Floyd | The elevator smells terrible, strongly of untreated or unembalmed
Floyd | cadavers. There are three buttons here in the elevator labelled 'up,'
Floyd | 'down' and 'open doors.'
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm currently on the first level of the Mall. Aside from the
Floyd | operational panel, there is little else here in the lift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "push up" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  461 / 426
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH UP
Floyd |
Floyd | I press the up button. After a few seconds, the elevator transports me
Floyd | to the second level of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "push open" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  461 / 427
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH OPEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors are now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       461 / 428
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Before the Elevator
Floyd | The floor of the Mall comes up against a rail, forming a barrier which
Floyd | prevents further (sane) western travel. The bottom (ground floor)
Floyd | level can be viewed with ease, though, as the guardrail mainly
Floyd | prevents kids -- future productive Mall denizens! -- from ragdolling
Floyd | their way off the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a badly-cracked kiosk in the center of the hallway. At the
Floyd | far end of the rail is an elevator.
Floyd | There is a crystal ball holder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       461 / 429
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn), the gaming glove (being worn),
Floyd | the phone, Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, an urn, the blue
Floyd | balloon, and the garlic clove.  Inside the urn is some water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'd've tried giving other objects to him for more clues."
		smartgenes says, "i thought try this gulp first maybe.."
		DavidW asks, "There's been no use for the shades yet, has there?"
		smartgenes says, "we dont have them in this restore i think"
		smartgenes asks, "where did we leave the gulp?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        461 / 430
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bead Store                                                461 / 431
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bead Store
Floyd | The Bead Store smells strongly of incense and stale joints, and it
Floyd | almost overpowers every other sense. There are shelves on all sides of
Floyd | the store, but none in the middle of the store due to the drawn
Floyd | pentagram.
Floyd | A postcard, the X-box are here.
Floyd | The skeleton is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        461 / 432
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                     461 / 433
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side of the Mall
Floyd | I'm at the eastern side of the Mall. To the north is Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods. My store is a bit to the east, and the Bead Store a bit to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table here, set adjacent to the Sporting Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        461 / 434
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       461 / 435
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Before the Elevator
Floyd | The floor of the Mall comes up against a rail, forming a barrier which
Floyd | prevents further (sane) western travel. The bottom (ground floor)
Floyd | level can be viewed with ease, though, as the guardrail mainly
Floyd | prevents kids -- future productive Mall denizens! -- from ragdolling
Floyd | their way off the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a badly-cracked kiosk in the center of the hallway. At the
Floyd | far end of the rail is an elevator.
Floyd | There is a crystal ball holder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | There's not a path in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits north to the Jewelry Store, in towards the Elevator
Floyd | and east towards the east side of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Jewelry Store                                             461 / 436
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Jewelry Store
Floyd | The Jewelry Store is of average dimensions for the Mall, with
Floyd | significantly less maneuvering room due to the long tabletop display
Floyd | that snakes about the room. They sell all manner of jewelry (ear
Floyd | rings, bracelets, watches) but as they close much earlier than
Floyd | everybody else, it's all under lock and key.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east side of the store, against the wall, is a large safebox.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       461 / 437
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Before the Elevator
Floyd | The floor of the Mall comes up against a rail, forming a barrier which
Floyd | prevents further (sane) western travel. The bottom (ground floor)
Floyd | level can be viewed with ease, though, as the guardrail mainly
Floyd | prevents kids -- future productive Mall denizens! -- from ragdolling
Floyd | their way off the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a badly-cracked kiosk in the center of the hallway. At the
Floyd | far end of the rail is an elevator.
Floyd | There is a crystal ball holder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "i guess its down?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        461 / 438
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                     461 / 439
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side of the Mall
Floyd | I'm at the eastern side of the Mall. To the north is Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods. My store is a bit to the east, and the Bead Store a bit to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table here, set adjacent to the Sporting Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern End of the Mall                                   461 / 440
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern End of the Mall
Floyd | This is far east as the Mall goes. The Mall technically dips a bit as
Floyd | one goes west, as it was originally constructed upon a landfill.
Floyd | There's a three-sided advertising kiosk in the middle of the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west is the Beads Store, Sporting Good Outlet and the (closed)
Floyd | Arcade.
Floyd |
Floyd | My store, the Gaming and Role-Playing Emporium, is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't mean to be annoying," says Gibs, "Not now, anyway, but
Floyd | Casey's got maybe four minutes left before she can no longer be
Floyd | saved."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                     461 / 441
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side of the Mall
Floyd | I'm at the eastern side of the Mall. To the north is Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods. My store is a bit to the east, and the Bead Store a bit to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table here, set adjacent to the Sporting Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "One thing that puzzles me is the business with the mummy hitting the support beam; we never saw associated damage upstairs with it?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Choad's Sporting Goods                                    461 / 442
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Choad's Sporting Goods
Floyd | Choad's Sporting Goods exists under the unfortunate circumstance that
Floyd | the owner's name translates into Bengali as 'fuck.' Once or twice a
Floyd | year there will be a demonstration or protest from a bunch of local
Floyd | student Hindus, but nothing ever changes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The store is one of the larger ones in the Mall, about 40' wide and
Floyd | 140' long. Ski jackets take up almost all the area towards the front
Floyd | of the store, as far as I can see, with the entire western wall filled
Floyd | with displays of discount tennis sneakers.
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be any rifles or shotguns for sale. (It appears
Floyd | as if Gibs's intuition was incorrect.)
Floyd | There is a circular jacket rack here.
Floyd | The ghoul is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  East Side of the Mall                                     461 / 443
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side of the Mall
Floyd | I'm at the eastern side of the Mall. To the north is Choad's Sporting
Floyd | Goods. My store is a bit to the east, and the Bead Store a bit to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table here, set adjacent to the Sporting Goods store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  East Side Corridor                                        461 / 444
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Side Corridor
Floyd | There's only one more stretch of corridor on this level before one
Floyd | gets to the elevator, which leads down to the ground floor. To the
Floyd | south of this area is the Bead Store, exits otherwise lead west and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "er, what are you doing up here?"
		smartgenes says, "if we hit beam, it said don't do that or the structure will collapse"
		smartgenes says, "looking for the gulp"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Before the Elevator                                       461 / 445
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Before the Elevator
Floyd | The floor of the Mall comes up against a rail, forming a barrier which
Floyd | prevents further (sane) western travel. The bottom (ground floor)
Floyd | level can be viewed with ease, though, as the guardrail mainly
Floyd | prevents kids -- future productive Mall denizens! -- from ragdolling
Floyd | their way off the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a badly-cracked kiosk in the center of the hallway. At the
Floyd | far end of the rail is an elevator.
Floyd | There is a crystal ball holder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  461 / 446
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey says, "We'll wait down here for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevator
Floyd | The elevator smells terrible, strongly of untreated or unembalmed
Floyd | cadavers. There are three buttons here in the elevator labelled 'up,'
Floyd | 'down' and 'open doors.'
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm currently on the second level of the Mall. Aside from the
Floyd | operational panel, there is little else here in the lift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "push down" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  461 / 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | I press the down button. After a few seconds, the elevator transports
Floyd | me to the first (ground) level of the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors remain shut for some reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "push open" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                                  461 / 448
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH OPEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors are now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "it wasn't by the fountain or pile west of it?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, East Edge                              461 / 449
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, East Edge
Floyd | This is the first level, or ground floor, of the Funtime Teen Mall.
Floyd | The lone Mall Exit leads in a westerly direction, past a few more
Floyd | stretches of darkness-enveloped corridor, and the Food Court. There's
Floyd | also a few more stores to the west, with the Mall passageways
Floyd | expanding to all four directions at that point.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits lead west to the rest of the Mall, and inside to the elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the corridor is a sculpted marble statue.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 450
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Three minutes for Casey," says Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "probably i think im turning into a zombie now"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 451
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              461 / 452
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, a pleather purse, some socks, the torch
Floyd | (broken), the ointment jar, a fluorescent light, a garbage can, a
Floyd | brown table, a plastic chair, a metal chair, a short gray table, a
Floyd | broken chair, some chair parts are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get gulp" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              461 / 453
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GULP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 454
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate to the Record Store is down, blocking my path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 455
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              461 / 456
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Poster Store
Floyd | The Poster Store sells posters... and little else. There's a hanging
Floyd | flip-rack of posters in the corner of the store, and a few hanging up
Floyd | on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Alongside the far wall is a set of oversized disembodied lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 457
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 458
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          461 / 459
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 460
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two minutes, Jarret," says Gibs."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 461
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give gulp to spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 462
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GULP TO SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not what the spectre seems to be looking for.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita says (to floyd), "x aubrey" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 462
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AUBREY
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "aubrey" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I was thinking he meant 'thirst' metaphorically. If he's thirsty for knowledge, the old text might be more to his liking."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give text to spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 463
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE TEXT TO SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not what the spectre seems to be looking for.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          461 / 464
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give balloon to spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          461 / 465
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BALLOON TO SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not what the spectre seems to be looking for.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Christ's Candles                                          461 / 466
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles
Floyd | The Candle Store is the second-most picketed store, right after
Floyd | Choad's. It used to be a lot worse when it was a nail and board
Floyd | emporium, though. Some old and independently wealthy latin guy owns
Floyd | the place, though, and he just doesn't care about the Cash-In of the
Floyd | Christ.
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ's Candles is decked out in a similar manner to the Bead Store,
Floyd | hippie stuff and dark shadows even when the power isn't completely
Floyd | out. This isn't the kind of city where one can set up a number of
Floyd | candles on stands like in the video to 'Wrapped Around Your Finger,'
Floyd | so instead all the candles and other objects are on shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floorspace towards the rear of the store is completely taken up by
Floyd | the long display table against the western wall.
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          461 / 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give glove to spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          461 / 468
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GLOVE TO SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not what the spectre seems to be looking for.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. If we really are supposed to give something to it, we really need more direction or clues."
		smartgenes asks, "its not a really bad joke.. give shades to spectre?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 469
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita says (to floyd), "x spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       461 / 469
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           461 / 470
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Casey doesn't have much time left, Duff," says Gibs, quietly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            461 / 471
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunglasses Hut
Floyd | I'm not quite sure why sunglasses and shades are only sold in 'huts'
Floyd | but this store is very un-hut like. There are three very solid walls
Floyd | here and a roof made not of thatch, but poured, cracking cement. The
Floyd | floor is hardly comprised of peat or mud, but the same tile present
Floyd | everywhere else in the Mall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fair bit of ether has snaked itself into the room. It combines with
Floyd | the hand-picked and market-researched atmospheric lights that still
Floyd | function to give off a very deep, defracted and soothing look to the
Floyd | room. Vibrant purples and deep blues dominate the walls and counters
Floyd | of the Sunglasses Hut.
Floyd |
Floyd | I worked at this place for a week once when I was fighting with my
Floyd | manager at the D&D store. I acquired a little bit of trivia regarding
Floyd | this place (for instance, the center display case will open if it's
Floyd | tapped upon) but nothing useful otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit case" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            461 / 472
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | I give the case a good whack, and it opens with ease.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the center display case are the mirrored shades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get shades" 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            466 / 473
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 474
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 475
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 476
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 477
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 478
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          466 / 479
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 480
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm not going to say that I am an expert on the supernatural, but I
Floyd | can't imagine that we could still save Casey," whispers Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 481
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 482
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 483
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 484
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              466 / 485
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Poster Store
Floyd | The Poster Store sells posters... and little else. There's a hanging
Floyd | flip-rack of posters in the corner of the store, and a few hanging up
Floyd | on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Alongside the far wall is a set of oversized disembodied lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear shades" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              466 / 486
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | I take off my glasses and put the shades on. Things get considerably
Floyd | darker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 487
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 488
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          466 / 489
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          466 / 490
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Party On Central
Floyd | This store is mostly unfurnished, with a low, bare ceiling, cold floor
Floyd | covered in cheap carpeting, and blankets and rugs thumb-tacked up to
Floyd | hide the peeling wallpaper and crumbling drywall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The contents of the room are a cluttered mess, as this place seems to
Floyd | be more of a craftsman's think-tank and construction area than pure
Floyd | chamber for commerce like so many other shops in the Mall. There's a
Floyd | workdesk and mirror along the northern wall and a file cabinet across
Floyd | from it. A small window is visible behind some junk, and directly
Floyd | across from the entrance are seven masks attached to the back wall in
Floyd | a proud display. Attached to one of the naked support beams is a disco
Floyd | laser pointer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          466 / 491
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | A stylin' and engaging Chortlemaster with great hair is staring back
Floyd | at me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give shades to spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          466 / 492
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SHADES TO SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not what the spectre seems to be looking for.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "cripes"
		smartgenes says, "what about holding the candle, wearing the shades and looking in the mirror.. like that infinte candles picture"
		DavidW says, "hm. It's odd that the spectre *did* respond to giving the urn, though. Like, maybe the urn itself is okay, but the holy water isn't."
		smartgenes says, "he responded to the water too"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x laser" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          466 / 493
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LASER
Floyd |
Floyd | The laser pointer is out there jivin'! It's scattering laser light
Floyd | everywhere and it's turned this placed into a Block Party Central!
Floyd | Whoo-hoo!
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          466 / 494
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses, the gaming glove (being worn), the phone,
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, an urn, the blue balloon, the
Floyd | garlic clove, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink, and the mirrored shades.
Floyd | Inside the urn is some water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear shades" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          466 / 495
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | I put the shades on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x laser" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          466 / 496
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LASER
Floyd |
Floyd | The laser pointer is out there jivin'! It's scattering laser light
Floyd | everywhere and it's turned this placed into a Block Party Central!
Floyd | Whoo-hoo!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Which makes me think the water/urn is half-right."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          466 / 497
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | A stylin' and engaging Chortlemaster with great hair is staring back
Floyd | at me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "empty urn" 		

Floyd ]  Party On Central                                          466 / 498
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EMPTY URN
Floyd |
Floyd | water:  Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          466 / 499
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 500
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 501
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The water flows away and disappears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 502
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate to the Record Store is down, blocking my path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 503
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | A little more water trickles into the fountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give urn to spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 504
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE URN TO SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not what the spectre seems to be looking for.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 505
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | The cross is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 506
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | glasses:  I can't drop my specs! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd | gaming glove:  I will have to take the gaming glove off first.
Floyd | phone:  Dropped.
Floyd | lacrosse stick:  Dropped.
Floyd | aged text:  Dropped.
Floyd | urn:  Dropped.
Floyd | blue balloon:  Dropped.
Floyd | garlic clove:  Dropped.
Floyd | Big Gulp drink:  Dropped.
Floyd | mirrored shades:  I will have to take the mirrored shades off first.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "gt cross" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 506
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GT CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "gt" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get cross" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 507
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate to the Record Store is down, blocking my path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Did that gaming glove help at all at any time?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 508
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "nope"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 509
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, an urn, the blue balloon, the
Floyd | garlic clove, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink are here.
Floyd | The phone and the spectre are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita makes disgusting noises with a glob of Gak. 		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give cross to spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 510
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CROSS TO SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not what the spectre seems to be looking for.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 511
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		
Tigrita plays with the fun shiny toy, and lights up with childlike glee. 		

Floyd ]  Sunglasses Hut                                            466 / 512
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunglasses Hut
Floyd | A fair bit of ether has snaked itself into the room. It combines with
Floyd | the hand-picked and market-researched atmospheric lights that still
Floyd | function to give off a very deep, defracted and soothing look to the
Floyd | room. Vibrant purples and deep blues dominate the walls and counters
Floyd | of the Sunglasses Hut.
Floyd |
Floyd | I worked at this place for a week once when I was fighting with my
Floyd | manager at the D&D store. I acquired a little bit of trivia regarding
Floyd | this place (for instance, the center display case will open if it's
Floyd | tapped upon) but nothing useful otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I hope we're not stuck because some info is only in the graphics."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 513
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 514
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, an urn, the blue balloon, the
Floyd | garlic clove, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink are here.
Floyd | The phone is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              466 / 515
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | A pleather purse, some socks, the torch (broken), the ointment jar, a
Floyd | fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a plastic chair, a
Floyd | metal chair, a short gray table, a broken chair, some chair parts are
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita blows the Pun Police Whistle. Woe unto ye, O teller of bad puns! Here come the Pun Police! 		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 516
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Discount Novel Shoppe
Floyd | I hate going in here, but I have apparently been a patron enough times
Floyd | to notice how peculiar the store is without its overhead fluorescent
Floyd | spotlights. The low light received from outside produces oddly-angled
Floyd | little shadows, albeit (apparently) non-sentient ones.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are two long rows of shelves along the north-south orient of the
Floyd | store, and a cashier's counter in back.
Floyd | The crucified girl is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get girl" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 517
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | She's too heavy for me to lift and move around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 518
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | The novel store shelves are about six feet high and made of
Floyd | medium-grade sanded woodstock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x counter" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 518
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "ah"
		DavidW says, "hm. So no showing the girl to the spectre, I guess."
		smartgenes says, "there is no overlight fluorescence here"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              466 / 519
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | A pleather purse, some socks, the torch (broken), the ointment jar, a
Floyd | fluorescent light, a garbage can, a brown table, a plastic chair, a
Floyd | metal chair, a short gray table, a broken chair, some chair parts are
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get light" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              466 / 520
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop cross" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              466 / 521
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get light" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              466 / 522
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 523
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Discount Novel Shoppe
Floyd | I hate going in here, but I have apparently been a patron enough times
Floyd | to notice how peculiar the store is without its overhead fluorescent
Floyd | spotlights. The low light received from outside produces oddly-angled
Floyd | little shadows, albeit (apparently) non-sentient ones.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are two long rows of shelves along the north-south orient of the
Floyd | store, and a cashier's counter in back.
Floyd | The crucified girl is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "isn't that light broken?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 524
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | This light fixture is from a chunk of the Mall's ceiling. It's at
Floyd | least a couple feet long, and mostly cylindrical in shape. It's
Floyd | non-functioning, of course, and quite heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "insert light" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 525
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSERT LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to be a little more specific about exactly with what you'd
Floyd | like me to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shadows" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 525
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put light in spotlights" 		

Floyd | > X SHADOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "shadows" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 525
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT LIGHT IN SPOTLIGHTS
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "spotlights" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shadow" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 525
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHADOW
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x girl" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 526
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | The crucified girl seems to be of mild Hispanic descent. Her features
Floyd | are slightly olive, her hair dark and her eyes stained all the round
Floyd | by blood. She is wearing a torn black tank top, blue bandana with
Floyd | floral print, and sleek pair of tight shorts. Her build is slight --
Floyd | she is probably about five foot five at most, with slim, athletic
Floyd | legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | She has not been dead long as she is just a few degrees cooler than
Floyd | living human flesh ought to be.
Floyd |
Floyd | She is dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 527
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses, the gaming glove (being worn), the mirrored
Floyd | shades (being worn), and a fluorescent light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 527
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | I haven't seen anything like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x virgin" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 527
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VIRGIN
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "virgin" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x shades" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 528
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | They are circular frames, with perfect mirrors on the outside. My eyes
Floyd | are completely hidden while wearing the sunglasses, at the expense of
Floyd | a lot of light getting through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "install light" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 528
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSTALL LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "install" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop light" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     466 / 529
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              466 / 530
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | A pleather purse, some socks, the torch (broken), the ointment jar, a
Floyd | garbage can, a brown table, a plastic chair, a metal chair, a short
Floyd | gray table, a broken chair, some chair parts, the cross are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 531
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, an urn, the blue balloon, the
Floyd | garlic clove, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink are here.
Floyd | The phone is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score is 466 from a trivial 601.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 532
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | [Speaking to Trott on the phone...]
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 533
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 533
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 534
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, an urn, the blue balloon, the
Floyd | garlic clove, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink are here.
Floyd | The phone is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 535
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be constructed of the cheap concrete that was poured onto
Floyd | the roof of the Mall a few years back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get phone" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 536
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to trorr" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 536
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TRORR
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "trorr" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 537
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | [Speaking to Trott on the phone...]
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 538
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              466 / 539
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Poster Store
Floyd | The Poster Store sells posters... and little else. There's a hanging
Floyd | flip-rack of posters in the corner of the store, and a few hanging up
Floyd | on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Alongside the far wall is a set of oversized disembodied lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 540
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              466 / 541
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Poster Store
Floyd | The Poster Store sells posters... and little else. There's a hanging
Floyd | flip-rack of posters in the corner of the store, and a few hanging up
Floyd | on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Alongside the far wall is a set of oversized disembodied lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x lips" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              466 / 542
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Magic Mouth is a set of purple disembodied lips, measuring roughly
Floyd | two feet wide and a little less than a foot high. They are stuck on
Floyd | the side of the wall as if they are part of it and seem
Floyd | (supernaturally, natch) integrated within them. No discernable teeth
Floyd | or tongue or lungs are present, so whatever causes it to vibrate the
Floyd | air is wholly beyond me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put hand in lips" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              466 / 542
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT HAND IN LIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that with the Magic Mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter lips" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER LIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't enter the Magic Mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "pull lips" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              466 / 543
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL LIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | Pulling the Magic Mouth doesn't get me anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 544
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 545
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, an urn, the blue balloon, the
Floyd | garlic clove, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          466 / 546
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          466 / 547
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre is a powerful, intangible, undead spirit consumed with
Floyd | hatred for those with warmth in their souls. Its touch drains an
Floyd | enormous amount of life energy, it is unaffected by silver, 'normal'
Floyd | iron, or cold.
Floyd |
Floyd | It would be powerless in daylight, but I am obviously several hours
Floyd | away from any such thing. It may be best to just avoid and and not
Floyd | antagonize it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "interesting we didn't use the garlic."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "touch spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          466 / 548
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | I try to get close, but the spectre resonates extreme cold from his
Floyd | person... much too painfully cold to touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I mean, at all"
		smartgenes says, "there must be a use, surely"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 549
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick, the aged text, an urn, the blue balloon, the
Floyd | garlic clove, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink are here.
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get urn" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 550
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET URN
Floyd |
Floyd | Right on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get text" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 551
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET TEXT
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, maybe it protects us from vampCasey now."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give urn to spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 552
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE URN TO SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not what the spectre seems to be looking for.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 553
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get garlic" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 554
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GARLIC
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 555
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Lich isn't a vampire."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              466 / 556
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Poster Store
Floyd | The Poster Store sells posters... and little else. There's a hanging
Floyd | flip-rack of posters in the corner of the store, and a few hanging up
Floyd | on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Alongside the far wall is a set of oversized disembodied lips.
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 557
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give garlic to spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           466 / 558
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GARLIC TO SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not what the spectre seems to be looking for.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "follow spectre" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which way did it go?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a bit of rubble.
Floyd | There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to the Record
Floyd | Store is down to the north.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink are here.
Floyd | The spectre is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "move rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 560
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't move the chunk of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 561
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 562
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "hmm"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 563
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a fine dusting
Floyd | of rubble. There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to
Floyd | the Record Store is down to the north.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink are here.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 564
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 565
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give rubble to spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 566
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE RUBBLE TO SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not what the spectre seems to be looking for.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 567
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be constructed of the cheap concrete that was poured onto
Floyd | the roof of the Mall a few years back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Try throwing the rubble at the record store gate."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate to the Record Store is down, blocking my path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw rubble at gate" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 568
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW RUBBLE AT GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 569
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit gate with rubble" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT GATE WITH RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't really fight that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open gate" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 570
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that to the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry gate" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 570
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRY GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "pry" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick gate" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't really fight that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 571
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | [Speaking to Trott on the phone...]
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x gate" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 572
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate is made up of interwoven metal links, but due to the lack of
Floyd | power over here it can't be opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search gate" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 573
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre heads off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i suppose now we have the shades on we cold find something different anywhere"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       466 / 574
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses, the gaming glove (being worn), the mirrored
Floyd | shades (being worn), the phone, an urn, the aged text, the blue
Floyd | balloon, the garlic clove, and a chunk of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It seems unlikely."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              466 / 575
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | A pleather purse, some socks, the torch (broken), the ointment jar, a
Floyd | garbage can, a brown table, a plastic chair, a metal chair, a short
Floyd | gray table, a broken chair, some chair parts, the cross are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                466 / 576
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything for the Poltergeist to throw at
Floyd | me... it's probably possible for me to get by it and get into the
Floyd | other section of the Food Court now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's more likely the shades are for Casey, when daybreak happens."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    466 / 577
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nutrition & Herb Store
Floyd | The Nutrition Store is dominated by a series of five-foot high shelves
Floyd | that make up four distinct aisles. The walls are a sickly shade of
Floyd | green and contrast with the subdued nature of the shelves and all the
Floyd | jars of pills placed upon them.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rear of the store is a modest wood counter and an ancient
Floyd | analog cash register. Even further, behind the counter and register,
Floyd | is a metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no front gate to the Nutrition Store, only a ten foot cut in
Floyd | the wall. The opening is not quite centered, however, and a 5'x3' pane
Floyd | of glass has been placed into the southern wall.
Floyd | The Magic: The Gathering cards are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement to the Nutrition Store                           466 / 578
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement to the Nutrition Store
Floyd | The temperature of the air down here in the basement is quite cold,
Floyd | probably no more than thirty degrees Fahrenheit. The ceiling is just
Floyd | over five feet high, and the walls have a very rough texture to them,
Floyd | as if they were blasted away and then poorly sanded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  First Basement Corridor                                   466 / 579
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | First Basement Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of corridor is little more than a narrow, forgotten
Floyd | passageway. Soft earth makes up the floor, a distinct change from the
Floyd | cement seen to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get earth" 		

Floyd ]  First Basement Corridor                                   466 / 579
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET EARTH
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "earth" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               466 / 580
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Coffin Room
Floyd | The ceiling in this room is unique within the basement, as it is
Floyd | actually enough up where I don't have to hunch. All available light is
Floyd | strongly reflected from the coffin, which sits quietly in the corner
Floyd | of the room. The walls are made out of a flecked brick, and a support
Floyd | beam stands to the right of the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits are south towards the stairs and east into a tight alcove.
Floyd | There are a number of tiny birthday candles in packages all over the
Floyd | store, but the most impressive display is in the back, where an
Floyd | elegant, if clouded menorah rests upon a long display table.
Floyd | The lid is here.
Floyd | The mummy is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "bg"
		smartgenes says, "bug"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get menorah" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               466 / 581
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MENORAH
Floyd |
Floyd | I take it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wow"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               466 / 582
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Coffin Room
Floyd | The ceiling in this room is unique within the basement, as it is
Floyd | actually enough up where I don't have to hunch. All available light is
Floyd | strongly reflected from the coffin, which sits quietly in the corner
Floyd | of the room. The walls are made out of a flecked brick, and a support
Floyd | beam stands to the right of the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits are south towards the stairs and east into a tight alcove.
Floyd | The lid is here.
Floyd | The mummy is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Obviously we were never to drop the menorah."
		smartgenes says, "except we had to didn't we, to get the mummy"
		smartgenes says, "or throw rubble at the torch maybe"
		DavidW says, "no, we could probably throw almost anything, even the garlic."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x menorah" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               466 / 583
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MENORAH
Floyd |
Floyd | The menorah has places for nine candles -- one for each day of
Floyd | Hanukkah, and then one candle which is the Shamash, which is used to
Floyd | light the other candles once per day for each day of the holiday. This
Floyd | menorah is made out of brass and does not appear to have had any
Floyd | attention or cleaning in quite some time.
Floyd | Inside the menorah are the crimson candle, the cyan candle, the jade
Floyd | candle, the umber candle, the indigo candle, the canary candle, the
Floyd | black candle, the slate candle, and the white candle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the menorah are the crimson candle, the cyan candle, the jade
Floyd | candle, the umber candle, the indigo candle, the canary candle, the
Floyd | black candle, the slate candle, and the white candle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "clean menorah" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               466 / 584
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLEAN MENORAH
Floyd |
Floyd | The menorah gets a little brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x coffin" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               466 / 585
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The coffin is made out of some kind of stone-like substance that I am
Floyd | not altogether familiar with. It's like a chiseled and well-grooved
Floyd | offshoot of pyrite. It nevertheless reflects light quite well, and
Floyd | practically shimmers down here in the basement, excepting those bits
Floyd | of it flecked with dried blood.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x lid" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               466 / 586
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LID
Floyd |
Floyd | The coffin lid is about six and a half feet long, three feet wide and
Floyd | a good eight or nine inches deep. It's made out of rough stone, but of
Floyd | a type filled with flecks of highly reflective metal. The stonework is
Floyd | strictly functional, as there are several gashes and lines in the lid
Floyd | and it hardly even approximates a smooth surface anywhere that I can
Floyd | see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "You're hoping for an anagramming genie to pop out of the menorah, aren't you?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x blood" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               466 / 586
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | Which blood do you mean, the dried blood or the bag of blood?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i was thinking of the picture with the reflected candles"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bag of blood?" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               466 / 587
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BAG OF BLOOD?
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a very large bag of, presumably, fresh human blood. The
Floyd | packaging indicates that it is of type O negative. There's like five
Floyd | liters of it here, it's quite a solid little package.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get bag" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               496 / 588
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | I grab the bag.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "spectre, we have a present for yoooou"
		smartgenes asks, "how were we meant to find that-- search coffin?"
		DavidW says, "or look in coffin, yeah."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  First Basement Corridor                                   496 / 589
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | First Basement Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of corridor is little more than a narrow, forgotten
Floyd | passageway. Soft earth makes up the floor, a distinct change from the
Floyd | cement seen to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Basement to the Nutrition Store                           496 / 590
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement to the Nutrition Store
Floyd | The temperature of the air down here in the basement is quite cold,
Floyd | probably no more than thirty degrees Fahrenheit. The ceiling is just
Floyd | over five feet high, and the walls have a very rough texture to them,
Floyd | as if they were blasted away and then poorly sanded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go up to a health store or north to a
Floyd | basement corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    496 / 591
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nutrition & Herb Store
Floyd | The Nutrition Store is dominated by a series of five-foot high shelves
Floyd | that make up four distinct aisles. The walls are a sickly shade of
Floyd | green and contrast with the subdued nature of the shelves and all the
Floyd | jars of pills placed upon them.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rear of the store is a modest wood counter and an ancient
Floyd | analog cash register. Even further, behind the counter and register,
Floyd | is a metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no front gate to the Nutrition Store, only a ten foot cut in
Floyd | the wall. The opening is not quite centered, however, and a 5'x3' pane
Floyd | of glass has been placed into the southern wall.
Floyd | The Magic: The Gathering cards are here.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go down to the basement entrance or
Floyd | southwest to the food court's east half.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                496 / 592
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything for the Poltergeist to throw at
Floyd | me... it's probably possible for me to get by it and get into the
Floyd | other section of the Food Court now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We could even try 'enter coffin' so see if there's any hidden switches to secret rooms."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              496 / 593
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | A pleather purse, some socks, the torch (broken), the ointment jar, a
Floyd | garbage can, a brown table, a plastic chair, a metal chair, a short
Floyd | gray table, a broken chair, some chair parts, the cross are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       496 / 594
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a fine dusting
Floyd | of rubble. There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to
Floyd | the Record Store is down to the north.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           496 / 595
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Poster Store                                              496 / 596
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Poster Store
Floyd | The Poster Store sells posters... and little else. There's a hanging
Floyd | flip-rack of posters in the corner of the store, and a few hanging up
Floyd | on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Alongside the far wall is a set of oversized disembodied lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           496 / 597
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       496 / 598
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a fine dusting
Floyd | of rubble. There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to
Floyd | the Record Store is down to the north.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          496 / 599
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       496 / 600
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a fine dusting
Floyd | of rubble. There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to
Floyd | the Record Store is down to the north.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "of course, I wonder why the mummy had a bag of blood."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       496 / 601
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       496 / 602
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       496 / 603
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge                           496 / 604
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Eastern Edge
Floyd | This bit of hallway features an enormous and beautiful fountain. There
Floyd | are exits in all four primary compass directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       496 / 605
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a fine dusting
Floyd | of rubble. There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to
Floyd | the Record Store is down to the north.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          496 / 606
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Southern Edge
Floyd | This is the southern-most section of the Mall. There's a large block
Floyd | of impenetrable cement to the south, which covers over the failed
Floyd | Outlet Store, and two paths to two other stores: the candle store
Floyd | (west) and party favors store (east).
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "But then I'd wonder why the torch was lit and who lit it and never get anywhere."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give bag to spectre" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Southern Edge                          526 / 607
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BAG TO SPECTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre looks stupidly at the bag of blood for several moments,
Floyd | blinking the little ovals on its transparent face where eyes ought to
Floyd | be. I grasp Audrey's hand and ensure that she's physically behind me
Floyd | in case the spectre revolts. It doesn't, however, and instead
Floyd | impossibly takes hold of the bag with intangible fingers. "Perfect,"
Floyd | it says, simply, "I thank you."
Floyd |
Floyd | The spectre blinks out of existence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "score went up"
		smartgenes says, "hmm great, what now"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       526 / 608
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, Central Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of the Mall hallway is covered with just a fine dusting
Floyd | of rubble. There are clear exits to the west and south. The gate to
Floyd | the Record Store is down to the north.
Floyd | Gibs's lacrosse stick, Barnaby's Big Gulp drink are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, Central Corridor                       526 / 609
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | [Speaking to Trott on the phone...]
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate to the Record Store is down, blocking my path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              526 / 610
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | A pleather purse, some socks, the torch (broken), the ointment jar, a
Floyd | garbage can, a brown table, a plastic chair, a metal chair, a short
Floyd | gray table, a broken chair, some chair parts, the cross are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate to the Sneaker Store is down.
Floyd | There are exits north to Discount Novel Shoppe, East to the Central
Floyd | Corridor, South to the Sneaker Store and West to the Food Court.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              526 / 611
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | [Speaking to Trott on the phone...]
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Discount Novel Shoppe                                     526 / 612
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Discount Novel Shoppe
Floyd | I hate going in here, but I have apparently been a patron enough times
Floyd | to notice how peculiar the store is without its overhead fluorescent
Floyd | spotlights. The low light received from outside produces oddly-angled
Floyd | little shadows, albeit (apparently) non-sentient ones.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are two long rows of shelves along the north-south orient of the
Floyd | store, and a cashier's counter in back.
Floyd | A fluorescent light is here.
Floyd | The crucified girl is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Sneaker Store?"
		smartgenes says, "yeh but w cant get in"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go south to the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, West Edge                              526 / 613
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, West Edge
Floyd | The area is free from the wreckage. Gibs, though is just standing up,
Floyd | completely motionless, facing the inky blackness that shrouds the Food
Floyd | Court from here. Casey is nowhere to be found.
Floyd | A pleather purse, some socks, the torch (broken), the ointment jar, a
Floyd | garbage can, a brown table, a plastic chair, a metal chair, a short
Floyd | gray table, a broken chair, some chair parts, the cross are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                526 / 614
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything for the Poltergeist to throw at
Floyd | me... it's probably possible for me to get by it and get into the
Floyd | other section of the Food Court now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "why can't we enter the sneaker store?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    526 / 615
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nutrition & Herb Store
Floyd | The Nutrition Store is dominated by a series of five-foot high shelves
Floyd | that make up four distinct aisles. The walls are a sickly shade of
Floyd | green and contrast with the subdued nature of the shelves and all the
Floyd | jars of pills placed upon them.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rear of the store is a modest wood counter and an ancient
Floyd | analog cash register. Even further, behind the counter and register,
Floyd | is a metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no front gate to the Nutrition Store, only a ten foot cut in
Floyd | the wall. The opening is not quite centered, however, and a 5'x3' pane
Floyd | of glass has been placed into the southern wall.
Floyd | The Magic: The Gathering cards are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement to the Nutrition Store                           526 / 616
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement to the Nutrition Store
Floyd | The temperature of the air down here in the basement is quite cold,
Floyd | probably no more than thirty degrees Fahrenheit. The ceiling is just
Floyd | over five feet high, and the walls have a very rough texture to them,
Floyd | as if they were blasted away and then poorly sanded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  First Basement Corridor                                   526 / 617
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | First Basement Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of corridor is little more than a narrow, forgotten
Floyd | passageway. Soft earth makes up the floor, a distinct change from the
Floyd | cement seen to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "it has shutters down or something of that ilk, like the other store"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               526 / 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Coffin Room
Floyd | The ceiling in this room is unique within the basement, as it is
Floyd | actually enough up where I don't have to hunch. All available light is
Floyd | strongly reflected from the coffin, which sits quietly in the corner
Floyd | of the room. The walls are made out of a flecked brick, and a support
Floyd | beam stands to the right of the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits are south towards the stairs and east into a tight alcove.
Floyd | The lid is here.
Floyd | The mummy is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "enter coffin" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't get on the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go coffin" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't get on the coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get lid" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               526 / 619
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LID
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm carrying too much to take that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x mummy" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               526 / 620
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MUMMY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's covered in strips of treated linen, except for the face, which is
Floyd | exposed completely. The skin on its face is stretched tightly over the
Floyd | angular and hardened skull, which at one time, millennia ago, may have
Floyd | been handsome.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is dressed in dry, crisp rags that crackle with every movement. The
Floyd | rags look dusty, pained... without a hint of humidity and with no
Floyd | possibility of moisture.
Floyd |
Floyd | Modern myth indicates that mummies are riddled with diseases that
Floyd | cause a quick and painful rotting in their hosts.
Floyd |
Floyd | It  is dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search mummy" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               526 / 621
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH MUMMY
Floyd |
Floyd | The mummy is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search coffin" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               526 / 622
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "push coffin" 		

Floyd ]  Coffin Room                                               526 / 623
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I could never muster enough strength to push the lid off, much less
Floyd | the push the coffin itself around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  First Basement Corridor                                   526 / 624
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | First Basement Corridor
Floyd | This stretch of corridor is little more than a narrow, forgotten
Floyd | passageway. Soft earth makes up the floor, a distinct change from the
Floyd | cement seen to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Basement to the Nutrition Store                           526 / 625
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement to the Nutrition Store
Floyd | The temperature of the air down here in the basement is quite cold,
Floyd | probably no more than thirty degrees Fahrenheit. The ceiling is just
Floyd | over five feet high, and the walls have a very rough texture to them,
Floyd | as if they were blasted away and then poorly sanded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go up to a health store or north to a
Floyd | basement corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Nutrition & Herb Store                                    526 / 626
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nutrition & Herb Store
Floyd | The Nutrition Store is dominated by a series of five-foot high shelves
Floyd | that make up four distinct aisles. The walls are a sickly shade of
Floyd | green and contrast with the subdued nature of the shelves and all the
Floyd | jars of pills placed upon them.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rear of the store is a modest wood counter and an ancient
Floyd | analog cash register. Even further, behind the counter and register,
Floyd | is a metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no front gate to the Nutrition Store, only a ten foot cut in
Floyd | the wall. The opening is not quite centered, however, and a 5'x3' pane
Floyd | of glass has been placed into the southern wall.
Floyd | The Magic: The Gathering cards are here.
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go down to the basement entrance or
Floyd | southwest to the food court's east half.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                526 / 627
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The Food Court is a vast, open area, and I can only make out about
Floyd | half of it from here. (The entire west end is shrouded in darkness.)
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northeast is a Nutrition Store. The Court has another section
Floyd | to the west, and there is an exit east from where we originally came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything for the Poltergeist to throw at
Floyd | me... it's probably possible for me to get by it and get into the
Floyd | other section of the Food Court now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "what on earth now"
		DavidW says, "I don't know."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Court                                                526 / 628
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | This far section of the Food Court pinches off to a slight, concrete
Floyd | wall extension. There were plans to expand this once, by the
Floyd | corporation that owns the Mall, but they now seem forever ago and far
Floyd | away. The rest of the Food Court is to the east, and the final
Floyd | corridor leading out of the Mall completely is around a turn to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd | A Revenant is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can go northwest to Mall, First Level, North
Floyd | Edge or east to the food court's east half.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             526 / 629
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mall, First Level, North Edge
Floyd | We are before the last long hall. To the north, approximately fifty
Floyd | yards away, are the exit doors. There are no stores to either side of
Floyd | us. An informational kiosk and some planted trees are the only things
Floyd | in between us and the exit. Well, that and the levitating, possessed
Floyd | body of one of my friends, natch.
Floyd | The ghast's head is here.
Floyd | Sydney and Casey are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audrey and Gibs follow me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x casey" 		

Floyd ]  Mall, First Level, North Edge                             526 / 630
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CASEY
Floyd |
Floyd | She has brown eyes and jet-black, though obviously dyed, hair. She is
Floyd | wearing a textbook goth outfit, complete with the black fingernails,
Floyd | eyeliner and steel-toed boots. She looks dark, mysterious, dangerous
Floyd | and completely off her rocker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "What's the deal with the Sneaker Store?"
		DavidW says, "I know we can't open the record store."
		smartgenes says, "i think it gives a similar response"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | I kicked open the first set of exit doors, entered the airlock and
Floyd | pushed open the second set. I held it as all my friends made it out.
Floyd | The sky was completely free from clouds and had the slightest hint of
Floyd | azure swirling within its fair blue mix. The sun hadn't yet crept up
Floyd | over the plains and scrub to the east, but it was only going to be
Floyd | moments before we started to see the first few beams.

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give shades to casey" 		

Floyd | moments before we started to see the first few beams.Audrey
Floyd | desperately looked for some cover from the sun for her friend. She
Floyd | spotted the group of the anonymously parked lorries sitting in the lot
Floyd | and ran towards one. I took Casey's hand and brought her to them. The
Floyd | van would give us a few extra seconds relief from the daylight that
Floyd | would kill her.
Floyd |
Floyd | I brushed Casey's hair away from her face. I couldn't help a
Floyd | tangential glance at the bite marks on her neck. They were terrible,
Floyd | fascinating... beautiful. Members of my generation have had hundreds
Floyd | of thousands of tattoos and this was more striking than any of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm not going to give up on you, Casey," I whispered to her. She
Floyd | offered no response. Trott, Gibs and Sydney joined us. I tossed my
Floyd | keys to Trott and told him to bring my car around. Casey hadn't made a
Floyd | sound since we had left the Mall. "I'll get some blankets for you," I
Floyd | told her. "We'll cover you up, get you to a hospital, get you a
Floyd | transfusion..." Audrey let out a little sound of a cry. I saw that her
Floyd | cheeks were streaked with tears. She had been so silent I hadn't
Floyd | noticed.
Floyd |
Floyd | I jumped flat-out of my skin when Casey grabbed my arm. She opened her
Floyd | eyes. They were blank, as if her eyes had rolled to the back of her
Floyd | head. But she was still able to lock onto me and stare right through
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't want to live like this," she said. Her voice was so soft, but
Floyd | her grip -- her nails were digging through the sleeves of my jacket,
Floyd | almost breaking the skin on my wrist.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I won't live like this," she said. "You already all look so tempting.
Floyd | You, Jarret... I can't stop thinking of what it would be like to just
Floyd | take the littlest sip from you..." She released her grip on her own.
Floyd | She was still in control of herself, albeit barely. "And you," she
Floyd | said, a wry smile forming on her lips as she looked up at Gibs, "You
Floyd | would have been delicious..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's not the vampirism talking," whispered Gibs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Casey turned slightly and faced me again. "The sun. I feel can feel it
Floyd | already. I won't be able to make this decision tomorrow night.
Floyd | Tomorrow will be too late." She rose until she stood, giving no pause
Floyd | to worry about leverage or looking slightly awkward as she took to her
Floyd | feet. She hugged me. She hugged us all, one by one, until only Audrey
Floyd | was left. Casey gave her a kiss on her cheek and Audrey finally broke
Floyd | down. They embraced. And as terrible as I felt for Casey, it was
Floyd | killing me that my girl was having to go through the mechanics of
Floyd | saying goodbye forever to her best friend.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There is no other group that I would like to spend my final moments
Floyd | with," said Casey. "I will miss you all."
Floyd |
Floyd | I took Casey's hand and pulled her up as we climbed on top of the
Floyd | truck. I tried to tell her that I could find a way to heal her, to fix
Floyd | her -- that there was still time. But she was staring straight ahead.
Floyd | The sky continued to turn brighter. We were up there for less than a
Floyd | minute, but it felt like I had tried to argue with her and talk her
Floyd | down for ages
Floyd |
Floyd | At exactly 7:21am she briefly turned to me with a sad smile and
Floyd | stretched her arms out as wide as they would go. I grabbed hold of her
Floyd | in an attempt to drag her down, but daylight peeked out over the
Floyd | horizon and instantly vaporized her. She disintegrated away into a
Floyd | whiff of dust and only the smallest bit of her was left in my hand.
Floyd | Her clothes fell to the top of the van. I heard Audrey shriek from
Floyd | below. I picked up Casey's clothes and hopped down to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | I opened the passenger door to my car and directed Audrey in. The rest
Floyd | of us dispersed and went our separate ways. I drove up to the Fort,
Floyd | expecting to drop Audrey off and go home. She brought me inside and
Floyd | together we both crawled into her bed. She fell asleep quickly, and
Floyd | within moments I was hypnotized by her rise and fall. We both slept
Floyd | for most of the rest of the day.
Floyd |
Floyd | After about twelve hours I fell back into consciousness. I kissed my
Floyd | girl on the lips, but she only stirred, smiled faintly, and fell back
Floyd | into sleep without ever opening her eyes. In the modern mythology I
Floyd | don't follow, a kiss on that is supposed to wake up the girl
Floyd | when it's delivered by her own Prince Charming.
Floyd |
Floyd | It just made it all the more obvious that I've never been that guy for
Floyd | her.
Floyd |
Floyd | I slipped out of her room and drove myself home.

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                               Epilogue
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Four months later...

		DavidW says, "this is a losing ending, I think."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit enter" 		

Floyd | I thought the five of us would have difficulties explaining what
Floyd | happened in the Mall right after the incident. I thought there would
Floyd | be questions, interrogations, solicitors and then time in locked rooms
Floyd | downtown before good cops gone bad, and then thrown off our case, but
Floyd | at the last second rehired because they always got results.
Floyd |
Floyd | But there was none of that. Not so much as a single arched eyebrow.
Floyd | Electricity had been restored when I sheepishly returned a few days
Floyd | later for my next shift. The bodies were removed, either when the
Floyd | ghost vanished or by carry-out after the fact. I never found out
Floyd | because I was too much of a coward to ever research what officially
Floyd | happened to them.
Floyd |
Floyd | It was easy to not get into a nervous furor about things with my
Floyd | friends because I hardly saw any of them afterwards. Gibs treated
Floyd | missing his shift that night as a power ploy and ended up getting
Floyd | promoted and the afternoon drive-time slot. Sydney I only ever saw
Floyd | through Audrey, and Audrey moved to Texas at me a week after what went
Floyd | down in the Mall. I mean, right at me. (If it could be said
Floyd | that someone could aggressively move 'at' somebody, I mean. If that's
Floyd | possible, then that's definitely what Audrey did.) Trott was the only
Floyd | one of the group that I ever encountered with any regularity, and that
Floyd | was because we worked together. We never spoke about that night.
Floyd |
Floyd | But after four days of living with the spectre of the night
Floyd | figuratively breathing a chilling ulcer into my bones I decided that
Floyd | it was time that we did.

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit enter" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 631
Floyd |
Floyd | Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe
Floyd | The Curiosity Shoppe is rather smallish, as far as stores around here
Floyd | go, nestled into the far corners of the Mall, distant from practically
Floyd | every other decent or worthwhile store. Shelves of gaming books and
Floyd | modules are arranged everywhere, and promotional kiosks occupy the
Floyd | floorspace between the register and the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the last few months, Benji has decided to sell all sorts of other
Floyd | worthless crap to increase the profit margin of the store. This
Floyd | includes, but is not limited to, baseball cards, DDR mats, stuffed
Floyd | Japanese Gromit Dolls, stripper poles, headphones and joy buzzers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Trott and I are working here this evening, and it's been a rather slow
Floyd | night.
Floyd | Trott is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i assumed we couldn't go north past sydney.."
		DavidW says, "talk to trott, I guess."
		smartgenes says, "also was it possible to save her if we gave the glasses first"
		DavidW says, "The glasses would've helped, but not enough."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to trott" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select one:
Floyd |
Floyd | (1) "Hey, Trott... You know That Night we never talk about?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 632
Floyd | Select an option or 0 to say nothing >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Uhm, yeah..." Trott shifts uncomfortably.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think it's high time we talked about it." I look him dead in the
Floyd | eye, but Trott doesn't respond. "C'mon! What the fuck went on that
Floyd | night?" I start to get really agitated and animated. This is how you
Floyd | need to be to get through to Trott sometimes. "All that undead? What
Floyd | was all that? How on earth have you rationalized that in your
Floyd | mind?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Trott looks around for a cigarette. He finally finds one and takes a
Floyd | long drag on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Truth to tell, Jarret... heh. I deal with it every day by remembering
Floyd | to completely forget about it. I put it all out of my head. Let me
Floyd | tell you a story." Trott offers me a cigarette. I accept.
Floyd |
Floyd | Trott exhales a long stream of smoke. "When I was in college, a few of
Floyd | my friends and I were playing with a ouija board. I had never done it
Floyd | before. And neither had my friend Raida. We were both put together on
Floyd | the board, on opposite sides, naturally. As first-timers, this was
Floyd | going to be of interest to the old pros."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Naturally," I say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, the 'spirits' were asked a bunch of questions. We saw the
Floyd | planchette moved intelligently to the different letters. I know for a
Floyd | fact that I didn't move it. I am pretty sure that she didn't as well.
Floyd | What we saw and what we were told through the board spooked the hell
Floyd | out of us. The spirits knew our names and threatened us and told us
Floyd | that they were going to suck down our souls and so forth. There was
Floyd | only one thing that bugged me, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | Trott frowns. "Well, actually, the entire thing shocked the living
Floyd | Christ right out of me. But anyway. At one point Herr
Floyd | geistenhaus was asked which one of us they were going to get
Floyd | first, me or Raida. The ghost said that it was going to be me, and
Floyd | spelled my name out T-R-O-T-T. Three instances of the letter 'T.'
Floyd | Immediately after, a similar question was asked, and Raida's name came
Floyd | up. Her name was spelled -- by the spirits! -- with the letter 'I' and
Floyd | not 'Y.' So not only are those beasties in contact with us on the
Floyd | physical plane, but they also instinctively knew how to spell our
Floyd | names with all our crazy variants. Oh, and it referred to me by my
Floyd | last name rather than my first. Of course."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the hell is your first name, anyway?" I ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sveinsgeird?ttir," says Trott. I wouldn't have guessed that. I would
Floyd | have gone with 'John' if pressed. "It's Norse," says Trott, helpfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Anyway. I borrowed the board a couple nights later. I set it up on my
Floyd | bed. Raida and I put it backwards to us, and we closed our eyes. I set
Floyd | up a webcam to record what happened on the board." Trott takes a
Floyd | thoughtful puff. "And what happened later, away from the board, too,
Floyd | as it turns out." He shakes his head to remove a quick smile based on
Floyd | old memories. "We got back gibberish from what we asked. You'd think
Floyd | the banshees and demons could account for the board being oddly
Floyd | placed, but they couldn't, apparently. Ah! Ah! Ah! There is something
Floyd | called the ideomotor effect, I later learned. But the point is...
Floyd | there's plenty of standard explanations for remarkable things that
Floyd | happen that everyday. So Sydney was 'levitating.' Sometimes magnetism
Floyd | looks like super powers. It got cold in the Mall. Fuck. The
Floyd | power was out. And when is it ever not cold in the Mall? July? People
Floyd | turned into monsters..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Admittedly, tougher to explain," continues Trott. "Maybe the
Floyd | government tried out an ebola strain on people." He lowers his voice.
Floyd | "People like Rudolph. Er, Randolph. Whoever." He looks around the
Floyd | store to make sure nobody else has wandered in. "It's already legal to
Floyd | create a bot and just let it run loose around town. I don't know for
Floyd | certain. But I do know that I am not prepared to blindly believe in
Floyd | anything. I don't mind playing role playing games and being a dungeon
Floyd | master and whatever else, but I certainly won't baaa-baaaa my way
Floyd | around life and absorb every pseudo-supernatural event I encounter
Floyd | like a peanut-brained little sheep."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we needed to destroy Sydney or the vampire that bit Casey."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit enter" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 632
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | [ That sentence is not understood by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 632
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | [ That sentence is not understood by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 633
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe
Floyd | The Curiosity Shoppe is rather smallish, as far as stores around here
Floyd | go, nestled into the far corners of the Mall, distant from practically
Floyd | every other decent or worthwhile store. Shelves of gaming books and
Floyd | modules are arranged everywhere, and promotional kiosks occupy the
Floyd | floorspace between the register and the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Benji has decided over the last few months to sell crap that has
Floyd | nothing to do with D&D in order to increase his profit per customer
Floyd | visit. It's probable that he'll eventually squeeze out all the fantasy
Floyd | role-playing stuff.
Floyd | Trott is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A strangely familiar and altogether repulsive customer shambles into
Floyd | the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x customer" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 634
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CUSTOMER
Floyd |
Floyd | This creature is covered in a thick grit. He (it?) is draped in a
Floyd | musty flannel and shambles about with an unwholesome gait. His
Floyd | forearms are unnaturally long and jaundiced, and his there are several
Floyd | patches of mosiaced-over scabs and seeping wounds covering his face
Floyd | and neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | The customer projects a hideous snarl!
Floyd |
Floyd | The customer attacks and hits me!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 635
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn).
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs enters the store from outside. He spies the creature flailing
Floyd | away at me. "What's been happening, gents?" he exclaims.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs rips the stripper pole from the wall!
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibs whacks the creature with the stripper pole!
Floyd |
Floyd | The creature crumples into a heap and falls down on top of itself onto
Floyd | the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x creature" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 636
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CREATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | This creature is covered in a thick grit. He (it?) is draped in a
Floyd | musty flannel that hasn't been in fashion since Gygax was happily
Floyd | married to his first wife. His forearms are unnaturally long and
Floyd | jaundiced, and his there are several patches of mosiaced-over scabs
Floyd | and seeping wounds covering his face and neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | It  is currently knocked out.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whew," says Gibs. "This store really does replicate the fantasy
Floyd | gaming experience."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 637
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get pole" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 638
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "another creature?"
		smartgenes says, "sort of a return to the beginning"
		DavidW says, "(sorry, reading Trott's answer took ages)"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.  I can't go anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x creature" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 639
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CREATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | This creature is covered in a thick grit. He (it?) is draped in a
Floyd | musty flannel that hasn't been in fashion since Gygax was happily
Floyd | married to his first wife. His forearms are unnaturally long and
Floyd | jaundiced, and his there are several patches of mosiaced-over scabs
Floyd | and seeping wounds covering his face and neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | It  is currently knocked out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search creature" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 640
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CREATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | The customer is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit creature" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT CREATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | The customer is not conscious enough to put up a fight right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 641
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROTT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 642
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go home" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 642
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO HOME
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The word "home" is not recognized by the game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x store" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 642
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STORE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 643
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe
Floyd | The Curiosity Shoppe is rather smallish, as far as stores around here
Floyd | go, nestled into the far corners of the Mall, distant from practically
Floyd | every other decent or worthwhile store. Shelves of gaming books and
Floyd | modules are arranged everywhere, and promotional kiosks occupy the
Floyd | floorspace between the register and the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Benji has decided over the last few months to sell crap that has
Floyd | nothing to do with D&D in order to increase his profit per customer
Floyd | visit. It's probable that he'll eventually squeeze out all the fantasy
Floyd | role-playing stuff.
Floyd | Trott, the customer, and Gibs are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 644
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't think of anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x gibs" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 645
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GIBS
Floyd |
Floyd | Barnaby Gibbons is 5'11" tall and 175lbs, and right about my age. He
Floyd | has hazel eyes and brown hair. He's wearing a backwards baseball cap
Floyd | and a Rochester Knighthawks authentic lacrosse jersey. Barnaby makes
Floyd | his living as the host of a semi-popular sports radio show that is
Floyd | broadcast from two in the morning until six AM weekdays. I've known
Floyd | him for about a decade. He was my roommate for my three semesters at
Floyd | Syracuse University, and always keeps me rooted back in reality when
Floyd | I've been spending too much time with role-playing games. He also has
Floyd | the worst taste in music of anybody I know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit gibs with pole" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT GIBS WITH POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nah.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hope we haven't skipped a trigger again."
Tigrita mhm and as the years go by/mhm I'll facebook you and sigh/mhm this is goodnight and not goodbye 		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 645
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x pole" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 646
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's about ten feet high and supposed to be filled with water when in
Floyd | use. Exotic dancers use them in their shows, and as of late we've been
Floyd | marketing to their scene.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Use "TALK TO CHARACTER" to talk to a particular character in the
Floyd | game. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to dead" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 646
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO DEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to customer" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 647
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CUSTOMER
Floyd |
Floyd | The customer isn't in any shape to talk to anyone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "looks like it maybe"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove glasses" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 648
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE GLASSES
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't remove my specs like that! They are a valuable
Floyd | information-gathering tool!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wake up" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAKE UP
Floyd |
Floyd | I am already awake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | Not now -- I'm not very tired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Benji's Old Time Curiosity Shoppe                         536 / 649
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying my glasses (being worn) and the stripper pole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i must sleep myself now"
		DavidW says, "yeah, ok."
		DavidW says, "We almost got to the end. An end."
		smartgenes says, "still, don't get about the water bit"
		Ellison says, "of course, on the day that Necrotic Drift is being played, we are visited by a 13 year old."
		DavidW says, "well, we obviously were supposed to enact some ritual suggested by the book and the posters, but we failed to understand what we needed to do exactly."
		Ellison says, "or 14. I don't remember."
		smartgenes asks, "did giving the spectre the blood trigger something else?"
		DavidW says, "I didn't notice anything new but the 30 points."
		smartgenes says, "yeh, bt thats what im wondering"
		DavidW says, "but I didn't have a chance to examine where he vanished from."
		smartgenes says, "he just vanished"
		DavidW says, "but he might've left something behind unsaid."
		smartgenes says, "i thought maybe Trott might open one of the other 2 doors, but no"
smartgenes says, "The spectre looks stupidly at the bag of blood for several moments," 		smartgenes says, "The spectre looks stupidly at the bag of blood for several moments,"
		smartgenes says, "blinking the little ovals on its transparent face where eyes ought to"
		smartgenes says, "be. I grasp Audrey's hand and ensure that she's physically behind me"
		smartgenes says, "in case the spectre revolts. It doesn't, however, and instead"
		smartgenes says, "impossibly takes hold of the bag with intangible fingers. "Perfect,""
		smartgenes says, "it says, simply, "I thank you." The spectre blinks out of existence."
		smartgenes says, "so I guess it left nothing, just a thank you"
		Johnny says, "You won't notice a difference outside of the best ending."
		smartgenes asks, "are we barking up the wrong tree somehwere?"
		Johnny says, "I don't know, I was asleep for most of your playthrough."
		smartgenes says, "ok i will sleep and dream of necrotic zombies"
		smartgenes says, "see ya davidw et al"
		DavidW says, "bye smartgenes"
		DavidW says, "good game"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score is 536 from a trivial 601.]
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit (YES or NO)?

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		
		
*** END TRANSCRIPT ***			



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Delusions by C. E. Forman
As played on ifMUD on June 9, 2013

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 Delusions written by C. E. Forman. Delusions was released as part of the 1996 IF Competition, in which it took third place. It went on to be a finalist for the Best Story Xyzzy. 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, "What about Delusions? [LINK]"
		DavidW asks, "hm. I don't remember if I've played this one or not. Is it the one with the mech spider on the moebius track?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm going to have to leave in about five minutes, so I was trying to get you guys started on something good before I left, smartgenes."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sounds like a VR thing with some guy named Morrodox."
		DavidW says, "The name 'Morrodox' doesn't ring any bells for me."
		Jacqueline says, "It's from 1996."
		Jacqueline says, "So I figure if you'd played it, you've probably also forgotten most of it."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe."
		smartgenes says, "a good year"
		Jacqueline asks, "Was it?"
smartgenes drinks it up 		Jacqueline asks, "Were you born that year or something?"
		smartgenes says, "just thinking of the drinking fine wines thing"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, ah."
		Jacqueline says, "So, hearing no objections, I'm going to assume you all will try this and I can head on out."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask delusions" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             Our memories are card-indexes consulted,
Floyd ]             and then put back in disorder by
Floyd ]             authorities whom we do not control.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             -- Cyril Connolly, The Unquiet Grave (1944)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                               Welcome to
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                       E       U       I       N
Floyd |                   D       L       S       O       S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                       [Press any key to begin.]

		smartgenes asks, "can we start about quarter past?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Like, in half an hour?"
		Jacqueline asks, "From now?"
		Jacqueline says, "I know David needs a few minutes, but I'm not sure he was thinking about that long."
		Jacqueline says, "I'll leave that to you and David and Lionheart and Johnny to discuss."
		smartgenes says, "yeh, the dogs are getting restless"
		Jacqueline says, "Have fun, kids."
		DavidW says, "I can wait, sure."
Lionheart arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		DavidW says, "I was kinda expecting smartgenes to be back by now."
Zach arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Zach says, "Whoops, a little late"
		DavidW says, "yeah, smartgenes said if we could wait until quarter after, but quarter after was three quarters ago."
		DavidW says, "Today's game is Delusions, if we ever actually start."
		Zach says, "Almost a whole dollar"
		smartgenes says, "hey, sorry"
		smartgenes says, "i thought you would start without me, Bruno ran off after some deer"
		DavidW says, "If I started without you, I would be playing alone."
		DavidW says, "at least under Zach showed up."
		smartgenes says, "seems like we are a tag-team now"
		smartgenes says, "but Emily is with me now, so we have another"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Reality is so... unreal.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tangle of observations woven about it, humankind's utter lack of
Floyd | consensus, phases it to fit individual desires. Becoming and
Floyd | unbecoming, back and forth eternally, as it paradoxically coexists
Floyd | with and within infinite versions of itself...
Floyd |
Floyd | At least, that's what always surfaces in your mind whenever your own
Floyd | perception of reality is altered. Which is to say, ten or fifteen
Floyd | times a day. But it's your job, working to someday entertain others
Floyd | with new observations, new experiences, new realities. And after all,
Floyd | you signed up for the Project (as you well remember, even though it
Floyd | was close to five years ago), so you suppose it's entirely your fault
Floyd | if you don't like it. Which, when you think about it, you realise you
Floyd | do.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy's voice reaches out to you from somewhere you can't see. "Okay,
Floyd | this should be it. One final test run to check any overload potential,
Floyd | and this world is done! I'm starting her up."
Floyd |
Floyd | A loud CLANK, and the Sphere begins spinning, with you inside it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Brace yourself!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Bright lights.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pain.
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere off in your mind's distance, a telltale splash.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then, as the resounding thrums fade, a distorted ripple sweeps your
Floyd | vision clear, and all traces of the laboratory vanish from your
Floyd | senses.
Floyd |
Floyd | All five of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wiped clean, twitching, anxious for new input.
Floyd |
Floyd | Virtual reality has become reality.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     E       U       I       N
Floyd | D       L       S       O       S
Floyd | An Interactive Self-Discovery
Floyd | Created using Inform 5.5
Floyd | Copyright (c) 1996 by the author. All rights reserved, and don't you
Floyd | forget it.
Floyd | [Type HELP to learn the secrets of the universe.]
Floyd | SPECIAL COMPETITION RELEASE -- PLEASE DO NOT DISTRIBUTE!
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 961021 / Inform v1502 Library 5/12
Floyd | Standard interpreter 1.0
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd | Tall branches of pale blue coral poke up from clusters of seaweed,
Floyd | glittering in the sunlight that filters down through lapping waves.
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief moment of sheer terror as you lose the ability
Floyd | to move your arms and legs, which quickly give way to fins and a flat,
Floyd | rudder-like tail. Freedom -- passionate, exhilarating freedom beyond
Floyd | any known to man -- pervades your spirit. Your vision is foggy, but
Floyd | your other senses appear strengthened.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef clears away to what you for some reason perceive as east and
Floyd | west, perfectly calm, still. Almost eerily so. But    w
Floyd |
Floyd | gwrgxilp jidunfhx   idqgdkgll dicmz's    w
Floyd |
Floyd | gwrgxilp jidunfhx   idqgdkgll dicmz, playing through in your mind,
Floyd | soothes away all tension.
Floyd |
Floyd | Only Justy's disembodied voice betrays the presence of a virtual
Floyd | reality. "I estimate at max one potential for overload, maybe two.
Floyd | This one isn't all that complex, compared to the lab sim.
Floyd | Cynthesiser's got the analysis sweep running in the background, so you
Floyd | may feel some slight distortion. It's nothing to worry about. Just
Floyd | give us a typical walk -- or should I say, swim? -- through it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | I beg your pardon?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "heh, 'Inform 5.5'."
		Zach says, "Oh, this is the VR game"
		DavidW says, "oh wait, we have tried this one before? oh right."
		DavidW says, "We didn't solve it last time, iirc."
		Zach says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "Even this opening puzzle is a bit though, as I recall."
		DavidW says, "er tough"
		smartgenes says, "the first thing I would type would be SWIM I guess"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're a fish. Specifically, a yellow-finned grouper. Quite a
Floyd | nice-looking one too, as fish go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You swim around in a tight circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "is this the same game where you become a plant, or is that something different?"
		DavidW says, "That's a different one."
		smartgenes asks, "what was that one, I could never recall the title afterwards?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eat reef" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT REEF
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm not sure which one you mean. There's 'Nine Tenths of the Law' where we start as a plant."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to justy" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO JUSTY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shallows
Floyd | Thin stalks of kelp fan lazily about this shallow stretch of ocean.
Floyd | They disperse somewhat to the east, where clumps of coral rise to form
Floyd | a towering reef. Westward, the ocean floor inclines rapidly toward the
Floyd | surface, narrowing the seawater corridor to a thin, flat wedge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pebbles of gravel drift along the sandy floor, propelled by tidal
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gravel" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GRAVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | A small patch of smooth, rounded, colourful stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take stone" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get kelp" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET KELP
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coral" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CORAL
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get gravel" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET GRAVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You're a fish, remember? Fish don't have hands. You'll have to find a
Floyd | more creative method of moving things around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "bite gravel" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE GRAVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat gravel" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT GRAVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You swallow up a mouthful of the gravel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A red crab scuttles along the sand below you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "is that just a random crab message do you think"
		DavidW says, "I don't remember the crab. I do remember there's danger to the east, we have to escape it, and then replay the scenario until we crash the simulation by generating too many objects."
		DavidW says, "This intro is basically a teaser for the central problem in the 'real world' -- which may or may not also be a sim. It's hard to tell."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eat crab" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT CRAB
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "back to east to find out the problem?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		DavidW says, "please drive."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd |
Floyd | The images before your eyes become briefly distorted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large octopus propels itself up from the rift below, directly toward
Floyd | you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x octopus" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OCTOPUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Its enormous grey-green body is soft and oval, encircled at the base
Floyd | by eight deadly sucker-studded tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | The octopus grabs you with its tentacles and, despite your desperate
Floyd | struggling, forces you into its gaping mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd |      *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, okay, not really. But you've reached an exit point in the
Floyd | current VR session...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A tidal-wave of mental pictures swarms about as your mind seeks
Floyd | desperately to cling to them, to place them, to somehow piece back
Floyd | together the splintered fragments of reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy unstraps you from inside the Sphere, and you climb out, remove
Floyd | the VR suit, and quickly dress, hanging the suit back on its rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia walks in from the output station with a thick printout.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy chuckles darkly. "Scary stuff, huh? Freaks me out no matter how
Floyd | many times I see it." He claps you lightly on the shoulder, then turns
Floyd | to study the printout Cynthia has spread out on the lab bench.
Floyd |
Floyd | She flips through the pages briefly, running her fingers over the tiny
Floyd | raised bumps on one side before targeting a specific segment with an
Floyd | index finger. "Here," she emphasises to Justy. "According to the
Floyd | sweep, the interpreter stack may be unstable."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Where is it?" Justy inquires.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can't tell. It's a global event routine, not embedded in a specific
Floyd | object. Damn this pseudo-OO compiler."
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy nods grimly. "It's in there somewhere." To you, he adds, "Guess
Floyd | we need to do another run. Take a break, come back after you've
Floyd | recovered a bit. I'll be waiting."
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a lab bench (on which are the Project's technical
Floyd | manual, a computer workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia leaves the lab to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | [AUTHOR'S NOTE: Incidentally, there were plenty of great
Floyd | opportunities for really bad fish jokes in that scene, but I resisted
Floyd | the temptation. You can thank me for that by voting this game into
Floyd | first place.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x tank" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TANK
Floyd |
Floyd | This tank used to house an android that performed a lot of the
Floyd | preliminary VR diagnostics, but you're not sure what happened to it
Floyd | (the android, that is). Odd, that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x mouse" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the ergonomic mouse)
Floyd | A standard white two-button ergonomic input device.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | This thick volume is the Project's documentation, most of which has
Floyd | been filled in in bits and pieces as developments have occurred. A lot
Floyd | of it is hopelessly out of order, despite Dr Shimada's efforts to
Floyd | outline an index (which was some time ago). The cracked black leather
Floyd | binder bears the Project logo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The technical manual has several hundred pages. It'd be more efficient
Floyd | to look up specific topics.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x logo" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LOGO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up fish" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of relevance in the Project's technical manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x sphere" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere is a human-sized anti-gravity gyroscope, encased in
Floyd | soundproof glass. VR sensors connect to status monitors, the lab
Floyd | terminal and the mainframe supercomputer in the next room by a thick
Floyd | bundle of coaxial cables. A fail-safe lever protrudes at an angle from
Floyd | one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x glasses" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GLASSES
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think you can look up the people involved."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x suit" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the VR suit or the technician's jumpsuit?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "vr" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > VR
Floyd |
Floyd | The VR suit, a full-body outfit of spandex and kevlar, hangs on a rack
Floyd | against one wall. It fits tightly and is strung with a network of
Floyd | millions of tiny sensory-output devices.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up shimada" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP SHIMADA
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of relevance in the Project's technical manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up cynthia" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP CYNTHIA
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of relevance in the Project's technical manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess I'm wrong."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x jumpsuit" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JUMPSUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | A standard-issue grey Project uniform, loose-fitting and comfortable,
Floyd | emblazoned with the Project logo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up android" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3

		smartgenes says, "hmm all this mention of the logo, i'd quite like to know what it looks lik"

Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP ANDROID
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to look up androids in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd | VR androids, manufactured by other divisions within the Corporation,
Floyd | are another protective tool, used in the early stages of VR sim
Floyd | debugging. Equipped with limited neural-network processors, they are
Floyd | strapped into the sphere and used to perform preliminary VR
Floyd | diagnostics to avoid the dangers to a human brain in the event of any
Floyd | serious bugs in a virtual sensory reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | SEE ALSO: Debug Icon, Fail-Safe Lever, Sphere, VR Viruses
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up fail-safe lever" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP FAIL-SAFE LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to look up fail-safe lever in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd | Built into one corner of the Sphere is a fail-safe lever that may be
Floyd | pulled to prematurely shut down a sim when a person is inside. This
Floyd | feature is equipped with its own fusion cell and is of vital
Floyd | importance in the event of power outages or other system glitches. If
Floyd | a sim is not shut down properly using the fail-safe mechanism,
Floyd | permanent damage to the brain is likely to result from the abrupt
Floyd | termination of the human-computer synapse.
Floyd |
Floyd | SEE ALSO: Android, Sphere
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up sphere in manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP SPHERE IN MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd | The Sphere is an anti-gravity gyroscope that provides the sim user
Floyd | with the weightlessness necessary for the virtual experience to take
Floyd | over. The Sphere is the focal point for all sim-related activity
Floyd | within the system.
Floyd |
Floyd | SEE ALSO: Cray ZMP-2010X, Fail-Safe Lever, Lab Terminal, VR Suit
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up cray in manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP CRAY IN MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd | The Cray ZMP-2010X, located in the Output Station, provides central
Floyd | processing, storage, and printing functions to the VR operating
Floyd | system. It is interfaced with the lab terminal via coaxial cables and
Floyd | fiber-optic bundles. Printing of the current system status is
Floyd | controlled via the "report" function of the O/S. Due to the severe
Floyd | paper shortages, it is necessary that the previous printout be
Floyd | recycled (through the built-in slot attached to the printer).
Floyd |
Floyd | SEE ALSO: Lab Terminal, Report Icon
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "ok so a printer and a recycler"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up report icon in manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP REPORT ICON IN MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd | The "report" icon generates a print job queued to the Cray ZMP-2010X.
Floyd | The default print job is the system status report, which lists the
Floyd | settings of the current VR sim.
Floyd |
Floyd | SEE ALSO: Cray ZMP-2010X
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The ol' only-one-printout-item-in-the-game-at-one-time trick."
		smartgenes says, "it is legitimately like my printer"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up lab terminal in manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP LAB TERMINAL IN MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd | The Project's central terminal is located in the VR lab and is
Floyd | interfaced with the Cray ZMP-2010X and Sphere, but is otherwise
Floyd | isolated from the rest of the Corporation (for security purposes).
Floyd | Control of the various system components is handled through a GUI
Floyd | (Graphical User Interface) which serves as the Project's operating
Floyd | system.
Floyd |
Floyd | SEE ALSO: Cray ZMP-2010X, Configure Icon, Debug Icon, Flush Icon,
Floyd | Launch Icon, Report Icon, Sphere, System Icon
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "getting a bit tedious, but..."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up configure icon in manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP CONFIGURE ICON IN MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd | The "configure" icon allows the operator to change sensory output
Floyd | settings for a VR. Changes made during a session do not take effect
Floyd | until the sim is reloaded.
Floyd |
Floyd | All users have access to this program.
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up debug icon in manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP DEBUG ICON IN MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd | The "debug" icon provides access to the VR compiler, editor, and
Floyd | debugger.
Floyd |
Floyd | Access to these programs is restricted to Dr Shimada and myself.
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up flush icon in manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP FLUSH ICON IN MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd | The "flush" program purges the system in the event of a critical error
Floyd | in the active VR. Once purged, the sim is wiped clean from the system
Floyd | and must be re-installed from archival storage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Due to the drastic nature of this program, only Dr Shimada has access
Floyd | to it.
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see yourself without a mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up launch icon in manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP LAUNCH ICON IN MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd | The "launch" program activates the currently loaded VR sim and runs
Floyd | it. Input and output devices are the Sphere and VR suit, and they must
Floyd | be occupied for this module to run.
Floyd |
Floyd | All users have access to this program.
Floyd |
Floyd | SEE ALSO: Fail-Safe Lever, Sphere, VR Suit
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up system icon in manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP SYSTEM ICON IN MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd | The "system" icon grants access to a number of operating system
Floyd | programs, allowing the user to load, unload, and archive sims, or to
Floyd | search the contents of files.
Floyd |
Floyd | All users have access to this part of the system, but it is password
Floyd | protected.
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remember password" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMEMBER PASSWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look under bench" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x justy" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JUSTY
Floyd |
Floyd | His bright eyes gleam through thick glasses framed by short brown hair
Floyd | and a small gold loop through his left earlobe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking at Justy again, you see... not an old friend, but someone
Floyd | else, someone different. Someone you've only begun to get to know
Floyd | recently... Very curious.
Floyd |
Floyd | Or were you just thinking of someone else...?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to justy" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO JUSTY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "say hello" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | (to Justy)
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x terminal" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TERMINAL
Floyd |
Floyd | A twentieth-century user would have called this a "personal computer"
Floyd | or "PC", although the elimination of the "lone programmer" concept has
Floyd | since made that acronym outdated.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an 8-gigahertz multimedia package with a 16-terabyte hard drive,
Floyd | 12 gigs of RAM, and a 96-megabyte cache. The CPU case is
Floyd | disproportionately tiny next to the keyboard and monitor, larger only
Floyd | out of human necessity.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr Shimada ordered this system some time ago, when increased
Floyd | processing speed became necessary if the Project's deadlines were to
Floyd | be met. It arrived less than a week ago, and it's already obsolete.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look at terminal" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK AT TERMINAL
Floyd |
Floyd | A twentieth-century user would have called this a "personal computer"
Floyd | or "PC", although the elimination of the "lone programmer" concept has
Floyd | since made that acronym outdated.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an 8-gigahertz multimedia package with a 16-terabyte hard drive,
Floyd | 12 gigs of RAM, and a 96-megabyte cache. The CPU case is
Floyd | disproportionately tiny next to the keyboard and monitor, larger only
Floyd | out of human necessity.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr Shimada ordered this system some time ago, when increased
Floyd | processing speed became necessary if the Project's deadlines were to
Floyd | be met. It arrived less than a week ago, and it's already obsolete.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x xuit" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X XUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x suit" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the VR suit or the technician's jumpsuit?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "technicians" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > TECHNICIANS
Floyd |
Floyd | A standard-issue grey Project uniform, loose-fitting and comfortable,
Floyd | emblazoned with the Project logo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a lab bench (on which are the Project's technical
Floyd | manual, a computer workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steel Corridor
Floyd | Fluorescent lights cast a harsh, blurry glare on bundles of cable
Floyd | stretching overhead, and on metal walls, not quite reflective. The
Floyd | glare breaks at a doorway in the south wall, and at the west end of
Floyd | the east-west corridor, outside Dr Shimada's office.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the north wall are a pair of closed elevator doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open dsouth door" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DSOUTH DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lavatory                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lavatory
Floyd | Dank and cold, these facilities contain only the usual fixtures --
Floyd | toilet, shower stall, and a dripping, rust-stained washbasin. On the
Floyd | wall above the last is an off-colour rectangle, where a mirror once
Floyd | hung, but no longer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Lavatory                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see yourself without a mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x basin" 		

Floyd ]  Lavatory                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BASIN
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x stall" 		

Floyd ]  Lavatory                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "use toilet" 		

Floyd ]  Lavatory                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE TOILET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steel Corridor
Floyd |
Floyd | On the north wall are a pair of closed elevator doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since Dr Shimada's office door is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr Shimada prefers if you knock first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Come in," says Dr Shimada, politely but firmly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | The corridor runs east to west, with a doorway to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Old school doors never auto-open, alas."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open Dr Shimada's office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr Shimada's Office
Floyd | With the Project approaching conclusion, Dr Shimada's workload has
Floyd | increased geometrically. Several open and disarrayed filing cabinets
Floyd | and the layer of paperwork covering her desktop and computer belie her
Floyd | typical attention to immaculacy.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your right is a small wooden shelf, bulging with assorted books.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr Shimada works furiously at her desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On Dr Shimada's desk are a three-hole punch and Dr Shimada's cellular
Floyd | phone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | All of the great works, eastern and western, of literature,
Floyd | philosophy, and religion (on CD-ROM, of course).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get punch" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET PUNCH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bring it back when you're done, please," says Dr Shimada.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "chat up shimada" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHAT UP SHIMADA
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get phone" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr Shimada gives you a "look" that makes you change your mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "kiss shimada" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS SHIMADA
Floyd |
Floyd | You never were comfortable with that kind of thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "say hello" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | (to Dr Shimada)
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ask shimada about project" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SHIMADA ABOUT PROJECT
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr Shimada waves you away impatiently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ask shimada about vr" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SHIMADA ABOUT VR
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr Shimada waves you away impatiently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x cabinets" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABINETS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x shimada" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHIMADA
Floyd |
Floyd | Shimada is the Project's director, working under the control of the
Floyd | Executives. Following Justy's recommendation, she was the one who
Floyd | recruited you for your current position.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've worked under Dr Hyechong Shimada for years, but are still
Floyd | unable to say that you truly know her due to her intensely private
Floyd | nature. Half-Chinese, half-Japanese, she was transferred in from the
Floyd | Corporation's Kyushu office to direct the Project.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jagged scars on her face and hands mark Dr Shimada as a survivor
Floyd | of the Great Cancer, and give her already dogmatic presence an
Floyd | artificial air of fierceness (which you suspect she secretly enjoys).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (closing Dr Shimada's office door on the way out)
Floyd |
Floyd | Steel Corridor
Floyd |
Floyd | On the north wall are a pair of closed elevator doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open elevator doors" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN ELEVATOR DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors don't open from this side, and there's no call button.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a lab bench (on which are the Project's technical
Floyd | manual, a computer workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Output Station                             Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Output Station
Floyd | Ironic proof against the aphorism that supercomputers are shrinking
Floyd | dominates this section of the lab. The walls and narrow walkways
Floyd | enclose the Project's brain, an enormous Cray ZMP-2010X whose size is
Floyd | directly proportional to its awesome processing power. Equally large
Floyd | racks of storage media occupy the four corners.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search media" 		

Floyd ]  Output Station                             Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH MEDIA
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x racks" 		

Floyd ]  Output Station                             Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x cray" 		

Floyd ]  Output Station                             Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the larger exabyte systems, though you're not familiar with the
Floyd | exact configuration. Its most familiar feature is a built-in printer,
Floyd | with a recycling slot for immediate paper reprocessing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x slot" 		

Floyd ]  Output Station                             Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The curved recycling slot forms the "mouth" of a cutesy little picture
Floyd | of a smiling planet earth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "insert hand into the recycling slot" 		

Floyd ]  Output Station                             Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSERT HAND INTO THE RECYCLING SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding it before you can put it into something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a lab bench (on which are the Project's technical
Floyd | manual, a computer workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia's Quarters
Floyd | Cynthia's quarters are just as sparsely furnished as yours, with only
Floyd | a bed, desk, and a few of Cynthia's personal belongings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia busies herself with the VR analysis system.
Floyd |
Floyd | Above Cynthia's desk hangs a 3-D picture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, you've got two of 'em. Five fingers each. Nothing extraordinary
Floyd | about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something is strange -- an echoing, shadowy air of inconsistency about
Floyd | your hands, but you can't quite place it...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x picture" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's one of those pictures made up of a matrix of coloured dots,
Floyd | arranged to form a three-dimensional image when stared at long enough
Floyd | with one's eyes crossed. You've never understood why Cynthia (who is
Floyd | blind) would keep such a thing around.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wait a minute... If you squint your eyes just right... There! It looks
Floyd | like a giant sundial gnomon, with an atomic mushroom cloud erupting
Floyd | behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Truly bizarre that you never recognised it until this moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x gnomon" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GNOMON
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x sundial" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SUNDIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing about Cynthia's desk that you didn't already
Floyd | know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x belongings" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BELONGINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "serach desk" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > SERACH DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Gnomon and mushroom cloud is an obvious ref to Infocom's Trinity, of course."
		DavidW says, "(and why would a blind woman have such a pic, anyway?)"
		smartgenes says, "hmm though i'm not sure why Cynthia would have a poster of an Infocom game on her wall"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "enter picture" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go bed" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO BED
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x cynthia" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CYNTHIA
Floyd |
Floyd | Black lenses hide failed eyes, but Cynthia's other senses are even
Floyd | sharper than your own. Her long hair spills down her back in thick
Floyd | dreadlocks the same colour as a curious symbol tattooed on her right
Floyd | forearm.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a pencil tucked behind her ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | [AUTHOR'S NOTE: Just in case you care, this is the first work
Floyd | of I-F to feature a major NPC with a tattoo. (No, the disembodied hand
Floyd | in "The Lurking Horror" doesn't count.)]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "touch cynthia" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH CYNTHIA
Floyd |
Floyd | Keep your hands to yourself!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x symbol" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SYMBOL
Floyd |
Floyd | An unrecognisable (to you) symbol, an eight-pointed star with a single
Floyd | letter at each point (two at each of the diagonals), done in black
Floyd | ink. It's hard to see clearly against Cynthia's dark skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Sounds like a compass rose."
		smartgenes says, "hmm as if the author played all 2000+ text adventures on the Spectrum, for instance, to know that"
		smartgenes says, "no tattoooed characters indeed.."
		DavidW says, "He might've. The author is C.E. Forman."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "read letters" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ LETTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of relevance in the Project's technical manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "and there are exactly 8 letter in C.E.FORMAN... hmmm hmm hmmm"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | Surely you can find a good place to lie down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "yes, in cynthia's bed" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES, IN CYNTHIA'S BED
Floyd |
Floyd | That was a rhetorical question.
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "enter bed" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "lie down in cynthia's bed" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIE DOWN IN CYNTHIA'S BED
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i don't think this game likes my shenanigans"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "enter picture" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a lab bench (on which are the Project's technical
Floyd | manual, a computer workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy's Quarters
Floyd | Justy's quarters are just as sparsely furnished as yours, with only a
Floyd | bed, desk, and a few of Justy's personal belongings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The south wall is completely taken up Justy's film library.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging nearby is a framed sketch by M.C. Escher.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large holovision set dominates the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x library" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIBRARY
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy's collection of science-fiction films includes the complete
Floyd | "Star Wars" saga, the "Terminator" trilogy, and both the 2001 remake
Floyd | and classic 1926 versions of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x escher" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ESCHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The charcoal sketch depicts a stream, flowing upwards at impossible
Floyd | angles through a square-edged canal before cascading downward from a
Floyd | minaret to begin the process anew. (Unlike your Giger, though, this
Floyd | isn't the original.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "watch star wars" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > WATCH STAR WARS
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy's collection of science-fiction films includes the complete
Floyd | "Star Wars" saga, the "Terminator" trilogy, and both the 2001 remake
Floyd | and classic 1926 versions of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x set, desk and bed" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SET, DESK AND BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x set" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SET
Floyd |
Floyd | The dark, glassy eye of the holoscreen stares vacantly back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get sketch" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SKETCH
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "turn on set" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON SET
Floyd |
Floyd | The holovision screen lights up as the set clicks on, broadcasting a
Floyd | "Jeopardy" match already in progress.
Floyd |
Floyd | Three contestants stand behind podiums labelled, from left to right
Floyd | (from your perspective), "Tom", "Lisa", and "Brian". Tom currently has
Floyd | $1400, Lisa's score is $1200, and Brian trails hopelessly behind with
Floyd | -$900. Hovering beside the matrix of blue question screens in a
Floyd | transparent plastic bubble is Jeopardy's host, the once-cryogenically
Floyd | frozen head of Alex Trebek.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What is Planck's constant?" asks Lisa.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Correct," states Alex.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If you really want to sleep, you gotta use your own bed, I think."
		smartgenes says, "i just thought i would insult my work colleagues"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'll take interactive fiction for 400."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Currently the CEO of the BranMuffin World Conglomerate, she was the
Floyd | original editor of XYZZYnews."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "For what it's worth, they're patiently waiting for you to re-enter the vr suit and sphere -- when you're ready, of course. You can explore as much as you like."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tom taps his buzzer. "Who is Eileen Mullin?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Alex's head nods (an amusing sight when it's not attached to a body).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "is Eileen Mullin a real IF-er"
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tom glances briefly at the board before deciding on, "Interactive
Floyd | fiction for 600, Alex."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes, she was the original editor of XYZZYnews."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a lab bench (on which are the Project's technical
Floyd | manual, a computer workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  MedLab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | MedLab
Floyd | A rather stark infirmary, with cold cement walls and floor lit by a
Floyd | single flickering fluorescent bulb. It feels more like a morgue than a
Floyd | medical facility. An exit leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a metal gurney, an IV stand and a medical cabinet (which
Floyd | is closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "and host of the XYZZY Awards also."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  MedLab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the medical cabinet, revealing a power X-Acto knife, a
Floyd | gelstrip and an antitoxin caplet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x gurney" 		

Floyd ]  MedLab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GURNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | A flat metal stretcher with wheels attached.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get knife, caplet and gelstrip" 		

Floyd ]  MedLab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET KNIFE, CAPLET AND GELSTRIP
Floyd |
Floyd | power X-Acto knife: Taken.
Floyd | antitoxin caplet: Taken.
Floyd | gelstrip: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x bulb" 		

Floyd ]  MedLab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BULB
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a lab bench (on which are the Project's technical
Floyd | manual, a computer workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since the metal door is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, Cynthia's door, Justy's door or the metal door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "metal" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > METAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Quarters
Floyd | This is where you've lived the last five years of your life while
Floyd | working on the Project team. Comfortable, if a bit confined, the small
Floyd | enclosure is furnished with only a writing desk and bed. The walls are
Floyd | of solid cement blocks, with the exception of the north wall, where
Floyd | thick plasterboard gives the impression of having been put up hastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your desk is a hypodermic syringe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging near the door is a painting by H.R. Giger.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plywood shelves stand in a shadowy alcove in the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your bed is a pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin and an amplifier (on which is a
Floyd | bow) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing about your desk that you didn't already know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x pillow" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PILLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing about the pillow that you didn't already know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "why he didn't call the metal door 'your door', I have no idea."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x giger" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GIGER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's "The Crucified Serpent", one of Giger's earlier works (1975),
Floyd | depicting an enormous metallic T-bar on which is draped a large snake
Floyd | with a face vaguely similar to that of Christ. Wisps of mist billow
Floyd | out from behind the crucifix, illuminated by lights angling upward
Floyd | from short black cylinders.
Floyd |
Floyd | Odd, this. You can't seem to recall any details of the auction. In
Floyd | fact, you don't remember buying it at all. A mental doubt surfaces as
Floyd | to whether or not it's really the original.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "well, so far it seems we are not quite at home"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get syringe" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SYRINGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x plasterboard" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLASTERBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "play violin" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's not plugged in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "plug in violin" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLUG IN VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the electric violin)
Floyd | You plug the electric violin into the amplifier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "play it" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the bow)
Floyd | (turning the amplifier on)
Floyd | Tucking one end of the instrument firmly under your chin, its neck
Floyd | held firmly in your right hand, you run the bow in your left expertly
Floyd | over the strings. With confident, practiced motions, you invoke from
Floyd | the instrument a sonorous croon that manifests itself as Faure's
Floyd | Requiem.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You drag the amplifier along with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an amplifier and a lab bench (on which are the
Floyd | Project's technical manual, a computer workstation and an ergonomic
Floyd | mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Dragging the amplifier down the stairs will damage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop it, of course" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP IT, OF COURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "just drop it" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUST DROP IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop it" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia's Quarters
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia busies herself with the VR analysis system.
Floyd |
Floyd | Above Cynthia's desk hangs a 3-D picture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin, an amplifier and a lab bench (on
Floyd | which are the Project's technical manual, a computer workstation and
Floyd | an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin, an amplifier and a lab bench (on
Floyd | which are the Project's technical manual, a computer workstation and
Floyd | an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchenette
Floyd | A small kitchen and dining area rolled into one.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the counter is a pair of metal kitchen tongs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a combination refrigerator/freezer and a microwave
Floyd | oven (which is closed and empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get tongs" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TONGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hands are full. You can't pick up anything more until you drop
Floyd | something else first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see inside, since it is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Frosty air billows out around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Opening the freezer reveals a lightstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get lightstick" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET LIGHTSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | (It's cold to the touch.) Your hands are full. You can't pick up
Floyd | anything more until you drop something else first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a bow, a hypodermic syringe, a gelstrip, an antitoxin
Floyd | caplet, a power X-Acto knife and a three-hole punch. You are wearing a
Floyd | technician's jumpsuit and a fingerwatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop bow" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get light" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (It's cold to the touch.) Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x fingerwatch" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FINGERWATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Like anyone in today's highly time-controlled society, you have a
Floyd | small clock affixed to your right index finger, continuously winking
Floyd | the correct time, according to the International Chronometer.
Floyd |
Floyd | It has a built-in alarm which can be set to alert you with a painful
Floyd | little jolt when the timer expires. (It's also digital, which you
Floyd | always thought was pretty neat.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Currently, your fingerwatch reads "4435".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x gelstrip" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GELSTRIP
Floyd |
Floyd | A thick strip of gelatinised gauze, laced with antibiotics and
Floyd | blood-clotting agents, all of which have really long medical names,
Floyd | like "protoprocoaguloeolytothromboplastinol".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear it" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to peel it open first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x caplet" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAPLET
Floyd |
Floyd | A small white caplet with a red band around the centre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x punch" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PUNCH
Floyd |
Floyd | A page-length three-hole punch, used to punch three holes (hence the
Floyd | name) in pages to be added to the Project binder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Opening the refrigerator reveals a cold slice of pizza.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get that" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET THAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bow)
Floyd | Your hands are full. You can't pick up anything more until you drop
Floyd | something else first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop punch" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP PUNCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get pizza" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | (first closing the refrigerator and freezer)
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin, an amplifier and a lab bench (on
Floyd | which are the Project's technical manual, a computer workstation and
Floyd | an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness, noun. An absence of light to see by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin, an amplifier and a lab bench (on
Floyd | which are the Project's technical manual, a computer workstation and
Floyd | an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x lightstick" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHTSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Clear liquid sealed in a vial of pale green plastic, capped at one
Floyd | end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open cap" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CAP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "shake lightstick" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE LIGHTSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the lightstick a vigorous shake. A very faint glow emanates,
Floyd | then fades almost immediately.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "shake lightstick" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE LIGHTSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the lightstick a vigorous shake. A very faint glow emanates,
Floyd | then fades almost immediately.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin, an amplifier and a lab bench (on
Floyd | which are the Project's technical manual, a computer workstation and
Floyd | an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "set alarm" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > SET ALARM
Floyd |
Floyd | You set the alarm on the watch for about a quarter-chron from now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear suit" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR SUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the technician's jumpsuit)
Floyd | You're already wearing that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear vr suit" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR VR SUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the VR suit)
Floyd | "Ready to have another go at it?" Justy asks rhetorically.
Floyd |
Floyd | Placing your possessions on the lab bench, you change out of the
Floyd | technician's jumpsuit and into the VR suit and helmet. You climb into
Floyd | the centre of the Sphere and spread your arms and legs so Justy can
Floyd | lock them down. This done, he steps to the workstation and does
Floyd | something you can't quite see.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, looks like we're all set for another run. Brace yourself!"
Floyd |
Floyd | He throws the switch, and you soon find yourself floating in liquid
Floyd | space...
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd | Tall branches of pale blue coral poke up from clusters of seaweed,
Floyd | glittering in the sunlight that filters down through lapping waves.
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief moment of sheer terror as you lose the ability
Floyd | to move your arms and legs, which quickly give way to fins and a flat,
Floyd | rudder-like tail. Freedom -- passionate, exhilarating freedom beyond
Floyd | any known to man -- pervades your spirit. Your vision is foggy, but
Floyd | your other senses appear strengthened.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef clears away to what you for some reason perceive as east and
Floyd | west, perfectly calm, still. Almost eerily so. But Beethoven's
Floyd | Symphony no. 9 in D Minor, playing through in your mind, soothes away
Floyd | all tension.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy's voice pierces through the fantasy.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You must've overlooked something last time. Try playing through it
Floyd | differently this run. We'll find that overload yet!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm, I don't think we ever figured out 'set alarm' on the watch before."
		smartgenes says, "it seemed obvious to me, i mean we don't want to get stuck believing we're a fish"
		DavidW asks, "We can't, I don't think. We can still pull the lever, no?"
		smartgenes says, "i would have thought so too"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shallows
Floyd | Thin stalks of kelp fan lazily about this shallow stretch of ocean.
Floyd | They disperse somewhat to the east, where clumps of coral rise to form
Floyd | a towering reef. Westward, the ocean floor inclines rapidly toward the
Floyd | surface, narrowing the seawater corridor to a thin, flat wedge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pebbles of gravel drift along the sandy floor, propelled by tidal
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eat gravel" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT GRAVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You swallow up a mouthful of the gravel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd |
Floyd | The reality around you wavers slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "still got a score of nil points"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large octopus propels itself up from the rift below, directly toward
Floyd | you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You flee pursuit, knifing through the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | Only a cold blue light penetrates to these ocean depths. As the
Floyd | illumination dissipates, so does the field of anemones, leaving only
Floyd | bare rock walls in its wake. The seafloor lies directly below you,
Floyd | encircled by cliffs on all sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Curiously, a part of it seems to be made up of wooden beams. Dark
Floyd | algae drapes the timbers until they disappear straight downward into
Floyd | the seafloor, coalescing into sand and kelp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of jagged holes in the wooden surface, one on your right and
Floyd | one on your left, lead deeper into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The octopus chases after you, tentacles writhing!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go right" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO RIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You approach the hole. Before you can even get close, an enormous sea
Floyd | snake darts its head out and snaps you up in its massive jaws.
Floyd |
Floyd |      *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, okay, not really. But you've reached an exit point in the
Floyd | current VR session...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A tidal-wave of mental pictures swarms about as your mind seeks
Floyd | desperately to cling to them, to place them, to somehow piece back
Floyd | together the splintered fragments of reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy unstraps you from inside the Sphere, and you climb out, remove
Floyd | the VR suit, and quickly dress, hanging the suit back on its rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia walks in from the output station with a thick printout.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy chuckles darkly. "Scary stuff, huh? Freaks me out no matter how
Floyd | many times I see it." He claps you lightly on the shoulder, then turns
Floyd | to study the printout Cynthia has spread out on the lab bench.
Floyd |
Floyd | She flips through the pages briefly, running her fingers over the tiny
Floyd | raised bumps on one side, then shakes her head. "No change from last
Floyd | time. The analysis sweep still detects the possibility of an overload,
Floyd | but I can't pinpoint it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy nods grimly. "It's in there somewhere." To you, he adds, "Guess
Floyd | we need to do another run. Can't go to the Executives with a defective
Floyd | program, they don't take happily to that. Take a break, come back
Floyd | after you've recovered a bit. I'll be waiting."
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin, an amplifier and a lab bench (on
Floyd | which are the Project's technical manual, a computer workstation and
Floyd | an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia leaves the lab to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear vr" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR VR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the VR suit)
Floyd | "Ready to have another go at it?" Justy asks rhetorically.
Floyd |
Floyd | Placing your possessions on the lab bench, you change out of the
Floyd | technician's jumpsuit and into the VR suit and helmet. You climb into
Floyd | the centre of the Sphere and spread your arms and legs so Justy can
Floyd | lock them down. This done, he steps to the workstation and does
Floyd | something you can't quite see.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, looks like we're all set for another run. Brace yourself!"
Floyd |
Floyd | He throws the switch, and you soon find yourself floating in liquid
Floyd | space...
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd | Tall branches of pale blue coral poke up from clusters of seaweed,
Floyd | glittering in the sunlight that filters down through lapping waves.
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief moment of sheer terror as you lose the ability
Floyd | to move your arms and legs, which quickly give way to fins and a flat,
Floyd | rudder-like tail. Freedom -- passionate, exhilarating freedom beyond
Floyd | any known to man -- pervades your spirit. Your vision is foggy, but
Floyd | your other senses appear strengthened.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef clears away to what you for some reason perceive as east and
Floyd | west, perfectly calm, still. Almost eerily so. But Beethoven's Emperor
Floyd | Concerto, playing through in your mind, soothes away all tension.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy's voice pierces through the fantasy.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You must've overlooked something last time. Try playing through it
Floyd | differently this run. We'll find that overload yet!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shallows
Floyd | Thin stalks of kelp fan lazily about this shallow stretch of ocean.
Floyd | They disperse somewhat to the east, where clumps of coral rise to form
Floyd | a towering reef. Westward, the ocean floor inclines rapidly toward the
Floyd | surface, narrowing the seawater corridor to a thin, flat wedge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pebbles of gravel drift along the sandy floor, propelled by tidal
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eat gravel" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT GRAVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You swallow up a mouthful of the gravel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large octopus propels itself up from the rift below, directly toward
Floyd | you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Thrashing your tail wildly, you propel yourself up to grab a quick
Floyd | glance at the world above. For a brief but terrifying moment, you are
Floyd | unable to breathe, but then, silently and gracefully, you slip back
Floyd | below the waves.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | The octopus is closing in on you fast!
Floyd |
Floyd | The octopus grabs you with its tentacles and, despite your desperate
Floyd | struggling, forces you into its gaping mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd |      *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, okay, not really. But you've reached an exit point in the
Floyd | current VR session...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A tidal-wave of mental pictures swarms about as your mind seeks
Floyd | desperately to cling to them, to place them, to somehow piece back
Floyd | together the splintered fragments of reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy unstraps you from inside the Sphere, and you climb out, remove
Floyd | the VR suit, and quickly dress, hanging the suit back on its rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia walks in from the output station with a thick printout.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy chuckles darkly. "Scary stuff, huh? Freaks me out no matter how
Floyd | many times I see it." He claps you lightly on the shoulder, then turns
Floyd | to study the printout Cynthia has spread out on the lab bench.
Floyd |
Floyd | She flips through the pages briefly, running her fingers over the tiny
Floyd | raised bumps on one side, then shakes her head. "No change from last
Floyd | time. The analysis sweep still detects the possibility of an overload,
Floyd | but I can't pinpoint it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy nods grimly. "It's in there somewhere." To you, he adds, "Guess
Floyd | we need to do another run. Can't go to the Executives with a defective
Floyd | program, they don't take happily to that. Take a break, come back
Floyd | after you've recovered a bit. I'll be waiting."
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin, an amplifier and a lab bench (on
Floyd | which are the Project's technical manual, a computer workstation and
Floyd | an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia leaves the lab to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | A school of tiny fish is disturbed as you pass through the jagged
Floyd | hole! Startled, they flee the grotto, scattering all about you before
Floyd | regrouping and, like a living comet, curving gracefully and uniformly
Floyd | away to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undersea Grotto
Floyd | Precious little sunlight pierces this dark grotto from the west, muted
Floyd | by vague inky shapes that weave about the shadowy, porous rock
Floyd | surrounding you. You sense an opening in the south wall, and feel
Floyd | something deadly lurking there. Below you, a round opening snakes
Floyd | downward out of sight, into shades of deepest black.
Floyd |
Floyd | The octopus, its attention distracted by the school, propels itself
Floyd | away from the grotto and out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The world spins about as currents drag you down into the tunnel, which
Floyd | twists and wrenches you through sharp turns, until you emerge in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | DELUSIONS is now in its "verbose" mode, which always gives long
Floyd | descriptions of locations (even if you've been there before).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x polyps" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POLYPS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x tentacles" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TENTACLES
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You propel yourself in that direction, but don't feel as though you're
Floyd | actually moving.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | Only a cold blue light penetrates to these ocean depths. As the
Floyd | illumination dissipates, so does the field of anemones, leaving only
Floyd | bare rock walls in its wake. The seafloor lies directly below you,
Floyd | encircled by cliffs on all sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Curiously, a part of it seems to be made up of wooden beams. Dark
Floyd | algae drapes the timbers until they disappear straight downward into
Floyd | the seafloor, coalescing into sand and kelp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of jagged holes in the wooden surface, one on your right and
Floyd | one on your left, lead deeper into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark shadow circles overhead alarmingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go left" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO LEFT
Floyd |
Floyd | You approach the hole. Before you can even get close, an enormous sea
Floyd | snake darts its head out and snaps you up in its massive jaws.
Floyd |
Floyd |      *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, okay, not really. But you've reached an exit point in the
Floyd | current VR session...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A tidal-wave of mental pictures swarms about as your mind seeks
Floyd | desperately to cling to them, to place them, to somehow piece back
Floyd | together the splintered fragments of reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy unstraps you from inside the Sphere, and you climb out, remove
Floyd | the VR suit, and quickly dress, hanging the suit back on its rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia walks in from the output station with a thick printout.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy chuckles darkly. "Scary stuff, huh? Freaks me out no matter how
Floyd | many times I see it." He claps you lightly on the shoulder, then turns
Floyd | to study the printout Cynthia has spread out on the lab bench.
Floyd |
Floyd | She flips through the pages briefly, running her fingers over the tiny
Floyd | raised bumps on one side, then shakes her head. "No change from last
Floyd | time. The analysis sweep still detects the possibility of an overload,
Floyd | but I can't pinpoint it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy nods grimly. "It's in there somewhere." To you, he adds, "Guess
Floyd | we need to do another run. Can't go to the Executives with a defective
Floyd | program, they don't take happily to that. Take a break, come back
Floyd | after you've recovered a bit. I'll be waiting."
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin, an amplifier and a lab bench (on
Floyd | which are the Project's technical manual, a computer workstation and
Floyd | an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia leaves the lab to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A faint buzzing sends the pricks of a million tiny needles coursing
Floyd | through your right index finger and up your arm. After a few seconds,
Floyd | the sensation passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | There are two holes here. You'll have to specify which one you want to
Floyd | enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You flap your tail furiously, but are unable to escape. A wall of
Floyd | jagged teeth crashes shut around you.
Floyd |
Floyd |      *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, okay, not really. But you've reached an exit point in the
Floyd | current VR session...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A tidal-wave of mental pictures swarms about as your mind seeks
Floyd | desperately to cling to them, to place them, to somehow piece back
Floyd | together the splintered fragments of reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy unstraps you from inside the Sphere, and you climb out, remove
Floyd | the VR suit, and quickly dress, hanging the suit back on its rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia walks in from the output station with a thick printout.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy chuckles darkly. "Scary stuff, huh? Freaks me out no matter how
Floyd | many times I see it." He claps you lightly on the shoulder, then turns
Floyd | to study the printout Cynthia has spread out on the lab bench.
Floyd |
Floyd | She flips through the pages briefly, running her fingers over the tiny
Floyd | raised bumps on one side, then shakes her head. "No change from last
Floyd | time. The analysis sweep still detects the possibility of an overload,
Floyd | but I can't pinpoint it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy nods grimly. "It's in there somewhere." To you, he adds, "Guess
Floyd | we need to do another run. Can't go to the Executives with a defective
Floyd | program, they don't take happily to that. Take a break, come back
Floyd | after you've recovered a bit. I'll be waiting."
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin, an amplifier and a lab bench (on
Floyd | which are the Project's technical manual, a computer workstation and
Floyd | an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia leaves the lab to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x beams" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEAMS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You have a mouthful of gravel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A jellyfish balloons its way across the rift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | A school of tiny fish is disturbed as you pass through the jagged
Floyd | hole! Startled, they flee the grotto, scattering all about you before
Floyd | regrouping and, like a living comet, curving gracefully and uniformly
Floyd | away to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undersea Grotto
Floyd | Precious little sunlight pierces this dark grotto from the west, muted
Floyd | by vague inky shapes that weave about the shadowy, porous rock
Floyd | surrounding you. You sense an opening in the south wall, and feel
Floyd | something deadly lurking there. Below you, a round opening snakes
Floyd | downward out of sight, into shades of deepest black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | You float in cold, empty blackness, a zone of bathypelagic void,
Floyd | emptiness in which nothing seems to exist, not even yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Far ahead, a luminous bulb weaves back and forth enticingly, as a
Floyd | will-o'-the-wisp. You feel drawn to it, and begin following it deeper
Floyd | into the darkness. An instant later, the light is yanked away
Floyd | abruptly, before you even have a chance to see the enormous mouth that
Floyd | swallows you whole.
Floyd |
Floyd |      *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, okay, not really. But you've reached an exit point in the
Floyd | current VR session...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A tidal-wave of mental pictures swarms about as your mind seeks
Floyd | desperately to cling to them, to place them, to somehow piece back
Floyd | together the splintered fragments of reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy unstraps you from inside the Sphere, and you climb out, remove
Floyd | the VR suit, and quickly dress, hanging the suit back on its rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia walks in from the output station with a thick printout.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy chuckles darkly. "Scary stuff, huh? Freaks me out no matter how
Floyd | many times I see it." He claps you lightly on the shoulder, then turns
Floyd | to study the printout Cynthia has spread out on the lab bench.
Floyd |
Floyd | She flips through the pages briefly, running her fingers over the tiny
Floyd | raised bumps on one side, then shakes her head. "No change from last
Floyd | time. The analysis sweep still detects the possibility of an overload,
Floyd | but I can't pinpoint it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy nods grimly. "It's in there somewhere." To you, he adds, "Guess
Floyd | we need to do another run. Can't go to the Executives with a defective
Floyd | program, they don't take happily to that. Take a break, come back
Floyd | after you've recovered a bit. I'll be waiting."
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin, an amplifier and a lab bench (on
Floyd | which are the Project's technical manual, a computer workstation and
Floyd | an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia leaves the lab to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Undersea Grotto
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x opening" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OPENING
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "hmm.. what then"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | Only a cold blue light penetrates to these ocean depths. As the
Floyd | illumination dissipates, so does the field of anemones, leaving only
Floyd | bare rock walls in its wake. The seafloor lies directly below you,
Floyd | encircled by cliffs on all sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Curiously, a part of it seems to be made up of wooden beams. Dark
Floyd | algae drapes the timbers until they disappear straight downward into
Floyd | the seafloor, coalescing into sand and kelp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of jagged holes in the wooden surface, one on your right and
Floyd | one on your left, lead deeper into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark shadow circles overhead alarmingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eat sand" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eat kelp" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT KELP
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "chew gravel" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHEW GRAVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eat algar" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT ALGAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eat algae" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT ALGAE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 0/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You zigzag back and forth, desperate to shake your pursuer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shark follows, intent on devouring you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undersea Grotto
Floyd | Precious little sunlight pierces this dark grotto from the west, muted
Floyd | by vague inky shapes that weave about the shadowy, porous rock
Floyd | surrounding you. You sense an opening in the south wall, and feel
Floyd | something deadly lurking there. Below you, a round opening snakes
Floyd | downward out of sight, into shades of deepest black.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shark, still in pursuit, attempts to squeeze into the narrow
Floyd | grotto. As its pointed snout passes across the threshold, a school of
Floyd | tiny fish is released! They attempt to scatter away, but many are
Floyd | pushed back into the grotto by the shark's advance. Soon the shark
Floyd | itself has become trapped in the grotto, but makes no effort to
Floyd | extricate itself, its attention still focused solely on you.
Floyd |
Floyd | More tiny fish are generated as the shark's presence in the opening
Floyd | triggers the event over and over again, its bulk trapping them in the
Floyd | grotto with you. The space around you becomes so tightly packed that
Floyd | it grows difficult to breathe, and still more fish are generated!
Floyd |
Floyd | In a split-second, a horrible snapping as the world, filled to
Floyd | capacity, ruptures, oozing pure data in a solid, swirling stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then the onrush of darkness...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A tidal-wave of mental pictures swarms about as your mind seeks
Floyd | desperately to cling to them, to place them, to somehow piece back
Floyd | together the splintered fragments of reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy unstraps you from inside the Sphere, and you climb out, remove
Floyd | the VR suit, and quickly dress, hanging the suit back on its rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia walks in from the output station with a thick printout.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wow, that was intense!" Justy exclaims. The smile on his face shows
Floyd | obvious satisfaction.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia's fingers scrutinise the tiny indentations on the printout.
Floyd | "Here we go," she says. "Interpreter stack overflow on event #69105,
Floyd | releasing the school. Too many dynamic creations."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Never considered that," says Justy, shaking his head before facing
Floyd | you. "Well, I guess that's why we debug. Gimme me about half a chron
Floyd | or so to fix it. Take a break, you've earned it!"
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin, an amplifier and a lab bench (on
Floyd | which are the Project's technical manual, a computer workstation and
Floyd | an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia leaves the lab to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by three points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "congrats"
		smartgenes says, "well, finally on the scoreboard"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x bench" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab bench has a single drawer, which is closed. On the lab bench
Floyd | you see the Project's technical manual, a computer workstation, an
Floyd | ergonomic mouse and a monitor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The VR session has exacted its toll on your hyperglycemic body. You
Floyd | feel an urgent need for your insulin medication.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the drawer, revealing a tool belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get belt" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BELT
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hands are full. You can't pick up anything more until you drop
Floyd | something else first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a cold slice of pizza, a lightstick, a hypodermic
Floyd | syringe, a gelstrip, an antitoxin caplet and a power X-Acto knife. You
Floyd | are wearing a technician's jumpsuit and a fingerwatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, I don't remember this belt."
		DavidW says, "( I don't remember the *drawer* )"
		smartgenes says, "ah so though we dropped them on the bench, we already picked them up again"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x belt" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BELT
Floyd |
Floyd | A long, wide strap of cracked leather, adorned with a number of hooks,
Floyd | loops, and clips to hold things. The metal buckle bears the likeness
Floyd | of the Project logo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get all excelpt pizza" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ALL EXCELPT PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get all except pizza" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ALL EXCEPT PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia's door: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | Justy: I don't suppose Justy would care for that.
Floyd | lab bench: That's fixed in place.
Floyd | the Sphere: That's fixed in place.
Floyd | metal door: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | amplifier: It's pretty heavy. You'd have to drop everything you're
Floyd | carrying before you could lift it. (It does have casters attached to
Floyd | the underside, though.)
Floyd | electric violin: You unplug the electric violin and pick it up.
Floyd | Justy's door: That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | Waves of dizziness and nausea splash over you. It would be advisable
Floyd | to take your medication soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose wearing the belt increases our carrying capacity."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop pizza" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get belt" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BELT
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hands are full. You can't pick up anything more until you drop
Floyd | something else first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "also, medication warning"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop violin" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get belt" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BELT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear it" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You strap on the tool belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stagger about, temporarily forgetting where you are. Memories and
Floyd | thoughts flicker in and out of the encroaching fog. One in particular
Floyd | is quite urgent, but you seem unable to grasp it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "oh i see"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "swallow caplet" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWALLOW CAPLET
Floyd |
Floyd | It's not a good idea to take medicine you don't need.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "oh, that was nice of it, in the old days, i would have just died taking the wrong medication"
		DavidW says, "This is from the old days."
		smartgenes says, "well, the older old days.. the 80s"
		DavidW says, "heh"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a lightstick, a hypodermic syringe, a gelstrip, an
Floyd | antitoxin caplet and a power X-Acto knife. You are wearing a tool
Floyd | belt, a technician's jumpsuit and a fingerwatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "peel gelstrip" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > PEEL GELSTRIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You peel open the gelstrip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear it" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not injured anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "use syringe" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE SYRINGE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The gelstrip is a high-tech Band-Aid."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "insert syringe in hand" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSERT SYRINGE IN HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amid fleeting consciousness, you sink to the floor, retching
Floyd | violently, your body convulsing spasmodically...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You wake to find Justy's concerned face hovering over you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jesus, you scared the hell out of me! You're lucky I heard the
Floyd | commotion and managed to get Dr Shimada in time for a shot of
Floyd | glucagon, or you wouldn't have made it. Be more careful next time."
Floyd |
Floyd | He turns to go, adding, "Take it easy for awhile, you hear? When
Floyd | you've recovered a bit, the fish VR is ready for the next run."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put syringe in arm" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SYRINGE IN ARM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x syringe" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SYRINGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The hairsbreadth point gleams menacingly. You are certain now that its
Floyd | contents were not insulin. What, then? And why the need for the shots?
Floyd | Jesus Christ, what did they DO to you?!
Floyd |
Floyd | Amid fleeting consciousness, you sink to the floor, retching
Floyd | violently, your body convulsing spasmodically...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You wake to find Justy's concerned face hovering over you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jesus, you scared the hell out of me! You're lucky I heard the
Floyd | commotion and managed to get Dr Shimada in time for a shot of
Floyd | glucagon, or you wouldn't have made it. Be more careful next time."
Floyd |
Floyd | He turns to go, adding, "Take it easy for awhile, you hear? When
Floyd | you've recovered a bit, the fish VR is ready for the next run."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "inject me with syringe, is what you're trying for, I think"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "inject me with syringe" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > INJECT ME WITH SYRINGE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to inject yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "inject syringe" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > INJECT SYRINGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Gingerly you push the tiny point of the syringe through your skin,
Floyd | eliciting a faint pop, and into the thick vein on the inside of your
Floyd | right elbow joint. A press of the needle's switch, and the insulin
Floyd | flows away in your bloodstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "thanks"
		DavidW says, "Some items like syringes seem to fall outside the standard IF verb set."
		smartgenes says, "i almost tried SYRINGE SYRINGE"
		DavidW says, "I think Syringe Syringe is headlining for Duran Duran."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "seek counselling" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEEK COUNSELLING
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steel Corridor
Floyd | Fluorescent lights cast a harsh, blurry glare on bundles of cable
Floyd | stretching overhead, and on metal walls, not quite reflective. The
Floyd | glare breaks at a doorway in the south wall, and at the west end of
Floyd | the east-west corridor, outside Dr Shimada's office.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the north wall are a pair of closed elevator doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since Dr Shimada's office door is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr Shimada prefers if you knock first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Come in," says Dr Shimada, politely but firmly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open Dr Shimada's office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr Shimada's Office
Floyd | With the Project approaching conclusion, Dr Shimada's workload has
Floyd | increased geometrically. Several open and disarrayed filing cabinets
Floyd | and the layer of paperwork covering her desktop and computer belie her
Floyd | typical attention to immaculacy.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your right is a small wooden shelf, bulging with assorted books.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr Shimada works furiously at her desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On Dr Shimada's desk is Dr Shimada's cellular phone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ask shimada about syringe" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SHIMADA ABOUT SYRINGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr Shimada waves you away impatiently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "steal phone" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > STEAL PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "scream at shimada" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCREAM AT SHIMADA
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to scream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sit on desk" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIT ON DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "say hello" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | (to Dr Shimada)
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "shimada, follow me" 		

Floyd ]  Dr Shimada's Office                        Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHIMADA, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (closing Dr Shimada's office door on the way out)
Floyd |
Floyd | Steel Corridor
Floyd | Fluorescent lights cast a harsh, blurry glare on bundles of cable
Floyd | stretching overhead, and on metal walls, not quite reflective. The
Floyd | glare breaks at a doorway in the south wall, and at the west end of
Floyd | the east-west corridor, outside Dr Shimada's office.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the north wall are a pair of closed elevator doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin, a cold slice of pizza, an
Floyd | amplifier and a lab bench (on which are the Project's technical
Floyd | manual, a computer workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x cable" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "follow cable" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOLLOW CABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "enter tank" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER TANK
Floyd |
Floyd | A rather strange request. You're not an android... are you?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "maybe" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAYBE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "how to keep that light lighted.. or litten or whatever"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear lighttick" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR LIGHTTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear lighstick" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR LIGHSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear light" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't wear that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "why not" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > WHY NOT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a lightstick, a hypodermic syringe, a gelstrip, an
Floyd | antitoxin caplet and a power X-Acto knife. You are wearing a tool
Floyd | belt, a technician's jumpsuit and a fingerwatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x knife" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | A round-handled electrical cutting tool with a sharp, vibrating (and
Floyd | replaceable) blade. It's powered by its own internal fusion cell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Quarters
Floyd | This is where you've lived the last five years of your life while
Floyd | working on the Project team. Comfortable, if a bit confined, the small
Floyd | enclosure is furnished with only a writing desk and bed. The walls are
Floyd | of solid cement blocks, with the exception of the north wall, where
Floyd | thick plasterboard gives the impression of having been put up hastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plywood shelves stand in a shadowy alcove in the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging near the door is a painting by H.R. Giger.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your bed is a pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove painting" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the painting by H.R. Giger)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now you remember why you hung it here in the first place: There's a
Floyd | large, unsightly niche hacked into the thick plasterboard wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x niche" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NICHE
Floyd |
Floyd | A square depression, roughly fifteen centimetres to a side and ten
Floyd | deep, carved into the wall in a way that is not aesthetically pleasing
Floyd | in the least (which is why you hung the painting over it).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cut niche" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT NICHE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to cut the niche with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "knife" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting that up would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cut plasterboard with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT PLASTERBOARD WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in niche" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN NICHE
Floyd |
Floyd | The niche is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cut north wall with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT NORTH WALL WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting that up would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "feel north wall" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL NORTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get into the shadowy alcove first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cut pillow with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT PILLOW WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting that up would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go alcove" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO ALCOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the shadowy alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the shadowy alcove you can see plywood shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Should there be something 15 cm by 15 cm by 10 cm put into the niche?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You think there may be something on the top shelf, but you can't see
Floyd | it from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i guess i should examine every thing i own to see what is 15x15x10"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "pull shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | You rattle the shelves slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "shake shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | You rattle the shelves slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit shelf with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT SHELF WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Pointless destruction. How typically human.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | You doubt the shelves would support you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit shelf with painting" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT SHELF WITH PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | Pointless destruction. How typically human.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think there's something we can stand on. The amp, maybe? I don't quite remember."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the shadowy alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Quarters
Floyd | This is where you've lived the last five years of your life while
Floyd | working on the Project team. Comfortable, if a bit confined, the small
Floyd | enclosure is furnished with only a writing desk and bed. The walls are
Floyd | of solid cement blocks, with the exception of the north wall, where
Floyd | thick plasterboard gives the impression of having been put up hastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plywood shelves stand in a shadowy alcove in the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a large, unsightly niche hacked into the thick plasterboard
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your bed is a pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin, a cold slice of pizza, an
Floyd | amplifier and a lab bench (on which are the Project's technical
Floyd | manual, a computer workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, this should do it," says Justy, glancing up at you. "Anytime
Floyd | you're ready, we can have another go at it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get amp" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET AMP
Floyd |
Floyd | It's pretty heavy. You'd have to drop everything you're carrying
Floyd | before you could lift it. (It does have casters attached to the
Floyd | underside, though.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop painting" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get amp" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET AMP
Floyd |
Floyd | It's pretty heavy. You'd have to drop everything you're carrying
Floyd | before you could lift it. (It does have casters attached to the
Floyd | underside, though.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "try pushing it"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "push amp se" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH AMP SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You roll the amplifier along with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Quarters
Floyd | This is where you've lived the last five years of your life while
Floyd | working on the Project team. Comfortable, if a bit confined, the small
Floyd | enclosure is furnished with only a writing desk and bed. The walls are
Floyd | of solid cement blocks, with the exception of the north wall, where
Floyd | thick plasterboard gives the impression of having been put up hastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plywood shelves stand in a shadowy alcove in the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a large, unsightly niche hacked into the thick plasterboard
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your bed is a pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "push amp into alcove" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH AMP INTO ALCOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push amp ne" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH AMP NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You roll the amplifier along with you.
Floyd | You get into the shadowy alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the shadowy alcove you can see plywood shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "push amp ne" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH AMP NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get out of the shadowy alcove first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "stand on amp" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON AMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get out of the shadowy alcove first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb amp" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB AMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get out of the shadowy alcove first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the shadowy alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Quarters
Floyd | This is where you've lived the last five years of your life while
Floyd | working on the Project team. Comfortable, if a bit confined, the small
Floyd | enclosure is furnished with only a writing desk and bed. The walls are
Floyd | of solid cement blocks, with the exception of the north wall, where
Floyd | thick plasterboard gives the impression of having been put up hastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plywood shelves stand in a shadowy alcove in the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a large, unsightly niche hacked into the thick plasterboard
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your bed is a pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an amplifier here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb amp" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB AMP
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "stand on amp" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON AMP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ok, it was something else then."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "kick amp" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK AMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Pointless destruction. How typically human.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a lightstick, a hypodermic syringe, a gelstrip, an
Floyd | antitoxin caplet and a power X-Acto knife. You are wearing a tool
Floyd | belt, a technician's jumpsuit and a fingerwatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the shadowy alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the shadowy alcove you can see plywood shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking plywood shelves)
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get out of the shadowy alcove first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the shadowy alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Quarters
Floyd | This is where you've lived the last five years of your life while
Floyd | working on the Project team. Comfortable, if a bit confined, the small
Floyd | enclosure is furnished with only a writing desk and bed. The walls are
Floyd | of solid cement blocks, with the exception of the north wall, where
Floyd | thick plasterboard gives the impression of having been put up hastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plywood shelves stand in a shadowy alcove in the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a large, unsightly niche hacked into the thick plasterboard
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your bed is a pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an amplifier here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x knife" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X  KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | A round-handled electrical cutting tool with a sharp, vibrating (and
Floyd | replaceable) blade. It's powered by its own internal fusion cell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, an electric violin, a cold
Floyd | slice of pizza and a lab bench (on which are the Project's technical
Floyd | manual, a computer workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  MedLab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | MedLab
Floyd | A rather stark infirmary, with cold cement walls and floor lit by a
Floyd | single flickering fluorescent bulb. It feels more like a morgue than a
Floyd | medical facility. An exit leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a metal gurney, an IV stand and a medical cabinet (which
Floyd | is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x stand" 		

Floyd ]  MedLab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing about the IV stand that you didn't already know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get gurney" 		

Floyd ]  MedLab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET GURNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Why not just push it in the desired direction?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "push gurney north" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH GURNEY NORTH
Floyd |
Floyd | A loose wheel rattles as you push the gurney along.
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, an electric violin, a cold
Floyd | slice of pizza and a lab bench (on which are the Project's technical
Floyd | manual, a computer workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "push gurney se" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH GURNEY SE
Floyd |
Floyd | A loose wheel rattles as you push the gurney along.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Quarters
Floyd | This is where you've lived the last five years of your life while
Floyd | working on the Project team. Comfortable, if a bit confined, the small
Floyd | enclosure is furnished with only a writing desk and bed. The walls are
Floyd | of solid cement blocks, with the exception of the north wall, where
Floyd | thick plasterboard gives the impression of having been put up hastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plywood shelves stand in a shadowy alcove in the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a large, unsightly niche hacked into the thick plasterboard
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your bed is a pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an amplifier here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "climb gurney" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB GURNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "lay gurney against alcove" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > LAY GURNEY AGAINST ALCOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, an electric violin, a cold
Floyd | slice of pizza and a lab bench (on which are the Project's technical
Floyd | manual, a computer workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a lightstick, a hypodermic syringe, a gelstrip, an
Floyd | antitoxin caplet and a power X-Acto knife. You are wearing a tool
Floyd | belt, a technician's jumpsuit and a fingerwatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get violin" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Quarters
Floyd | This is where you've lived the last five years of your life while
Floyd | working on the Project team. Comfortable, if a bit confined, the small
Floyd | enclosure is furnished with only a writing desk and bed. The walls are
Floyd | of solid cement blocks, with the exception of the north wall, where
Floyd | thick plasterboard gives the impression of having been put up hastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plywood shelves stand in a shadowy alcove in the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a large, unsightly niche hacked into the thick plasterboard
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your bed is a pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a metal gurney and an amplifier here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop violin" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchenette
Floyd | A small kitchen and dining area rolled into one.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the counter is a pair of metal kitchen tongs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a three-hole punch, a bow, a combination
Floyd | refrigerator/freezer and a microwave oven (which is closed and empty)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get bow" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Quarters
Floyd | This is where you've lived the last five years of your life while
Floyd | working on the Project team. Comfortable, if a bit confined, the small
Floyd | enclosure is furnished with only a writing desk and bed. The walls are
Floyd | of solid cement blocks, with the exception of the north wall, where
Floyd | thick plasterboard gives the impression of having been put up hastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plywood shelves stand in a shadowy alcove in the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a large, unsightly niche hacked into the thick plasterboard
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your bed is a pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin, a metal gurney and an amplifier
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the shadowy alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the shadowy alcove you can see plywood shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit shelf with bow" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT SHELF WITH BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Pointless destruction. How typically human.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "examine shelf with bow" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXAMINE SHELF WITH BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine plywood shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach shelf with bow" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > REACH SHELF WITH BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw bow" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | You think there may be something on the top shelf, but you can't see
Floyd | it from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "climb shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You doubt the shelves would support you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "pull top shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL TOP SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "pull shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | You rattle the shelves slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cut shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to cut plywood shelves with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "knife" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting that up would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "pull shelf strongly" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL SHELF STRONGLY
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to pull plywood shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search shelf with bow" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6

		DavidW asks, "er, did you try getting onto the gurney?"

Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH SHELF WITH BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to search plywood shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "ho hum"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "poke shelf with bow" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > POKE SHELF WITH BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on gurney" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON GURNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get out of the shadowy alcove first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the shadowy alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Quarters
Floyd | This is where you've lived the last five years of your life while
Floyd | working on the Project team. Comfortable, if a bit confined, the small
Floyd | enclosure is furnished with only a writing desk and bed. The walls are
Floyd | of solid cement blocks, with the exception of the north wall, where
Floyd | thick plasterboard gives the impression of having been put up hastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plywood shelves stand in a shadowy alcove in the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a large, unsightly niche hacked into the thick plasterboard
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your bed is a pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin, a metal gurney and an amplifier
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "stand on gurney" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON GURNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You lie down on the gurney.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get up, crazy boy" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET UP, CRAZY BOY
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the metal gurney.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Quarters
Floyd | This is where you've lived the last five years of your life while
Floyd | working on the Project team. Comfortable, if a bit confined, the small
Floyd | enclosure is furnished with only a writing desk and bed. The walls are
Floyd | of solid cement blocks, with the exception of the north wall, where
Floyd | thick plasterboard gives the impression of having been put up hastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plywood shelves stand in a shadowy alcove in the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a large, unsightly niche hacked into the thick plasterboard
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your bed is a pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an electric violin, a metal gurney and an amplifier
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "stand on amplifier" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON AMPLIFIER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "push gurney ne" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH GURNEY NE
Floyd |
Floyd | A loose wheel rattles as you push the gurney along.
Floyd | You get into the shadowy alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the shadowy alcove you can see plywood shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "if we push the gurney and then get on it...?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get on gurney" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON GURNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get out of the shadowy alcove first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | power X-Acto knife: Dropped.
Floyd | antitoxin caplet: Dropped.
Floyd | gelstrip: Dropped.
Floyd | hypodermic syringe: Dropped.
Floyd | lightstick: Dropped.
Floyd | bow: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get gurney" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET GURNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get out of the shadowy alcove first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "push gurney sw" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH GURNEY SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get out of the shadowy alcove first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This alcove is coded weirdly."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the shadowy alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Quarters
Floyd | This is where you've lived the last five years of your life while
Floyd | working on the Project team. Comfortable, if a bit confined, the small
Floyd | enclosure is furnished with only a writing desk and bed. The walls are
Floyd | of solid cement blocks, with the exception of the north wall, where
Floyd | thick plasterboard gives the impression of having been put up hastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plywood shelves stand in a shadowy alcove in the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a large, unsightly niche hacked into the thick plasterboard
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your bed is a pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a metal gurney, an electric violin and an amplifier
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get gurney" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET GURNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Why not just push it in the desired direction?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the shadowy alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the shadowy alcove you can see a bow, a lightstick, a hypodermic
Floyd | syringe, a gelstrip, an antitoxin caplet, a power X-Acto knife and
Floyd | plywood shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | plywood shelves: That's fixed in place.
Floyd | power X-Acto knife: Taken.
Floyd | antitoxin caplet: Taken.
Floyd | gelstrip: Taken.
Floyd | hypodermic syringe: Taken.
Floyd | lightstick: Taken.
Floyd | bow: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think when we pushed something ne, it claims to move it, but doesn't -- but WE move ne."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the shadowy alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Quarters
Floyd | This is where you've lived the last five years of your life while
Floyd | working on the Project team. Comfortable, if a bit confined, the small
Floyd | enclosure is furnished with only a writing desk and bed. The walls are
Floyd | of solid cement blocks, with the exception of the north wall, where
Floyd | thick plasterboard gives the impression of having been put up hastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plywood shelves stand in a shadowy alcove in the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a large, unsightly niche hacked into the thick plasterboard
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your bed is a pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a metal gurney, an electric violin and an amplifier
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up giger in manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP GIGER IN MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of relevance in the Project's technical manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look p vr in manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK P VR IN MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up vr in manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP VR IN MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, virtual reality, VR suit, VR viruses or VR
Floyd | specification?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "virtual reality" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > VIRTUAL REALITY
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd |                   A Brief History of Virtual Reality
Floyd |
Floyd | The concept of virtual reality is generally attributed to author
Floyd | William Gibson, but it was Jaron Lanier of VPL Research (now part of
Floyd | the BranMuffin World Conglomerate) who first coined the term "virtual
Floyd | reality".
Floyd |
Floyd | Early VR systems were used in CAD, medical and scientific research,
Floyd | robotics, and the training of pilots, but their most popular use has
Floyd | always been entertainment. The first VRs required users to don large,
Floyd | bulky goggles equipped with tiny monitors for each eye to enter a
Floyd | world of crude polygon graphics. Visual input and output equipment was
Floyd | limited to goggles, gloves and waist sensors.
Floyd |
Floyd | The invention of full-body suits, equipped with millions of tiny
Floyd | sensors, came about in the 1990s, through the use of fiber-optics and
Floyd | holographic imagery. VR hit home computers in the mid-1990s with the
Floyd | advent of VRML, a "markup language" that could be read by various
Floyd | "browsers" or "interpreters". Often these programs were built into
Floyd | headsets and gloves that could be connected to a computer via an
Floyd | adapter card. What is now called the First Generation of VR came to a
Floyd | halt when the viruses began to appear. Today, the Second Generation of
Floyd | VR is nearing birth, with full virtual sensory reality just around the
Floyd | corner. The Corporation is dedicated to protecting the integrity of
Floyd | this new technology through meticulous security measures, in order to
Floyd | avoid the fatal flaws of the First Generation of VR.
Floyd |
Floyd | SEE ALSO: VR Specification, VR Viruses
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up corporation in manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP CORPORATION IN MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of relevance in the Project's technical manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up vr viruses in manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP VR VIRUSES IN MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd | Rather than simply crashing systems or corrupting files, the creators
Floyd | of early VR viruses took a more sinister purpose: By manipulating the
Floyd | operation of VR hardware, the viruses were able to produce incredibly
Floyd | bright lights and loud, high-pitched sounds that could actually blind
Floyd | or deafen people due to the equipment's close proximity to the sensory
Floyd | organs. Fear of this uncorrectable damage to persons instilled fear in
Floyd | the technology, ultimately pushing it by the wayside.
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "so now we know why cynthia is blind"
		DavidW says, "oh. I never considered that."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up vr specification in manual" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP VR SPECIFICATION IN MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd | The storage structure of a sensory VR is modelled after an early
Floyd | world-building technique developed in the early 1980s, now forgotten.
Floyd | Objects, their properties and attributes, and the sim's functions and
Floyd | global variables are all stored in a specific format in order to
Floyd | ensure compliance with all VR systems.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is important to note that only those aspects directly pertaining to
Floyd | the behaviour of the VR world are stored here. Details of the
Floyd | presentation of such worlds are invoked in the stored VR, but undergo
Floyd | actual execution in a separate program, called an "interpreter". As
Floyd | various systems are developed to make use of sensory VR, this
Floyd | standardisation will permit fundamentally different sensors, central
Floyd | processors, etc. to invoke the same virtual world, with no need for
Floyd | specialised versions.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exact storage format is detailed as follows:
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | At this point, Justy's docs launch into a long, dull description of a
Floyd | stored VR, ridiculously simplified for the Executives:
Floyd |
Floyd | "The computer sees the stored reality as a series of ones and
Floyd | zeroes..."
Floyd |
Floyd | This continues for approximately 100 pages, but, lacking both the time
Floyd | and the patience, you stop reading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up jaron lanier" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP JARON LANIER
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of relevance in the Project's technical manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look up vrml" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP VRML
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of relevance in the Project's technical manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "shake light" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the lightstick a vigorous shake. A very faint glow emanates,
Floyd | then fades almost immediately.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x stick" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Clear liquid sealed in a vial of pale green plastic, capped at one
Floyd | end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cut stick with knife" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT STICK WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes, I suppose you could, but the liquid would just spill all over and
Floyd | make a mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Output Station                             Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Output Station
Floyd | Ironic proof against the aphorism that supercomputers are shrinking
Floyd | dominates this section of the lab. The walls and narrow walkways
Floyd | enclose the Project's brain, an enormous Cray ZMP-2010X whose size is
Floyd | directly proportional to its awesome processing power. Equally large
Floyd | racks of storage media occupy the four corners.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "climb racks" 		

Floyd ]  Output Station                             Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB RACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x cray" 		

Floyd ]  Output Station                             Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the larger exabyte systems, though you're not familiar with the
Floyd | exact configuration. Its most familiar feature is a built-in printer,
Floyd | with a recycling slot for immediate paper reprocessing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x printer" 		

Floyd ]  Output Station                             Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PRINTER
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the larger exabyte systems, though you're not familiar with the
Floyd | exact configuration. Its most familiar feature is a built-in printer,
Floyd | with a recycling slot for immediate paper reprocessing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x terminal" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TERMINAL
Floyd |
Floyd | A twentieth-century user would have called this a "personal computer"
Floyd | or "PC", although the elimination of the "lone programmer" concept has
Floyd | since made that acronym outdated.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an 8-gigahertz multimedia package with a 16-terabyte hard drive,
Floyd | 12 gigs of RAM, and a 96-megabyte cache. The CPU case is
Floyd | disproportionately tiny next to the keyboard and monitor, larger only
Floyd | out of human necessity.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr Shimada ordered this system some time ago, when increased
Floyd | processing speed became necessary if the Project's deadlines were to
Floyd | be met. It arrived less than a week ago, and it's already obsolete.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "touch justy" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH JUSTY
Floyd |
Floyd | Keep your hands to yourself!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit justy" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd ] 552
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                         Thou shalt not kill.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                                       -- God
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT JUSTY
Floyd |
Floyd | Your sense of right and wrong refuses to permit this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "say hello to justy" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY HELLO TO JUSTY
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "shake justy" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE JUSTY
Floyd |
Floyd | Shake it, baby!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. I seem to remember now... there's probably something in-game that says, but try freezing the glowstick to make it last longer."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x sphere" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere is a human-sized anti-gravity gyroscope, encased in
Floyd | soundproof glass. VR sensors connect to status monitors, the lab
Floyd | terminal and the mainframe supercomputer in the next room by a thick
Floyd | bundle of coaxial cables. A fail-safe lever protrudes at an angle from
Floyd | one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x workstation" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WORKSTATION
Floyd |
Floyd | A twentieth-century user would have called this a "personal computer"
Floyd | or "PC", although the elimination of the "lone programmer" concept has
Floyd | since made that acronym outdated.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an 8-gigahertz multimedia package with a 16-terabyte hard drive,
Floyd | 12 gigs of RAM, and a 96-megabyte cache. The CPU case is
Floyd | disproportionately tiny next to the keyboard and monitor, larger only
Floyd | out of human necessity.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr Shimada ordered this system some time ago, when increased
Floyd | processing speed became necessary if the Project's deadlines were to
Floyd | be met. It arrived less than a week ago, and it's already obsolete.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x monitor" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MONITOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy created this graphical interface to suit the Project, replacing
Floyd | the hopelessly outdated "Windows 2000" O/S which came pre-installed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The desktop currently displays a mouse cursor, a "Launch" icon, a
Floyd | "Configure" icon, a "Report" icon, a "Debug" icon, a "System" icon and
Floyd | a "Flush" icon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "select configure icon" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > SELECT CONFIGURE ICON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "use mouse" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE MOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "move mouse" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE MOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the ergonomic mouse)
Floyd | The mouse cursor glides in a graceful arc across the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "move mouse to configure icon" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE MOUSE TO CONFIGURE ICON
Floyd |
Floyd | (the ergonomic mouse to the "Configure" icon)
Floyd | The mouse cursor glides in a graceful arc across the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "double click configure" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOUBLE CLICK CONFIGURE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't click that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press configure" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS CONFIGURE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's not a touch-sensitive screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x mouse" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the ergonomic mouse)
Floyd | A standard white two-button ergonomic input device.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press left mouse button" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS LEFT MOUSE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | [You don't "push" a mouse button, you "click" or "double-click" it.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "double click mouse button" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOUBLE CLICK MOUSE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the left mouse button or the right mouse button?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "left" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > LEFT
Floyd |
Floyd | The mouse emits a pair of sharp, satisfying clicks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "double-click with a hyphen"
		smartgenes says, "idon't think it matters"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x monitor" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MONITOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy created this graphical interface to suit the Project, replacing
Floyd | the hopelessly outdated "Windows 2000" O/S which came pre-installed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The desktop currently displays a mouse cursor, a "Launch" icon, a
Floyd | "Configure" icon, a "Report" icon, a "Debug" icon, a "System" icon and
Floyd | a "Flush" icon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "double-click configure" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOUBLE-CLICK CONFIGURE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't click that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "double-click left mouse on configure" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOUBLE-CLICK LEFT MOUSE ON CONFIGURE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, don't mess with that," says Justy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "hmm strange that that command work"
		DavidW says, "There are some guess-the-syntax issues with the game, I guess."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "move mouse to report icon" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE MOUSE TO REPORT ICON
Floyd |
Floyd | (the ergonomic mouse to the "Report" icon)
Floyd | The mouse cursor glides in a graceful arc across the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "double click left mouse on report" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOUBLE CLICK LEFT MOUSE ON REPORT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, don't mess with that," says Justy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "double click report icon" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOUBLE CLICK REPORT ICON
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't click that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think, as long as Justy's here, we can't really use this monitor."
		smartgenes asks, "shall we syringe justy in a stroke of evil genius?"
		DavidW says, "I don't think we can."
		smartgenes asks, "just a joke.. do you want to drive now?"
		DavidW says, "no, I'm good."
		smartgenes says, "that freezer idea sounds good, jst shame we didnt see the clue"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchenette
Floyd | A small kitchen and dining area rolled into one.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the counter is a pair of metal kitchen tongs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a three-hole punch, a combination
Floyd | refrigerator/freezer and a microwave oven (which is closed and empty)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put light in freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT LIGHT IN FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | Alas, it is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | Frosty air billows out around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the freezer part of the combination refrigerator/freezer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put light in freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT LIGHT IN FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the lightstick into the freezer part of the combination
Floyd | refrigerator/freezer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm thinking I need to start moving more of my stuff out of my room soon. I don't have too many days to do it."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "moving house?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "move things for davidw" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE THINGS FOR DAVIDW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "close freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the freezer part of the combination refrigerator/freezer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "turn on freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x tongs" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TONGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing about the pair of kitchen tongs that you didn't
Floyd | already know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia's Quarters
Floyd | Cynthia's quarters are just as sparsely furnished as yours, with only
Floyd | a bed, desk, and a few of Cynthia's personal belongings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia busies herself with the VR analysis system.
Floyd |
Floyd | Above Cynthia's desk hangs a 3-D picture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ask cynthia about bug" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CYNTHIA ABOUT BUG
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you have to ask me about EVERYTHING?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ask cynthia about vr" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CYNTHIA ABOUT VR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you have to ask me about EVERYTHING?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "tell cynthia to go take a jump" 		

Floyd ]  Cynthia's Quarters                         Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELL CYNTHIA TO GO TAKE A JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy's Quarters
Floyd | Justy's quarters are just as sparsely furnished as yours, with only a
Floyd | bed, desk, and a few of Justy's personal belongings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The south wall is completely taken up Justy's film library.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging nearby is a framed sketch by M.C. Escher.
Floyd |
Floyd | The holovision set is on, displaying the "technical difficulties"
Floyd | still frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "watch" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to watch?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "holovision" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > HOLOVISION
Floyd |
Floyd | The cute little "Technical Difficulties" still frame shows a
Floyd | distraught cameraman hopelessly tangled in a mess of cables. A cute
Floyd | little bouncy tune jingles in the background. (It would seem that no
Floyd | one can yet recall the name of that ex-football star.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "gettin' tired"
Zach arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		DavidW says, "yeah, me too"
		DavidW says, "(even though you're doing the heavy lifting today)"
		smartgenes asks, "can we re-enter vr somewhere else?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get star wars" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET STAR WARS
Floyd |
Floyd | Leave Justy's things alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove escher" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE ESCHER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the sketch by M.C. Escher)
Floyd | There's nothing behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop sketch" 		

Floyd ]  Justy's Quarters                           Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP SKETCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Already on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x pizza" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | Pepperoni.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  MedLab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | MedLab
Floyd | A rather stark infirmary, with cold cement walls and floor lit by a
Floyd | single flickering fluorescent bulb. It feels more like a morgue than a
Floyd | medical facility. An exit leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an IV stand and a medical cabinet (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove bulb" 		

Floyd ]  MedLab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE BULB
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "move stand n" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE STAND N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the IV stand along with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "move it se" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE IT SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the IV stand along with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Quarters
Floyd | This is where you've lived the last five years of your life while
Floyd | working on the Project team. Comfortable, if a bit confined, the small
Floyd | enclosure is furnished with only a writing desk and bed. The walls are
Floyd | of solid cement blocks, with the exception of the north wall, where
Floyd | thick plasterboard gives the impression of having been put up hastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plywood shelves stand in a shadowy alcove in the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a large, unsightly niche hacked into the thick plasterboard
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your bed is a pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a metal gurney, an electric violin and an amplifier
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "stand on stand" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop stand" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Already on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "climb onto stand" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB ONTO STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a bow, a hypodermic syringe, a gelstrip, an antitoxin
Floyd | caplet and a power X-Acto knife. You are wearing a tool belt, a
Floyd | technician's jumpsuit and a fingerwatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "climb stand" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x jumpsuit" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JUMPSUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | A standard-issue grey Project uniform, loose-fitting and comfortable,
Floyd | emblazoned with the Project logo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "press logo" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove logo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS LOGO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE LOGO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove jumpsuit" 		

Floyd ]  Your Quarters                              Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE JUMPSUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, you seem to have developed a sense of modesty, which
Floyd | serves to prevent you from doing that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steel Corridor
Floyd | Fluorescent lights cast a harsh, blurry glare on bundles of cable
Floyd | stretching overhead, and on metal walls, not quite reflective. The
Floyd | glare breaks at a doorway in the south wall, and at the west end of
Floyd | the east-west corridor, outside Dr Shimada's office.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the north wall are a pair of closed elevator doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lavatory                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lavatory
Floyd | Dank and cold, these facilities contain only the usual fixtures --
Floyd | toilet, shower stall, and a dripping, rust-stained washbasin. On the
Floyd | wall above the last is an off-colour rectangle, where a mirror once
Floyd | hung, but no longer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x washbasin" 		

Floyd ]  Lavatory                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WASHBASIN
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x rectangle" 		

Floyd ]  Lavatory                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RECTANGLE
Floyd |
Floyd | As far as you can remember, there has never been a mirror here. It
Floyd | must have been removed before you came to the Project.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something is strange -- an echoing, shadowy air of inconsistency about
Floyd | the place where a mirror once hung, but you can't quite place it...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x toilet" 		

Floyd ]  Lavatory                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOILET
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "piss" 		

Floyd ]  Lavatory                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > PISS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "feel rectangle" 		

Floyd ]  Lavatory                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL RECTANGLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wash hands" 		

Floyd ]  Lavatory                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > WASH HANDS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x hands" 		

Floyd ]  Lavatory                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HANDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, you've got two of 'em. Five fingers each. Nothing extraordinary
Floyd | about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something is strange -- an echoing, shadowy air of inconsistency about
Floyd | your hands, but you can't quite place it...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steel Corridor
Floyd | Fluorescent lights cast a harsh, blurry glare on bundles of cable
Floyd | stretching overhead, and on metal walls, not quite reflective. The
Floyd | glare breaks at a doorway in the south wall, and at the west end of
Floyd | the east-west corridor, outside Dr Shimada's office.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the north wall are a pair of closed elevator doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x cables" 		

Floyd ]  Steel Corridor                             Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABLES
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchenette
Floyd | A small kitchen and dining area rolled into one.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the counter is a pair of metal kitchen tongs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a three-hole punch, a combination
Floyd | refrigerator/freezer and a microwave oven (which is closed and empty)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | Frosty air billows out around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Opening the freezer reveals a lightstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get light" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchenette                                Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (It's cold to the touch.) Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | (first closing the freezer)
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Clear liquid sealed in a vial of pale green plastic, capped at one
Floyd | end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "shake it" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the lightstick a vigorous shake. A very faint glow emanates,
Floyd | then fades almost immediately.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i'm out of ideas"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a lightstick, a bow, a hypodermic syringe, a
Floyd | gelstrip, an antitoxin caplet and a power X-Acto knife. You are
Floyd | wearing a tool belt, a technician's jumpsuit and a fingerwatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x watch" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Like anyone in today's highly time-controlled society, you have a
Floyd | small clock affixed to your right index finger, continuously winking
Floyd | the correct time, according to the International Chronometer.
Floyd |
Floyd | It has a built-in alarm which can be set to alert you with a painful
Floyd | little jolt when the timer expires. (It's also digital, which you
Floyd | always thought was pretty neat.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Currently, your fingerwatch reads "7362".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, feel free to save and stop."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "wonder what we're missing"
		DavidW asks, "you mean, what's the trigger for the next game event?"
		smartgenes says, "yeh"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear suit" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR SUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the technician's jumpsuit)
Floyd | You're already wearing that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear vr suit" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR VR SUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the VR suit)
Floyd | "Ready to have another go at it?" Justy asks rhetorically.
Floyd |
Floyd | Placing your possessions on the lab bench, you change out of the
Floyd | technician's jumpsuit and into the VR suit and helmet. You climb into
Floyd | the centre of the Sphere and spread your arms and legs so Justy can
Floyd | lock them down. This done, he steps to the workstation and does
Floyd | something you can't quite see.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, looks like we're all set for another run. Brace yourself!"
Floyd |
Floyd | He throws the switch, and you soon find yourself floating in liquid
Floyd | space...
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd | Tall branches of pale blue coral poke up from clusters of seaweed,
Floyd | glittering in the sunlight that filters down through lapping waves.
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief moment of sheer terror as you lose the ability
Floyd | to move your arms and legs, which quickly give way to fins and a flat,
Floyd | rudder-like tail. Freedom -- passionate, exhilarating freedom beyond
Floyd | any known to man -- pervades your spirit. Your vision is foggy, but
Floyd | your other senses appear strengthened.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef clears away to what you for some reason perceive as east and
Floyd | west, perfectly calm, still. Almost eerily so. But Beethoven's Emperor
Floyd | Concerto, playing through in your mind, soothes away all tension.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy's voice rings clear through the barrier of illusion.
Floyd |
Floyd | "A quick play through is all we need, but make sure you win it.
Floyd | Sometimes you get interpreter crashes after a major memory
Floyd | reallocation. Wouldn't do to show a faulty world to the Executives."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shallows
Floyd | Thin stalks of kelp fan lazily about this shallow stretch of ocean.
Floyd | They disperse somewhat to the east, where clumps of coral rise to form
Floyd | a towering reef. Westward, the ocean floor inclines rapidly toward the
Floyd | surface, narrowing the seawater corridor to a thin, flat wedge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pebbles of gravel drift along the sandy floor, propelled by tidal
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh right. We have to test that the bug we found has been fixed."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wat gravel" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAT GRAVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eat gravel" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT GRAVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You swallow up a mouthful of the gravel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd | Tall branches of pale blue coral poke up from clusters of seaweed,
Floyd | glittering in the sunlight that filters down through lapping waves.
Floyd | The reef clears away to what you for some reason perceive as east and
Floyd | west, perfectly calm, still. Almost eerily so. But Debussy's Arabesque
Floyd | no. 2, playing through in your mind, soothes away all tension.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large octopus propels itself up from the rift below, directly toward
Floyd | you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | A school of tiny fish is disturbed as you pass through the jagged
Floyd | hole! Startled, they flee the grotto, scattering all about you before
Floyd | regrouping and, like a living comet, curving gracefully and uniformly
Floyd | away to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undersea Grotto
Floyd | Precious little sunlight pierces this dark grotto from the west, muted
Floyd | by vague inky shapes that weave about the shadowy, porous rock
Floyd | surrounding you. You sense an opening in the south wall, and feel
Floyd | something deadly lurking there. Below you, a round opening snakes
Floyd | downward out of sight, into shades of deepest black.
Floyd |
Floyd | The octopus, its attention distracted by the school, propels itself
Floyd | away from the grotto and out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | A jellyfish balloons its way across the rift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | Only a cold blue light penetrates to these ocean depths. As the
Floyd | illumination dissipates, so does the field of anemones, leaving only
Floyd | bare rock walls in its wake. The seafloor lies directly below you,
Floyd | encircled by cliffs on all sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Curiously, a part of it seems to be made up of wooden beams. Dark
Floyd | algae drapes the timbers until they disappear straight downward into
Floyd | the seafloor, coalescing into sand and kelp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of jagged holes in the wooden surface, one on your right and
Floyd | one on your left, lead deeper into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark shadow circles overhead alarmingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You zigzag back and forth, desperate to shake your pursuer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shark follows, intent on devouring you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undersea Grotto
Floyd | Precious little sunlight pierces this dark grotto from the west, muted
Floyd | by vague inky shapes that weave about the shadowy, porous rock
Floyd | surrounding you. You sense an opening in the south wall, and feel
Floyd | something deadly lurking there. Below you, a round opening snakes
Floyd | downward out of sight, into shades of deepest black.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shark circles the grotto opening briefly before swimming back the
Floyd | way it came.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | Only a cold blue light penetrates to these ocean depths. As the
Floyd | illumination dissipates, so does the field of anemones, leaving only
Floyd | bare rock walls in its wake. The seafloor lies directly below you,
Floyd | encircled by cliffs on all sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Curiously, a part of it seems to be made up of wooden beams. Dark
Floyd | algae drapes the timbers until they disappear straight downward into
Floyd | the seafloor, coalescing into sand and kelp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of jagged holes in the wooden surface, one on your right and
Floyd | one on your left, lead deeper into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark shadow circles overhead alarmingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You zigzag back and forth, desperate to shake your pursuer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shark follows, intent on devouring you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undersea Grotto
Floyd | Precious little sunlight pierces this dark grotto from the west, muted
Floyd | by vague inky shapes that weave about the shadowy, porous rock
Floyd | surrounding you. You sense an opening in the south wall, and feel
Floyd | something deadly lurking there. Below you, a round opening snakes
Floyd | downward out of sight, into shades of deepest black.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shark circles the grotto opening briefly before swimming back the
Floyd | way it came.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | Only a cold blue light penetrates to these ocean depths. As the
Floyd | illumination dissipates, so does the field of anemones, leaving only
Floyd | bare rock walls in its wake. The seafloor lies directly below you,
Floyd | encircled by cliffs on all sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Curiously, a part of it seems to be made up of wooden beams. Dark
Floyd | algae drapes the timbers until they disappear straight downward into
Floyd | the seafloor, coalescing into sand and kelp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of jagged holes in the wooden surface, one on your right and
Floyd | one on your left, lead deeper into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark shadow circles overhead alarmingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "left" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > LEFT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go left" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO LEFT
Floyd |
Floyd | You approach the hole. Before you can even get close, an enormous sea
Floyd | snake darts its head out and snaps you up in its massive jaws.
Floyd |
Floyd |      *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, okay, not really. But you've reached an exit point in the
Floyd | current VR session...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A tidal-wave of mental pictures swarms about as your mind seeks
Floyd | desperately to cling to them, to place them, to somehow piece back
Floyd | together the splintered fragments of reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy unstraps you from inside the Sphere, and you climb out, remove
Floyd | the VR suit, and quickly dress, hanging the suit back on its rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia walks in from the output station with a thick printout.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy turns to you. "Nice run, but we need a complete pass through it
Floyd | to be sure there are no aftereffects from that last bug fix. Try it
Floyd | again when you're ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia leaves the lab to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The VR session has exacted its toll on your hyperglycemic body. You
Floyd | feel an urgent need for your insulin medication.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "right" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > RIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go right" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO RIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You approach the hole. Before you can even get close, an enormous sea
Floyd | snake darts its head out and snaps you up in its massive jaws.
Floyd |
Floyd |      *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, okay, not really. But you've reached an exit point in the
Floyd | current VR session...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A tidal-wave of mental pictures swarms about as your mind seeks
Floyd | desperately to cling to them, to place them, to somehow piece back
Floyd | together the splintered fragments of reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy unstraps you from inside the Sphere, and you climb out, remove
Floyd | the VR suit, and quickly dress, hanging the suit back on its rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia walks in from the output station with a thick printout.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy turns to you. "Nice run, but we need a complete pass through it
Floyd | to be sure there are no aftereffects from that last bug fix. Try it
Floyd | again when you're ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia leaves the lab to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The VR session has exacted its toll on your hyperglycemic body. You
Floyd | feel an urgent need for your insulin medication.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You zigzag back and forth, desperate to shake your pursuer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shark follows, intent on devouring you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You zigzag back and forth, desperate to shake your pursuer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd | Tall branches of pale blue coral poke up from clusters of seaweed,
Floyd | glittering in the sunlight that filters down through lapping waves.
Floyd | The reef clears away to what you for some reason perceive as east and
Floyd | west, perfectly calm, still. Almost eerily so. But Gershwin's Rhapsody
Floyd | in Blue, playing through in your mind, soothes away all tension.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shark follows, intent on devouring you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You zigzag back and forth, desperate to shake your pursuer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shark follows, intent on devouring you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You zigzag back and forth, desperate to shake your pursuer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd | Tall branches of pale blue coral poke up from clusters of seaweed,
Floyd | glittering in the sunlight that filters down through lapping waves.
Floyd | The reef clears away to what you for some reason perceive as east and
Floyd | west, perfectly calm, still. Almost eerily so. But Gershwin's Rhapsody
Floyd | in Blue, playing through in your mind, soothes away all tension.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shark follows, intent on devouring you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You zigzag back and forth, desperate to shake your pursuer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shallows
Floyd | Thin stalks of kelp fan lazily about this shallow stretch of ocean.
Floyd | They disperse somewhat to the east, where clumps of coral rise to form
Floyd | a towering reef. Westward, the ocean floor inclines rapidly toward the
Floyd | surface, narrowing the seawater corridor to a thin, flat wedge.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shark follows, intent on devouring you!
Floyd |
Floyd | A red crab scuttles along the sand below you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sandbar                                    Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You zigzag back and forth, desperate to shake your pursuer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandbar
Floyd | The tide buffets you constantly in the tight confines between mounds
Floyd | of brown sand which barely break through the watery surface. Clouds of
Floyd | sediments and silt whirl about you, stirred by the cresting waves, and
Floyd | it's difficult to maneuver.
Floyd |
Floyd | An insistent, claustrophobic panic taps at your consciousness,
Floyd | advising you to seek deeper waters to the east rather than attempt to
Floyd | venture westward, closer to the shore.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shark, kept at bay by the shore's proximity, circles patiently a
Floyd | short distance away before moving on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Don't you have to go east from Anemones?"
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		smartgenes says, "i thought you did, but,,"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shallows
Floyd | Thin stalks of kelp fan lazily about this shallow stretch of ocean.
Floyd | They disperse somewhat to the east, where clumps of coral rise to form
Floyd | a towering reef. Westward, the ocean floor inclines rapidly toward the
Floyd | surface, narrowing the seawater corridor to a thin, flat wedge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd | Tall branches of pale blue coral poke up from clusters of seaweed,
Floyd | glittering in the sunlight that filters down through lapping waves.
Floyd | The reef clears away to what you for some reason perceive as east and
Floyd | west, perfectly calm, still. Almost eerily so. But Gershwin's Rhapsody
Floyd | in Blue, playing through in your mind, soothes away all tension.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | Only a cold blue light penetrates to these ocean depths. As the
Floyd | illumination dissipates, so does the field of anemones, leaving only
Floyd | bare rock walls in its wake. The seafloor lies directly below you,
Floyd | encircled by cliffs on all sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Curiously, a part of it seems to be made up of wooden beams. Dark
Floyd | algae drapes the timbers until they disappear straight downward into
Floyd | the seafloor, coalescing into sand and kelp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of jagged holes in the wooden surface, one on your right and
Floyd | one on your left, lead deeper into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | There are two holes here. You'll have to specify which one you want to
Floyd | enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go right" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO RIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You approach the hole. Before you can even get close, an enormous sea
Floyd | snake darts its head out and snaps you up in its massive jaws.
Floyd |
Floyd |      *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, okay, not really. But you've reached an exit point in the
Floyd | current VR session...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A tidal-wave of mental pictures swarms about as your mind seeks
Floyd | desperately to cling to them, to place them, to somehow piece back
Floyd | together the splintered fragments of reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy unstraps you from inside the Sphere, and you climb out, remove
Floyd | the VR suit, and quickly dress, hanging the suit back on its rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia walks in from the output station with a thick printout.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy turns to you. "Nice run, but we need a complete pass through it
Floyd | to be sure there are no aftereffects from that last bug fix. Try it
Floyd | again when you're ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia leaves the lab to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The VR session has exacted its toll on your hyperglycemic body. You
Floyd | feel an urgent need for your insulin medication.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Where does the school of fish show up? That's the event to trigger."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Thrashing your tail wildly, you propel yourself up to grab a quick
Floyd | glance at the world above. For a brief but terrifying moment, you are
Floyd | unable to breathe, but then, silently and gracefully, you slip back
Floyd | below the waves.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Thrashing your tail wildly, you propel yourself up to grab a quick
Floyd | glance at the world above. For a brief but terrifying moment, you are
Floyd | unable to breathe, but then, silently and gracefully, you slip back
Floyd | below the waves.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | Only a cold blue light penetrates to these ocean depths. As the
Floyd | illumination dissipates, so does the field of anemones, leaving only
Floyd | bare rock walls in its wake. The seafloor lies directly below you,
Floyd | encircled by cliffs on all sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Curiously, a part of it seems to be made up of wooden beams. Dark
Floyd | algae drapes the timbers until they disappear straight downward into
Floyd | the seafloor, coalescing into sand and kelp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of jagged holes in the wooden surface, one on your right and
Floyd | one on your left, lead deeper into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x tentacles" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TENTACLES
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | A school of tiny fish is disturbed as you pass through the jagged
Floyd | hole! Startled, they flee the grotto, scattering all about you before
Floyd | regrouping and, like a living comet, curving gracefully and uniformly
Floyd | away to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undersea Grotto
Floyd | Precious little sunlight pierces this dark grotto from the west, muted
Floyd | by vague inky shapes that weave about the shadowy, porous rock
Floyd | surrounding you. You sense an opening in the south wall, and feel
Floyd | something deadly lurking there. Below you, a round opening snakes
Floyd | downward out of sight, into shades of deepest black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Your progress is halted by porous rock walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the north wall, the south wall, the east wall, the
Floyd | west wall, the northeast wall, the southeast wall, the northwest wall
Floyd | or the southwest wall?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "north wall" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > NORTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing about the north wall that you didn't already
Floyd | know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The world spins about as currents drag you down into the tunnel, which
Floyd | twists and wrenches you through sharp turns, until you emerge in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd | Tall branches of pale blue coral poke up from clusters of seaweed,
Floyd | glittering in the sunlight that filters down through lapping waves.
Floyd | The reef clears away to what you for some reason perceive as east and
Floyd | west, perfectly calm, still. Almost eerily so. But deFalla's Ritual
Floyd | Fire Dance, playing through in your mind, soothes away all tension.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "ok so we could go DOWN now"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shallows
Floyd | Thin stalks of kelp fan lazily about this shallow stretch of ocean.
Floyd | They disperse somewhat to the east, where clumps of coral rise to form
Floyd | a towering reef. Westward, the ocean floor inclines rapidly toward the
Floyd | surface, narrowing the seawater corridor to a thin, flat wedge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd | Tall branches of pale blue coral poke up from clusters of seaweed,
Floyd | glittering in the sunlight that filters down through lapping waves.
Floyd | The reef clears away to what you for some reason perceive as east and
Floyd | west, perfectly calm, still. Almost eerily so. But Faure's Requiem,
Floyd | playing through in your mind, soothes away all tension.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | A school of tiny fish is disturbed as you pass through the jagged
Floyd | hole! Startled, they flee the grotto, scattering all about you before
Floyd | regrouping and, like a living comet, curving gracefully and uniformly
Floyd | away to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undersea Grotto
Floyd | Precious little sunlight pierces this dark grotto from the west, muted
Floyd | by vague inky shapes that weave about the shadowy, porous rock
Floyd | surrounding you. You sense an opening in the south wall, and feel
Floyd | something deadly lurking there. Below you, a round opening snakes
Floyd | downward out of sight, into shades of deepest black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "ah, no its south, where we couldnt go"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | You float in cold, empty blackness, a zone of bathypelagic void,
Floyd | emptiness in which nothing seems to exist, not even yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Far ahead, a luminous bulb weaves back and forth enticingly, as a
Floyd | will-o'-the-wisp. You feel drawn to it, and begin following it deeper
Floyd | into the darkness. An instant later, the light is yanked away
Floyd | abruptly, before you even have a chance to see the enormous mouth that
Floyd | swallows you whole.
Floyd |
Floyd |      *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, okay, not really. But you've reached an exit point in the
Floyd | current VR session...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A tidal-wave of mental pictures swarms about as your mind seeks
Floyd | desperately to cling to them, to place them, to somehow piece back
Floyd | together the splintered fragments of reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy unstraps you from inside the Sphere, and you climb out, remove
Floyd | the VR suit, and quickly dress, hanging the suit back on its rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia walks in from the output station with a thick printout.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy turns to you. "Nice run, but we need a complete pass through it
Floyd | to be sure there are no aftereffects from that last bug fix. Try it
Floyd | again when you're ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia leaves the lab to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Undersea Grotto
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop gravel" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP GRAVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You spit the gravel out again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x gravel" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GRAVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | A small patch of smooth, rounded, colourful stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | You float in cold, empty blackness, a zone of bathypelagic void,
Floyd | emptiness in which nothing seems to exist, not even yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Far ahead, a luminous bulb weaves back and forth enticingly, as a
Floyd | will-o'-the-wisp. You feel drawn to it, and begin following it deeper
Floyd | into the darkness. An instant later, the light is yanked away
Floyd | abruptly, before you even have a chance to see the enormous mouth that
Floyd | swallows you whole.
Floyd |
Floyd |      *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, okay, not really. But you've reached an exit point in the
Floyd | current VR session...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A tidal-wave of mental pictures swarms about as your mind seeks
Floyd | desperately to cling to them, to place them, to somehow piece back
Floyd | together the splintered fragments of reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy unstraps you from inside the Sphere, and you climb out, remove
Floyd | the VR suit, and quickly dress, hanging the suit back on its rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia walks in from the output station with a thick printout.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy turns to you. "Nice run, but we need a complete pass through it
Floyd | to be sure there are no aftereffects from that last bug fix. Try it
Floyd | again when you're ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia leaves the lab to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Undersea Grotto
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Can't "undo" twice in succession. Sorry!]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | You float in cold, empty blackness, a zone of bathypelagic void,
Floyd | emptiness in which nothing seems to exist, not even yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Far ahead, a luminous bulb weaves back and forth enticingly, as a
Floyd | will-o'-the-wisp. You feel drawn to it, and begin following it deeper
Floyd | into the darkness. An instant later, the light is yanked away
Floyd | abruptly, before you even have a chance to see the enormous mouth that
Floyd | swallows you whole.
Floyd |
Floyd |      *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, okay, not really. But you've reached an exit point in the
Floyd | current VR session...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A tidal-wave of mental pictures swarms about as your mind seeks
Floyd | desperately to cling to them, to place them, to somehow piece back
Floyd | together the splintered fragments of reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy unstraps you from inside the Sphere, and you climb out, remove
Floyd | the VR suit, and quickly dress, hanging the suit back on its rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia walks in from the output station with a thick printout.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy turns to you. "Nice run, but we need a complete pass through it
Floyd | to be sure there are no aftereffects from that last bug fix. Try it
Floyd | again when you're ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia leaves the lab to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The VR session has exacted its toll on your hyperglycemic body. You
Floyd | feel an urgent need for your insulin medication.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "restore cf2" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > RESTORE CF2
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to restore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The world spins about as currents drag you down into the tunnel, which
Floyd | twists and wrenches you through sharp turns, until you emerge in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd | Tall branches of pale blue coral poke up from clusters of seaweed,
Floyd | glittering in the sunlight that filters down through lapping waves.
Floyd | The reef clears away to what you for some reason perceive as east and
Floyd | west, perfectly calm, still. Almost eerily so. But deFalla's Ritual
Floyd | Fire Dance, playing through in your mind, soothes away all tension.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You dart downward, almost grazing the seafloor, then flash back up
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | Only a cold blue light penetrates to these ocean depths. As the
Floyd | illumination dissipates, so does the field of anemones, leaving only
Floyd | bare rock walls in its wake. The seafloor lies directly below you,
Floyd | encircled by cliffs on all sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Curiously, a part of it seems to be made up of wooden beams. Dark
Floyd | algae drapes the timbers until they disappear straight downward into
Floyd | the seafloor, coalescing into sand and kelp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of jagged holes in the wooden surface, one on your right and
Floyd | one on your left, lead deeper into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop gravel" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP GRAVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You spit the gravel out again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eat algae" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT ALGAE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "shhtuck"
		DavidW asks, "Where did the shark come from? How is it summoned?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | Only a cold blue light penetrates to these ocean depths. As the
Floyd | illumination dissipates, so does the field of anemones, leaving only
Floyd | bare rock walls in its wake. The seafloor lies directly below you,
Floyd | encircled by cliffs on all sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Curiously, a part of it seems to be made up of wooden beams. Dark
Floyd | algae drapes the timbers until they disappear straight downward into
Floyd | the seafloor, coalescing into sand and kelp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of jagged holes in the wooden surface, one on your right and
Floyd | one on your left, lead deeper into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some pebbles of gravel here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | A school of tiny fish is disturbed as you pass through the jagged
Floyd | hole! Startled, they flee the grotto, scattering all about you before
Floyd | regrouping and, like a living comet, curving gracefully and uniformly
Floyd | away to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undersea Grotto
Floyd | Precious little sunlight pierces this dark grotto from the west, muted
Floyd | by vague inky shapes that weave about the shadowy, porous rock
Floyd | surrounding you. You sense an opening in the south wall, and feel
Floyd | something deadly lurking there. Below you, a round opening snakes
Floyd | downward out of sight, into shades of deepest black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The world spins about as currents drag you down into the tunnel, which
Floyd | twists and wrenches you through sharp turns, until you emerge in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd | Tall branches of pale blue coral poke up from clusters of seaweed,
Floyd | glittering in the sunlight that filters down through lapping waves.
Floyd | The reef clears away to what you for some reason perceive as east and
Floyd | west, perfectly calm, still. Almost eerily so. But Chopin's Nocturne
Floyd | no. 1, playing through in your mind, soothes away all tension.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | Only a cold blue light penetrates to these ocean depths. As the
Floyd | illumination dissipates, so does the field of anemones, leaving only
Floyd | bare rock walls in its wake. The seafloor lies directly below you,
Floyd | encircled by cliffs on all sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Curiously, a part of it seems to be made up of wooden beams. Dark
Floyd | algae drapes the timbers until they disappear straight downward into
Floyd | the seafloor, coalescing into sand and kelp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of jagged holes in the wooden surface, one on your right and
Floyd | one on your left, lead deeper into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some pebbles of gravel here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter left hole" 		

Floyd ]  VR Lab                                     Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER LEFT HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You approach the hole. Before you can even get close, an enormous sea
Floyd | snake darts its head out and snaps you up in its massive jaws.
Floyd |
Floyd |      *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, okay, not really. But you've reached an exit point in the
Floyd | current VR session...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A tidal-wave of mental pictures swarms about as your mind seeks
Floyd | desperately to cling to them, to place them, to somehow piece back
Floyd | together the splintered fragments of reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy unstraps you from inside the Sphere, and you climb out, remove
Floyd | the VR suit, and quickly dress, hanging the suit back on its rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia walks in from the output station with a thick printout.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy turns to you. "Nice run, but we need a complete pass through it
Floyd | to be sure there are no aftereffects from that last bug fix. Try it
Floyd | again when you're ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | VR Lab
Floyd | The heart of the Project, in the form of complex electrical devices
Floyd | linked together by a maze of coaxial cable, packs this small
Floyd | underground laboratory to capacity. Exits lead off in nearly every
Floyd | compass direction, and a set of disused cement steps descends into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sphere looms in one corner, between the VR suit and a large glass
Floyd | tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Justy works at the lab terminal, oblivious to all else.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a painting by H.R. Giger, a cold slice of pizza and a
Floyd | lab bench (on which are the Project's technical manual, a computer
Floyd | workstation and an ergonomic mouse) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cynthia leaves the lab to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The VR session has exacted its toll on your hyperglycemic body. You
Floyd | feel an urgent need for your insulin medication.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd | Tall branches of pale blue coral poke up from clusters of seaweed,
Floyd | glittering in the sunlight that filters down through lapping waves.
Floyd | The reef clears away to what you for some reason perceive as east and
Floyd | west, perfectly calm, still. Almost eerily so. But Gliere's Russian
Floyd | Sailor's Dance, playing through in your mind, soothes away all
Floyd | tension.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shallows
Floyd | Thin stalks of kelp fan lazily about this shallow stretch of ocean.
Floyd | They disperse somewhat to the east, where clumps of coral rise to form
Floyd | a towering reef. Westward, the ocean floor inclines rapidly toward the
Floyd | surface, narrowing the seawater corridor to a thin, flat wedge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sandbar                                    Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandbar
Floyd | The tide buffets you constantly in the tight confines between mounds
Floyd | of brown sand which barely break through the watery surface. Clouds of
Floyd | sediments and silt whirl about you, stirred by the cresting waves, and
Floyd | it's difficult to maneuver.
Floyd |
Floyd | An insistent, claustrophobic panic taps at your consciousness,
Floyd | advising you to seek deeper waters to the east rather than attempt to
Floyd | venture westward, closer to the shore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Shallows                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shallows
Floyd | Thin stalks of kelp fan lazily about this shallow stretch of ocean.
Floyd | They disperse somewhat to the east, where clumps of coral rise to form
Floyd | a towering reef. Westward, the ocean floor inclines rapidly toward the
Floyd | surface, narrowing the seawater corridor to a thin, flat wedge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd | Tall branches of pale blue coral poke up from clusters of seaweed,
Floyd | glittering in the sunlight that filters down through lapping waves.
Floyd | The reef clears away to what you for some reason perceive as east and
Floyd | west, perfectly calm, still. Almost eerily so. But Bach's Goldberg
Floyd | Variations, playing through in your mind, soothes away all tension.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reality around you wavers slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Sounds rush by in somber, hollow echoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x reality" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > X REALITY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x reef" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > X REEF
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | A spotted stingray flaps lazily along the seafloor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stingray" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STINGRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "stingray, that's different"
		DavidW says, "it may be like the crab, an atmospheric message."
		smartgenes says, "yehh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x anemones" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ANEMONES
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to refer to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seafloor
Floyd | Only a cold blue light penetrates to these ocean depths. As the
Floyd | illumination dissipates, so does the field of anemones, leaving only
Floyd | bare rock walls in its wake. The seafloor lies directly below you,
Floyd | encircled by cliffs on all sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Curiously, a part of it seems to be made up of wooden beams. Dark
Floyd | algae drapes the timbers until they disappear straight downward into
Floyd | the seafloor, coalescing into sand and kelp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of jagged holes in the wooden surface, one on your right and
Floyd | one on your left, lead deeper into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some pebbles of gravel here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The cliffs surround you on all sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Seafloor                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The cliffs surround you on all sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Thrashing your tail wildly, you propel yourself up to grab a quick
Floyd | glance at the world above. For a brief but terrifying moment, you are
Floyd | unable to breathe, but then, silently and gracefully, you slip back
Floyd | below the waves.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | A jellyfish balloons its way across the rift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Thrashing your tail wildly, you propel yourself up to grab a quick
Floyd | glance at the world above. For a brief but terrifying moment, you are
Floyd | unable to breathe, but then, silently and gracefully, you slip back
Floyd | below the waves.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | A school of tiny fish is disturbed as you pass through the jagged
Floyd | hole! Startled, they flee the grotto, scattering all about you before
Floyd | regrouping and, like a living comet, curving gracefully and uniformly
Floyd | away to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undersea Grotto
Floyd | Precious little sunlight pierces this dark grotto from the west, muted
Floyd | by vague inky shapes that weave about the shadowy, porous rock
Floyd | surrounding you. You sense an opening in the south wall, and feel
Floyd | something deadly lurking there. Below you, a round opening snakes
Floyd | downward out of sight, into shades of deepest black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I have no idea where the octopus and shark are."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | The ceiling of the grotto is in your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Your progress is halted by porous rock walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "f n" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > F N
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Undersea Grotto                            Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Your progress is halted by porous rock walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The world spins about as currents drag you down into the tunnel, which
Floyd | twists and wrenches you through sharp turns, until you emerge in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral Reef
Floyd | Tall branches of pale blue coral poke up from clusters of seaweed,
Floyd | glittering in the sunlight that filters down through lapping waves.
Floyd | The reef clears away to what you for some reason perceive as east and
Floyd | west, perfectly calm, still. Almost eerily so. But deFalla's Ritual
Floyd | Fire Dance, playing through in your mind, soothes away all tension.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Coral Reef                                 Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You dart downward, almost grazing the seafloor, then flash back up
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swishing your tail, you propel yourself forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I remember we had trouble the first time doing this too. Looking for the trigger and not finding it."
		smartgenes says, "i'd wager we're finding it more difficult.."
Tigrita arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Tigrita asks, "hi guys, floyding?" 		smartgenes asks, "is there a point to the gravel?"
		smartgenes says, "yes but we're swimming around as a fish in a virtual world, with no purpose"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "blow bubbles" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > BLOW BUBBLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think there's a point to the gravel, no."
Tigrita asks, "Hey, has anyone had these friggin' errors in Inform7 when it finds errors in the Standard Rules?" 		DavidW says, "The vr world, I think, is a corporate or commercial toy that we're developing."
Tigrita says (to floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita says (to floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita says (to floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]                      The Secrets of the Universe
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P =
Floyd | previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                                Q = resume
Floyd | game
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  "Delusions" Help Menu
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    > Some Notes on "Delusions"
Floyd ]      Acknowledgments
Floyd ]      Revision History
Floyd ]      Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
Tigrita says (to floyd), "return" 		

Floyd ]                      The Secrets of the Universe
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P =
Floyd | previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                                Q = resume
Floyd | game
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  "Delusions" Help Menu
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    > Some Notes on "Delusions"
Floyd ]      Acknowledgments
Floyd ]      Revision History
Floyd ]      Hints
Floyd ]

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                          Notes on "Delusions"
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you begin playing "Delusions", you should be aware of the
Floyd | following:
Floyd |
Floyd | You may acquire a bit of background information on some of the
Floyd | characters in "Delusions" by typing "WHO IS (person)".
Floyd |
Floyd | "READ" and "EXAMINE" are two different verbs in "Delusions"!
Floyd |
Floyd | To talk to another character, use the syntax "ASK (character) ABOUT
Floyd | (subject)". To look up a topic in a book, "CONSULT (book) about
Floyd | (subject)", "LOOK UP (subject) IN (book)", and "READ ABOUT (subject)
Floyd | IN (book)" will all work.
Floyd |
Floyd | The endgame of "Delusions" forces you to make some difficult choices
Floyd | and to accept the consequences of your actions. As a result, there are
Floyd | some fatal commands that you will NOT be able to take back using
Floyd | "UNDO". You have been warned.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Delusions" is a medium-length game, and will likely take longer to
Floyd | complete than the two hours allotted by the competition rules. That
Floyd | said, don't judge the game harshly simply because your game time
Floyd | exceeds this limit.
Floyd |
Floyd | To help compensate for its length, "Delusions" comes with a built-in
Floyd | hint system (type "HINT" at the prompt, or type "HELP" and then select
Floyd | the hint system from the menu that appears). The hints are not
Floyd | context-sensitive, so don't look at parts of the game you haven't seen
Floyd | yet. If you're tempted to abuse this feature, you may type "HINTS OFF"
Floyd | to deactivate the hints, but you won't be able to turn them back on.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		Zach says, "I remember us getting stuck the first time because we didn't have the gravel."
		DavidW says (to Tigrita), "To push a space or return, it's 'push space' and 'push return' respectively, without the 'f' in front of the command."
		smartgenes says, "but what to do with gravel.."
		DavidW asks, "Put it in a hole, I guess?"
Tigrita says (to floyd), "who is me" 		

Floyd ]                      The Secrets of the Universe
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P =
Floyd | previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                                Q = resume
Floyd | game
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  "Delusions" Help Menu
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    > Some Notes on "Delusions"
Floyd ]      Acknowledgments
Floyd ]      Revision History
Floyd ]      Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		smartgenes says, "hmm the whois might be useful"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Anemones
Floyd | Here the seafloor drops away abruptly as a watery rift slices downward
Floyd | out of sight between two jagged rock walls. Both sides of the fissure
Floyd | are crowded with the polyps of large anemones, flecked in sun-dappled
Floyd | pastel shades. Their many calyces grasp at you from all directions,
Floyd | but you wisely keep your distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reef rises to the west, and a cleft in the eastern wall is visible
Floyd | through the wriggling mass of gelatinous tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita says, "..inventory" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "who am i" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > WHO AM I
Floyd |
Floyd | That's for me to know, and you to find out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita says (to floyd), "inventory" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > INVENTORY
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not carrying anything. Not surprising, seeing as how you're a
Floyd | fish, and fish don't have hands to carry things with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita says (to floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're a fish. Specifically, a yellow-finned grouper. Quite a
Floyd | nice-looking one too, as fish go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Tigrita asks, "so where are we at? puzzles?"
		DavidW says, "We're debugging vr software. We found a bug; they think they fixed it, but they want us to re-run the event that caused the error to prove that the bug is fixed."
		Tigrita says, "no, I mean in the game. unless we are a coding fish, i guess."
		DavidW says, "Specifically, that the infinite generation of schools of fish doesn't happen when the shark (or something else) gets stuck in the opening."
		Tigrita says, "ok, i'm lost"
		DavidW says, "This is part of the game. We're not coders, we are a tester."
		smartgenes says, "yes that did sound like tecchy speak, but that is the actual game"
		DavidW says, "When we're not in the fish sim, we're a techie in a lab."
		Tigrita says, "ohh, i see"
		smartgenes says, "we can easily get out the Virtual Reality, but we haven't got much more to work on that solving this fish thing"
		Tigrita asks, "what's the channel for inform questions?"
		smartgenes says, "and we need a creative way to get something down from a shelf"
		Tigrita asks, "where's the shelf?"
		DavidW says, "#inform for Inform 6; #i7 for Inform 7."
		DavidW says, "The shelf is in our room, southeast of the lab proper."
		smartgenes says, "the shelf's in a map of about 11 or 12 rooms so far"
		smartgenes says, "with the lab in the centre of a 3x3 grid"
		DavidW says, "I suggest we pick up the gravel and try dropping it into one of the holes."
		smartgenes says, "there are also rooms east and down but we need a permanent light source, and shaking our lightstick doesn't provide enough light"
		smartgenes says, "inform gave me so many errors i had an embolism once"
		Tigrita asks, "a what?"
		smartgenes says, "ok i must sleep for the night"
		smartgenes says, "good luck any continuers"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-delusions1" 		

Floyd ]  Anemones                                   Score: 3/50        Time:
Floyd | ?
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I have other things I ought to be doing. Thanks for the game."
		



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Crystal and Stone, Beetle and Bone by Jenny Brennan
As played on ifMUD on June 16, 17, & 21, 2013

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 Crystal and Stone, Beetle and Bone written by Jenny Brennan. Crystal and Stone Beetle and Bone was released in 2007. 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
		

		DavidW says, "re: Delusions, I wasn't helping too much, as I recall. First of all, we'd attempted it before and got very stuck. Second, I just wasn't all that focused last week."
		smartgenes says, "ilac also happens to be a Korean drink.. Hi, DavidW"
		DavidW says, "I'm kinda hoping we'll give Delusions a rest and try something else this week."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I was just thinking that -- oh."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, that is up to you guys. I obviously have no idea what's going on in that game, so I can't really be a part of that conversation. It's nice to have transcripts that get to some resolution, but certainly not at all required."
		smartgenes says, "well, i'm happy to resolve the game at some time anyway"
		DavidW says, "Well, we'd played Delusions before, and I still couldn't remember off the top of my head how we solved some of the puzzles."
		smartgenes says, "um, assuming I can solve the puzzles, anyway.."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, had we? Huh. Then... why... oh, nevermind."
		Jacqueline asks, "Well, assuming that we're not playing that, who here wants to play something? Just so I know who's in the conversation?"
		smartgenes says, "am game"
		DavidW says, "I see 'Crystal and Stone Beetle and Bone' listed; I've never played CSBB yet."
		Jacqueline says (to Ell), "huh"
		Jacqueline looks up CSBB.
		Jacqueline says, "Huh. Sounds good. Let me upload it."
Ellison arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load csbb" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to restore a saved game?
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  "Greetings Almighty! Allow me to tell you about your world, Aarkland."
Floyd |
Floyd | Our story begins here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The harvest time is upon the people. Their hard work goes on from early
Floyd | morning until all that must be done is done. The summer has been good
Floyd | and this winter no one will starve. That is what the villagers believe,
Floyd | anyway. In ignorance they have turned from you and cannot see the
Floyd | coming darkness. For them Ignorance is bliss, but refusing to see the
Floyd | truth is no protection against evil.
Floyd |
Floyd | The young girl that's come to meet you in secret is Lornedei. You watch
Floyd | her treading along the road and when she stops next to the water, you
Floyd | once more feel a glimmer of hope. She is the first child in more than a
Floyd | hundred years that has been born with the old power. The youngest
Floyd | daughter to Lorne and Noki, this innocent girl searches the sky for
Floyd | your presence. She smiles when she senses it and gives you a little
Floyd | wave. She is the last one. The last hope.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei tightens the straps on her rucksack, throws a quick glance
Floyd | back along the road, and makes sure her sandals are fastened properly.
Floyd | Surely she can sense you watching her, but she says nothing. She
Floyd | reaches into her rucksack and brings out some bread. She nibbles on it
Floyd | without much enthusiasm while watching the flowing river, and she waits
Floyd | for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girl has the power to "reach" beyond what the eye can see and
Floyd | "heal" what is broken, but she is not strong enough to make a
Floyd | difference. Not without guidance. That is where you come in. As the God
Floyd | of this land, you must guide her. First, you should send her to the
Floyd | unholy stones to see what the world around her is hiding.
Floyd | An Interactive Fantasy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crystal and Stone, Beetle and Bone.
Floyd | By Jenny Brennan 2007-2009.
Floyd |
Floyd | Latest update and bug fixed June 25 2009. Type "about" for more
Floyd | information.
Floyd | Type "help" to get started.
Floyd | Type "hint" for specific help.
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 090625 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11 S
Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (End of Village Road)
Floyd | This old road, coming from the village, runs north to the edge of the
Floyd | forest. Alongside it to the west is the rushing water of the river
Floyd | Aarkland. The river flows through the forest and divides it in two: To
Floyd | the east is the old forest, and to the west is the forbidden forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Few people use the road these days, and it is all but overtaken by
Floyd | grass and brush. A seemingly endless field stretches out to the east.
Floyd | Between the swaying grass and the road, a few deformed bushes prepare
Floyd | to invade what remains of the road. A short distance to the southeast
Floyd | is a pile of stones. The stones are barely visible above the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Aarkland river flows past as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | A whiff of the deformed bushes reaches Lornedei's nose and she waves
Floyd | the unpleasant odor away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Forbidden Forest was one of my favorite games on the C64."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | You are The almighty, the last of the Gods. Your wish is Lornedei's
Floyd | command and she will do as you ask if it is possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | When she was born you managed to give her, as your chosen one, the
Floyd | power to heal and to reach into things with her mind. She is young
Floyd | though and you must show her the way. You might be a god but you are
Floyd | not much more than a vague presence in this world.
Floyd | Lornedei suddenly looks startled.
Floyd | "Master what is this?" A firefly is buzzing around her head. She waves
Floyd | her hand to wave it away when suddenly a small voice pipes up.
Floyd | "No, No, silly girl. I am no harm! I am here to help you must know!"
Floyd | Lornedei stops waving but she looks dubiously at the tiny creature.
Floyd | Once safe from the terribly waving arm, the firefly stops for a rest on
Floyd | Lornedei's brow. The tiny voice pipes up again. "I must come, curious
Floyd | am I, and I can help such as you!" Lornedei tries to look up at the fly
Floyd | but all that happens is that her eyes cross. "There is magic here,
Floyd | magic in you girl. I have not sensed magic in a long time, yes!" the
Floyd | fly takes off and starts buzzing around Lornedei's head again. "Strong
Floyd | you are not! Oh, no. That god of yours was stingy in his giving so he
Floyd | was. Pity, pity. You can be stronger though. Sometimes from nature,
Floyd | sometimes from other things. You must know girl, to regain strength
Floyd | that you lose, you must eat. Ah, there are some here, I have searched
Floyd | for these." the fly buzzes off towards the deformed bushes and lands on
Floyd | one of the berries growing there. "Eat these and be strong, do not
Floyd | forget." there is an angry buzzing, a strange grunting sound, and a
Floyd | thud as a white berry, seemingly with a firefly attached on the top,
Floyd | falls to the ground. "Me... Will just.." In an amazing display of
Floyd | over-insectile powers, the fly lifts the berry off the ground. "will
Floyd | just take this." The firefly, along with its booty, disappears with a
Floyd | pop and a flash.
Floyd |
Floyd | The firefly is available for questioning. It is happy to help. Just
Floyd | type "hint" and it will come.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hold on, still reading"
		Jacqueline says, "I just typed one command that I did not realize would reveal another text dump. Sorry about that. :)"
		Ellison says, "I'm thinking only that first line was the response to >X ME and the rest is prose on a timer. I could be wrong, though."
		DavidW says (to Ellison), "yes, probably."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah/"
		Jacqueline says, "So, at first it seemed like the firefly was sort of a devil analog, the berries the apple, but the last line makes it seem as though the firefly is on our side. Then again, maybe we're actually evil -- ooooh deep I guess we shall see won't we yes we wil yes."
		DavidW says, "This god/disciple setup reminds me of Bellclap. Hopefully we're a nicer god than that one."
		smartgenes says, "i'm not very convinced by the god-thing thus far"
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm, does this pre- or post-date Bellclap, I wonder?"
		Jacqueline says (to smartgenes), "Elaborate, please."
		DavidW says, "I don't know. There's at least two other games I can remember where the player is a god and directs the NPC-like PC."
		Jacqueline asks, "So the firefly is our hint. Should we look at the general help before we proceed?"
		DavidW says, "hm, yes. I'd like to know if talking to the firefly is considered cheating or not."
		smartgenes says, "seems a bit contrived and just an excuse for why we have a parser,,, also the fact that she has the power to reach was mentioned as if it were the reason we were guiding her, then in the second dump it said we gave her the power"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm thinking it is, but yeah, maybe HELP will shed some light on that, David."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd | Various ways to get you started or out of trouble:
Floyd |
Floyd | Play around with the characters to get a grip on them. You are the
Floyd | Almighty. You command Lornedei.
Floyd | I.E If you give the command: >take dirt, you may get the reply: She
Floyd | cannot find any such thing.
Floyd | If you give the command: >pick nose, you might get the reply: Lornedei
Floyd | gives you a disgusted look.
Floyd | The command: >talk to bird, may result in: "I still can't talk to
Floyd | animals Master, when will you ever learn?"
Floyd | Other characters may be ordered in the normal way. I.E >fish, eat hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pay attention to what is happening now and then!
Floyd | Some useful verbs:
Floyd | Try out:
Floyd | >where...
Floyd | >whats...
Floyd | >follow... >reach...
Floyd | Do not forget to
Floyd | >smell...
Floyd | >listen...
Floyd | >touch...
Floyd |
Floyd | Conversations:
Floyd | >hint
Floyd | >ask firefly about Lornedei
Floyd | Ask the firefly about something that you see in the game or about
Floyd | something regarding the game play.
Floyd | >ask Lornedei about magic
Floyd | Talk to Lornedei. Ask Lornedei about things that you see in the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Game play verbs:
Floyd |
Floyd | >exits
Floyd | Gives you all possible ways out of the current location.
Floyd | >magic Gives you Lornedei's current magic.
Floyd | >holiness
Floyd | Gives you current score.
Floyd | >about
Floyd | Information about the game.
Floyd | >beginner
Floyd | A beginners guide to Interactive Fiction.
Floyd | >credits
Floyd | Shows the credits.
Floyd | Finally:
Floyd | >DUH!
Floyd | (Not recommended.)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to smartgenes), "I'm unclear what the game means by 'reaching' just yet."
		smartgenes says, "some power that we gave her, but I read the first bit of text as though we were choosing to guide her because she had some promise to do with her reaching, or some such"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ask firefly about reaching" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "reach firefly" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "magic" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 80.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "holiness" 		

Floyd | Your current holiness is 0 out of a possible holiness of 105, in 1
Floyd | move.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Some interesting verbs."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "smell bush" 		

Floyd | Lornedei sniffs one of the leaves but pulls her head back with a
Floyd | grimace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bush" 		

Floyd | They all look sick, small, and deformed as they reach their oddly
Floyd | shaped digits towards her. There must be something wrong with them.
Floyd | Despite it being in the middle of Harvest Moon, their leaves are yellow
Floyd | and riddled with brown and black blotches.
Floyd | A few white berries still cling to the branches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "Terry Pratchett had the power "borrowing", maybe it is similar"
		DavidW asks, "He cribbed from other authors, you mean?"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x berries" 		

Floyd | The berries are slightly oval and quite large, almost white with barely
Floyd | visible bluish stripes. They are shriveled slightly but they look
Floyd | edible still.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "lol, no, borrowing was taking another being's body"
		Jacqueline says, "If I saw berries like that in the real world I would steer way, way clear."
Jacqueline clears the save counter. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

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

		DavidW says, "I'm thinking reaching might be telekinesis or learning the true nature of something."
		smartgenes asks, "especially if a talking firefly told you to eat them?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat berry" 		

Floyd | (Taking the white berries first.)
Floyd | Lornedei picks all of the berries that seem edible. It turns out to be
Floyd | quite a handful. She drops them all into the rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat a berry" 		smartgenes says, "like in Babel, maybe.."

Floyd | (Taking the handful of white berries first.)
Floyd | Lornedei eats one of the white berries.
Floyd | "These are actually not too awful Master! They remind me of something
Floyd | but I cannot recall what." She shrugs.
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just went up by three.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "heal bush" 		

Floyd | "These bushes' fate is beyond my powers. I cannot remove the dark power
Floyd | that is inside. I beg your forgiveness Master, I do not have the right
Floyd | knowledge and I would only be wasting my magic."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Huh - our magic went up."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "magic" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 83.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach berry" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach bush" 		

Floyd | Carefully she reaches into the inner being of the bushes with her mind.
Floyd | "There is something strange here, something dark. I cannot see it
Floyd | clearly. All I know is that it feels wrong. Very wrong!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "did it reqire the article "a" there, or did it just eat berry on the second occasion"
		Jacqueline says, "I just used 'a' because the first time not distinguishing made her pick all the berries."
		DavidW says, "shall we direct her to the unholy stones? southeast, I think it said."
		smartgenes says, "yes, just wondering how the input actually worked"
		Jacqueline asks, "Yeah, that's fine. Let's do it. Think we need a mapper?"
		smartgenes says, "i started a map.."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 82.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a handful of white berries
Floyd |   a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to sg), "Cool, thanks."
		DavidW says, "I think we will need to map, yeah. The initial room name is in two parts."
		Jacqueline says, "Mmm... horrid bread."
		DavidW says, "'Horrid' is the name of the valley on the other side of Springdale."
		Jacqueline says, "Nice detail, having the magic level listed in the inventory."
		smartgenes asks, "se?"
		DavidW says, "yes, please"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (On the Unholy Stones)
Floyd | For as long as Lornedei can remember, she has been told not to go
Floyd | there. There is nothing strange about the stones at a distance. It
Floyd | could just be a collection of fieldstones, perhaps from the time when
Floyd | the settlers first prepared the field. Nothing could be more wrong.
Floyd | There are piles of stones in many fields, but none with this kind of
Floyd | history.
Floyd |
Floyd | She hesitates and turns to you. It seems like she wants to say
Floyd | something. She keeps silent and steps up on the platform.
Floyd | The collection of stones is over ten paces from edge to edge. The top
Floyd | has been flattened to create a platform and that is where Lornedei
Floyd | stands. No new stones have been added in several hundred years. Despite
Floyd | the lack of activity, nothing grows near the stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are powers here that make it easier for her to use her magic. You
Floyd | can make her see what hides around her. She will see the world as it
Floyd | is, what hides beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can go north to the field or northwest back to the dusty road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "borrow stone" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. 'reach world'?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm enjoying the writing"
		smartgenes says, "oops"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach stone" 		

Floyd | Lornedei reaches down in the ground by her feet. She shuts her eyes and
Floyd | lets her mind touch the stones one by one. One lost name after another
Floyd | flies through her mind like a swarm of insane and vicious insects.
Floyd | Hundreds, thousands of names of men, women and children. Each one has a
Floyd | history, a life led in pain or ignorance, but they all share the same
Floyd | pain. The same longing, the same sorrow, the same terrible fate.
Floyd | Crying, she drops to her knees.
Floyd | "These people were all severed. Their names were stolen, ripped away
Floyd | from their souls. They did not all deserve this fate, I am sure. These
Floyd | names belong to the spirits Master, but they can never be whole again.
Floyd | Never!" Lornedei takes a deep breath and gets back up on her feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x lornedei" 		

Floyd | This is Lornedei. She is the youngest child of Lorne and Noki and the
Floyd | only girl out of the four children. She is not quite a woman, not quite
Floyd | a child. Her long golden hair, blue eyes and innocent eagerness to
Floyd | please is charming. Unlike her family and other villagers, she believes
Floyd | in you.
Floyd | She is dressed in a finely woven shirt worn over a pair of riding
Floyd | trousers. The outfit is borrowed from her brother. He is of course
Floyd | unaware of his generosity. On her feet is a pair of leather sandals.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get stone" 		

Floyd | Lornedei picks up one of the stones to take a closer look. She quickly
Floyd | drops it again.
Floyd | "I cannot touch these Master. There is so much evil here, so much
Floyd | sorrow. They make me feel ill."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm, woman in men's outfit trope, eh?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x trousers" 		

Floyd | She is wearing a pair of pants that she borrowed for the day from one
Floyd | of her brothers. Well worn but clean and dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search them" 		

Floyd | Perhaps you should leave Lornedei's clothing alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think the sandal stone message was just atmospheric."
		Jacqueline says, "Possibly just easier for traveling. Hiking in a dress, depending on the dress, can be cumbersome."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "Like the biting a nail earlier."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes. I like the touches."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x world" 		

Floyd | There is nothing she can do from here. She may be able to reach a
Floyd | distant object, but she can do nothing with it.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We'll see if they get repetitive. Hopefully there's code to prevent that."
		smartgenes says, "i wondered about getting a stone and adding it to the pile"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach world" 		

Floyd | The world around Lornedei fades. She finds herself high up in the air,
Floyd | hovering above a seemingly endless field. She flaps her white wings
Floyd | tentatively at first, but then she catches an upwind and rises.
Floyd | Not far ahead of her is a vast and lush forest, stretching north and
Floyd | northeast. She looks east. Between the field and the endless ocean are
Floyd | a few homes, perhaps a fishing village, and a patchwork of fields. As
Floyd | she hovers far above the field, turning to the south, she can see a
Floyd | road following a river to another village far to the south. It is
Floyd | Lornedei's own.
Floyd |
Floyd | She turns west and the forbidden forest, a landscape of gray, stretches
Floyd | out ahead of her. It stretches to the southwest and to the northwest as
Floyd | far as she can see. It is a swirling black and gray mass of mist or
Floyd | smoke, for the most part unbroken except for the occasional tree-top
Floyd | protruding here and there.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | She moves closer until she is above the glittering water of the
Floyd | Aarkland river and turns north. She follows the flowing water until it
Floyd | seems to disappear into a large cliff. The two forests meet at the top
Floyd | of the cliff, but the old forest seems to give way more and more so
Floyd | that the border turns northeast towards a distant mountain chain. The
Floyd | river does not seem to appear again.
Floyd |
Floyd | She turns west, soaring above unbroken gray, seeing only the occasional
Floyd | twisted treetop shooting out of the thick mist and a blue sky above.
Floyd | She flies on, across a landscape of gray and black. The mist Swirls
Floyd | here and there, darkens here and there, but never reveals what is
Floyd | below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then the air seems to thin and she sinks down. She sinks down below the
Floyd | mist. She finds herself racing between twisted tree-trunks and grasping
Floyd | branches. A dry whisper follows her as she loses her orientation.
Floyd | Silent shapes like shadows follow her path. Spirits, hollow-eyed, pale
Floyd | and ragged, open their mouths in rage and longing before they shy away
Floyd | from her. They melt back into the shadows between the trees. Suddenly
Floyd | she is out of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Below her is a barren landscape of sand and broken earth. The forbidden
Floyd | forest surrounds this field of despair, although the sky is clear.
Floyd | Above the mist, to the northeast, she can see a pale silhouette of the
Floyd | mountains. She can see a far distant shade of green to the east, beyond
Floyd | which is a blue horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The same view meets her to the southeast, but to the south, southwest
Floyd | and west, there is only the forbidden forest with its blanket of mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | She lowers herself until she is just above stony ground. A deep ravine
Floyd | separates the field from the forest to the west. The ravine runs south
Floyd | to north into a misty plain where it disappears out of sight. To the
Floyd | northwest, clinging to the edge of the ravine, there is an old ruin...a
Floyd | castle. Only part of the ruin is visible as the rest of it fades into
Floyd | gray mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | She turns westward and sinks down in the ravine. Making her way north,
Floyd | the tip of her left wing nearly strokes the far ravine wall. She turns
Floyd | upwards and flies clockwise around the entire castle ruin. Most of the
Floyd | old castle is gone. As she is viewing it from the outside she can see
Floyd | chambers, dungeons and rooms in several levels that are exposed. The
Floyd | rest of the ruin is at the bottom of the ravine. After flying through
Floyd | the mist on the far side of the ruin, she appears at a great wall that
Floyd | separates the castle grounds from the northern wastelands before
Floyd | turning southeast. In the southeast corner of the big desolate field
Floyd | the ground slopes down and turns into a ragged hole in the ground. Heat
Floyd | ripples the air around it. A large fire burns within a ring of stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | She circles the fire. She is in a hurry, searching for the thing that
Floyd | should be but is no longer. She returns to the ruin. There is a high
Floyd | wall east of the castle and she stops to rest on top of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The world wavers its way back to reality and Lornedei looks pale and a
Floyd | bit unsteady on her feet.
Floyd | "Too high! Master? If I die and must come back, please do not make me a
Floyd | bird!"There is nothing she can do from here. She may be able to reach a
Floyd | distant object, but she can do nothing with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to sg), "I did as well."
		Jacqueline says, "Lots of information, perhaps not unexpected given the command. SG - might be good to generally note the directions of the key items mentioned in this passage."
		smartgenes says, "yes, did so.."
		smartgenes says, "this writing would put many fantasy writers to shame"
		smartgenes says, "very intuitive command btw DavidW"
		DavidW asks, "hm. So... there's a ruined castle with a ravine around it, a fire, something missing...?"
		DavidW says (to smartgenes), "thanks."
		smartgenes says, "also some of the ruin is in the ravine, so i suggest we search it"
		DavidW says, "Is there more we can do here? This is a powerful place to stand and work magic."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach fire" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach ravine" 		

Floyd | "I cannot focus enough to find that Master. It is too distant for me,
Floyd | or too weak for me to reach from here."
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach bread" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "reach the mould on the cheese lol"
		Ellison says, "well, I have to get going. good luck."
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x cheese" 		

Floyd | A piece of cheese. Fortunately, this is not made by Noki. It may
Floyd | actually be edible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "we have a route north which presumably connects back to the starting location to the west"
		DavidW asks, "I'm wondering if we ought to try 'reach world' again, to see if we can learn more. Maybe our form will be different, instead of a bird?"
		DavidW says (to sg), "That's more likely than my idea."
		smartgenes says, "might as well, we can scroll past the text dump if wrong"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure, try again. See if we get the same text."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 82.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a handful of white berries
Floyd |   a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That stunt also was managed without using up our personal store of magic. Nice."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach world" 		

Floyd | The world around Lornedei fades. She finds herself high up in the air,
Floyd | hovering above a seemingly endless field. She flaps her white wings
Floyd | tentatively at first, but then she catches an upwind and rises.
Floyd | Not far ahead of her is a vast and lush forest, stretching north and
Floyd | northeast. She looks east. Between the field and the endless ocean are
Floyd | a few homes, perhaps a fishing village, and a patchwork of fields. As
Floyd | she hovers far above the field, turning to the south, she can see a
Floyd | road following a river to another village far to the south. It is
Floyd | Lornedei's own.
Floyd |
Floyd | She turns west and the forbidden forest, a landscape of gray, stretches
Floyd | out ahead of her. It stretches to the southwest and to the northwest as
Floyd | far as she can see. It is a swirling black and gray mass of mist or
Floyd | smoke, for the most part unbroken except for the occasional tree-top
Floyd | protruding here and there.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | She moves closer until she is above the glittering water of the
Floyd | Aarkland river and turns north. She follows the flowing water until it
Floyd | seems to disappear into a large cliff. The two forests meet at the top
Floyd | of the cliff, but the old forest seems to give way more and more so
Floyd | that the border turns northeast towards a distant mountain chain. The
Floyd | river does not seem to appear again.
Floyd |
Floyd | She turns west, soaring above unbroken gray, seeing only the occasional
Floyd | twisted treetop shooting out of the thick mist and a blue sky above.
Floyd | She flies on, across a landscape of gray and black. The mist Swirls
Floyd | here and there, darkens here and there, but never reveals what is
Floyd | below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then the air seems to thin and she sinks down. She sinks down below the
Floyd | mist. She finds herself racing between twisted tree-trunks and grasping
Floyd | branches. A dry whisper follows her as she loses her orientation.
Floyd | Silent shapes like shadows follow her path. Spirits, hollow-eyed, pale
Floyd | and ragged, open their mouths in rage and longing before they shy away
Floyd | from her. They melt back into the shadows between the trees. Suddenly
Floyd | she is out of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Below her is a barren landscape of sand and broken earth. The forbidden
Floyd | forest surrounds this field of despair, although the sky is clear.
Floyd | Above the mist, to the northeast, she can see a pale silhouette of the
Floyd | mountains. She can see a far distant shade of green to the east, beyond
Floyd | which is a blue horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The same view meets her to the southeast, but to the south, southwest
Floyd | and west, there is only the forbidden forest with its blanket of mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | She lowers herself until she is just above stony ground. A deep ravine
Floyd | separates the field from the forest to the west. The ravine runs south
Floyd | to north into a misty plain where it disappears out of sight. To the
Floyd | northwest, clinging to the edge of the ravine, there is an old ruin...a
Floyd | castle. Only part of the ruin is visible as the rest of it fades into
Floyd | gray mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | She turns westward and sinks down in the ravine. Making her way north,
Floyd | the tip of her left wing nearly strokes the far ravine wall. She turns
Floyd | upwards and flies clockwise around the entire castle ruin. Most of the
Floyd | old castle is gone. As she is viewing it from the outside she can see
Floyd | chambers, dungeons and rooms in several levels that are exposed. The
Floyd | rest of the ruin is at the bottom of the ravine. After flying through
Floyd | the mist on the far side of the ruin, she appears at a great wall that
Floyd | separates the castle grounds from the northern wastelands before
Floyd | turning southeast. In the southeast corner of the big desolate field
Floyd | the ground slopes down and turns into a ragged hole in the ground. Heat
Floyd | ripples the air around it. A large fire burns within a ring of stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | She circles the fire. She is in a hurry, searching for the thing that
Floyd | should be but is no longer. She returns to the ruin. There is a high
Floyd | wall east of the castle and she stops to rest on top of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The world wavers its way back to reality and Lornedei looks pale and a
Floyd | bit unsteady on her feet.
Floyd | "Too high! Master? If I die and must come back, please do not make me a
Floyd | bird!"There is nothing she can do from here. She may be able to reach a
Floyd | distant object, but she can do nothing with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, same text. Also, surprising that it doesn't dent our magic."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "The unholy stones provide huge magic."
		smartgenes says, "i assumed that it was a level of magic, rather than a store"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah, good point."
		DavidW says, "anyway, I second smatgenes' suggestion to head north."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
		smartgenes says, "maybe if it was a level though we wouldn't have started at 82"
		smartgenes says, "or 80 or whatever it was"
		Jacqueline says, "We -- yeah, 80."
		DavidW says, "A berry gave us +3 magic, and 'reach bush' lost us 1 magic."
		Jacqueline says, "And if we need to up it we have more berries, but I'm not sure we should down them all at once. Possibly this is just because I'm a park ranger and am cautious about plants I don't know too well."
		smartgenes says, "i thought that the lost point was because of the negative consequences.. but could be either"
		DavidW says, "So I think it's like a currency, mana that we can spend on tasks."
		smartgenes says, "seems like you guys are correct"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach fields" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach river" 		

Floyd | "The river is flowing past in peace Master. It disappears into a cliff
Floyd | somewhere north, and I cannot follow it with my mind."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. I assume there'll be other magic-holding items later to find."
		smartgenes says, "10/10 for atmosphere so far"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd | She does. Every night. You taught her well.
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, biting her lower lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i like it when authors think of that"
		DavidW asks, "so can we go north yet?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (Billowing Field)
Floyd | Lornedei hesitates throwing an anxious glance south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe she would prefer to be back in the safe grasp of her kin. If that
Floyd | is the case, she will never tell her God. She does not know why she is
Floyd | here or how easy her mind and flesh may be corrupted, and she may be
Floyd | better off that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Very carefully, you give her just the slightest of mental nudges to
Floyd | remove the hesitation from her mind. Not again can you give her a
Floyd | command without letting her choose how to proceed. What she has ahead
Floyd | of her she must do of her own free will as much as possible. Lornedei
Floyd | takes her eyes off the road and moves on.
Floyd | The grass grows waist high. Touched by sun, wind, and rain, it
Floyd | patiently waits for the farmers that will not come. The edge of the old
Floyd | forest lies close by to the north. To the south, a big pile of stones
Floyd | rises above the grass. The road is back west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a low growling coming from the high grass. An injured wolf
Floyd | lies there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "heal wolf?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x wolf" 		

Floyd | A wolf lies in the grass near the edge of the forest. The wolf is
Floyd | female and quite small. She is breathing heavily in obvious pain.
Floyd | Despite the apparent distress, she manages to show Lornedei an
Floyd | impressive set of sharp teeth. One of her hind legs seems broken and
Floyd | dried blood covering a big part of the grey fur tells its own story.
Floyd |
Floyd | The animal is exhausted and badly injured. She will most definitely die
Floyd | if nothing is done soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we ought to heal it. It may assist us later. :)"
		DavidW says, "(a trope I'm quite fond of)"
		smartgenes says, "well, it happens in life too"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "heal wolf" 		

Floyd | Lornedei shuts her eyes, raising both hands towards the dying animal.
Floyd | She summons her powers and the air starts to shimmer above the wolf. In
Floyd | sudden panic the wolf yelps miserably and tries to get up on its feet,
Floyd | but Lornedei's soft mumbling calms the animal. Still, the stare from
Floyd | those yellow eyes and a deep growl behind the exposed sharp teeth
Floyd | cannot be mistaken for friendliness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another mumbled phrase is heard from the girl and the predator's eyes
Floyd | slowly close. The wolf is asleep. The girl kneels while the swirling
Floyd | blue light covers the wolf with healing power. In one quick move, she
Floyd | corrects the broken leg to allow it to heal properly. A long while
Floyd | passes. Then she sits back in the grass, tired but smiling. She lets
Floyd | the healing light dissipate in the air.
Floyd | "All is well Master. I shall call her Deini."
Floyd |
Floyd | Another long while passes. The air is warm but a slight breeze moves
Floyd | the grass around Lornedei. It sways gently, like waves, across the vast
Floyd | field.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wolf opens its eyes, blinks, gets up. Lornedei sits on the ground
Floyd | with a confident smile on her lips and her hands in her lap. The
Floyd | beautiful animal stands absolutely still for a moment, meeting the
Floyd | girl's eyes. Then, in a heartbeat, it turns away. It runs along the
Floyd | edge of the forest. It stops near a big tree and turns around to watch
Floyd | the human. It sits down while considering its options.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then suddenly, the wolf that Lornedei named "Deini" comes running back.
Floyd | She smells the human, inspects her carefully, and makes a decision. She
Floyd | puts a cool muzzle in the hand that Lornedei is holding out. Lornedei
Floyd | has gained a friend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just dropped by five.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yay"
		smartgenes says, "if we go south can we REACH it, for free"
		DavidW asks, "I wonder if we can talk to the wolf? Is it that kind of world or not?"
		DavidW says, "(Part of the trouble with fantasy games is learning where the boundaries are.)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to Deini" 		

Floyd | The wolf looks at Lornedei expectantly but when the subject doesn't
Floyd | appear to be about food she starts gnawing on an itchy spot on her leg.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "afk for a half-minute to get not-quite-horrid bread to make sandwiches with."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask Deini about leg" 		

Floyd | Deini looks at Lornedei for a moment before she looses interest.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		smartgenes asks, "go south and reach, then wait for davidw?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (On the Unholy Stones)
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach deini" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "hmm"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (Billowing Field)
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "deini, follow me" 		

Floyd | Deini looks at Lornedei, wondering if there might be something to eat
Floyd | first. When that doesn't seem to happen, the wolf ignores her command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "We could try giving bread or cheese?"
		smartgenes asks, "not exactly wolf's food??"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sance" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, I don't remember any dead rabbits in our inventory."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give bread to deini" 		

Floyd | Deini smells the bread, sneezes, and backs away. She glances
Floyd | suspiciously at the piece of bread.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give cheese to deini" 		

Floyd | (Taking the piece of cheese first.)
Floyd | Deini smells the piece of cheese but she is not very interested in
Floyd | anything that never had a heart beat at one point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We may need to explore more first."
		DavidW says, "yeah, okay"
		Jacqueline says, "And perhaps we'll ... be lucky enough to come across a dead rabit."
		Jacqueline says, "er, rabbit."
		smartgenes asks, "west then?"
		DavidW says, "I suppose there'll be some nasty critter and Deini will ... get a breakfast of its liking."
		DavidW says, "west sounds good"
		Jacqueline says (to sg), "Sure. I trust the mapperman."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (End of Village Road)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Aarkland river flows past as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deformed bushes seem to reach for Lornedei as she walks by.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "west again, or north.."
		DavidW asks, "Did Deini follow us or not?"
		smartgenes says, "also we might have been able to go north into the forest by the wolf"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think she will until we have food."
		Jacqueline says, "Upside: she no longer wants to kill us."
		DavidW says, "hm. I'm not sure what's best here. Try west, I guess, just to see if the river's completely in the way."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Road)
Floyd | Lornedei tightens her sandals and checks her rucksack, making sure it
Floyd | is closed tight before entering the river. She steps carefully down the
Floyd | slippery slope and through the parting rushes and reeds. Something
Floyd | squawks at her but it is gone before she can see it. When her feet lose
Floyd | contact with the bottom, she floats and lets the remaining hesitation
Floyd | float away with the invisible currents below.
Floyd | The river runs from north to south. Ahead of her, the glittering water
Floyd | becomes shaded by the two forests. The forbidden forest on the left and
Floyd | the still green old forest on the right. The river disappears out of
Floyd | sight perhaps a hundred paces into the tunnel of trees, water, and
Floyd | shadows. The dusty road is east, where she can get out of the water.
Floyd | She can also dive down to the bottom of the river.
Floyd | Lornedei fumbles and dips the bread in the water. The loaf of horrid
Floyd | bread sucks up water like a sponge. It is totally ruined in seconds. It
Floyd | turns into mush that dissolves in Lornedei's hand. With a disgusted
Floyd | grimace, she lets it float away down stream.
Floyd | A dry black leaf drops from the forbidden forest into the water right
Floyd | in front of Lornedei. It bobs up and down a couple of times before it
Floyd | floats away downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Aarkland (End of Village Road)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "losing the bread like that seems to be a mistake."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd | piece of cheese: Your wish is her command.
Floyd | handful of white berries: Your wish is her command.
Floyd | loaf of horrid bread: Your wish is her command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, but going into the river is probably okay and worth doing."
		Jacqueline says, "Interesting."
		DavidW says, "A very pleasant change to have rivers that aren't insta-death locations, though."
		smartgenes says, "or artificial barriers"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Road)
Floyd | Lornedei tightens her sandals and checks her rucksack, making sure it
Floyd | is closed tight before entering the river. She steps carefully down the
Floyd | slippery slope and through the parting rushes and reeds. Something
Floyd | squawks at her but it is gone before she can see it. When her feet lose
Floyd | contact with the bottom, she floats and lets the remaining hesitation
Floyd | float away with the invisible currents below.
Floyd | The river runs from north to south. Ahead of her, the glittering water
Floyd | becomes shaded by the two forests. The forbidden forest on the left and
Floyd | the still green old forest on the right. The river disappears out of
Floyd | sight perhaps a hundred paces into the tunnel of trees, water, and
Floyd | shadows. The dusty road is east, where she can get out of the water.
Floyd | She can also dive down to the bottom of the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The bread might be saved if it's in the closed rucksack."
		DavidW says, "but I am curious what diving might do here."
		smartgenes asks, "was the leaf atmospheric?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "dive to bottom" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to dive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "dive down" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to dive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think the leaf was atmospheric, yes."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "dive" 		

Floyd | She dives down.
Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (Here be Sand)
Floyd | A magical world reveals itself. The river continues north. The bottom
Floyd | is mostly composed of sand, rocks, some mud, and quickly fleeing fish.
Floyd | All kinds of things have been thrown in the river from the road and are
Floyd | now resting under a layer of sand until the end of time. The river
Floyd | continues north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "it went south though too, right?"
		DavidW says, "In theory."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | That is not the way.  She can go north or up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (Here be Mud)
Floyd | It's harder to see here. The river flows from north to south. The mud
Floyd | swirls up, preventing her from seeing more than a few arm lengths
Floyd | ahead. The old trees reach out their roots under the water. They crowd
Floyd | the bottom along with swaying vegetation and rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see a small gray plaque here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We may not be able to go against the current."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take plaque" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x plaque" 		

Floyd | It is a small round plaque in a material unknown to Lornedei. The
Floyd | surface is smooth and with a deep polish. It is small enough to fit in
Floyd | Lornedei's hand. The surface shows nothing, not even the distorted
Floyd | image of Lornedei herself that one might expect. What shows in the
Floyd | plaque is like a reflection of a stormy sky in a puddle of murky water,
Floyd | just before the rain starts hammering.
Floyd | Her lungs are starting to ache. She will have to go to the surface
Floyd | soon!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Is there an air daemon?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (Between the Forests)
Floyd | Giant trees shade the river from both sides. Deformed branches dip
Floyd | their fingers in the water as if testing the depth before entering the
Floyd | water. Lornedei throws her head to the left, when a sudden sound is
Floyd | heard from the black forest. She moves a little bit closer to the east
Floyd | riverbank.
Floyd |
Floyd | A constant play of light and shadow goes on around her. The two forests
Floyd | lean towards each other from both sides. The sketched outlines of the
Floyd | two forests against a clear sky create deep shadows, distorted mirrored
Floyd | images, and an illusion of endless depths below.
Floyd | The forbidden forest is to the west and the old forest to the east. The
Floyd | river flows back south and down takes her to the bottom of the river.
Floyd | To the north the river disappears out of sight around a bend, and there
Floyd | is a slight opening in the trees to the east.
Floyd | A tiny voice suddenly pipes up from somewhere in the dark forest. "Most
Floyd | interesting... Most strange this is. Oh, no, nasty bug, go away!" The
Floyd | firefly comes out of the forest in a reckless speed, skids on the
Floyd | surface in front of Lornedei with a shocked screech, gets airborne and
Floyd | settles on her head, clearly exasperated.
Floyd | "Nasty, nasty things. Let me just rest girl, just for a moment."
Floyd | Lornedei watches the black forest for a moment, waiting for the firefly
Floyd | to calm down. When the little creature talks again, it seems to have
Floyd | regained its composure. It lifts off and starts circling Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The nasty forest has secrets. It might tell you if you look beyond.
Floyd | You must reach inside it to get knowledge girl. So many secrets are
Floyd | everywhere in this forest, and the other forest, leaves and rocks and
Floyd | the beasts living there." The fly buzzes over to a black leaf floating
Floyd | on the river. "This here is not what it seems either." The fly lands on
Floyd | the edge of the leaf and with an angry buzzing, it propels its little
Floyd | ship downstream without another word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "And the answer to that question is yes."
		DavidW says, "oh, the leaf isn't just atmosphere, then."
		smartgenes says, "the only thing i dislike so far id the firefly's commentary"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x leaf" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the black leaves or the green leaves?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "black" 		

Floyd |  The leaves look the same on each tree, even though the types of trees
Floyd | are different altogether. It is more like an infestation of these
Floyd | things, these leaves. They are leaves are they not? They grow in
Floyd | clusters that hang down from each limb. They give the entire forest a
Floyd | drooping, weighed down appearance. Each cluster holds somewhere around
Floyd | eight shell-like leaves and each branch holds eight to twelve clusters,
Floyd | depending on the size of the tree. The occasional single leaf grows
Floyd | directly on the black trunk of some of the trees. They look more like a
Floyd | shimmering wart or pimple growing on the scorched bark. The clusters
Floyd | look more and more like colonies of big water bugs clinging to each
Floyd | other in fear of dropping to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | The leaves move, but not by wind. There is a barely perceptible
Floyd | rearrangement within the clusters. A quick adjustment of the leaves
Floyd | takes place and then it is entirely still again. Each slight movement
Floyd | in a cluster creates a dry, scratching, whispering sound. The sound
Floyd | generated by a single cluster of leaves is barely audible, but since
Floyd | some of the clusters are always moving, the resulting sound is a shrill
Floyd | whispering, a scraping, almost a singing. It is a strangely modulated
Floyd | melody that travels from tree to tree through the forest. It varies in
Floyd | pitch and volume but is always present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Firefly, the Flit Wonder."
		smartgenes asks, "reach leaf?"
		DavidW says, "ok"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach leaf" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the black leaves or the green leaves?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "black" 		

Floyd | Lornedei lets her mind reach into the leaves.
Floyd | "Master, these are not leaves, not entirely. They have been, and
Floyd | perhaps they can be again, but what I feel is something else. It is
Floyd | alive, in a way, and it is waiting."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get black leaf" 		

Floyd | Lornedei grabs one of the black leaves in the nearest cluster of leaves
Floyd | and twists it loose. The leaf, being as long as her middle finger,
Floyd | falls to its side in her palm. The curved inside of the leaf suddenly
Floyd | fills with a hideous mush that swells and boils as she watches. Flesh
Floyd | grows and shapes itself in the shell into an insect's body. The mush is
Floyd | white with brown and dark red streaks. The nasty mess is swirling
Floyd | around inside the leaf, forming the flesh bit by bit. The shiny wetness
Floyd | dries quickly once the beetle's body takes form inside its shell. A
Floyd | thin purple layer finally covers the belly. Six black legs pop out
Floyd | through the newly formed glittering layer of skin. It takes only a
Floyd | moment for them to start moving around. Another pop forces a wriggling
Floyd | head out and the insect is near completion. The bug grows at a furious
Floyd | pace and finally it extrudes a pair of black antennae that unfold until
Floyd | they're as long, if not longer, than the entire beetle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei turns the beetle over. It stays nearly motionless in her hand.
Floyd | The long antennae, shivering slightly, carefully touch the outline of
Floyd | the hand holding it, the sensitive inside of Lornedei's wrist, the
Floyd | sleeve of her shirt. The beetle seems satisfied with its new master.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Seems improbable that we could heal the whole forest."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, we have one chill little girl here. I'm into bugs, but I think seeing this unfold in my hand would still probably unnerve me a bit."
		smartgenes says, "directions - west, east, south x 2, possibly also north"
		DavidW asks, "All our supplies are south, aren't they?"
		smartgenes says, "yep"
		DavidW says, "We have a lot of reaching to do, too, I expect."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Road)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Even if she needed to go south back to the village, following the road
Floyd | would be easier than swimming the entire way. She can get out of the
Floyd | river to the east or follow it north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "interesting message to say it would be easier, rather than you can't"
		DavidW says, "This is where we dived originally."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Lornedei drags herself up on the east riverbank. She stops a moment to
Floyd | rest before stepping up on the dusty road.
Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (End of Village Road)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Aarkland river flows past as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deformed bushes seem to reach for Lornedei as she walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a loaf of horrid bread, a handful of white berries and
Floyd | a piece of cheese here.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd | loaf of horrid bread: As you wish.
Floyd | handful of white berries: As you wish.
Floyd | piece of cheese: As you wish.
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | No, she can go east to the field, southeast to the unholy stones, or
Floyd | enter the river to the west.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (Billowing Field)
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | No, that is not the way. The river is west and the unholy stones are to
Floyd | the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (End of Village Road)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Aarkland river flows past as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deformed bushes seem to reach for Lornedei as she walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "ok, we can only go into the river to go onwards it seems"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "close backpack" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes care of the rucksack. She will open it when she needs
Floyd | something and close it properly when it needs to be closed. Just
Floyd | remember that she cannot do anything with it while she is under water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "raise backpack" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hold backpack above head" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to hold the leather rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Put the bread into the rucksack"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put bread in rucksack" 		

Floyd | She drops the loaf of horrid bread into the leather rucksack.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put cheese in rucksack" 		

Floyd | She drops the piece of cheese into the leather rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Also, can we examine and reach the plaque?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put berries in rucksack" 		

Floyd | She drops the handful of white berries into the leather rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I thought we took it and examined it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 76.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Fluffing up its wings at the moment.)
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, we have it."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put beetle in rucksack" 		

Floyd | She drops the big black beetle into the leather rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Road)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We never reached the plaque, though. Also, we never searched the sand at the bottom of the river."
		Jacqueline says, "We did reach the plaque... unless there was more than one. I took it. It's in our inventory."
		smartgenes says, "i think it said the sand would remain there for eternity"
		Jacqueline says, "I would like to search the bottom, but I suspect that's just scenery."
		smartgenes says, "oh he means REACH reach"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		Jacqueline says, "Oh ah yeah okay, I get it."

Floyd | She dives down.
Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (Here be Sand)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search sand" 		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "yes, maybe, but I'm not certain without trying."

Floyd | Lornedei digs around in the sand but finds nothing but rocks, sand,
Floyd | mud, rotting pieces of wood and other vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, now I understand."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get sand" 		

Floyd | The sand and mud is everywhere and it's utterly useless.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach plaque" 		

Floyd | Lornedei just shrugs. There doesn't seem to be anything she can learn
Floyd | about the plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ok. Sand is just scenery."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (Here be Mud)
Floyd | Her lungs are starting to ache. She will have to go to the surface
Floyd | soon!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (Between the Forests)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Cliff)
Floyd | She floats on the surface in the shadows of the trees, accompanied by
Floyd | the sounds of the forests: A murmur of life from the old forest, and a
Floyd | dry whispering, not quite as pleasant, from the black trees on the
Floyd | other riverbank.
Floyd | The river makes a slight turn, hiding the road from view. A vertical
Floyd | cliff stops her from going any further north in this tunnel of water,
Floyd | trees, and shadows. Above her head is a frayed ribbon of blue sky and
Floyd | at the top of the cliff, the two forests meet. Below and around her
Floyd | there is that play of light and dark, maybe just a little bit darker.
Floyd | South takes her back around the bend. Looking down she can see an
Floyd | opening in the cliff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub plaque" 		

Floyd | There is no need for her to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach sky" 		

Floyd | (the sky)
Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "go in the opening or venture into one of the forests.."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 76.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a large black beetle (Spinning around waving its antennae at the
Floyd | moment.)
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suspect we're going past hints and clues in previous locations."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x beetle" 		

Floyd | It's a black beetle as big as Lornedei's hand from antenna tip to end.
Floyd | The hard shell shimmers in shades of red and green.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | "I do not believe this little chap talks a whole lot. It is quiet now
Floyd | in any case."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "hmm is that a beetle warning?"
		Jacqueline asks, "A warning?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | An Interactive Fantasy.
Floyd |  is now in its "verbose" mode, which always gives long descriptions of
Floyd | locations (even if she's been there before).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i got to go for a little bit"
		DavidW asks, "Like the elvish sword that glows blue near danger -- does a spinning beetle mean anything similar?"
		Jacqueline says, "BRB - Grabbing lunch and a drink. Continue without me and I'll catch up on the text dumps in a sec. Shouldn't be gone long."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x opening" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x forest" 		

Floyd | These trees all look dead at first sight. Scorched and tortured, they
Floyd | reach out their blackened limbs over the cowering undergrowth. They do
Floyd | have leaves, however, not green and lush but almost black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cliff" 		

Floyd | The river ends here. Ahead is a nearly triangular formation of smooth
Floyd | rock, its flat face perpendicular to the water, facing south. The
Floyd | triangle stands with its wide base in the water and the ragged tip
Floyd | acting as a divider beetween the two forests. The rock is smooth and
Floyd | dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rock" 		

Floyd | The river ends here. Ahead is a nearly triangular formation of smooth
Floyd | rock, its flat face perpendicular to the water, facing south. The
Floyd | triangle stands with its wide base in the water and the ragged tip
Floyd | acting as a divider beetween the two forests. The rock is smooth and
Floyd | dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on rock" 		

Floyd | Lornedei glances questioningly at the vertical cliff. That is not
Floyd | something that she can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd |  She can go south or down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | She dives down.
Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (At the Cave Entrance)
Floyd | The bottom is littered with rocks. There are piles of them of varying
Floyd | sizes, washed clean by the constant flow of water. Around the sides of
Floyd | the opening into the cave, a few colonies of a slimy and sickly green
Floyd | plant have managed to make a home. They sway back and forth in the
Floyd | current while clinging desperately to the rocks. The opening leads
Floyd | northwest into a cave and south takes her back around the river bend.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rock" 		

Floyd | Rocks of all sizes: some sharp as if crushed, some reasonably round,
Floyd | some smooth smaller stones, and even some smoother pebbles are
Floyd | scattered everywhere on top of a layer of mud and sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rock" 		

Floyd | The rocks do not interest Lornedei. Leave them be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Entering the Caves)
Floyd | Lornedei's pale hand trails the cave wall as she quickly swims through
Floyd | the opening in the cliff. The opening is just big enough for her to go
Floyd | through. Inside, the cave widens slightly.
Floyd | Darkness is chased away by only a few illusive reflections in the
Floyd | stone, thanks to the little light leaking in from the opening. The
Floyd | tunnel continues west into total darkness and Southeast takes her out
Floyd | of the cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see a fairy lamp with a crystal spider inside here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get lamp" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd | Her lungs are starting to ache. She will have to go to the surface
Floyd | soon!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (At the Cave Entrance)
Floyd | The bottom is littered with rocks. There are piles of them of varying
Floyd | sizes, washed clean by the constant flow of water. Around the sides of
Floyd | the opening into the cave, a few colonies of a slimy and sickly green
Floyd | plant have managed to make a home. They sway back and forth in the
Floyd | current while clinging desperately to the rocks. The opening leads
Floyd | northwest into a cave and south takes her back around the river bend.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Cliff)
Floyd | The river makes a slight turn, hiding the road from view. A vertical
Floyd | cliff stops her from going any further north in this tunnel of water,
Floyd | trees, and shadows. Above her head is a frayed ribbon of blue sky and
Floyd | at the top of the cliff, the two forests meet. Below and around her
Floyd | there is that play of light and dark, maybe just a little bit darker.
Floyd | South takes her back around the bend. Looking down she can see an
Floyd | opening in the cliff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd | The fairy lamp is a perfectly round, transparent orb that fits
Floyd | inLornedei's hand. It is hard as a rock, cold as ice and covered with
Floyd | years of grime and dirt. Through the dirt, a soft light is visible. It
Floyd | is not enough to illuminate anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is one of the old people's fairy lamps. Crystal spiders light up
Floyd | in the presence of someone with any magical powers. However, the
Floyd | spiders are, according to legend, not to be trusted. That is why they
Floyd | were, and apparently, some still are, trapped this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | There used to be many of these around and they were used as lamps by
Floyd | the light bearers but the use of them has been forgotten over the
Floyd | years.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW clears the save counter. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push save" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean lamp" 		

Floyd | Lornedei starts to clean away the layer of dirt from the surface of the
Floyd | lamp. After some heavy duty scrubbing, the lamp shines bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a strange ticking sound. When she looks at the lamp, the
Floyd | crystal spider inside stares back at her. It lifts a leg and gives the
Floyd | inside of its prison another tap. After that, the spider curls up and
Floyd | is still again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spider" 		

Floyd | She can't quite see what it looks like as long as it's trapped inside
Floyd | the lamp. She'll have to free it somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach spider" 		

Floyd | She is surrounded by crimson light. Intense, dancing light streaked
Floyd | with strands of pure dark. Greasy suffocating smoke, then a flash of
Floyd | blinding white, Deafening thunder of falling rocks. Then nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "interesting, but I have no idea what that meant. :)"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, poetic."
		Jacqueline says, "So, we have a magical light source."
		Jacqueline says, "And presumably if our magic plummets, it may fail."
		DavidW says, "yeah. Which we need to get through the next section."
		DavidW says, "gimme a sec or two to make another instant coffee."
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
		DavidW says, "oh and another few to refill my water bottle."
		DavidW asks, "ok. Shall I continue?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes, please. :)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | She dives down.
Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (At the Cave Entrance)
Floyd | The bottom is littered with rocks. There are piles of them of varying
Floyd | sizes, washed clean by the constant flow of water. Around the sides of
Floyd | the opening into the cave, a few colonies of a slimy and sickly green
Floyd | plant have managed to make a home. They sway back and forth in the
Floyd | current while clinging desperately to the rocks. The opening leads
Floyd | northwest into a cave and south takes her back around the river bend.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Did SG disappear?"
		DavidW says, "I think he needed some time to do something but should be back, I think."
		Jacqueline says, "Wonder if the green slimy plants are just scenery."
		DavidW says, "I tried to examine the plant and it seemed to be scenery."
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
		Jacqueline asks, "Going back in for another look? Is that why you're diving?"
		DavidW says, "unless I should've said 'plants'"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plants" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm diving because it's the way forward."
		DavidW says, "The river ends at a vertical cliff, but there's an underwater cave entrance."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Entering the Caves)
Floyd | Darkness is chased away by only a few illusive reflections in the
Floyd | stone, thanks to the little light leaking in from the opening. The
Floyd | tunnel continues west into total darkness and Southeast takes her out
Floyd | of the cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Choosing the Path)
Floyd | Lornedei moves on through a current caused by the narrowing of the
Floyd | tunnel. She makes it past and to calmer water where the tunnel splits
Floyd | into four.
Floyd | The main flow seems to continue north, while two smaller tunnels lead
Floyd | northwest and west. East takes her back near the opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "dear, dear. Which way, and we don't want to get trapped underwater for too long."
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking we should deal with side passages first, before dealing with main passage north."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I was thinking that. You saved a bit ago, though, so..."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure, pick a passage."
		DavidW says, "so I'll choose west."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (In the Restless Waters)
Floyd | A strong current grabs her. She is flipped around, thrown like a
Floyd | puppy's toy. The water tries to drag her down to the bottom. She is
Floyd | immediately confused and swims towards the surface. Hard rock meets her
Floyd | outstretched hand in each direction. There is nothing but stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "eep"
		Jacqueline asks, "z?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Just relax and let the water take us?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd |  There seems to be no other way but down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (In the Gathering of Dead)
Floyd | The water is colder. The pressure in her ears is starting to get
Floyd | painful but now she can see it. The bottom is littered with bones,
Floyd | skulls and rib cages of all sizes that lie in droves on the sand. Pale
Floyd | bony hands wave at her in the unexplainable current. Grinning skulls
Floyd | mock her and whisper.
Floyd | "Come! Rest here with us!"
Floyd | There is a subtle movement near one wall. The bones twitch and move
Floyd | slightly as if pulled by a current.
Floyd | Her lungs are starting to ache. She will have to go to the surface
Floyd | soon!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get bone" 		

Floyd | Lornedei looks terrified, but she moves closer to the layer of bones
Floyd | covering the bottom.
Floyd | Suddenly, Lornedei is grabbed by a current stronger than she can
Floyd | handle.
Floyd |
Floyd | She is dragged and pulled through the water, through a narrow opening
Floyd | in the cliff, up through a narrow well, and through wet cold darkness.
Floyd | She breaks the surface, spitting water, choking in her greedy quest for
Floyd | air.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside an Old Stone Well (In Gurgling Water)
Floyd | The dark water swirls and gurgles in this small well. The crumbling
Floyd | edge of the stone cylinder is perhaps an arms length higher than the
Floyd | surface.
Floyd | Dim rays of light find their way down to the dark water, but help
Floyd | little to chase away the shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Goodness."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 75.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   A brightly shining fairy lamp with a crystal spider inside
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a large black beetle (Airing out its shell at the moment.)
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suggest up."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I didn't think we'd actually grabbed anything."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, let's see where we are."
		DavidW says, "u"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | She grabs the slippery stones and climbs out of the old well, wet and
Floyd | exhausted. She sits down on the ground, leaning against the cold
Floyd | stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | Slowly, Lornedei looks around this dark clearing. An oppressive gray
Floyd | fog hangs over everything and seems to add weight to the air itself.
Floyd | There is a presence here. Something is waiting among the dark trees.
Floyd | Something sinister.
Floyd | The gray mist hides the sun from sight and there is no way to make out
Floyd | which direction is which.
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The roots under the big oak stir restlessly. The shadows beneath them
Floyd | seem to grow momentarily, but when Lornedei Looks at them the movement
Floyd | stops.
Floyd | There is a loud buzzing from the rucksack. Suddenly the Beetle comes
Floyd | crawling out and scrambles down to the ground. It spins around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "A girl just can't get a break around here."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm."
		DavidW says, "'Welcome to Mordor. Can I see your passport, please?'"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x beetle" 		

Floyd | It's a black beetle as big as Lornedei's hand from antenna tip to end.
Floyd | The hard shell shimmers in shades of red and green.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask beetle about tree" 		

Floyd | The beetle actually seems to consider this for a moment. That was only
Floyd | wishful thinking though.
Floyd | The beetle runs off to one of the paths. It spins around once before
Floyd | returning to Lornedei.
Floyd | Something touches Lornedei's foot. She pulls her leg away from the
Floyd | grasping root with a shriek.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x roots" 		

Floyd | The roots are black and scorched just like the rest of the tree, but
Floyd | there are patches where the crusted surface has cracked and large
Floyd | pieces, almost like scales, have dropped off. There in the open wounds,
Floyd | the surface is the colour of cheese gone hard and sweaty, but the
Floyd | texture is stringy instead of smooth. The bigger roots bend upwards and
Floyd | then down through the ground. In this way they leave hollows and
Floyd | shadows seeming to lead in under the oak's twisted and gnarled trunk.
Floyd | The deformed bushes rustle and seem to reach for her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Are these the same bushes that had the magic berries on them?"
		DavidW says, "heal roots? Yes, the same bushes, I think."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bushes" 		

Floyd | These bushes resemble those at the village road, but there are quite a
Floyd | few more of them. These look even more gnarled and deformed, as though
Floyd | starved of clean water and sunlight.
Floyd | These also have thorns as well as, oddly enough, plenty of purple nuts.
Floyd | The beetle stands still, seemingly watching the deformed bushes.
Floyd | A dry black leaf drops down on Lornedei's shoulder. With a grimace, she
Floyd | flicks it with a finger to get rid of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, these bushes have nuts. And thorns."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal roots" 		

Floyd | Healing drains too much power. That would be a waste.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd | A dry black leaf drops down on Lornedei's shoulder. With a grimace, she
Floyd | flicks it with a finger to get rid of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take nuts" 		

Floyd | "No thank you Master. Only a fool would try to do anything with those
Floyd | nuts." To emphasize her point, she gives the nearest bush a kick and a
Floyd | cloud of putrid dust from the leaves rises. A thorny nut falls to the
Floyd | ground.
Floyd | The beetle stands still, seemingly watching the deformed bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach bushes" 		

Floyd | Lornedei lets her mind sink into the dry twisted branches of the
Floyd | bushes. After just a moment she steps backwards, clasping her throat
Floyd | with wide, fearful eyes.
Floyd | "These trees do not feed on water and sun. Their thirst is for
Floyd | something else and they have not received any for so long. That is why
Floyd | they have died, but the nuts... I do not understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take nut" 		

Floyd | Lornedei carefully picks up the nut. She quickly drops it in the
Floyd | rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x oak" 		

Floyd | A giant black oak takes pride of place in the hall of severance. The
Floyd | shadow of the huge crown, a shadow that is nothing more than a slightly
Floyd | darker darkness, seems to reach beyond what it ought to be able to.
Floyd | The oak watches over the clearing. It gives the impression of a greedy
Floyd | old man guarding his treasures with suspiciously gleaming eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the big black branches reaches out far above Lornedei's head and
Floyd | seems to disappear into a cloud of black smoke. Steps are cut in the
Floyd | oak to provide a way up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The unholy stones were of spirits whose names were severed from them. I wonder if this 'severance' is related."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x altar" 		

Floyd | This less than holy stone is five feet long, four feet wide and is
Floyd | waist high. The old stone is almost black.
Floyd | Whether it is the natural color of the stone or if the color is caused
Floyd | by something else is hard to tell. Lornedei will not speculate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ancient carvings cover all visible sides. Most of them are faded and
Floyd | impossible to read.
Floyd | The beetle runs off to one of the paths. It spins around once before
Floyd | returning to Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd |  She can enter the stone house, climb the oak or try one of the trails.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "There's a house?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x house" 		

Floyd | This death house was not built in your name. The forgotten ones, when
Floyd | they were still only humans, were chained in there. Sometimes they were
Floyd | chained for hours, sometimes for weeks. They all gave up their names in
Floyd | the end, and their spirits fled into the vast forest. The trees were
Floyd | still green, the soil not yet tainted beyond repair, the forest alive
Floyd | and well.
Floyd |
Floyd | What stands here now is a crumbling round stone building not more than
Floyd | perhaps six paces from opening to far wall, with a mostly sunken in
Floyd | roof. The opening in the gray and faltering stonework, the only
Floyd | opening, leads into darkness. This ragged and sorrowful eye is slightly
Floyd | askew and it seems to glare moodily at the altar, dead tired of the
Floyd | view, or perhaps relishing it. The door that must have hung there at
Floyd | one point is now gone. It is most likely now rotting away under a layer
Floyd | of dirt. Since the rituals ended, there has been no one to tend to this
Floyd | house of shame. The acknowledgement of its existence perhaps too
Floyd | painful.
Floyd |
Floyd | The acts of cruelty, so wrongly justified in the name of peace, have
Floyd | stopped. The screams are now silence, but the memories remain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This is a heckuva lot to take in. Especially since I was hoping to do a sidequest bit at that cave fork."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x paths" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the trail going right , the path to
Floyd | the left  or the path leading straight ahead?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x right path" 		

Floyd | The right trail is quite wide and as well maintained as any great
Floyd | castles gardens trail. Seemingly so. The forbidden forest makes it dark
Floyd | and menacing, contradicting what the eye can clearly see.
Floyd | The roots under the big oak stir restlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x left path" 		

Floyd | The trail is dark but hard packed and seemingly well traveled. Shadows
Floyd | line the sides even though there is no light to cast them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ahead path" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x straight path" 		

Floyd | This path is not so much a trail as a country road, Straight and flat,
Floyd | free from muddy wheel tracks or invading vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looks a bit too straight, too clean, too good to be true.
Floyd | The roots under the big oak stir restlessly.
Floyd | A dry black leaf drops down on Lornedei's shoulder. With a grimace, she
Floyd | flicks it with a finger to get rid of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, of our choices, I think up is where we ought to visit first."
		Jacqueline says, "I'd like to know which path the beetle keeps suggesting."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the Black Oak)
Floyd |  A shiver runs through the tree and the shrill song of the leaves seems
Floyd | to increase in volume for a moment. Lornedei folds herself over the
Floyd | branch and stays hanging precariously over it. She looks down. The

		Jacqueline says, "Well, I'm assuming that we can get back to the river. Eventually."

Floyd | clearing below her swims out of focus, seems to move away from her and
Floyd | then come rushing back at her. She clings desperately to the scorched
Floyd | limb, unsure if she is going to slide backwards and down on the ground,
Floyd | or tip over forward with the same fatal result. She shuts her eyes
Floyd | hard.
Floyd |
Floyd | And the world is still once more. Very carefully, she lifts one leg
Floyd | over the branch and then she is sitting steady. She opens her eyes and
Floyd | with a sigh of relief. The clearing looks as it should, all
Floyd | considering.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clusters of black leaves surround Lornedei. They hang from the upper
Floyd | branches, creating a shield that totally obscures the sky above. She
Floyd | can look down, as all the clusters are above and around her, but up is
Floyd | nothing but shimmering black. The branch reaches out over the clearing
Floyd | and the end of it seems to disappear in a big cloud of smoke. She can
Floyd | climb down to the ground or follow the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x smoke" 		

Floyd | The cloud of smoke seems to be spinning slowly. It shifts in black and
Floyd | sometimes purple. It obscures the branch and she cannot see anything in
Floyd | or around it. Everything seems to disappear within the smoke.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shield" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach smoke" 		

Floyd | "I cannot use my powers to reach into the smoke Master. It frightens
Floyd | me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow branch" 		

Floyd | Lornedei follows the branch outwards towards the smoke. It seems to
Floyd | rise and meet her and then it surrounds her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nightmare's Den
Floyd | A dark wall of smoke surrounds her. Occasionally a ragged veil of
Floyd | broken vapor is detached from it and dissolves in the air. There is
Floyd | nothing here. Even the ground is gone. Although she can feel it under
Floyd | her feet, she will not try to touch it.
Floyd | "I feel so strange. It is so dark here, so wrong. Everything seems to
Floyd | be turning. I feel something here but it is hidden from me."
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This is a very imaginative game."
		DavidW says, "This location all by itself drains our magic. I think we should retreat -- if we can."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd |  there does not seem to be anywhere she can go from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach smoke" 		

Floyd | "I feel ill Master. It feels like I would be sick if I try. Something
Floyd | is draining me and there is nothing I can do. It feels like everything
Floyd | is spinning."
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Nightmare's Den
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search smoke" 		

Floyd | There is nothing hiding in the wall of smoke.
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Nightmare's Den
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | But she's not in anything at the moment.
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Nightmare's Den
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "go back" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub lamp" 		

Floyd | Lornedei polishes the fairy lamp some more. The light remains the same.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Nightmare's Den
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal smoke" 		

Floyd | She cannot heal things that are not alive.
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Nightmare's Den
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Nightmare's Den
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I'm a bit worried. Are we trapped?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Nightmare's Den
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the Black Oak)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nope."
		Jacqueline says, "Think that did it."
		DavidW says, "heh. The godly power of undo."
		* Tzahnke has left the channel.
		Jacqueline says, "Indeed. As is befitting us."
		DavidW says, "Let us find something to smite. Or bless."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Lornedei climbs down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The roots under the big oak stir restlessly. The shadows beneath them
Floyd | seem to grow momentarily, but when Lornedei Looks at them the movement
Floyd | stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a large black beetle (Taking a nap at the moment.)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, the beetle left our inventory, I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I think it hopped out of our hand when it saw the paths."
		DavidW asks, "Enter the house next?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Did you look at the altar?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm curious about that."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x altar" 		

Floyd | This less than holy stone is five feet long, four feet wide and is
Floyd | waist high. The old stone is almost black.
Floyd | Whether it is the natural color of the stone or if the color is caused
Floyd | by something else is hard to tell. Lornedei will not speculate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ancient carvings cover all visible sides. Most of them are faded and
Floyd | impossible to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Less than holy. heh"
		DavidW says, "It has carvings we can't read, iirc."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach altar" 		

Floyd | She lifts her hands towards the stained altar. She focuses, frowning,
Floyd | then she is shoved back by something. The connection breaks and
Floyd | Lornedei gasps for air.
Floyd | "No Master, I cannot! There is so much wickedness there and it does not
Floyd | want to reveal its secrets. All I could sense was pain. Pain, fear, and
Floyd | blood."
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just dropped by five.
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "eep"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure, the house."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat berry" 		

Floyd | (Taking the handful of white berries first.)
Floyd | Lornedei eats another white berry.
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just went up by three.
Floyd | Something touches Lornedei's foot. She pulls her leg away from the
Floyd | grasping root with a shriek.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter house" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the House of Penance)
Floyd |  Lornedei steps through the crumbling opening into a darkness that is
Floyd | not quite total. There is dim light sifting down from the ruined
Floyd | ceiling above. She glances up, perhaps fearing that the whole
Floyd | construction will give up at her intrusion.
Floyd |
Floyd | But the only thing falling down on her is the weight of history;
Floyd | stories of cruel ignorance, memories that linger. The light catches a
Floyd | glittering thread and Lornedei swipes at the descending spider before
Floyd | it can land on her. With a grimace she steps on it before it can
Floyd | scramble away, burying it in the dry dirt. She looks around, but if
Floyd | there are more spiders here, they keep out of her way.
Floyd | The many years have taken its toll on this house. The circular wall
Floyd | tapers slightly towards the ceiling. Above her, a framework of thick
Floyd | beams support several generations worth of spider webs. There is not
Floyd | much left of the roof now. The light from outside leaks in through the
Floyd | holes in the ceiling. It magnifies the presence of fine dry dust that
Floyd | floats lazily in the still air. Long since rotted straw and reeds cover
Floyd | the earthen floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of rusty manacles hangs on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Want our magic to go down some more? Let's reach into those manacles!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x straw" 		

Floyd | She gives the rotted straw and dirt a quick glance but she has nothing
Floyd | to say about it.
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x manacles" 		

Floyd | Lornedei shakes her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach manacles" 		

Floyd | Lornedei shakes her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, don't blame her."
		DavidW says, "heh. She knows better."
		Jacqueline says, "Yep."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search straw" 		

Floyd | Lornedei kicks the rotted remains around with a grimace, holding her
Floyd | breath against the odors rising from the floor. A shriek cuts through
Floyd | the still air and she takes a step back.
Floyd |
Floyd | Empty sockets in a yellowed and cracked skull stare up at her. She
Floyd | takes another step towards the opening and starts to turn to leave.
Floyd | Something causes her to look back, though, perhaps a sense of shame for
Floyd | disturbing this final resting place. She stares at the human skull
Floyd | peeking out from its shallow grave, and goes to cover it again. Before
Floyd | she can throw a handful of the old straw over it, she stops. There is a
Floyd | sudden glimmering light from within one of the dark holes. There is
Floyd | something inside the skull. She also notices a small pouch in the
Floyd | shallow grave, half buried in the dirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nice one, DW."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Let's violate this grave further!"
		Jacqueline says, "'cause, y'know, shiny stuff."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in skull" 		

Floyd | In the cracked skull is An amulet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "back.. need to ctch up"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x amulet" 		

Floyd | It's a pale blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "maga says I've been playing too much Don't Starve... it's made me far more eager to loot graves, he thinks."
		DavidW says (to smartgenes), "We followed the river, found a fairy lamp powered by a crystal spider, swam underwater to eventually reach this place of Severance which is all Welcome to Mordor."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take amulet" 		

Floyd | Lornedei's hand trembles at the touch.
Floyd | "So much power!"
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear it" 		

Floyd | Lornedei hangs the amulet around her neck. Immediately it flares up and
Floyd | shines brightly. The blinding light fades somewhat and the light
Floyd | becomes soft and steady. Lornedei shivers in delight from the power in
Floyd | the crystal that gives itself to her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just went up by one hundred.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We climbed the tree and ended up in a dark mist that drained our magic and had no exit. That part was fun."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, whoa."
		DavidW says, "yay us."
		Jacqueline says, "So someone like Lornedei was held captive here, sacrificed here, perhaps."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pouch" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pouch" 		

Floyd | It is a dry and withered leather pouch, no bigger than a woman's fist.
Floyd | A leather string is used to close it and hang it in a belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear it" 		

Floyd | She can't wear that!
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open pouch" 		

Floyd | She opens the small leather pouch, revealing a golden acorn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x acorn" 		

Floyd | It is an acorn in shape and form but it seems to be one in solid gold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach acorn" 		

Floyd | Lornedei holds the golden acorn in her hand. The images come to her
Floyd | without being reached for.
Floyd |
Floyd | A seedling, a sapling, a giant oak.
Floyd | All in a matter of seconds. Dripping water, a silver goblet.
Floyd | A wish to grow, a wish to heal.
Floyd | Instant flashes, not much more than emotion and fleeing images, but
Floyd | strong and urgent.
Floyd | Time is running out.
Floyd | The vision fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Sometimes I question the formatting of lines/paragraphs in this, but otherwise am really digging the writing."
		DavidW says, "yeah, I can see why the game got a high rating."
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we... plant that acorn somewhere?"
		Jacqueline asks, "After saving first, perhaps?"
		DavidW says, "I'm guessing that this acorn is a tool towards fixing whatever the problem is in this clearing. A silver goblet seems also required, though."
		DavidW says, "I saw no obvious planting location yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x beams" 		

Floyd | Lornedei has no interest in the construction of this place. It may not
Floyd | even be safe to stay here very long.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline nods.
Ellison arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		DavidW says, "I guess we should leave the house and pick a path."
		DavidW says, "And take the beetle, if it'll let us."
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay - still wish I knew which path the beetle was all on about."
		DavidW says, "oh, and search under the oak roots."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | She steps out in the clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The roots under the big oak stir restlessly. The shadows beneath them
Floyd | seem to grow momentarily, but when Lornedei Looks at them the movement
Floyd | stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a large black beetle (Taking a nap at the moment.)
Floyd | here.
Floyd | Something touches Lornedei's foot. She pulls her leg away from the
Floyd | grasping root with a shriek.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search roots" 		

Floyd | After a quick look, she just shakes her head. She does not know.
Floyd | The beetle runs off to one of the paths. It spins around once before
Floyd | returning to Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask beetle about paths" 		

Floyd | The beetle actually seems to consider this for a moment. That was only
Floyd | wishful thinking though.
Floyd | The beetle scrambles through the dead grass to one of the paths. It
Floyd | spins around and comes back to Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take beetle" 		

Floyd | The beetle crawls up in her hand.
Floyd | The beetle squirms its way out of Lornedei's grasp and drops to the
Floyd | ground. It runs off, climbs up on the stone well, climbs back down,
Floyd | crawls through the bushes and seems to inspect the stone house, to
Floyd | finally stop at one of the paths.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stone well" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to examine the stone altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x well" 		

Floyd | It is an old, neglected well made of stones. It's nearly invisible
Floyd | among the long dry grass dying bushes that surround it.
Floyd | Something touches Lornedei's foot. She pulls her leg away from the
Floyd | grasping root with a shriek.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x beetle" 		

Floyd | It's a black beetle as big as Lornedei's hand from antenna tip to end.
Floyd | The hard shell shimmers in shades of red and green.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd | The roots under the big oak stir restlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "where beetle" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to where.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we ought to try the left path first. And save."
		Jacqueline says, "I'd forgotten about those other what where verbs."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. Go for it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

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

		DavidW says, "perhaps the beetle will follow us on a path."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "left" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "go left" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes a couple of steps towards the dark trail, glancing
Floyd | nervously up at the trees. Then she takes a deep breath before moving
Floyd | forward. The shadows of the forbidden forest fall on her.
Floyd | She walks without sun as guidance or aim to where she is going.
Floyd | The path twists and turns and soon she is cursing her own
Floyd | thoughtlessness. The prickling sensation of a forgotten spirit's hatred
Floyd | sinks down on her like a heavy blanket.
Floyd | Her feet feel strangely heavy and clumsy, as if the undergrowth hinders
Floyd | her movement. However there is nothing growing on the path. It is
Floyd | empty. Flat and hard-packed, it should be easy to walk on.
Floyd | A somewhat stronger light appears further ahead and with a soft sob of
Floyd | relief Lornedei starts running towards the clearing.
Floyd | She stops with the beginning of a smile freezing on her lips.
Floyd | The clearing is dark, a stone well gurgles softly, and three paths
Floyd | disappear into the forbidden forest.
Floyd | The beetle scrambles through the dead grass to one of the paths. It
Floyd | spins around and comes back to Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach right path" 		

Floyd | Lornedei closes her eyes, letting the unseen take over. Nothing. The
Floyd | scorched trees stand guard over the withered undergrowth, the rocks,
Floyd | the fallen trees,...but not one single trail.
Floyd | She turns her attention to the next passage, and then the final one,
Floyd | but there is nothing except the forest hiding its secrets even from
Floyd | Lornedei's magic eye.
Floyd | She opens her eyes, blinking a few times to make sure. Yes, there they
Floyd | are.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "ok just about with you now"
		smartgenes asks, "is that the second path with 3 paths?"
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking that all three paths are duds, but I'm unsure."
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		DavidW says, "Sometimes i don't know how to interpret our visions."
		Jacqueline asks, "That they circle back?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 176.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open)
Floyd |     a golden acorn
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a handful of white berries
Floyd |   A brightly shining fairy lamp with a crystal spider inside
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "sorry just to jog my memory of all that text i just tried to read"
		smartgenes asks, "is there more to investigate on that altar?"
		Jacqueline says, "She seems unwilling."
		Jacqueline says, "But go for it and try."
		DavidW says, "We've never put anything on top of it, but it looks risky."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

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

		smartgenes says, "just asking because i skim-read it all"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put nut on altar" 		

Floyd | She needs to be holding the purple nut with thorns before she can put
Floyd | it on top of something else.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd | The beetle disappears into the crumbling stone house. It comes back
Floyd | out, stays a moment in the opening, waving its antennae, before coming
Floyd | back to Lornedei.
Floyd | Lornedei stares at the leaf clusters in the black forest. She looks
Floyd | away, biting her lower lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take nut. put nut on altar" 		

Floyd | Lornedei carefully takes the nut, holding it with two fingers by one of
Floyd | the thorns. That way she won't get hurt.
Floyd | She puts the purple nut with thorns on the stone altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The roots under the big oak stir restlessly. The shadows beneath them
Floyd | seem to grow momentarily, but when Lornedei Looks at them the movement
Floyd | stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the stone altar is a purple nut with thorns.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a large black beetle (Spinning around waving its
Floyd | antennae at the moment.) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hm, the beetle checking out the path may just have been random mood stuff that got repeated a few times."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take nut" 		

Floyd | Lornedei carefully picks up the nut. She quickly drops it in the
Floyd | rucksack.
Floyd | The beetle scrambles through the dead grass to one of the paths. It
Floyd | spins around and comes back to Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow beetle" 		

Floyd | The black beetle is still for a few moments. Sniffing the air for
Floyd | danger. Then suddenly it decides where to go and takes off along one of
Floyd | the paths. Lornedei follows.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shadows reach for her, imaginary or not, from the growing darkness
Floyd | between the trees, as she moves into the forbidden forest. The beetle
Floyd | is ahead of her, leading on, stopping now and then to find its way. The
Floyd | path twists and changes direction so many times that Lornedei has to
Floyd | rely totally on her glimmering little guide.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei keeps her eye on the bug, but looks around now and then. The
Floyd | trees all look the same. No matter which kind they might have been
Floyd | originally, they are now all black and scorched. Clusters of leaves,
Floyd | singing their strange melody, hang from nearly all of them, some nearly
Floyd | touching the undergrowth. The forest is cold, the air thick, and
Floyd | Cowering under the stare of the shadows, she moves on. The bug leads.
Floyd | It runs ahead, over a dry and cracked puddle of mud, through the
Floyd | hollowed out insides of a dead tree, forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beetle stops. Its antennae wave frantically and it spins around on
Floyd | the ground a couple of times. When Lornedei reaches down to pick it up
Floyd | it quickly unfolds its wings, takes off with a buzzing and disappears
Floyd | among the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forbidden Forest (Near the Raven Tree)
Floyd | Disappointed, Lornedei looks around.
Floyd | "I think I am lost."
Floyd | The scorched trees tower over anyone and anything unfortunate enough to
Floyd | be here. An air of ill will hangs over the treetops.
Floyd | The gray fog touches the trees highest branches, hiding the sun from
Floyd | view. Two paths lead into the black forest from here.
Floyd | Lornedei sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | An enormous raven sits high up on a blackened branch, surrounded by the
Floyd | bug like leaves. It stares unblinking at Lornedei as she moves around
Floyd | in the crossing. It greets her with a threatening flutter with the
Floyd | wings, a guttural croaking and constant nervous sidestepping on the
Floyd | branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think that worked. :)"
		Jacqueline says, "Wow. Nicely done."
		smartgenes says, "DavidW coming up with some cracking input"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "reach raven" 		

Floyd | In the moment she reaches the bird with her mind, she is pushed
Floyd | backwards by an unknown force. She loses the connection.
Floyd | The bird croaks as it shakes the unwelcome intrusion from its mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Forbidden Forest (Near the Raven Tree)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cheese to raven" 		

Floyd | (Taking the piece of cheese first.)
Floyd | The piece of cheese does not seem to interest the bird.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put cheese in sack" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x raven" 		

Floyd | A large black bird with a shaggy, iridescent plumage. It never moves
Floyd | its gaze far from the trespasser. Every move she makes results in a
Floyd | nervous side step, a twitching in the wedge-shaped tail and a curious
Floyd | tilt of the black head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put cheese in rucksack" 		

Floyd | She drops the piece of cheese into the leather rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd | These trees all look dead at first sight. Scorched and tortured, they
Floyd | reach out their blackened limbs over the cowering undergrowth. They do
Floyd | have leaves, however, not green and lush but almost black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x branch" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd |  She can try following one of the paths.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fog" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | "I cannot talk to animals Master. Besides that, I am sure that a thing
Floyd | like that has nothing but nasty things to say."
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Should we have taken some of those nuts back there?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x branch" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I tried. I did get one nut, but L didn't like the nuts."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, cool."
		Jacqueline says, "How do I miss this stuff when I'm paying reasonable attention? Man."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show plaque to raven" 		

Floyd | The small gray plaque does not interest the bird. It just keeps on
Floyd | sidestepping.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow raven" 		

Floyd | Follow the bird? The black bird is not going anywhere at the moment.
Floyd | Perhaps it needs some incentive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bread to raven" 		

Floyd | (Taking the loaf of horrid bread first.)
Floyd | The loaf of horrid bread does not seem to interest the bird.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give acorn to raven" 		

Floyd | Really? the golden acorn?
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd | The golden acorn does not interest the bird. It just keeps on
Floyd | sidestepping.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "lol i got good dharma anyways"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x acorn" 		

Floyd | It is an acorn in shape and form but it seems to be one in solid gold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give nut to raven" 		

Floyd | Really? the purple nut with thorns?
Floyd | Lornedei carefully takes the nut, holding it with two fingers by one of
Floyd | the thorns. That way she won't get hurt.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put nut in rucksack" 		

Floyd | She drops the purple nut with thorns into the leather rucksack.
Floyd | A dry black leaf drops down on Lornedei's shoulder. With a grimace, she
Floyd | flicks it with a finger to get rid of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take leaf" 		

Floyd | Lornedei grabs one of the black leaves in the nearest cluster and
Floyd | twists it loose from the branch. The leaf falls over and the beetle
Floyd | quickly takes shape in her hand. When it is done growing, it crawls up
Floyd | on Lornedei's shoulder.
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, got our beetle back."
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, cool. Can we do more than one, I wonder?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take leaf" 		

Floyd | She already woke one beetle. There's no need to wake another one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "As predicted."
		DavidW asks, "'woke'?"
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah, good that we have another one."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "caw" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pet raven" 		

Floyd | "I fail to see a point in what you ask!"
Floyd | A dry black leaf falls to the ground next to her. A gust of wind
Floyd | catches it and carries it away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, that's an acceptable past tense of wake."
		DavidW says, "I didn't realize that the leaves are sleeping beetles, though."
		smartgenes says, "i love the fact that you get 5pts for doing a nice action which has nothing to do with the game plot"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal raven" 		

Floyd | "There is nothing wrong with that bird Master."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "catch raven" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get raven" 		

Floyd | The bird is too far up in the tree; it will not come close enough to be
Floyd | caught.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		Jacqueline says, "Seems like the raven would have wanted bread, but whatever."

Floyd | There's no way she could.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd | (the raven)
Floyd | The ground is too hard to dig in this place.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd | A dry black leaf falls to the ground next to her. A gust of wind
Floyd | catches it and carries it away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "what raven" 		

Floyd | The raven seems healthy enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x sandal" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "where raven" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to where.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. We're obviously meant to do something here, but what?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd | She does. Every night. You taught her well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 176.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Spinning around waving its antennae at the
Floyd | moment.)
Floyd |   a golden acorn
Floyd |   a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a handful of white berries
Floyd |   A brightly shining fairy lamp with a crystal spider inside
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give crystal to raven" 		

Floyd | (the amulet to the raven)
Floyd | The amulet does not interest the bird. It just keeps on sidestepping.
Floyd | A dry black leaf falls to the ground next to her. A gust of wind
Floyd | catches it and carries it away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "rub crystal" 		

Floyd | (the amulet)
Floyd | There is no need for her to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read plaque" 		

Floyd | It is a small round plaque in a material unknown to Lornedei. The
Floyd | surface is smooth and with a deep polish. It is small enough to fit in
Floyd | Lornedei's hand. The surface shows nothing, not even the distorted
Floyd | image of Lornedei herself that one might expect. What shows in the
Floyd | plaque is like a reflection of a stormy sky in a puddle of murky water,
Floyd | just before the rain starts hammering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Why do I get the impression that we'll be playing this one for a few weeks?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "holiness" 		

Floyd | Your current holiness is 30 out of a possible holiness of 105, in 173
Floyd | moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "that was s a building back there, but i assume not the castle we saw from the air"
		Jacqueline says, "No, I got the impression the other thing was stone, but quite smal."
		DavidW says, "no, not the castle."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Forbidden Forest (Near the Raven Tree)
Floyd | The gray fog touches the trees highest branches, hiding the sun from
Floyd | view. Two paths lead into the black forest from here.
Floyd | Lornedei sighs.

		smartgenes asks, "did you reach spider?"

Floyd |
Floyd | An enormous raven sits high up on a blackened branch, surrounded by the
Floyd | bug like leaves. It stares unblinking at Lornedei as she moves around
Floyd | in the crossing. It greets her with a threatening flutter with the
Floyd | wings, a guttural croaking and constant nervous sidestepping on the
Floyd | branch.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes, I reached spider."
		DavidW says, "It was quite impressive."
		smartgenes asks, "was that that thing where you couldn't get out of the fog / branch, or was that different?"
		DavidW says, "crimson light, dancing light with dark, greasy smoke, blinding white light, thunder of falling rocks"
		DavidW says, "Getting out of the fog was different. And we only escaped via 'undo'."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "point lamp at branch" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Our lamp is a crystal ball; it can't really be pointed at things."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "rub ball" 		

Floyd | Lornedei polishes the fairy lamp some more. The light remains the same.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "sorry you tried that, didn't you"
		DavidW says, "yup"
		Jacqueline says, "Had to. It was super filthy at first."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look into ball" 		

Floyd | In the fairy lamp is a crystal spider.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "cleaning the lamp was how we got it turned on in the first place."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "watch spider" 		

Floyd | She can't quite see what it looks like as long as it's trapped inside
Floyd | the lamp. She'll have to free it somehow.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "ahh"
		DavidW says, "I suppose we could try breaking the lamp, if we're certain we don't need a lightsource any more."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "twist ball" 		

Floyd | Lornedei turns the fairy lamp in her hand. The crystal spider jerks to
Floyd | life in there and taps angrily at the inside of its prison.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "feel ball" 		

Floyd | "It is very cold. It feels almost like ice but it does not melt in my
Floyd | hand."
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give beetle to raven" 		

Floyd | Lornedei holds the beetle in a tight grip, and shows it to the bird.
Floyd | The black bird leans its head to one side. Most interested, it moves
Floyd | restlessly on its branch. Lornedei slowly puts the beetle on the
Floyd | ground. She steps back and waits.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beetle turns towards Lornedei, turns back, notices the bird and
Floyd | makes a run for it. It heads for the high grass. The hungry bird dives
Floyd | from the tree and drops in a cloud of dirt between the bug and the safe
Floyd | undergrowth. The beetle stops dead in its track, changes direction and
Floyd | rushes forward, but the bird is already there, flipping the bug over.
Floyd | For one moment, it is immobilized. That moment is enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | While the beetle is helpless, the bird gets to the eating. Big chunks
Floyd | of the insect's body is ripped out and swallowed. At some point, the
Floyd | legs and antennae stop moving. Finally, there is nothing left of the
Floyd | beetle but an empty shell, lined with a few sad remains of legs, flesh,
Floyd | and unidentifiable insect parts.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bird skips along the path where, if one looks hard enough, one can
Floyd | see another trail. The bird turns to Lornedei and croaks.
Floyd | Waiting.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "did you TAP it?"
		smartgenes says, "hmm i would've thought our holiness would have went down.. i was growing quite attached to that beetle"
		DavidW says, "We can get another"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take leaf" 		

Floyd | Lornedei grabs one of the black leaves in the nearest cluster and
Floyd | twists it loose from the branch. The leaf falls over and the beetle
Floyd | quickly takes shape in her hand. When it is done growing, it crawls up
Floyd | on Lornedei's shoulder. Lornedei frowns. She seems to be listening.
Floyd | And there truly is a sound, distant, from the forest. It sounds like a
Floyd | bird, unlike any other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "tap on ball" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow raven" 		

Floyd | Lornedei dares a careful step towards the black bird. It turns and hops
Floyd | along the path a short distance before it again faces the girl.
Floyd | Waiting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei takes another step and the bird takes off in the air. It flies
Floyd | in circles in front of her, high up and almost out of sight at times
Floyd | but always close enough for Lornedei to follow. The path winds its way
Floyd | through and around the disturbing shadows of the forbidden forest.
Floyd | Fallen trees and dense undergrowth is constantly in her way and she has
Floyd | to climb over, through, or around these obstacles, while keeping an eye
Floyd | on the bird. It is just ahead and above her. She follows the black
Floyd | bird, expecting the cold grip of the forgotten ones around her ankles
Floyd | at any moment. Images of soul wrenching, flesh ripping, and blood
Floyd | drinking spirits run through her mind. Nothing happens. Exhausted and
Floyd | bruised, with her clothes torn and dusty, she stumbles on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something grabs her foot; she loses her balance and falls forward with
Floyd | a painful thud. Frozen in a breathless heap on the ground, she takes a
Floyd | moment to gather her strength as well as her breath. The bird croaks,
Floyd | Light seeps in through her closed eyelids.
Floyd |
Floyd | She looks up in time to catch a final glimpse of the bird. It
Floyd | disappears into a glowing sunset beyond a desolate field.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Slowly Lornedei gets up on her feet. Nearly blinded by the light from
Floyd | the dying sun, she inspects the damage. She sighs deeply.
Floyd |
Floyd | She opens her mouth to speak again but the words never come. She takes
Floyd | in the view of this seemingly empty wasteland in shocked silence for
Floyd | some time. She swallows. A dry wind tugs at her clothing while playing
Floyd | restlessly in the dry ground.
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "All these one-way pathways are worrying me. So many ways we might've goofed up and can't retrace our path."
		Jacqueline says, "They may all lead forward in different playthroughs, but not all in the same game... for replay value."
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah, I've been thinking that. I don't see how we could find our way back at this point."
		DavidW says, "The ruins to the nw seems the most promising thing to go towards. Although east is slightly tempting too."
		smartgenes says, "yes , both are tempting"
		smartgenes says, "i think i want to know what we can't see"
		DavidW says, "Wolf reunion, I'm hoping."
		smartgenes says, "ravine, i'm hoping"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh yeah, our wolf."
		DavidW asks, "The ravine will be at the ruins, no?"
		smartgenes asks, "maybe it's that fire?"
		DavidW says, "maybe"
		DavidW says, "I thought the fire was somewhere in the forest, though."
		Jacqueline says, "Are you two thinking you'll play quite awhile? I'm kind of in need of a nap."
		Jacqueline says, "But am happy to let you two play and read the recap if you're both into it."
		DavidW says, "I'd like to play on a bit further."
		Jacqueline says, "That's fine."
		Jacqueline says, "If we pick this back up next week and I can be here, I'll just read the transcript before Floyd time. This is a great tame."
		Jacqueline says, "er, game."
		smartgenes asks, "yes, who is the author?"
		Jacqueline says, "Will check back in later, perhaps."
		Jacqueline says (to sg), "Jenny K Brennan"
		DavidW asks (of smartgenes), "so... east? Just to see?"
		Jacqueline says, "This appears to be her only IF, but her IFDB implies she's back and working on something this year, perhaps."
		smartgenes says, "i asked out a girl with that name a couple of years back, and it never quite happened.. she was beautiful"
		smartgenes says, "well I don't know if she had a K in the middle or not"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Circle of Stones)
Floyd | Lornedei walks east and the ground slopes down. It becomes increasingly
Floyd | difficult to walk. On the other side of the valley she is entering, the
Floyd | forest resumes. At the bottom of the slope where the sharp rocks slip
Floyd | under her feet, heat ripples the air. Lornedei makes her way down.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the southeastern corner of the field of despair. The forbidden
Floyd | forest is nearly all around her. West, northwest, and north takes her
Floyd | out. The ground sinks into a large hole, a bowl more than fifty paces
Floyd | across, in the ground, edged by crevices and uneven ridges. A broken
Floyd | land. Once at the bottom, the rest of the field is out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone circle is laid out on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a fire inside the ring of stones, blasting out heat and light.
Floyd | Shadows cast by the stones stretch out from the circle. Their wavering
Floyd | tips caress the ragged ground where it begins to ascend to the plane
Floyd | above.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black plaque lies near the center of the fire pit.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x black plaque" 		

Floyd | The plaque is too close to the flames, she cannot get near it without
Floyd | setting herself on fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "jump flames" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x circle" 		

Floyd | The circle is almost ten paces wide. Inside the edging of boulders, the
Floyd | ground sinks further down, into another bowl. This one is smooth and
Floyd | perfectly round.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "enter circle" 		

Floyd | Lornedei glances questioningly at the circle of stones. That is not
Floyd | something that she can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter circle" 		

Floyd | Lornedei glances questioningly at the circle of stones. That is not
Floyd | something that she can enter.
Floyd | Lornedei frowns. She seems to be listening.
Floyd | And there truly is a sound, distant, from the forest. It sounds like a
Floyd | wolf. Yes, a wolf, but it's far away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "howl" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "call wolf" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to call.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach fire" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "call" 		

Floyd | Lornedei whistles but does Deini want to come to her?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach circle" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach stone" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "maybe we're to follow Deini, not Deini follow us."
		smartgenes asks, "we didn't get any food to get her to follow though?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know how to deal with the fire. We have no obvious fire or water magics."
		DavidW says (to smartgenes), "true"
		smartgenes asks, "back to the ruin?"
		DavidW says, "If we had a dead forest critter (rabbit, squirrel, chipmunk, etc.), Deini might be interested."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put plaque in fire" 		

Floyd | (the small gray plaque in the Blazing fire)
Floyd | This fire needs no fuel. Never mind burning up her inventory.
Floyd | A dry black leaf falls to the ground next to her. A gust of wind
Floyd | catches it and carries it away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, I guess go back the other way."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x crystal" 		

Floyd | (the amulet)
Floyd | It's a pale blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd | Lornedei frowns. She seems to be listening.
Floyd | And there truly is a sound, distant, from the forest. It sounds like a
Floyd | bird, unlike any other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear chain" 		

Floyd | Lornedei hangs the amulet around her neck. Immediately it flares up and
Floyd | shines brightly. The blinding light fades somewhat and the light
Floyd | becomes soft and steady. Lornedei shivers in delight from the power in
Floyd | the crystal that gives itself to her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just went up by one hundred.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dry black leaf falls to the ground next to her. A gust of wind
Floyd | catches it and carries it away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We heard that bird before."
		DavidW asks, "oh dear. Is there a bug with the amulet that gives us 100 magic *every* time we wear it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "magic" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 276.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "oh, i assumed we weren't wearing it"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wear chain" 		

Floyd | Lornedei hangs the amulet around her neck. Immediately it flares up and
Floyd | shines brightly. The blinding light fades somewhat and the light
Floyd | becomes soft and steady. Lornedei shivers in delight from the power in
Floyd | the crystal that gives itself to her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just went up by one hundred.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "magic" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 376.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		smartgenes says, "mwwwahhhhaaaa magic at my disposal"
		DavidW says, "well. Magic isn't rational anyways."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach black plaque" 		

Floyd | Lornedei just shrugs. There doesn't seem to be anything she can learn
Floyd | about the plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach fire" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "do we honestly undo or take the points"
		DavidW says, "I've for keeping them for now."
		smartgenes says, "we earned them with our relentless input"
		DavidW says, "It means I can stop worrying about spending magic on reach and heal."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach jenny brennan" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach amulet" 		

Floyd | A golden haired woman walks across the courtyard of a long lost castle.
Floyd | A young lad in a brown tunic with a wooden sword in hand immediately
Floyd | interrupts his training to bow respectfully as she passes.
Floyd | An exhausted but smiling young woman lies in a bed with an infant in
Floyd | her arms. The blue light reflected in the child's so far unseeing eyes
Floyd | comes from a crystal hanging around the new mother's neck.
Floyd | A white haired old woman reaches into her robe to hold up a shining
Floyd | blue crystal hanging on a silver chain. She pulls it over her head and
Floyd | hands it to the girl kneeling before her on the stone floor.
Floyd | Generation after generation passes by in Lornedei's mind. Fleeing
Floyd | images of the many bearers, the many powerful women yielding respect
Floyd | and sometimes fear, but never hatred.
Floyd | Not until the final image.
Floyd | The amulet is thrown carelessly on top of a broken and bloody mess
Floyd | lying against cold stone. This very wall.
Floyd | Lornedei shivers and lets go of the crystal.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "yes, but only we learned the secret of the crystal's infinite magic"
		DavidW asks, "er, what 'this very wall'? The one in the severence house?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get crystal" 		

Floyd | (the amulet)
Floyd | She already has that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd | What do you want Lornedei to dig?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ground" 		

Floyd | (the ground)
Floyd | Lornedei digs a hole in the dry ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "hmm"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "plant acorn" 		

Floyd | "Master! Nothing can grow here." She picks up a handful of dirt but
Floyd | drops it again with a grimace.
Floyd | "This soil is poisoned, I can feel it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we should go to the ruins. Maybe find a bucket of water or tongs or a rain spell or something and then we can return here."
		smartgenes says, "yep"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd | A high pitched squeal from somewhere among the blackened trees fills
Floyd | the air, and Lornedei shudders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Lornedei steps in-between a big wall that continues north, away from
Floyd | her, and the remains of another wall trailing west. What stands before
Floyd | her is only a small part of a castle. The rest of it, including any
Floyd | main gate or towers, is gone, as if cut away. She stops and looks
Floyd | around.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "north?"
		DavidW says, "ok. The geography is confusing."
		smartgenes says, "basically the castle is to the north and a wall to the north and the west is in the way"
		smartgenes says, "the sout-eastern corner is when we pass inside"
		DavidW says, "That's not my interpretation, since there's a door north and a ravine west."
		smartgenes says, "the racine is past the wall, like a moat, i think"
		DavidW says, "I agree the ravine is like a moat, but it's still confusing geography."
		smartgenes says, "most of the wall is gone"
		DavidW says, "anyway, exploration will make it clearer."
		smartgenes says, "yeh i only got it by drawing it on my A4 pad"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | Lornedei enters a long stone hall. The sudden noise of her own foot
Floyd | falls echoing makes her stop after just a few steps. She stands just
Floyd | inside the gate. The corridor is dim and it takes a while for her eyes
Floyd | to adjust to the darkness.
Floyd | The wide stone corridor continues north for perhaps sixty feet and
Floyd | there is a dim light at the far end.
Floyd | She takes a few more steps forward through the dusty corridor. She
Floyd | stops at an opening in the wall where a staircase leads down into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "which?"
		DavidW says, "continue north to the dim light, please."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lornedei walks towards the dim light. The corridor ends, the floor
Floyd | drops away, and beyond is the mist. The edge of the cliff itself has
Floyd | dropped off, taking the entire inner castle down with it. The entire
Floyd | northwest corner of the big ledge has slid down to the bottom of the
Floyd | ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei takes a quick look down the ravine, through veils of mist, but
Floyd | the floor suddenly feels very unsteady under her feet. She returns to
Floyd | the opening to the staircase.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | Lornedei leans into the opening in the wall, trying to see what is
Floyd | below the dark staircase. There is light down there. Without further
Floyd | hesitation, she descends the dusty stone steps.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well. down next, I guess. Although I would normally retreat and tackle the rest of ground level first if playing alone."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x statue" 		

Floyd | The stone statue stands against the south wall. It seems undamaged by
Floyd | what ever happened here. It is a woman. She is dressed in a guard's
Floyd | robust clothing and she is standing with her feet somewhat apart, one
Floyd | arm bent to let her hand rest on a stone dagger at her waist.
Floyd | The statue is holding up its right arm as if holding something, perhaps
Floyd | a staff or a spear, but the hand is empty. The stone woman looks as if
Floyd | she could wake up at any moment, ready to protect.
Floyd | The polished stone eyes are fixed on something in the northeast corner
Floyd | of the chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x ne" 		

Floyd | Cracked marble in walls and floor. Rubble. Nothing of interest catches
Floyd | her eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes a few steps to take a look at the corner but a fair bit
Floyd | of the wall has cracked and fallen. There is nothing to see but rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search rubble" 		

Floyd | Lornedei scratches her head, looking at the mountain of rubble.
Floyd | "If I could get through this first pile of blocks, then maybe, I am not
Floyd | sure I can though. I am going to need some help."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "back outside?"
		DavidW says, "It's obvious the statue wants a gift."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb wall" 		

Floyd | There is no way she can get up on the wall. It is too high and there
Floyd | are no handholds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | She should not venture too far into this scarred landscape. Beyond is
Floyd | the mist, where she would be lost. Lornedei turns back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This doesn't seem to be a useful location."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Circle of Stones)
Floyd | This is the southeastern corner of the field of despair. The forbidden
Floyd | forest is nearly all around her. West, northwest, and north takes her
Floyd | out. The ground sinks into a large hole, a bowl more than fifty paces
Floyd | across, in the ground, edged by crevices and uneven ridges. A broken
Floyd | land. Once at the bottom, the rest of the field is out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone circle is laid out on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a fire inside the ring of stones, blasting out heat and light.
Floyd | Shadows cast by the stones stretch out from the circle. Their wavering
Floyd | tips caress the ragged ground where it begins to ascend to the plane
Floyd | above.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black plaque lies near the center of the fire pit.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a small hole in the hard ground (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd | These are scattered remains of a tree. Mostly ashes, a few charred
Floyd | branches, a hollowed out trunk lying on its side, all petrified by time
Floyd | and lack of rain. All is covered in years of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "heal tree" 		

Floyd | There is nothing left here that can be healed. The tree is long since
Floyd | dead.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach tree" 		

Floyd | Lornedei puts her hand on the petrified wood. She shuts her eyes.
Floyd | Suddenly, the air is fresh with a scent of damp soil, grass and the new
Floyd | flowers of spring. Golden leaves tremble on silver limbs. Rooted deep
Floyd | in fertile soil, cared for, held in awe, the golden oak waits.
Floyd |
Floyd | Soft grass beneath bare feet, feet tredding silently towards the great
Floyd | oak, but stopping to wait at the proper distance. A mumble, a nervous
Floyd | questioning, a whispered reply. A moment of silence. A silver cup
Floyd | carried the last two steps to the roots below the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | A trickle of water, a new light bearer's gift, then the acceptance of
Floyd | it, knowing the young one is true and strong. A golden acorn drops to
Floyd | the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ages has passed, eons of repeated procedures, of dying and re-birth.
Floyd | The golden oak feels no fear, no regret, knowing that after this life,
Floyd | it will come again. The light bearers will plant the acorn and the
Floyd | spiral of life will turn once more. It is soon time. Very soon.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "dig ground" 		

Floyd | (the ground)
Floyd | Lornedei digs a hole in the dry ground.
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in trunk" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "plant acorn" 		

Floyd | "Master! Nothing can grow here." She picks up a handful of dirt but
Floyd | drops it again with a grimace.
Floyd | "This soil is poisoned, I can feel it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search tree" 		

Floyd | Lornedei looks around, in the trunk, kicks away some dirt, but all she
Floyd | finds is more sad remains of the tree. Anything of interest is long
Floyd | since gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "ok.. back west..?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach grass" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah. This is where the golden acorn came from, but the new tree will be grown elsewhere."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Ravine)
Floyd | Lornedei stands on an outcropping overlooking a deep ravine going as
Floyd | far north as she can see. The ledge seems to be the remains of a road,
Floyd | cut off by the creation of the break in the earth. On the other side of
Floyd | the ravine, there's a barely visible opening through the trees. There
Floyd | is no way over there though. A steady wind tears at her clothes and
Floyd | hair in sudden gusts that seem eager to throw her off balance.
Floyd |
Floyd | East, northeast and north are the ways off the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | A few paces away, the courtyard ends abruptly as the ground is replaced
Floyd | by the ravine. A vertical cliff of bare rock is all that is left. If
Floyd | there was a western wall there, it now lies at the bottom of the
Floyd | ravine, along with a big part of the castle. On the other side, the
Floyd | forbidden forest starts again. Lornedei quickly backs away from the
Floyd | edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "we can't get down?"
		DavidW says, "not here, I guess."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Ravine)
Floyd | Lornedei stands on an outcropping overlooking a deep ravine going as
Floyd | far north as she can see. The ledge seems to be the remains of a road,
Floyd | cut off by the creation of the break in the earth. On the other side of
Floyd | the ravine, there's a barely visible opening through the trees. There
Floyd | is no way over there though. A steady wind tears at her clothes and
Floyd | hair in sudden gusts that seem eager to throw her off balance.
Floyd |
Floyd | East, northeast and north are the ways off the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		DavidW asks, "If we go down the stairs and west through the hole...?"

Floyd | Lornedei takes one step towards the edge of the ravine, then another
Floyd | longer step away from it. The ravine is too deep and too wide to cross.
Floyd | Lornedei turns her head towards a sudden rustling in the forbidden
Floyd | forest. There is nothing there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Lornedei steps closer to the huge hole in the wall. One glimpse down is
Floyd | enough. She steps back on unsteady legs.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "nop"
		smartgenes says, "nope"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Ravine)
Floyd | Lornedei stands on an outcropping overlooking a deep ravine going as
Floyd | far north as she can see. The ledge seems to be the remains of a road,
Floyd | cut off by the creation of the break in the earth. On the other side of
Floyd | the ravine, there's a barely visible opening through the trees. There
Floyd | is no way over there though. A steady wind tears at her clothes and
Floyd | hair in sudden gusts that seem eager to throw her off balance.
Floyd |
Floyd | East, northeast and north are the ways off the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm unsure which directions haven't been taken yet."
		smartgenes says, "i think we took them all"
		DavidW asks, "Also, do we have *anything* like a spear or staff for the statue?"
		smartgenes says, "maybe we can get into the forest.."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 376.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Taking a nap at the moment.)
Floyd |   a golden acorn
Floyd |   a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a handful of white berries
Floyd |   A brightly shining fairy lamp with a crystal spider inside
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. I guess not yet."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Ravine)
Floyd | Lornedei stands on an outcropping overlooking a deep ravine going as
Floyd | far north as she can see. The ledge seems to be the remains of a road,
Floyd | cut off by the creation of the break in the earth. On the other side of
Floyd | the ravine, there's a barely visible opening through the trees. There
Floyd | is no way over there though. A steady wind tears at her clothes and
Floyd | hair in sudden gusts that seem eager to throw her off balance.
Floyd |
Floyd | East, northeast and north are the ways off the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I was hoping the ruins would give us more tools, but so far, we've failed."
		smartgenes says, "yehh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach ravine" 		

Floyd | She cannot reach things from such a distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x forest" 		

Floyd | These trees all look dead at first sight. Scorched and tortured, they
Floyd | reach out their blackened limbs over the cowering undergrowth. They do
Floyd | have leaves, however, not green and lush but almost black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | The forbidden forest stands guard. There is no way through it.
Floyd | Lornedei frowns. She seems to be listening.
Floyd | And there truly is a sound, distant, from the forest. It sounds like
Floyd | something that does not want to be heard. Careful, tentative.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd | There is nothing here to listen to but the constant wind.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd | A dry black leaf falls to the ground next to her. A gust of wind
Floyd | catches it and carries it away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd | Lornedei frowns. She seems to be listening.
Floyd | And there truly is a sound, distant, from the forest. It sounds like a
Floyd | bird, unlike any other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "follow sound" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see a small hole in the hard ground (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd | A dry black leaf falls to the ground next to her. A gust of wind
Floyd | catches it and carries it away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Circle of Stones)
Floyd | This is the southeastern corner of the field of despair. The forbidden
Floyd | forest is nearly all around her. West, northwest, and north takes her
Floyd | out. The ground sinks into a large hole, a bowl more than fifty paces
Floyd | across, in the ground, edged by crevices and uneven ridges. A broken
Floyd | land. Once at the bottom, the rest of the field is out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone circle is laid out on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a fire inside the ring of stones, blasting out heat and light.
Floyd | Shadows cast by the stones stretch out from the circle. Their wavering
Floyd | tips caress the ragged ground where it begins to ascend to the plane
Floyd | above.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black plaque lies near the center of the fire pit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, ">ascend to plane. Ask pilot to take us to Cuba."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "blow out flames with breath" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to blow the outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd | A dry black leaf falls to the ground next to her. A gust of wind
Floyd | catches it and carries it away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | The forbidden forest stands guard as if regretting giving passage. She
Floyd | is lucky to have made it through at all. Now there is no way back. She
Floyd | can however go east, west, northeast, northwest, and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "goodness, we can blow things?"
		smartgenes says, "there's no way back"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "blow ball" 		

Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I didn't think we could go back. It's obvious we need to reach the ravine and reenter the forest there."
		smartgenes says, "i thought you picked up a bone when you went into the water and well but obviously you didnt"
		DavidW says, "yeah, the bone was not acquired."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "knock on ball" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit ball" 		

Floyd | "Perhaps. There might be a way but violence is not the answer."
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd | Lornedei frowns. She seems to be listening.
Floyd | And there truly is a sound, distant, from the forest. It sounds like a
Floyd | wolf. Yes, a wolf, but it's far away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "shake ball" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "meanie"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x nut" 		

Floyd | A purple nut from the deformed bushes in the hall of severance. It is
Floyd | deep purple and hosts a number of sharp thorns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x thorn" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Circle of Stones)
Floyd | This is the southeastern corner of the field of despair. The forbidden
Floyd | forest is nearly all around her. West, northwest, and north takes her
Floyd | out. The ground sinks into a large hole, a bowl more than fifty paces
Floyd | across, in the ground, edged by crevices and uneven ridges. A broken
Floyd | land. Once at the bottom, the rest of the field is out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone circle is laid out on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a fire inside the ring of stones, blasting out heat and light.
Floyd | Shadows cast by the stones stretch out from the circle. Their wavering
Floyd | tips caress the ragged ground where it begins to ascend to the plane
Floyd | above.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black plaque lies near the center of the fire pit.
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "can we go east of fire or tree?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The forbidden forest stands guard above the rim of the bowl she is in.
Floyd | She can get back to the field by going north, west, or northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see a small hole in the hard ground (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | There is nothing ahead but swirling dust, a hot wind, and the mist
Floyd | beyond. She turns away.
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "can we go north of tree?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | There is nothing ahead but all that fog, hiding everything. She takes a
Floyd | few steps in that direction, but turns back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Circle of Stones)
Floyd | This is the southeastern corner of the field of despair. The forbidden
Floyd | forest is nearly all around her. West, northwest, and north takes her
Floyd | out. The ground sinks into a large hole, a bowl more than fifty paces
Floyd | across, in the ground, edged by crevices and uneven ridges. A broken
Floyd | land. Once at the bottom, the rest of the field is out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone circle is laid out on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a fire inside the ring of stones, blasting out heat and light.
Floyd | Shadows cast by the stones stretch out from the circle. Their wavering
Floyd | tips caress the ragged ground where it begins to ascend to the plane
Floyd | above.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black plaque lies near the center of the fire pit.
Floyd | Lornedei frowns. She seems to be listening.
Floyd | And there truly is a sound, distant, from the forest. It sounds like
Floyd | someone crying. An abandoned cry of loneliness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "walk through fire" 		

Floyd | The heat forces her back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "throw dirt on the fire."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd | She does. Every night. You taught her well.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd | A dry black leaf falls to the ground next to her. A gust of wind
Floyd | catches it and carries it away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "heal fire" 		

Floyd | Healing drains too much power. That would be a waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw dirt on fire" 		

Floyd | She needs to be holding the ground before she can put it on top of
Floyd | something else.
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take dirt" 		

Floyd | Lornedei picks up a handful of dry soil. Frowning, she lets it scatter.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "but we have infinte magic.."
		DavidW says, "The game doesn't know we know that."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 376.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Airing out its shell at the moment.)
Floyd |   a golden acorn
Floyd |   a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a handful of white berries
Floyd |   A brightly shining fairy lamp with a crystal spider inside
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "toast bread" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "lol"
		smartgenes says, "that is possibly the best input i ever heard"
		DavidW says, "well, toasting really helps old bread."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x spider" 		

Floyd | She can't quite see what it looks like as long as it's trapped inside
Floyd | the lamp. She'll have to free it somehow.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw ball into fire" 		

Floyd | Lornedei throws the fairy lamp into the fire. There is a loud whistling
Floyd | and the fire grows. After a short while, a crystal spider comes
Floyd | crawling out of the flames and the fire returns to normal.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spider stops for a moment between the fire and the boulder closest
Floyd | to Lornedei.
Floyd | It bobs up and down a couple of times as if working the stiffness out
Floyd | of its long legs, then it sprints out of the pit. The spider stops at
Floyd | her feet, turns around once and curls itself up into a ball.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oho"
		smartgenes says, "it seems that violence *was* the answer"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spider" 		

Floyd | It's a large spider made of crystal. It has curled up as if either dead
Floyd | or sleeping most of the time. It is hard to tell which. It gives off a
Floyd | cold sparkling light and has a pair of multi facetted eyes. Oddly
Floyd | enough, the eyes seem both beady and shifty. No matter from where it is
Floyd | observed, it seems to glare suspiciously. She will have to touch the
Floyd | spider to examine it further. That is, if it will let her.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jar spider" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch spider" 		

Floyd | Lornedei reaches for the spider and it actually lets her investigate.
Floyd | She carefully holds one leg and the spider lets her flex it
Floyd | experimentally before resolutely pulling it away from her. The spider
Floyd | is cold and strangely flexible. It seems to be able to appear as hard
Floyd | as the crystal it is at will, just to move around like any other spider
Floyd | the next moment. It is however staring suspiciously at her, wondering
Floyd | what this touchy feely thing is all about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take spider" 		

Floyd | The spider reluctantly steps up on her hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x boulder" 		

Floyd | The circle is almost ten paces wide. Inside the edging of boulders, the
Floyd | ground sinks further down, into another bowl. This one is smooth and
Floyd | perfectly round.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "enter circle" 		

Floyd | Lornedei glances questioningly at the circle of stones. That is not
Floyd | something that she can enter.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x plaque" 		

Floyd | (the small black plaque)
Floyd | The plaque is too close to the flames, she cannot get near it without
Floyd | setting herself on fire.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push boulder" 		

Floyd | Lornedei puts one shoulder against one of the big stones, digs her
Floyd | heels in and pushes. It flips over and rolls down in the fire pit. The
Floyd | stone settles on top of the blazing fire that immediately suffocates
Floyd | and dies.
Floyd |
Floyd | "BUZZ! BUZZ!" The firefly sits on one of the big stones in the circle.
Floyd | "Oh, dear, much gooder I say. Too hot, much too hot it was here. Good
Floyd | job Girl. Now I can... " The fly crawls down the side of the rock and
Floyd | disappears in a small hole in the ground. A tiny voice pipes up from
Floyd | some kind of hollow down below. "Oh, still hot, Most uncomfortable it
Floyd | is but... yes!" From the hole comes intense buzzing and grunting
Floyd | followed by huffing an puffing and a cloud of dust. The fly comes out
Floyd | of the hole that caves in on itself, dragging something. "Ah, I knew it
Floyd | would be ready, long cooking it needs yes."
Floyd |
Floyd | With more buzzing and grunting, the fly takes off. Hanging in a tiny
Floyd | netting seemingly made of fine grass or some other kind of plant fiber,
Floyd | is a well baked, somewhat wrinkled white berry. It is still warm and
Floyd | steam rises from it. With no further waste of breath, the fly along
Floyd | with its hot meal, disappears with a pop and a flash. The scent of
Floyd | baked berry lingers for a moment until it dissipates.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "wow, well done"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x netting" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "smell" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x baked berry" 		

Floyd | "I can smell nothing here but dust Master. The air is dead and dry."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 376.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   A crystal spider with shifty, beady eyes (Curled up acting dead at
Floyd | the moment.)
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Fluffing up its wings at the moment.)
Floyd |   a golden acorn
Floyd |   a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a handful of white berries
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x circle" 		

Floyd | The circle is almost ten paces wide. Inside the edging of boulders, the
Floyd | ground sinks further down, into another bowl. This one is smooth and
Floyd | perfectly round.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "read plaqe" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "read plaque" 		

Floyd | (the small black plaque)
Floyd | It's a totally black round plaque. It is small enough to fit in
Floyd | Lornedei's palm. The smooth stone is of a kind that Lornedei has never
Floyd | seen. A strange picture is carved on one side. It looks like a flying
Floyd | insect of some sort, with a giant tree in the background.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "turn plaque" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the small black plaque or the small
Floyd | gray plaque?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "black" 		

Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach black plaque" 		

Floyd | Lornedei just shrugs. There doesn't seem to be anything she can learn
Floyd | about the plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "climb boulder" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the big round boulder or the circle
Floyd | of stones?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "round" 		

Floyd | There's no way she could.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "climb circle" 		

Floyd | There's no way she could.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter circle" 		

Floyd | Lornedei glances questioningly at the circle of stones. That is not
Floyd | something that she can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | The forbidden forest stands guard above the rim of the bowl she is in.
Floyd | She can get back to the field by going north, west, or northwest.
Floyd | Lornedei frowns. She seems to be listening.
Floyd | And there truly is a sound, distant, from the forest. It sounds like
Floyd | someone whimpering. Someone, or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "we can push over the boulder but not climb it"
		DavidW says, "uh-huh."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "dig" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | What do you want Lornedei to dig?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Circle of Stones)
Floyd | This is the southeastern corner of the field of despair. The forbidden
Floyd | forest is nearly all around her. West, northwest, and north takes her
Floyd | out. The ground sinks into a large hole, a bowl more than fifty paces
Floyd | across, in the ground, edged by crevices and uneven ridges. A broken
Floyd | land. Once at the bottom, the rest of the field is out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | A big round stone lies in the middle of the pit. The fire is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone circle is laid out on the ground.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ground" 		

Floyd | The forbidden forest stands guard above the rim of the bowl she is in.
Floyd | She can get back to the field by going north, west, or northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "dig ground" 		

Floyd | (the ground)
Floyd | Lornedei digs a hole in the dry ground.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "plant acorn" 		

Floyd | "Master! Nothing can grow here." She picks up a handful of dirt but
Floyd | drops it again with a grimace.
Floyd | "This soil is poisoned, I can feel it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, I think we could try giving random objects to the statue."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "move circle" 		

Floyd | The fire is already extinguished. There is no need to push any more
Floyd | boulders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Also, maybe the spider would be willing to search the rubble."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd | A high pitched squeal from somewhere among the blackened trees fills
Floyd | the air, and Lornedei shudders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | She should not venture too far into this scarred landscape. Beyond is
Floyd | the mist, where she would be lost. Lornedei turns back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x debris" 		

Floyd | Sad remains of a once great building. Blocks of stone that once made up
Floyd | the walls, smaller rocks, old faded pieces of wood, dust and gravel. A
Floyd | precariously stacked pile is blocking the way northeast.Everything is
Floyd | covered in years of sand that has drifted in from the dry fields.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "move it" 		

Floyd | That is not possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search debris" 		

Floyd | Lornedei scratches her head, looking at the mountain of rubble.
Floyd | "If I could get through this first pile of blocks, then maybe, I am not
Floyd | sure I can though. I am going to need some help."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb debris" 		

Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop spider" 		

Floyd | Your wish is her command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "spider, x debris" 		

Floyd | The spider straightens to show its maximum height. It taps one of its
Floyd | legs against another and turns away. It is clearly beneath a creature
Floyd | of light to obey common humans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move statue" 		

Floyd | The stone statue cannot be moved in any way. Lornedei makes a couple of
Floyd | attempts of pushing the statue but there is not much point in trying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x eyes" 		

Floyd | Beautiful blue eyes dominate her pale and quite thin face. So far, it
Floyd | has that innocent glow that will fade with time and experience.
Floyd | For the most part her lips are tightened into a disapproving line. It
Floyd | is most likely an unconscious imitation of her step mother but when she
Floyd | does smile her face changes drastically and she looks like the child
Floyd | she is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give beetle to spider" 		

Floyd | The spider stretches out to its full height and pokes the beetle in the
Floyd | eye. The bug gives off a high-pitch squeal and crawls in under
Floyd | Lornedei's hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give acorn to statue" 		

Floyd | Lornedei drops the acorn in the hand. After falling halfway through, it
Floyd | stops. The stone hand has turned into a fist. The stone limbs crackle
Floyd | slightly as the hand turns palm side down. After a moment, the fingers
Floyd | flex jerkily and opens. The acorn drops to the floor. The hand turns
Floyd | back to holding its imaginary item.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get acorn" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take acorn and spider" 		

Floyd | crystal spider: The spider reluctantly steps up on her hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give plaque to statue" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the small black plaque or the small
Floyd | gray plaque?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "black" 		

Floyd | Lornedei looks at the small black plaque. She looks at the hole in the
Floyd | stone hand. She looks at you, smiles a little, and shakes her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Interesting way the statue has of saying, no, not that item."
		smartgenes asks, "can we break a tree branch?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 376.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   A crystal spider with shifty, beady eyes (Polishing its underside at
Floyd | the moment.)
Floyd |   a golden acorn
Floyd |   a small black plaque
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Airing out its shell at the moment.)
Floyd |   a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a handful of white berries
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "small items only or pole-like."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x statue" 		

Floyd | The stone statue stands against the south wall. It seems undamaged by
Floyd | what ever happened here. It is a woman. She is dressed in a guard's
Floyd | robust clothing and she is standing with her feet somewhat apart, one
Floyd | arm bent to let her hand rest on a stone dagger at her waist.
Floyd | The statue is holding up its right arm as if holding something, perhaps
Floyd | a staff or a spear, but the hand is empty. The stone woman looks as if
Floyd | she could wake up at any moment, ready to protect.
Floyd | The polished stone eyes are fixed on something in the northeast corner
Floyd | of the chamber.
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, biting her lower lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach statue" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x dagger" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "pretty sure" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give spider to statue" 		

Floyd | Lornedei looks at the crystal spider. She looks at the hole in the
Floyd | stone hand. She looks at you, smiles a little, and shakes her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give berry to statue" 		

Floyd | Lornedei looks at the handful of white berries. She looks at the hole
Floyd | in the stone hand. She looks at you, smiles a little, and shakes her
Floyd | head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give acorn to statue" 		

Floyd | Lornedei drops the acorn in the hand. After falling halfway through, it
Floyd | stops. The stone hand has turned into a fist. The stone limbs crackle
Floyd | slightly as the hand turns palm side down. After a moment, the fingers
Floyd | flex jerkily and opens. The acorn drops to the floor. The hand turns
Floyd | back to holding its imaginary item.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take acorn" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give nut to statue" 		

Floyd | Really? the purple nut with thorns?
Floyd | Lornedei carefully takes the nut, holding it with two fingers by one of
Floyd | the thorns. That way she won't get hurt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "maybe there is somewhere to plant it"
		DavidW says, "The acorn? yes, somewhere."
		smartgenes says, "nearby, i mean"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | There is nothing there but rubble and cracked marble walls. She can't
Floyd | go that way.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no, I think it's the endgame, to be honest."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd | A high pitched squeal from somewhere among the blackened trees fills
Floyd | the air, and Lornedei shudders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x remains" 		

Floyd | These are scattered remains of a tree. Mostly ashes, a few charred
Floyd | branches, a hollowed out trunk lying on its side, all petrified by time
Floyd | and lack of rain. All is covered in years of sand.
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, biting her lower lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get branch" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "enter trunk" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get ashes" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Ravine)
Floyd | Lornedei stands on an outcropping overlooking a deep ravine going as
Floyd | far north as she can see. The ledge seems to be the remains of a road,
Floyd | cut off by the creation of the break in the earth. On the other side of
Floyd | the ravine, there's a barely visible opening through the trees. There
Floyd | is no way over there though. A steady wind tears at her clothes and
Floyd | hair in sudden gusts that seem eager to throw her off balance.
Floyd |
Floyd | East, northeast and north are the ways off the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cry" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x ledge" 		

Floyd | Some things in this world are not for her to be concerned with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x opening" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x facade" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "climb debris" 		

Floyd | There's no way she could.
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x ravine" 		

Floyd | The ravine ends here only twenty paces or so to the south, where it
Floyd | narrows and meets the forbidden forest. It stretches north, past the
Floyd | old ruins, beyond which it disappears in a wall of mist. A deep cut in
Floyd | the earth, more than a stone-throw across and deeper than is
Floyd | comfortable to even consider.
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "enter ravine" 		

Floyd | Lornedei moves closer to the edge. Against better knowledge she looks
Floyd | down. Immediately she retreats to safe ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to spider" 		

Floyd | The spider's shifty, beady eyes seem both shiftier and more beady. It
Floyd | has nothing to say though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "stroke spider" 		

Floyd | "I fail to see a point in what you ask!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask spider about itself" 		

Floyd | The spider stares suspiciously at her. It is beneath a creature of
Floyd | light to indulge in conversation with lower beings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lornedei walks towards the dim light. The corridor ends, the floor
Floyd | drops away, and beyond is the mist. The edge of the cliff itself has
Floyd | dropped off, taking the entire inner castle down with it. The entire
Floyd | northwest corner of the big ledge has slid down to the bottom of the
Floyd | ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei takes a quick look down the ravine, through veils of mist, but
Floyd | the floor suddenly feels very unsteady under her feet. She returns to
Floyd | the opening to the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes one step but stops. She cannot go there.  She can go
Floyd | south or down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach nut" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give nut to statue" 		

Floyd | Lornedei looks at the purple nut with thorns. She looks at the hole in
Floyd | the stone hand. She looks at you, smiles a little, and shakes her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "feed spider" 		
Floyd She will need something to feed to the crystal spider. Type "Feed 		
Floyd [item] to [creature]". 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "feed cheese to spider" 		

Floyd | (Taking the piece of cheese first.)
Floyd | The spider pokes the piece of cheese with some interest. The curiosity
Floyd | doesn't last long though and the spider returns to its suspicious
Floyd | glaring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "kiss statue" 		

Floyd | Lornedei ignores you. she has no time for nonsense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search statue" 		

Floyd | She can not find anything that might interest you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 376.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a piece of cheese
Floyd |   a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |   a golden acorn
Floyd |   A crystal spider with shifty, beady eyes (Glaring suspiciously.)
Floyd |   a small black plaque
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Airing out its shell at the moment.)
Floyd |   a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a handful of white berries
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "climb statue" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes a closer look at the stone woman's head and shoulders,
Floyd | the walls and the ceiling behind and above her, but decides against it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat nut" 		

Floyd | That's simply not edible!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "feed bread to statue" 		

Floyd | Lornedei looks at the loaf of horrid bread. She looks at the hole in
Floyd | the stone hand. She looks at you, smiles a little, and shakes her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd | The firefly appears. it buzzes around Lornedei's head.
Floyd | "Me, yes, has come to help! Now hurry and ask!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "tell firefly to buzz off" 		

Floyd | This critter is not much for conversation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It'd be nice if throwing the nut into the ravine grew into a bridge."
		smartgenes says, "hmm"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I must go, yes I must. The firefly disappears with a pop and a flash.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw nut into ravine" 		

Floyd | Lornedei throws the nut over the edge. A sudden gust of wind grabs it.
Floyd | After dancing around in the air for a few moments, it drops down at her
Floyd | feet.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get nut" 		

Floyd | Lornedei carefully picks up the nut. She quickly drops it in the
Floyd | rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "my."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw acorn into ravine" 		

Floyd | "No Master. I think I should hold on to this."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "jump ravine" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd | Your current holiness is 60 out of a possible holiness of 105, in 352
Floyd | moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "My gut feeling is that we missed a location somewhere."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "open nut" 		

Floyd | That's not something that can be opened.
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "crack nut" 		

Floyd | Never mind having her wreck her inventory, unless it is truly called
Floyd | for.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x pouch" 		

Floyd | It is a dry and withered leather pouch, no bigger than a woman's fist.
Floyd | A leather string is used to close it and hang it in a belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take string" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put acorn in pouch" 		

Floyd | She drops the golden acorn into the small leather pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "okay, so the string and pouch aren't separable." 		

Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give pouch to statue" 		

Floyd | Lornedei looks at the small leather pouch. She looks at the hole in the
Floyd | stone hand. She looks at you, smiles a little, and shakes her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		
JimKaplan arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Ravine)
Floyd | Lornedei stands on an outcropping overlooking a deep ravine going as
Floyd | far north as she can see. The ledge seems to be the remains of a road,
Floyd | cut off by the creation of the break in the earth. On the other side of
Floyd | the ravine, there's a barely visible opening through the trees. There
Floyd | is no way over there though. A steady wind tears at her clothes and
Floyd | hair in sudden gusts that seem eager to throw her off balance.
Floyd |
Floyd | East, northeast and north are the ways off the ledge.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd | A dry black leaf falls to the ground next to her. A gust of wind
Floyd | catches it and carries it away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put gray plaque on black plaque." 		

Floyd | Placing things on the small black plaque will not do her any good.
Floyd | Lornedei frowns. She seems to be listening.
Floyd | And there truly is a sound, distant, from the forest. It sounds like a
Floyd | wolf. Yes, a wolf, but it's far away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | The forbidden forest stands guard as if regretting giving passage. She
Floyd | is lucky to have made it through at all. Now there is no way back. She
Floyd | can however go east, west, northeast, northwest, and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Ravine)
Floyd | Lornedei stands on an outcropping overlooking a deep ravine going as
Floyd | far north as she can see. The ledge seems to be the remains of a road,
Floyd | cut off by the creation of the break in the earth. On the other side of
Floyd | the ravine, there's a barely visible opening through the trees. There
Floyd | is no way over there though. A steady wind tears at her clothes and
Floyd | hair in sudden gusts that seem eager to throw her off balance.
Floyd |
Floyd | East, northeast and north are the ways off the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x wind" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fly" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search trees" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything that might interest you besides those leaves.
Floyd | They are the only thing close enough for her to reach without entering
Floyd | the shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach spider" 		

Floyd | She is surrounded by crimson light. Intense, dancing light streaked
Floyd | with strands of pure dark. Greasy suffocating smoke, then a flash of
Floyd | blinding white, Deafening thunder of falling rocks. Then nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Circle of Stones)
Floyd | This is the southeastern corner of the field of despair. The forbidden
Floyd | forest is nearly all around her. West, northwest, and north takes her
Floyd | out. The ground sinks into a large hole, a bowl more than fifty paces
Floyd | across, in the ground, edged by crevices and uneven ridges. A broken
Floyd | land. Once at the bottom, the rest of the field is out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | A big round stone lies in the middle of the pit. The fire is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone circle is laid out on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a small hole in the hard ground (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x tone" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x round stone" 		

Floyd | It's a big round stone from the circle. It was pushed into the fire pit
Floyd | to suffocate the flames.
Floyd | Lornedei looks over her shoulder into the dark forest, anxious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The forbidden forest stands guard above the rim of the bowl she is in.
Floyd | She can get back to the field by going north, west, or northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get stone" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the big round boulder or the circle
Floyd | of stones?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "circle" 		

Floyd | You are the almighty here. Lornedei does not have that kind of
Floyd | strength.
Floyd | Lornedei turns her head towards a sudden rustling in the forbidden
Floyd | forest. There is nothing there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd | There's no way she could.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "climb wall" 		

Floyd | There is no way she can get up on the wall. It is too high and there
Floyd | are no handholds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach wall" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach mist" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "climb wall" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the eastern wall or the walls?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "walls" 		

Floyd | There's no way she could.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, give the firefly to the spider."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "climb eastern wall" 		

Floyd | There is no way she can get up on the wall. It is too high and there
Floyd | are no handholds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach castle" 		

Floyd | A great castle stands before Lornedei. A massive gate leading into the
Floyd | castle is to the northwest, The south wall with another gate runs west,
Floyd | parallel to the castle wall. The corridor between the inner and outer
Floyd | gate lies open to the west. There it meets the west wall that
Floyd | disappears around the corner and out of site. The courtyard is still,
Floyd | silent, peaceful, and empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a shadow though, barely perceptible, but the longer Lornedei
Floyd | looks, the clearer it gets. It is creeping across the stones. A moving
Floyd | darkness that emerges from the air itself creeps across the stone to
Floyd | melt into a crack in a stone or a mortar joint. It glides over the
Floyd | ground until sinking between the flagstones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then the world breaks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Although the images are old, the time long ago, the earth seems to
Floyd | shake under her feet. A woman runs past her, fleeing through deadly
Floyd | projectiles dislodged from falling towers, towards the main gate.
Floyd | Holding her arms above her head, she stumbles and falls. The moment
Floyd | after, the ground disappears ahead of her. The ground moves, cracks,
Floyd | and slides away as she is scrambling back. The woman gets up on her
Floyd | feet, staggers before regaining some balance, and backs away from the
Floyd | opening in the earth that was not there a moment ago. The castle cracks
Floyd | as the ground, solid stone, disappears beneath it. The south wall
Floyd | crumbles into piles of stone. Everything starting at an imagined line
Floyd | drawn between the two great gates and beyond them, drops away through a
Floyd | cloud of smoke and dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | An enormous cloud of dust spews out of the ravine, and even though
Floyd | Lornedei knows it is only in her mind, she coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The images fade.
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "that's new"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | The front wall of the castle ends there in a jagged edge. The rest of
Floyd | it is at the bottom of the ravine. There is no way of knowing how big
Floyd | the castle might have been before. Lornedei takes a quick look over the
Floyd | edge of the ravine. It is too far down to see anything clearly and she
Floyd | retreats.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x walls" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the walls or the old castle ruins?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "walls" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the walls or the old castle ruins?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x the walls" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the walls or the old castle ruins?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "castle" 		

Floyd | Only two walls remain of a once big castle. Those walls seem strong and
Floyd | reach up into a ceiling of mist far above her head. Lornedei is
Floyd | surrounded by rubble. A small opening leads into the building to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "move rubble" 		

Floyd | That is not possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes one step but stops. She cannot go there.  She can go
Floyd | south or down.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes one step but stops. She cannot go there.  She can go
Floyd | south or down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach wall" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the walls or the eastern wall?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eastern" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, biting her lower lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "we may need to get a hint from the firefly after all. I don't see what to do except give something we don't have yet to the statue."
		smartgenes says, "i'm not thinking of anything new"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 374.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a piece of cheese
Floyd |   A crystal spider with shifty, beady eyes (Stretching out, apparently
Floyd | snoozing at the moment.)
Floyd |   a small black plaque
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Taking a nap at the moment.)
Floyd |   a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open)
Floyd |     a golden acorn
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a handful of white berries
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x chain" 		

Floyd | It's a pale blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x black plaque" 		

Floyd | It's a totally black round plaque. It is small enough to fit in
Floyd | Lornedei's palm. The smooth stone is of a kind that Lornedei has never
Floyd | seen. A strange picture is carved on one side. It looks like a flying
Floyd | insect of some sort, with a giant tree in the background.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x picture" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose we could try listen, smell, and touch more often, but I don't think that's what's blocking us."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "where is staff" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to where.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop beetle" 		

Floyd | Lornedei tries to let the bug go. As soon as she manages to shake the
Floyd | thing off her hand, it spreads its wings, makes a short trip around her
Floyd | head to finally land on her shoulder, not pleased with Lornedei at all.
Floyd | The bug crawls underneath her hair, grabs a few of those fine hairs in
Floyd | the back of her neck and tugs on  them. Lornedei shrieks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "where silver" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to where.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "where" 		

Floyd | You can only use this command when trying to find the wolf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "where wolf" 		

Floyd | Deini is running all over the place. The last I saw of her she was
Floyd | somewhere in the Aarkland (Billowing Field).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "whats" 		

Floyd | Whats what?
Floyd | Here are some commands you can use:
Floyd |
Floyd | >Whats up with Lornedei (or "h ld") Check Lornedei's current mental
Floyd | health.
Floyd | >Whats up with [object](or "h [object]") A simple status check, no
Floyd | specifics. As a rule there are no changes in normal objects. Examine
Floyd | and reach are still the main commands to use when interacting with
Floyd | objects and creatures.
Floyd | >Whats in the rucksack (or h in rucksack) Same as "search rucksack".
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x spider" 		

Floyd | It's a large spider made of crystal. It has curled up as if either dead
Floyd | or sleeping most of the time. It is hard to tell which. It gives off a
Floyd | cold sparkling light and has a pair of multi facetted eyes. Oddly
Floyd | enough, the eyes seem both beady and shifty. No matter from where it is
Floyd | observed, it seems to glare suspiciously. She will have to touch the
Floyd | spider to examine it further. That is, if it will let her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "h ld" 		

Floyd | Lornedei looks fine. She is as healthy as she will ever be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "h spider" 		

Floyd | The crystal spider seems healthy enough.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "touch spider" 		

Floyd | Lornedei reaches for the spider and it actually lets her investigate.
Floyd | She carefully holds one leg and the spider lets her flex it
Floyd | experimentally before resolutely pulling it away from her. The spider
Floyd | is cold and strangely flexible. It seems to be able to appear as hard
Floyd | as the crystal it is at will, just to move around like any other spider
Floyd | the next moment. It is however staring suspiciously at her, wondering
Floyd | what this touchy feely thing is all about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to spider" 		

Floyd | There is nothing here to listen to but the constant wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "move spider" 		

Floyd | The spider bobs up and down a bit at her touch but that's it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "twist spider" 		

Floyd | The spider bobs up and down a bit at her touch but that's it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), ">teach spider to breakdance" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "go to statue" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd | Various ways to get you started or out of trouble:
Floyd |
Floyd | Play around with the characters to get a grip on them. You are the
Floyd | Almighty. You command Lornedei.
Floyd | I.E If you give the command: >take dirt, you may get the reply: She
Floyd | cannot find any such thing.
Floyd | If you give the command: >pick nose, you might get the reply: Lornedei
Floyd | gives you a disgusted look.
Floyd | The command: >talk to bird, may result in: "I still can't talk to
Floyd | animals Master, when will you ever learn?"
Floyd | Other characters may be ordered in the normal way. I.E >fish, eat hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pay attention to what is happening now and then!
Floyd | Some useful verbs:
Floyd | Try out:
Floyd | >where...
Floyd | >whats...
Floyd | >follow... >reach...
Floyd | Do not forget to
Floyd | >smell...
Floyd | >listen...
Floyd | >touch...
Floyd |
Floyd | Conversations:
Floyd | >hint
Floyd | >ask firefly about Lornedei
Floyd | Ask the firefly about something that you see in the game or about
Floyd | something regarding the game play.
Floyd | >ask Lornedei about magic
Floyd | Talk to Lornedei. Ask Lornedei about things that you see in the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Game play verbs:
Floyd |
Floyd | >exits
Floyd | Gives you all possible ways out of the current location.
Floyd | >magic Gives you Lornedei's current magic.
Floyd | >holiness
Floyd | Gives you current score.
Floyd | >about
Floyd | Information about the game.
Floyd | >beginner
Floyd | A beginners guide to Interactive Fiction.
Floyd | >credits
Floyd | Shows the credits.
Floyd | Finally:
Floyd | >DUH!
Floyd | (Not recommended.)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd | The firefly appears. it buzzes around Lornedei's head.
Floyd | "Me, yes, has come to help! Now hurry and ask!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "go to the statue. hint. ask firefly about statue."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ask firefly about statue" 		

Floyd | "It is one of the old ones sentries. They are all gone now I believe.
Floyd | Shame, such a shame. The light bearers held them very high but now they
Floyd | are all gone. This one must be angry though. Someone has stolen her
Floyd | spear. Oh dear oh dear!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "um yeah, well we guessed that much"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "kill firefly" 		

Floyd | "I have no wish to do any such thing!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask firefly about spear" 		

Floyd | "Me, yes me, I will not tell."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I must go, yes I must. The firefly disappears with a pop and a flash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "grr"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd | The firefly appears. it buzzes around Lornedei's head.
Floyd | "Me, yes, has come to help! Now hurry and ask!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ask firefly about acorn" 		

Floyd | "Acorn? Pretty thing is it not? An acorn is a nut, is a seed, is a
Floyd | thing that needs growing, needs soil and water? It needs to be planted
Floyd | in the mist. Oh no, not the dangerous mist. The golden mist."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask firefly about spider" 		

Floyd | "This is a magical little creepy crawly. The light bearers used them to
Floyd | bring light and to cast away dark spirits. They do very little
Floyd | voluntarily those nasty creatures. Me, I don't know if they are lazy or
Floyd | only full of themselves, but they do seem to think that they are above
Floyd | simple humans."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i suppose it might light the corridor"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see a Firefly here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I must go, yes I must. The firefly disappears with a pop and a flash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "drop spider" 		

Floyd | Your wish is her command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see A crystal spider with shifty, beady eyes (Curled up acting
Floyd | dead at the moment.) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Are you reading the"
		DavidW asks, "Are you reading the 'seems to lead only' to mean there might be another unseen exit here?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes one step but stops. She cannot go there.  She can go
Floyd | south or down.
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes one step but stops. She cannot go there.  She can go
Floyd | south or down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes one step but stops. She cannot go there.  She can go
Floyd | south or down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes one step but stops. She cannot go there.  She can go
Floyd | south or down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes one step but stops. She cannot go there.  She can go
Floyd | south or down.
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes one step but stops. She cannot go there.  She can go
Floyd | south or down.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes one step but stops. She cannot go there.  She can go
Floyd | south or down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nne" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ask spider for light" 		

Floyd | The spider straightens to show its maximum height. It taps one of its
Floyd | legs against another and turns away. It is clearly beneath a creature
Floyd | of light to obey common humans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub spider" 		

Floyd | The crystal spider would most certainly not appreciate that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "kick spider" 		

Floyd | Lornedei would never.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "stamp" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give berry to spider" 		

Floyd | The spider pokes the handful of white berries with some interest. The
Floyd | curiosity doesn't last long though and the spider returns to its
Floyd | suspicious glaring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give nut to spider" 		

Floyd | Really? the purple nut with thorns?
Floyd | Lornedei carefully takes the nut, holding it with two fingers by one of
Floyd | the thorns. That way she won't get hurt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "call firefly" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to call.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd | Various ways to get you started or out of trouble:
Floyd |
Floyd | Play around with the characters to get a grip on them. You are the
Floyd | Almighty. You command Lornedei.
Floyd | I.E If you give the command: >take dirt, you may get the reply: She
Floyd | cannot find any such thing.
Floyd | If you give the command: >pick nose, you might get the reply: Lornedei
Floyd | gives you a disgusted look.
Floyd | The command: >talk to bird, may result in: "I still can't talk to
Floyd | animals Master, when will you ever learn?"
Floyd | Other characters may be ordered in the normal way. I.E >fish, eat hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pay attention to what is happening now and then!
Floyd | Some useful verbs:
Floyd | Try out:
Floyd | >where...
Floyd | >whats...
Floyd | >follow... >reach...
Floyd | Do not forget to
Floyd | >smell...
Floyd | >listen...
Floyd | >touch...
Floyd |
Floyd | Conversations:
Floyd | >hint
Floyd | >ask firefly about Lornedei
Floyd | Ask the firefly about something that you see in the game or about
Floyd | something regarding the game play.
Floyd | >ask Lornedei about magic
Floyd | Talk to Lornedei. Ask Lornedei about things that you see in the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Game play verbs:
Floyd |
Floyd | >exits
Floyd | Gives you all possible ways out of the current location.
Floyd | >magic Gives you Lornedei's current magic.
Floyd | >holiness
Floyd | Gives you current score.
Floyd | >about
Floyd | Information about the game.
Floyd | >beginner
Floyd | A beginners guide to Interactive Fiction.
Floyd | >credits
Floyd | Shows the credits.
Floyd | Finally:
Floyd | >DUH!
Floyd | (Not recommended.)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put nut in rucksack" 		

Floyd | She drops the purple nut with thorns into the leather rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd | The firefly appears. it buzzes around Lornedei's head.
Floyd | "Me, yes, has come to help! Now hurry and ask!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ask firefly about tree" 		

Floyd | "Me, yes me, I will not tell."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ask firefly about ravine" 		

Floyd | "Me, yes me, I will not tell."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ask firefly about altar" 		

Floyd | "Me, yes me, I will not tell."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I must go, yes I must. The firefly disappears with a pop and a flash.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "pray for rain" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to pray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see A crystal spider with shifty, beady eyes (Glaring
Floyd | suspiciously.) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x staircase" 		

Floyd | The stone staircase spirals down into the dark. The steps are worn and
Floyd | cracked. A layer of sand and dust covers each step. No one has walked
Floyd | here for many years.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove sand" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "feel corridor" 		

Floyd | Some things in this world are not for her to be concerned with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | "This place is dry and dusty but there are no smells, nothing but
Floyd | despair and loneliness. Everything is dead."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd | All is quiet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd | I can't understand you. Try to say it differently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove debris" 		

Floyd | Really? the rubble?
Floyd | That is not possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x ravine" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move debris" 		

Floyd | That is not possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "attack statue" 		

Floyd | "Even if I could damage this statue, I fail to see the point in it
Floyd | Master."
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eat cheese" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes a careful little bite. Once proven safe and truly
Floyd | edible, she quickly gobbles it down.
Floyd | "Pardon my manners Master, but I was hungry."
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search debris" 		

Floyd | Lornedei's magic just went up by seven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Lornedei scratches her head, looking at the mountain of rubble.
Floyd | "If I could get through this first pile of blocks, then maybe, I am not
Floyd | sure I can though. I am going to need some help."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search debris" 		

Floyd | Lornedei scratches her head, looking at the mountain of rubble.
Floyd | "If I could get through this first pile of blocks, then maybe, I am not
Floyd | sure I can though. I am going to need some help."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ask spider for help" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "eating cheese increases magic, eh?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm. Do you think we missed something way back?"
		DavidW says, "spider is upstairs"
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I'm sure we have, but it's unclear that should make a difference here."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see A crystal spider with shifty, beady eyes (Stretching out,
Floyd | apparently snoozing at the moment.) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get spider" 		

Floyd | The spider reluctantly steps up on her hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ask spider for help" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm thinking each zone of the game is probably a self-contained puzzle set."
		smartgenes says, "it does seem that way"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "blow dust" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "blow spider" 		

Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "blow acorn" 		

Floyd | Really? the golden acorn?
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eat nut" 		

Floyd | Really? the purple nut with thorns?
Floyd | Lornedei carefully takes the nut, holding it with two fingers by one of
Floyd | the thorns. That way she won't get hurt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove thorns" 		

Floyd | "I shall not!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give beetle to statue" 		

Floyd | Lornedei looks at the big black beetle. She looks at the hole in the
Floyd | stone hand. She looks at you, smiles a little, and shakes her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give grey plaque to statue" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give cheese to statue" 		

Floyd | Lornedei looks at the piece of cheese. She looks at the hole in the
Floyd | stone hand. She looks at you, smiles a little, and shakes her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "anyway, we know its the spear we need"
		DavidW says, "The plaques are too large. And we *know* it wants a spear."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "might turn verbose off."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "fix tree" 		

Floyd | There is nothing left here that can be healed. The tree is long since
Floyd | dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd | What do you want Lornedei to dig?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ground" 		

Floyd | (the ground)
Floyd | Lornedei digs a hole in the dry ground.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Circle of Stones)
Floyd | This is the southeastern corner of the field of despair. The forbidden
Floyd | forest is nearly all around her. West, northwest, and north takes her
Floyd | out. The ground sinks into a large hole, a bowl more than fifty paces
Floyd | across, in the ground, edged by crevices and uneven ridges. A broken
Floyd | land. Once at the bottom, the rest of the field is out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | A big round stone lies in the middle of the pit. The fire is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone circle is laid out on the ground.
Floyd | Lornedei frowns. She seems to be listening.
Floyd | And there truly is a sound, distant, from the forest. It sounds like
Floyd | someone crying. An abandoned cry of loneliness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "the soil is poisoned here, though."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to sone" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to stone" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the big round boulder or the circle
Floyd | of stones?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow sound" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to boulder" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the big round boulder or the circle
Floyd | of stones?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "round" 		

Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you. After a moment of puzzled silence, she
Floyd | shakes her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "feel boulder" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the big round boulder or the circle
Floyd | of stones?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "round" 		

Floyd | Lornedei shrugs. What the big round boulder feels like does not
Floyd | interest her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push round boulder" 		

Floyd | The stone is too heavy to move around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd | The forbidden forest stands guard above the rim of the bowl she is in.
Floyd | She can get back to the field by going north, west, or northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to forest" 		

Floyd | "I hear nothing but a careful whispering from these trees right now. It
Floyd | is the sound of dry leaves scraping against each other, that is all. I
Floyd | cannot hear any animals at all."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd | There is nothing here to listen to but the constant wind.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd | There is nothing here to listen to but the constant wind.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see a small hole in the hard ground (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd | There is nothing here to listen to but the constant wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd | There is nothing here to listen to but the constant wind.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "despair" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach sun" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Ravine)
Floyd | Lornedei stands on an outcropping overlooking a deep ravine going as
Floyd | far north as she can see. The ledge seems to be the remains of a road,
Floyd | cut off by the creation of the break in the earth. On the other side of
Floyd | the ravine, there's a barely visible opening through the trees. There
Floyd | is no way over there though. A steady wind tears at her clothes and
Floyd | hair in sudden gusts that seem eager to throw her off balance.
Floyd |
Floyd | East, northeast and north are the ways off the ledge.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd | A high pitched squeal from somewhere among the blackened trees fills
Floyd | the air, and Lornedei shudders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd | There is nothing here to listen to but the constant wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sun" 		

Floyd | Right above her the sky is clear, darkening to a graphite tinted blue.
Floyd | All around this patch, in all directions, there is a ceiling of
Floyd | constant mist. Visible above this blanket of gray, to the west, a dying
Floyd | sun sets the horizon in flames.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "heal mist" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd | I can't understand you. Try to say it differently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "jump ravine" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ride wind" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "call wolf" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to call.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "call" 		

Floyd | Lornedei whistles but does Deini want to come to her?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Lornedei waits as the dry wind tears at her torn clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x corner" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "we could try earlier load.."
		smartgenes says, "maybe we did miss something we need"
		DavidW says, "I really don't know. I need a bathroom break, regardless."
		DavidW asks, "But what previous location could've hid the spear?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch gray plaque" 		

Floyd | "It feels warm. Warm and heavy.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch black plaque" 		

Floyd | "It feels warm. Warm and heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to gray plaque" 		

Floyd | She can hear nothing from the small gray plaque.
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I can't help but think these plaques are magic spells in solid form, somehow, waiting to be activated."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break grey plaque" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x gray plaque" 		

Floyd | It is a small round plaque in a material unknown to Lornedei. The
Floyd | surface is smooth and with a deep polish. It is small enough to fit in
Floyd | Lornedei's hand. The surface shows nothing, not even the distorted
Floyd | image of Lornedei herself that one might expect. What shows in the
Floyd | plaque is like a reflection of a stormy sky in a puddle of murky water,
Floyd | just before the rain starts hammering.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break gray plaque" 		

Floyd | Never mind having her wreck her inventory, unless it is truly called
Floyd | for.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I assume the gray plaque is a summon rain spell."
		smartgenes says, "thats what i was jst thinking"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "show plaque to sky" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the small black plaque or the small
Floyd | gray plaque?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "grat" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "show gray plaque to sky" 		

Floyd | She can only do that to something living that has at least half a
Floyd | brain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "But do we need a spell player to put the plaque in or what?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put gray plaque in hand" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spit on gray plaque" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit gray plaque" 		

Floyd | Never mind having her wreck her inventory, unless it is truly called
Floyd | for.
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, biting her lower lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "push gray plaque" 		

Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ruib gray plaque" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "o rub" 		

Floyd | Sorry, that can't be corrected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "lift gray plaque" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub gray" 		

Floyd | There is no need for her to do that.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "raise gray plaque" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw gray plaque into ravine" 		

Floyd | Lornedei gives you a doubtful glance. After just a moments hesitation,
Floyd | she decides to trust your judgment. She drops the small gray plaque in
Floyd | the ravine. She does not stay at the edge long enough to watch it fall.
Floyd | "Was that necessary?"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat gray" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gray" 		

Floyd | It is a small round plaque in a material unknown to Lornedei. The
Floyd | surface is smooth and with a deep polish. It is small enough to fit in
Floyd | Lornedei's hand. The surface shows nothing, not even the distorted
Floyd | image of Lornedei herself that one might expect. What shows in the
Floyd | plaque is like a reflection of a stormy sky in a puddle of murky water,
Floyd | just before the rain starts hammering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rain" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reflect sun" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "summon rain" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spells" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "toss gray plaque" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "spin gray plaque" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hold gray plaque" 		

Floyd | She already has that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We could try the duh! command (not recommended)."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "snap gray plaque" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "duh" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "duh!" 		

Floyd | Crystal and Stone, Beetle and Bone Player Guide follows.
Floyd | A step by step walkthrough is difficult to write for this game. I can
Floyd | point out necessary steps to get the most out of it, nothing more.
Floyd | Try this first though:
Floyd | If you are lost, you can try to type exits.
Floyd | Alternatively, type hint to summon the firefly.
Floyd | Perhaps Lornedei can answer your question.
Floyd | Are you sure you want to do this?
Floyd |
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "duh!" 		

Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd | There is no need to answer her. Better to keep your peace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ld about statue" 		

Floyd | Lornedei shrugs.
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ld about beetle" 		

Floyd | "Yes, I have heard told that they are not what they seem."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "polish gray plaque" 		

Floyd | There is no need for her to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "clean plaque" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the small black plaque or the small
Floyd | gray plaque?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "black" 		

Floyd | There is no need for her to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ld about gray plaque" 		

Floyd | Lornedei shrugs.
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, biting her lower lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x black plaque" 		

Floyd | It's a totally black round plaque. It is small enough to fit in
Floyd | Lornedei's palm. The smooth stone is of a kind that Lornedei has never
Floyd | seen. A strange picture is carved on one side. It looks like a flying
Floyd | insect of some sort, with a giant tree in the background.
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "we got this black plaque after encountering the beetle etc"
		DavidW asks, "We could try planting the plaques?"
		DavidW says, "The black plaque was from the fire."
		smartgenes says, "yes so what is it hinting at i wonder"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 374.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |   a golden acorn
Floyd |   A crystal spider with shifty, beady eyes (Polishing its underside at
Floyd | the moment.)
Floyd |   a piece of cheese
Floyd |   a small black plaque
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Spinning around waving its antennae at the
Floyd | moment.)
Floyd |   a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a handful of white berries
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "give black plaque to beetle" 		

Floyd | The bug spins around and around but that's it.
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "feed beetle to spider" 		

Floyd | The spider stretches out to its full height and pokes the beetle in the
Floyd | eye. The bug gives off a high-pitch squeal and crawls in under
Floyd | Lornedei's hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "tried that one"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "eat spider" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is not in the mood for tasting critters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x acorn" 		

Floyd | It is an acorn in shape and form but it seems to be one in solid gold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ask firefly about plaques"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "feel acorn" 		

Floyd | Lornedei holds the golden acorn in her hand. The images come to her
Floyd | without being reached for.
Floyd |
Floyd | A seedling, a sapling, a giant oak.
Floyd | All in a matter of seconds. Dripping water, a silver goblet.
Floyd | A wish to grow, a wish to heal.
Floyd | Instant flashes, not much more than emotion and fleeing images, but
Floyd | strong and urgent.
Floyd | Time is running out.
Floyd | The vision fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe we need to plant them or some fool thing, but they seem also optional."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd | The firefly appears. it buzzes around Lornedei's head.
Floyd | "Me, yes, has come to help! Now hurry and ask!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ask firefly about plaque" 		

Floyd | "Me, yes me, I will not tell."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask firefly about wolf" 		

Floyd | "Eeee! Just keep that horrible animal away from me. Have you fed it?
Floyd | You should not! You will spoil it rotten and then it will come after
Floyd | you for more food!
Floyd | If you are stupid enough to ask it to follow you it is even worse. You
Floyd | will never get rid of it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "ask firefly about nut" 		

Floyd | "Me, yes me, I will not tell."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I must go, yes I must. The firefly disappears with a pop and a flash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw spider into ravine" 		

Floyd | "No Master. I think I will hold on to this for now."
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder what we could've fed Deini with. Also, perhaps the wolf could've been with us all this time."
		smartgenes says, "i think there was a route off to the east that we didnt take"
		DavidW says, "takin' that bathroom break now"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "connect plaques" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "unite plaqs" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "unite plaques" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "plant acorn in mist" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to plant the golden acorn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | She should not venture too far into this scarred landscape. Beyond is
Floyd | the mist, where she would be lost. Lornedei turns back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw gray plaque into mist" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd | The firefly appears. it buzzes around Lornedei's head.
Floyd | "Me, yes, has come to help! Now hurry and ask!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach firefly" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x shirt" 		

Floyd | the shirt is now  torn, wet and filthy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove shirt" 		

Floyd | Really? the shirt?
Floyd | Perhaps you should leave Lornedei's clothing alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I must go, yes I must. The firefly disappears with a pop and a flash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "search rocks" 		

Floyd | Lornedei scratches her head, looking at the mountain of rubble.
Floyd | "If I could get through this first pile of blocks, then maybe, I am not
Floyd | sure I can though. I am going to need some help."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "remove dust" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look into ravine" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "back"
		smartgenes says, "i can think of nothing"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach wall" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the walls or the eastern wall?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "walls" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "As a longshot: beetle, search debris."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "beetle, search debris" 		

Floyd | The beetle seems to ponder this. Then it crosses its antennae, willing
Floyd | but confused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "spider, search debris" 		

Floyd | The spider straightens to show its maximum height. It taps one of its
Floyd | legs against another and turns away. It is clearly beneath a creature
Floyd | of light to obey common humans.
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "beetle, ne" 		

Floyd | The beetle seems to ponder this. Then it crosses its antennae, willing
Floyd | but confused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "crush beetle in rage" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to crush the big black beetle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "beetle, find wolf" 		

Floyd | The bug waves its antennae but has very little to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "summon rain" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x clouds" 		

Floyd | Right above her the sky is clear, darkening to a graphite tinted blue.
Floyd | All around this patch, in all directions, there is a ceiling of
Floyd | constant mist. Visible above this blanket of gray, to the west, a dying
Floyd | sun sets the horizon in flames.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw plaque into mist" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the small black plaque or the small
Floyd | gray plaque?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "black" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw gray plaque into ravine" 		

Floyd | Lornedei gives you a doubtful glance. After just a moments hesitation,
Floyd | she decides to trust your judgment. She drops the small gray plaque in
Floyd | the ravine. She does not stay at the edge long enough to watch it fall.
Floyd | "Was that necessary?"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "walkthrough?"
		DavidW says, "hm. Perhaps *something* ought to go into the ravine."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 374.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |   a golden acorn
Floyd |   A crystal spider with shifty, beady eyes (Stretching out, apparently
Floyd | snoozing at the moment.)
Floyd |   a piece of cheese
Floyd |   a small black plaque
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Airing out its shell at the moment.)
Floyd |   a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a handful of white berries
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw spider in ravine" 		

Floyd | "No Master. I think I will hold on to this for now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw acorn in ravine" 		

Floyd | "No Master. I think I should hold on to this."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw cheese in ravine" 		

Floyd | Lornedei gives you a doubtful glance. After just a moments hesitation,
Floyd | she decides to trust your judgment. She drops the piece of cheese in
Floyd | the ravine. She does not stay at the edge long enough to watch it fall.
Floyd | "Was that necessary?"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw nut in ravine" 		

Floyd | Lornedei throws the nut over the edge. A sudden gust of wind grabs it.
Floyd | After dancing around in the air for a few moments, it drops down at her
Floyd | feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd | Lornedei carefully picks up the nut. She quickly drops it in the
Floyd | rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "odd that the nut is blown back. That's unlike the other responses."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie pouch to nut" 		

Floyd | That is not possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put nut in pouch" 		

Floyd | She needs to be holding the purple nut with thorns before she can put
Floyd | it into something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take nut" 		

Floyd | Lornedei carefully takes the nut, holding it with two fingers by one of
Floyd | the thorns. That way she won't get hurt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put nut in pouch" 		

Floyd | She drops the purple nut with thorns into the small leather pouch.
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pouch" 		

Floyd | It is a dry and withered leather pouch, no bigger than a woman's fist.
Floyd | A leather string is used to close it and hang it in a belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it" 		

Floyd | In the small leather pouch is a purple nut with thorns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw pouch into ravine" 		

Floyd | Lornedei drops the small leather pouch over the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "walkthrough or earlier load?"
		DavidW says, "I'm worried that the walkthrough will be a huge huge textdump."
		DavidW says, "But maybe we will be lucky can just read about our own section where we're stuck."
		DavidW says, "If we jump to an earlier load, I'd like to jump to just after getting the lamp and try a different underwater branch."
		DavidW says, "let's try walkthrough first, I guess."
		smartgenes says, "earlier load would be better"
		DavidW says, "I hate that we're doing that, though."
		DavidW says, "ok, try earlier load, then."
		smartgenes says, "maybe we're assuming that the parts are self-contained"
		DavidW says, "maybe."
		DavidW says, "I am assuming, if we know what we're doing, the berries are optional, the amulet is optional, the golden acorn is always found and can't be lost until needed, etc."
		DavidW asks, "like, could we have followed the beetle from the place of severence before finding the acorn?"
		smartgenes says, "i just wondered if there was soe obvious object in a branch we didn't try"
		DavidW says, "or maybe, by skipping the treetop puzzle, we didn't get an item we need."
		DavidW asks, "Perhaps we could even start over?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

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

		smartgenes says, "wow, the author is blind"
		DavidW says, "Go ahead and choose a save point to restore from or restart from the start. I leave the choice to you."
		smartgenes asks, "rstart?"
		DavidW says, "sure, if you like."
		DavidW says, "We can make more of an effort to keep the wolf with us as a companion, for one thing."
smartgenes has disconnected. 		
smartgenes has connected. 		
smartgenes disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
smartgenes arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | Do you really wish to abandon this world?

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd | Do you really wish to give up and restart?

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to restore a saved game?
Floyd |

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  "Greetings Almighty! Allow me to tell you about your world, Aarkland."
Floyd |
Floyd | Our story begins here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The harvest time is upon the people. Their hard work goes on from early
Floyd | morning until all that must be done is done. The summer has been good
Floyd | and this winter no one will starve. That is what the villagers believe,
Floyd | anyway. In ignorance they have turned from you and cannot see the
Floyd | coming darkness. For them Ignorance is bliss, but refusing to see the
Floyd | truth is no protection against evil.
Floyd |
Floyd | The young girl that's come to meet you in secret is Lornedei. You watch
Floyd | her treading along the road and when she stops next to the water, you
Floyd | once more feel a glimmer of hope. She is the first child in more than a
Floyd | hundred years that has been born with the old power. The youngest
Floyd | daughter to Lorne and Noki, this innocent girl searches the sky for
Floyd | your presence. She smiles when she senses it and gives you a little
Floyd | wave. She is the last one. The last hope.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei tightens the straps on her rucksack, throws a quick glance
Floyd | back along the road, and makes sure her sandals are fastened properly.
Floyd | Surely she can sense you watching her, but she says nothing. She
Floyd | reaches into her rucksack and brings out some bread. She nibbles on it
Floyd | without much enthusiasm while watching the flowing river, and she waits
Floyd | for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girl has the power to "reach" beyond what the eye can see and
Floyd | "heal" what is broken, but she is not strong enough to make a
Floyd | difference. Not without guidance. That is where you come in. As the God
Floyd | of this land, you must guide her. First, you should send her to the
Floyd | unholy stones to see what the world around her is hiding.
Floyd | An Interactive Fantasy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crystal and Stone, Beetle and Bone.
Floyd | By Jenny Brennan 2007-2009.
Floyd |
Floyd | Latest update and bug fixed June 25 2009. Type "about" for more
Floyd | information.
Floyd | Type "help" to get started.
Floyd | Type "hint" for specific help.
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 090625 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11 S
Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (End of Village Road)
Floyd | This old road, coming from the village, runs north to the edge of the
Floyd | forest. Alongside it to the west is the rushing water of the river
Floyd | Aarkland. The river flows through the forest and divides it in two: To
Floyd | the east is the old forest, and to the west is the forbidden forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Few people use the road these days, and it is all but overtaken by
Floyd | grass and brush. A seemingly endless field stretches out to the east.
Floyd | Between the swaying grass and the road, a few deformed bushes prepare
Floyd | to invade what remains of the road. A short distance to the southeast
Floyd | is a pile of stones. The stones are barely visible above the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Aarkland river flows past as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | A whiff of the deformed bushes reaches Lornedei's nose and she waves
Floyd | the unpleasant odor away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Is that a language I have not yet learned?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (On the Unholy Stones)
Floyd | For as long as Lornedei can remember, she has been told not to go
Floyd | there. There is nothing strange about the stones at a distance. It
Floyd | could just be a collection of fieldstones, perhaps from the time when
Floyd | the settlers first prepared the field. Nothing could be more wrong.
Floyd | There are piles of stones in many fields, but none with this kind of
Floyd | history.
Floyd |
Floyd | She hesitates and turns to you. It seems like she wants to say
Floyd | something. She keeps silent and steps up on the platform.
Floyd | The collection of stones is over ten paces from edge to edge. The top
Floyd | has been flattened to create a platform and that is where Lornedei
Floyd | stands. No new stones have been added in several hundred years. Despite
Floyd | the lack of activity, nothing grows near the stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are powers here that make it easier for her to use her magic. You
Floyd | can make her see what hides around her. She will see the world as it
Floyd | is, what hides beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can go north to the field or northwest back to the dusty road.
Floyd | Lornedei suddenly looks startled.
Floyd | "Master what is this?" A firefly is buzzing around her head. She waves
Floyd | her hand to wave it away when suddenly a small voice pipes up.
Floyd | "No, No, silly girl. I am no harm! I am here to help you must know!"
Floyd | Lornedei stops waving but she looks dubiously at the tiny creature.
Floyd | Once safe from the terribly waving arm, the firefly stops for a rest on
Floyd | Lornedei's brow. The tiny voice pipes up again. "I must come, curious
Floyd | am I, and I can help such as you!" Lornedei tries to look up at the fly
Floyd | but all that happens is that her eyes cross. "There is magic here,
Floyd | magic in you girl. I have not sensed magic in a long time, yes!" the
Floyd | fly takes off and starts buzzing around Lornedei's head again. "Strong
Floyd | you are not! Oh, no. That god of yours was stingy in his giving so he
Floyd | was. Pity, pity. You can be stronger though. Sometimes from nature,
Floyd | sometimes from other things. You must know girl, to regain strength
Floyd | that you lose, you must eat. Ah, there are some here, I have searched
Floyd | for these." the fly buzzes off towards the deformed bushes and lands on
Floyd | one of the berries growing there. "Eat these and be strong, do not
Floyd | forget." there is an angry buzzing, a strange grunting sound, and a
Floyd | thud as a white berry, seemingly with a firefly attached on the top,
Floyd | falls to the ground. "Me... Will just.." In an amazing display of
Floyd | over-insectile powers, the fly lifts the berry off the ground. "will
Floyd | just take this." The firefly, along with its booty, disappears with a
Floyd | pop and a flash.
Floyd |
Floyd | The firefly is available for questioning. It is happy to help. Just
Floyd | type "hint" and it will come.
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, biting her lower lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (End of Village Road)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Aarkland river flows past as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deformed bushes seem to reach for Lornedei as she walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x bsh" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x bush" 		

Floyd | They all look sick, small, and deformed as they reach their oddly
Floyd | shaped digits towards her. There must be something wrong with them.
Floyd | Despite it being in the middle of Harvest Moon, their leaves are yellow
Floyd | and riddled with brown and black blotches.
Floyd | A few white berries still cling to the branches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get berries" 		

Floyd | Lornedei picks all of the berries that seem edible. It turns out to be
Floyd | quite a handful. She drops them all into the rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | No, she can go east to the field, southeast to the unholy stones, or
Floyd | enter the river to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (Billowing Field)
Floyd | Lornedei hesitates throwing an anxious glance south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe she would prefer to be back in the safe grasp of her kin. If that
Floyd | is the case, she will never tell her God. She does not know why she is
Floyd | here or how easy her mind and flesh may be corrupted, and she may be
Floyd | better off that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Very carefully, you give her just the slightest of mental nudges to
Floyd | remove the hesitation from her mind. Not again can you give her a
Floyd | command without letting her choose how to proceed. What she has ahead
Floyd | of her she must do of her own free will as much as possible. Lornedei
Floyd | takes her eyes off the road and moves on.
Floyd | The grass grows waist high. Touched by sun, wind, and rain, it
Floyd | patiently waits for the farmers that will not come. The edge of the old
Floyd | forest lies close by to the north. To the south, a big pile of stones
Floyd | rises above the grass. The road is back west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a low growling coming from the high grass. An injured wolf
Floyd | lies there.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "heal wolf" 		

Floyd | Lornedei shuts her eyes, raising both hands towards the dying animal.
Floyd | She summons her powers and the air starts to shimmer above the wolf. In
Floyd | sudden panic the wolf yelps miserably and tries to get up on its feet,
Floyd | but Lornedei's soft mumbling calms the animal. Still, the stare from
Floyd | those yellow eyes and a deep growl behind the exposed sharp teeth
Floyd | cannot be mistaken for friendliness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another mumbled phrase is heard from the girl and the predator's eyes
Floyd | slowly close. The wolf is asleep. The girl kneels while the swirling
Floyd | blue light covers the wolf with healing power. In one quick move, she
Floyd | corrects the broken leg to allow it to heal properly. A long while
Floyd | passes. Then she sits back in the grass, tired but smiling. She lets
Floyd | the healing light dissipate in the air.
Floyd | "All is well Master. I shall call her Deini."
Floyd |
Floyd | Another long while passes. The air is warm but a slight breeze moves
Floyd | the grass around Lornedei. It sways gently, like waves, across the vast
Floyd | field.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wolf opens its eyes, blinks, gets up. Lornedei sits on the ground
Floyd | with a confident smile on her lips and her hands in her lap. The
Floyd | beautiful animal stands absolutely still for a moment, meeting the
Floyd | girl's eyes. Then, in a heartbeat, it turns away. It runs along the
Floyd | edge of the forest. It stops near a big tree and turns around to watch
Floyd | the human. It sits down while considering its options.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then suddenly, the wolf that Lornedei named "Deini" comes running back.
Floyd | She smells the human, inspects her carefully, and makes a decision. She
Floyd | puts a cool muzzle in the hand that Lornedei is holding out. Lornedei
Floyd | has gained a friend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just dropped by five.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "deini, follow me" 		

Floyd | Deini looks at Lornedei, wondering if there might be something to eat
Floyd | first. When that doesn't seem to happen, the wolf ignores her command.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmmm."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach wolf" 		

Floyd | "I do not need to reach inside her to know that she is better now. The
Floyd | pain is gone."
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bread to deini" 		

Floyd | Deini smells the bread, sneezes, and backs away. She glances
Floyd | suspiciously at the piece of bread.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cheese to deini" 		

Floyd | (Taking the piece of cheese first.)
Floyd | Deini smells the piece of cheese but she is not very interested in
Floyd | anything that never had a heart beat at one point.
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, biting her lower lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give berry to deini" 		

Floyd | (Taking the handful of white berries first.)
Floyd | Deini smells the handful of white berries but she is not very
Floyd | interested in anything that never had a heart beat at one point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get deini" 		

Floyd | Deini is still a wild animal in her true element. She should not be
Floyd | captured or provoked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. So we really do need to find other food. Fish, maybe? Don't forget to 'reach world' at the unholy stones."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put all in backpack" 		

Floyd | handful of white berries: Done.
Floyd | piece of cheese: Done.
Floyd | loaf of horrid bread: Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (On the Unholy Stones)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach world" 		

Floyd | The world around Lornedei fades. She finds herself high up in the air,
Floyd | hovering above a seemingly endless field. She flaps her white wings
Floyd | tentatively at first, but then she catches an upwind and rises.
Floyd | Not far ahead of her is a vast and lush forest, stretching north and
Floyd | northeast. She looks east. Between the field and the endless ocean are
Floyd | a few homes, perhaps a fishing village, and a patchwork of fields. As
Floyd | she hovers far above the field, turning to the south, she can see a
Floyd | road following a river to another village far to the south. It is
Floyd | Lornedei's own.
Floyd |
Floyd | She turns west and the forbidden forest, a landscape of gray, stretches
Floyd | out ahead of her. It stretches to the southwest and to the northwest as
Floyd | far as she can see. It is a swirling black and gray mass of mist or
Floyd | smoke, for the most part unbroken except for the occasional tree-top
Floyd | protruding here and there.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | She moves closer until she is above the glittering water of the
Floyd | Aarkland river and turns north. She follows the flowing water until it
Floyd | seems to disappear into a large cliff. The two forests meet at the top
Floyd | of the cliff, but the old forest seems to give way more and more so
Floyd | that the border turns northeast towards a distant mountain chain. The
Floyd | river does not seem to appear again.
Floyd |
Floyd | She turns west, soaring above unbroken gray, seeing only the occasional
Floyd | twisted treetop shooting out of the thick mist and a blue sky above.
Floyd | She flies on, across a landscape of gray and black. The mist Swirls
Floyd | here and there, darkens here and there, but never reveals what is
Floyd | below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then the air seems to thin and she sinks down. She sinks down below the
Floyd | mist. She finds herself racing between twisted tree-trunks and grasping
Floyd | branches. A dry whisper follows her as she loses her orientation.
Floyd | Silent shapes like shadows follow her path. Spirits, hollow-eyed, pale
Floyd | and ragged, open their mouths in rage and longing before they shy away
Floyd | from her. They melt back into the shadows between the trees. Suddenly
Floyd | she is out of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Below her is a barren landscape of sand and broken earth. The forbidden
Floyd | forest surrounds this field of despair, although the sky is clear.
Floyd | Above the mist, to the northeast, she can see a pale silhouette of the
Floyd | mountains. She can see a far distant shade of green to the east, beyond
Floyd | which is a blue horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The same view meets her to the southeast, but to the south, southwest
Floyd | and west, there is only the forbidden forest with its blanket of mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | She lowers herself until she is just above stony ground. A deep ravine
Floyd | separates the field from the forest to the west. The ravine runs south
Floyd | to north into a misty plain where it disappears out of sight. To the
Floyd | northwest, clinging to the edge of the ravine, there is an old ruin...a
Floyd | castle. Only part of the ruin is visible as the rest of it fades into
Floyd | gray mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | She turns westward and sinks down in the ravine. Making her way north,
Floyd | the tip of her left wing nearly strokes the far ravine wall. She turns
Floyd | upwards and flies clockwise around the entire castle ruin. Most of the
Floyd | old castle is gone. As she is viewing it from the outside she can see
Floyd | chambers, dungeons and rooms in several levels that are exposed. The
Floyd | rest of the ruin is at the bottom of the ravine. After flying through
Floyd | the mist on the far side of the ruin, she appears at a great wall that
Floyd | separates the castle grounds from the northern wastelands before
Floyd | turning southeast. In the southeast corner of the big desolate field
Floyd | the ground slopes down and turns into a ragged hole in the ground. Heat
Floyd | ripples the air around it. A large fire burns within a ring of stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | She circles the fire. She is in a hurry, searching for the thing that
Floyd | should be but is no longer. She returns to the ruin. There is a high
Floyd | wall east of the castle and she stops to rest on top of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The world wavers its way back to reality and Lornedei looks pale and a
Floyd | bit unsteady on her feet.
Floyd | "Too high! Master? If I die and must come back, please do not make me a
Floyd | bird!"There is nothing she can do from here. She may be able to reach a
Floyd | distant object, but she can do nothing with it.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (End of Village Road)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Aarkland river flows past as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deformed bushes seem to reach for Lornedei as she walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get leaf" 		

Floyd | (the yellow leaves)
Floyd | Lornedei pulls a leaf off of one of the branches and it immediately
Floyd | crumbles into a smelly dust. She quickly brushes it off her hands while
Floyd | wrinkling her nose in disgust.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get branch" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (End of Village Road)
Floyd | This old road, coming from the village, runs north to the edge of the
Floyd | forest. Alongside it to the west is the rushing water of the river
Floyd | Aarkland. The river flows through the forest and divides it in two: To
Floyd | the east is the old forest, and to the west is the forbidden forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Few people use the road these days, and it is all but overtaken by
Floyd | grass and brush. A seemingly endless field stretches out to the east.
Floyd | Between the swaying grass and the road, a few deformed bushes prepare
Floyd | to invade what remains of the road. A short distance to the southeast
Floyd | is a pile of stones. The stones are barely visible above the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Aarkland river flows past as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deformed bushes seem to reach for Lornedei as she walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We never explored the non-forbidden forest much at all."
		smartgenes says, "we can't"
		DavidW says, "or east of Deini or the stones."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (Billowing Field)
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | No, there is nothing but the field as far as the eye can see and then
Floyd | the ocean beyond. Today is not the day to make that trip. The river is
Floyd | west and the unholy stones are to the south.
Floyd | Deini plunks her behind down and starts attacking an itchy spot on her
Floyd | leg with her front teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (End of Village Road)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Aarkland river flows past as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deformed bushes seem to reach for Lornedei as she walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd | There is nothing she can do from where she is. She will have to get
Floyd | closer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (Billowing Field)
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (End of Village Road)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Aarkland river flows past as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deformed bushes seem to reach for Lornedei as she walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x bush" 		

Floyd | The bushes are a truly sad sight now that Lornedei has picked all the
Floyd | berries.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 75.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd | No, she can go east to the field, southeast to the unholy stones, or
Floyd | enter the river to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Road)
Floyd | Lornedei tightens her sandals and checks her rucksack, making sure it
Floyd | is closed tight before entering the river. She steps carefully down the
Floyd | slippery slope and through the parting rushes and reeds. Something
Floyd | squawks at her but it is gone before she can see it. When her feet lose
Floyd | contact with the bottom, she floats and lets the remaining hesitation
Floyd | float away with the invisible currents below.
Floyd | The river runs from north to south. Ahead of her, the glittering water
Floyd | becomes shaded by the two forests. The forbidden forest on the left and
Floyd | the still green old forest on the right. The river disappears out of
Floyd | sight perhaps a hundred paces into the tunnel of trees, water, and
Floyd | shadows. The dusty road is east, where she can get out of the water.
Floyd | She can also dive down to the bottom of the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "dive" 		

Floyd | She dives down.
Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (Here be Sand)
Floyd | A magical world reveals itself. The river continues north. The bottom
Floyd | is mostly composed of sand, rocks, some mud, and quickly fleeing fish.
Floyd | All kinds of things have been thrown in the river from the road and are
Floyd | now resting under a layer of sand until the end of time. The river
Floyd | continues north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "catch fish" 		

Floyd | Lornedei looks puzzled. She seems not to understand your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get fish" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (Here be Mud)
Floyd | It's harder to see here. The river flows from north to south. The mud
Floyd | swirls up, preventing her from seeing more than a few arm lengths
Floyd | ahead. The old trees reach out their roots under the water. They crowd
Floyd | the bottom along with swaying vegetation and rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see a small gray plaque here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get plaque" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x roots" 		

Floyd | Some things in this world are not for her to be concerned with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search mud" 		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lornedei digs through some of the mud but there doesn't seem to be
Floyd | anything of interest down there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (At the Cave Entrance)
Floyd | The bottom is littered with rocks. There are piles of them of varying
Floyd | sizes, washed clean by the constant flow of water. Around the sides of
Floyd | the opening into the cave, a few colonies of a slimy and sickly green
Floyd | plant have managed to make a home. They sway back and forth in the
Floyd | current while clinging desperately to the rocks. The opening leads
Floyd | northwest into a cave and south takes her back around the river bend.
Floyd | Her lungs are starting to ache. She will have to go to the surface
Floyd | soon!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Cliff)
Floyd | She floats on the surface in the shadows of the trees, accompanied by
Floyd | the sounds of the forests: A murmur of life from the old forest, and a
Floyd | dry whispering, not quite as pleasant, from the black trees on the
Floyd | other riverbank.
Floyd | The river makes a slight turn, hiding the road from view. A vertical
Floyd | cliff stops her from going any further north in this tunnel of water,
Floyd | trees, and shadows. Above her head is a frayed ribbon of blue sky and
Floyd | at the top of the cliff, the two forests meet. Below and around her
Floyd | there is that play of light and dark, maybe just a little bit darker.
Floyd | South takes her back around the bend. Looking down she can see an
Floyd | opening in the cliff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "reach cliff" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | She can't get out of the river that way. She can go back south along
Floyd | the river or down to the bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (Between the Forests)
Floyd | Giant trees shade the river from both sides. Deformed branches dip
Floyd | their fingers in the water as if testing the depth before entering the
Floyd | water. Lornedei throws her head to the left, when a sudden sound is
Floyd | heard from the black forest. She moves a little bit closer to the east
Floyd | riverbank.
Floyd |
Floyd | A constant play of light and shadow goes on around her. The two forests
Floyd | lean towards each other from both sides. The sketched outlines of the
Floyd | two forests against a clear sky create deep shadows, distorted mirrored
Floyd | images, and an illusion of endless depths below.
Floyd | The forbidden forest is to the west and the old forest to the east. The
Floyd | river flows back south and down takes her to the bottom of the river.
Floyd | To the north the river disappears out of sight around a bend, and there
Floyd | is a slight opening in the trees to the east.
Floyd | A tiny voice suddenly pipes up from somewhere in the dark forest. "Most
Floyd | interesting... Most strange this is. Oh, no, nasty bug, go away!" The
Floyd | firefly comes out of the forest in a reckless speed, skids on the
Floyd | surface in front of Lornedei with a shocked screech, gets airborne and
Floyd | settles on her head, clearly exasperated.
Floyd | "Nasty, nasty things. Let me just rest girl, just for a moment."
Floyd | Lornedei watches the black forest for a moment, waiting for the firefly
Floyd | to calm down. When the little creature talks again, it seems to have
Floyd | regained its composure. It lifts off and starts circling Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The nasty forest has secrets. It might tell you if you look beyond.
Floyd | You must reach inside it to get knowledge girl. So many secrets are
Floyd | everywhere in this forest, and the other forest, leaves and rocks and
Floyd | the beasts living there." The fly buzzes over to a black leaf floating
Floyd | on the river. "This here is not what it seems either." The fly lands on
Floyd | the edge of the leaf and with an angry buzzing, it propels its little
Floyd | ship downstream without another word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd | These trees all look dead at first sight. Scorched and tortured, they
Floyd | reach out their blackened limbs over the cowering undergrowth. They do
Floyd | have leaves, however, not green and lush but almost black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get leaf" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the black leaves or the green leaves?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "green" 		

Floyd | The leaves are fine just the way they are. I'm sure Lornedei would
Floyd | agree.
Floyd | A dry black leaf drops from the forbidden forest into the water right
Floyd | in front of Lornedei. It bobs up and down a couple of times before it
Floyd | floats away downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get black leaf" 		

Floyd | Lornedei grabs one of the black leaves in the nearest cluster of leaves
Floyd | and twists it loose. The leaf, being as long as her middle finger,
Floyd | falls to its side in her palm. The curved inside of the leaf suddenly
Floyd | fills with a hideous mush that swells and boils as she watches. Flesh
Floyd | grows and shapes itself in the shell into an insect's body. The mush is
Floyd | white with brown and dark red streaks. The nasty mess is swirling
Floyd | around inside the leaf, forming the flesh bit by bit. The shiny wetness
Floyd | dries quickly once the beetle's body takes form inside its shell. A
Floyd | thin purple layer finally covers the belly. Six black legs pop out
Floyd | through the newly formed glittering layer of skin. It takes only a
Floyd | moment for them to start moving around. Another pop forces a wriggling
Floyd | head out and the insect is near completion. The bug grows at a furious
Floyd | pace and finally it extrudes a pair of black antennae that unfold until
Floyd | they're as long, if not longer, than the entire beetle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei turns the beetle over. It stays nearly motionless in her hand.
Floyd | The long antennae, shivering slightly, carefully touch the outline of
Floyd | the hand holding it, the sensitive inside of Lornedei's wrist, the
Floyd | sleeve of her shirt. The beetle seems satisfied with its new master.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put it in backpack" 		

Floyd | That makes very little sense. Try something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put leaf in rucksack" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the black leaves or the green leaves?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I suppose we can try giving the beetle to the wolf?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put beetle in rucksack" 		

Floyd | She drops the big black beetle into the leather rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Lornedei drags herself up on the east bank, steps carefully over the
Floyd | slippery rocks and into the old forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Forest
Floyd | Leaving the river behind her, she stops a moment to rest. In the cool
Floyd | shade she is surrounded by the comforting whispers of life. Leaning
Floyd | against a big tree, she silently watches the river. She does not notice
Floyd | the small brown shape rushing down the tree until it uses her shoulder
Floyd | as a springboard. It propels itself outward from there, sprints across
Floyd | the trail, and vanishes among the trees before Lornedei's gasp of
Floyd | surprise changes into a scream. With her shoulders relaxing again she
Floyd | looks for the squirrel among the trees, but it has already moved on to
Floyd | somewhere else. She clears her throat and glances up at you.
Floyd | "Just a stupid squirrel."
Floyd | A narrow path leads east into the forest. All is still. The old forest
Floyd | surrounds her.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glittering water of the Aarkland can be seen through the trees to
Floyd | the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. New location."
		DavidW says, "Squirrel could be wolf food."
		DavidW says, "east, I guess."
		DavidW asks (of smartgenes), "still here?"
		DavidW asks, "You found a new location; did you explode with happiness and die or what?"
		DavidW says, "forgive me, but I do want to see what's east."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Elevation
Floyd | After the walk through the dark forest, she is surprised to suddenly
Floyd | step into a big clearing. She stops just beyond the tree line to look
Floyd | around.
Floyd | The clearing is perfectly round and it's surrounded by the old forest
Floyd | in all directions. A giant oak tree stands in solitude a short distance
Floyd | into the hall of trees, separated from the wall of birch, ash, silver
Floyd | pine and the myriad of other plants growing there. The barely visible
Floyd | path through the forest is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old urn sits in the grass next to the big oak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x oak" 		

Floyd | (the giant oak)
Floyd | The giant oak stands proud and enormous, shading a big part of the
Floyd | clearing with its outstretched limbs with their dense foliage. The
Floyd | first big branch reaches out far above Lornedei's head. Craning her
Floyd | neck, she still cannot see the highest branches.
Floyd | All she can see is something glittering green far above. To see what's
Floyd | behind the big tree she'll have to go around to the northwest or the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x urn" 		

Floyd | It's an old bronze urn as long as your lower arm and as wide as your
Floyd | neck. The outside is covered with symbols whose meaning has long since
Floyd | been forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in urn" 		

Floyd | The old tarnished bronze urn is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach urn" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach oak" 		

Floyd | (the giant oak)
Floyd | The tree fades away before Lornedei's inner sight. For a moment there
Floyd | is nothing but a shimmering mist all around, but then three shapes
Floyd | appear in the distance. They are trees. This she is sure of. Giant
Floyd | trees. They are somehow out of focus and no matter how she strains,
Floyd | they remain that way. The only thing clear about the shapes is the
Floyd | color of the mist surrounding them. They are surrounded by green,
Floyd | black, and gold. Suddenly the golden tree fades, leaving the mist
Floyd | behind. The black tree grows, and the green one appears to cower under
Floyd | it. Lornedei's vision fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take urn" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "huh, I didn't think the urn would actually be takeable."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Elevation (Behind the Oak)
Floyd | Lornedei walks around the enormous tree. The giant oak's shadow has all
Floyd | but starved everything growing on the ground behind it.
Floyd | She is standing between the big oak and the dense forest. Southeast or
Floyd | southwest will take her back to the open clearing. Steps are cut in the
Floyd | big oak.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old water sack lies against the trunk. Someone must have left it
Floyd | here recently.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dead rabbit lies next to the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a small dented silver plate (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sack" 		

Floyd | It's a small water sack with a wooden cork and a leather strap to tie
Floyd | to a belt. It seems to be in good shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rabbit" 		

Floyd | Someone has recently hunted and killed this rabbit, probably using a
Floyd | snare of some sort. The little furry thing is still fresh and edible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plate" 		

Floyd | It is a somewhat dented silver dish. One side returns a distorted but
Floyd | clear image of the holder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd | small water sack: As you wish.
Floyd | dead rabbit: As you wish.
Floyd | small dented silver plate: As you wish.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Elevation (In the Giant Oak)
Floyd | A soft warm breeze catches Lornedei's hair when she finally reaches a
Floyd | branch. It is, in fact, the first branch she gets to and the only one
Floyd | she can reach. It's as thick as a well-fed pig and she swings one leg
Floyd | over it. She ends up sitting with her face towards the trunk. Above her
Floyd | is an enormous and glittering green ceiling that is the crown of the
Floyd | oak.
Floyd |
Floyd | She looks up. The endless movements of the countless leaves trick her
Floyd | into swaying with them. That is, until she nearly loses her balance.
Floyd | She grabs the branch and focuses instead on the unmoving trunk. A pale
Floyd | shadow of a smile touches her lips when she quickly glances up at you.
Floyd | The shadow of the big oak trembles on the ground below. The far end of
Floyd | the branch Lornedei is sitting on seems to disappear in a gray mist.
Floyd | The other two branches on this level are just as unreachable for her as
Floyd | the limbs higher up.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the trunk in front of her, three holes are lined up in a tidy row.
Floyd | They are apparently inhabited by some kind of worm. She can climb down
Floyd | or go north along the branch.
Floyd | A fat blue worm quickly crawls over to the third hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beetle scrambles out of its confinement. It sits motionless but
Floyd | trembling on Lornedei's shoulder, making a strange hissing noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a moment of that, it scrambles down to the branch, utters that
Floyd | strange hissing again, louder this time. One of the worms sticks its
Floyd | head out and hisses back at the beetle. It makes a very hasty retreat
Floyd | back in the hole though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x holes" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the first hole, the second hole or
Floyd | the third hole?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x first hole" 		

Floyd | Three holes, neatly in a row, can be seen in the trunk. Apparently
Floyd | worms live there.
Floyd | The beetle hisses at the worms. The yellow worm shows its head and
Floyd | hisses back.
Floyd | Suddenly, all the worms crawl out of their holes. In an instant they're
Floyd | all relocated. The yellow worm drags its chunk of wood into its new
Floyd | home.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yellow worm" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x yellow worm" 		

Floyd | "I Cannot see as long as it is hiding in the hole Master."
Floyd | The beetle hisses at the worms. The yellow worm shows its head and
Floyd | hisses back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in third hole" 		

Floyd | "I can see something blue in there, Oh, dear! It has teeth.
Floyd | The beetle hisses at the worms. The yellow worm shows its head and
Floyd | hisses back.

		Jacqueline asks, "Still at it?"

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Are you alone at this point?"
		DavidW says, "I seem to be. Smartgenes stopped responding; I don't know why."
		DavidW says, "We restarted and he found this new branch of rooms and I waited and waited and finally I just played ahead."
		Jacqueline says, "So you went back to the beginning. Did you manage to find -- oh, huh."
		Jacqueline asks, "Where were they?"
		DavidW says, "In the green forest, east of the river."
		DavidW says, "We missed them entirely the first time, by going down the river."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I was wondering about that, but we were kind of swept away in the river and then things got interesting and I just sort of let it go."
		Jacqueline says, "Timing."
		DavidW says, "yeah, well, this can happen in group play. You just go with it and can't easily lawnmow the locations."
		DavidW says, "also, the writing made me think it wouldn't matter that much, but I think I was mistaken."
		DavidW says, "I'm now thinking that failure to do well on earlier sections might make later sections impossible."
		DavidW says, "although, it's hard to be sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Ooh, you found a dead rabbit."
		DavidW says, "yes. We can feed the wolf now, if we like."
		Jacqueline says, "Take it to the mother tree to bring it back to life -- oh wait, I already made that joke. Yes, the wolf will like that."
		DavidW says, "ch-ch-ch-changes..."
		DavidW says, "Don't know what to make of these worms in the holes. And one of them seemed to have something wooden."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in second hole." 		

Floyd | "There is something red and shiny deep in the hole."
Floyd | The beetle hisses at the worms. The yellow worm shows its head and
Floyd | hisses back.
Floyd | Suddenly, all the worms come out of their holes. They crawl over each
Floyd | other in a haste to switch habitats. In an instant they're all back in
Floyd | their chosen holes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in second hole" 		

Floyd | "There is something yellow and squirmy in there."
Floyd | The beetle hisses at the worms. The yellow worm shows its head and
Floyd | hisses back.
Floyd | Suddenly, all the worms crawl out of their holes. In an instant they're
Floyd | all relocated. The yellow worm drags its chunk of wood into its new
Floyd | home.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm not sure if the beetle is causing the relocations or not."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chunk of wood" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hm."
		Jacqueline says, "Seems like some sort of puzzle, but maybe it's not."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x wood" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, the chunk of wood might be helpful."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "reach yellow worm" 		

Floyd | "Ahum! Interesting idea, but I think it would make me sick."
Floyd |
Floyd | The beetle hisses at the worms. The yellow worm shows its head and
Floyd | hisses back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes goes home. 		
smartgenes has disconnected. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put beetle in first hole" 		

Floyd | She needs to be holding the big black beetle before she can put it into
Floyd | something else.
Floyd | The beetle hisses at the worms. The yellow worm shows its head and
Floyd | hisses back.
Floyd | A shiny red worm squirms its way over to the first hole.
Floyd | A skinny yellow worm quickly pops out of its hole and disappears into
Floyd | the third hole. In its path, it drops tiny pieces of wood that scatter
Floyd | in the breeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take beetle" 		

Floyd | The beetle crawls up in her hand.
Floyd | A fat blue worm quickly pops out of its hole and disappears into the
Floyd | second hole.
Floyd | Suddenly, all the worms come out of their holes. They crawl over each
Floyd | other in a haste to switch habitats. In an instant they're all back in
Floyd | their chosen holes.
Floyd | The beetle hisses at the worms. The yellow worm shows its head and
Floyd | hisses back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put beetle in first hole" 		

Floyd | The beetle rushes into the first hole. After a while, it comes out
Floyd | again with the fat blue worm in its jaw.
Floyd | A shiny red worm squirms its way over to the first hole.
Floyd | The beetle hisses at the worms. The yellow worm shows its head and
Floyd | hisses back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take blue worm" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd | A skinny yellow worm quickly pops out of its hole and disappears into
Floyd | the third hole. In its path, it drops tiny pieces of wood that scatter
Floyd | in the breeze.
Floyd | The beetle hisses at the worms. The yellow worm shows its head and
Floyd | hisses back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Just keep doing it until you get the yellow worm?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take beetle" 		

Floyd | The beetle is already with her.
Floyd | A skinny yellow worm carefully checks Lornedei out. It drops into the
Floyd | second hole, dragging a chunk of wood in with it.
Floyd | The beetle hisses at the worms. The yellow worm shows its head and
Floyd | hisses back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put beetle in first hole" 		

Floyd | The beetle rushes into the first hole. After a while, it comes out
Floyd | again with the shiny red worm in its jaw.
Floyd | The beetle hisses at the worms. The yellow worm shows its head and
Floyd | hisses back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take red worm" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd | The beetle hisses at the worms. The yellow worm shows its head and
Floyd | hisses back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take beetle" 		

Floyd | The beetle is already with her.
Floyd | A skinny yellow worm quickly pops out of its hole and disappears into
Floyd | the third hole. In its path, it drops tiny pieces of wood that scatter
Floyd | in the breeze.
Floyd | The beetle hisses at the worms. The yellow worm shows its head and
Floyd | hisses back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put beetle in third hole" 		

Floyd | The beetle rushes into the third hole. After a while, it comes out
Floyd | again with the skinny yellow worm in its jaw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take yellow worm" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "woo"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x yellow worm" 		

Floyd | The worm is as long as a mans foot from toes to heel, as thick as the
Floyd | middle toe on that same foot and canary yellow. At each end of the
Floyd | somewhat slimy body sits a head. It has no eyes, only two mouths. Each
Floyd | mouth opens and closes in turns, when one is open the other is closed,
Floyd | revealing several rows of very small but razor sharp teeth.
Floyd | When one mouth closes and almost disappears in the stubby face, the
Floyd | other end opens its mouth and starts attacking the other end, biting it
Floyd | furiously until it seems to be satisfied and it turns away from its
Floyd | other self for a while.
Floyd | After some time the procedure repeats itself with the tables turned.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "wow"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put beetle in third hole" 		

Floyd | The trusty little bug rushes into the hole but comes out right away. It
Floyd | quickly examines the other two holes but when there's nothing more to
Floyd | find, it crawls back into Lornedei's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Did you get the wooden thing?"
		DavidW says, "I don't think so."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 74.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a skinny yellow worm
Floyd |   a shiny red worm
Floyd |   a fat blue worm
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Fluffing up its wings at the moment.)
Floyd |   a small dented silver plate
Floyd |   a dead rabbit
Floyd |   a small water sack (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   an old tarnished bronze urn
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach yellow worm" 		

Floyd | "Ahum! Interesting idea, but I think it would make me sick."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Also, did you see the two faced kitten that was born in Oregon this week? Like this worm, it has two mouths, but unlike the worm it is adorable and mews in stereo."
		DavidW says, "no, I didn't see that."
		DavidW says, "This week's news was about the cupcakes you bought in a box labelled 'Legalize Frostitution'."
		DavidW says, "I'm gonna guess that worms are useful for making holes elsewhere."
		Jacqueline says, "haha - maga shared that, I take it. Yeah, they were delivered to the park for a special event, and the Legalize Frostitution tagline got some attention."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x red worm" 		

Floyd | The worm is as long as a mans foot from toes to heel, as thick as the
Floyd | big toe on that same foot and deep red. On each end of the squirming
Floyd | shiny body sits a head. It has no eyes. Each mouth opens and closes in
Floyd | turns, when one is open the other is closed, revealing several rows of
Floyd | very small but razor sharp teeth.
Floyd | When one mouth closes and almost disappears in the stubby face, the
Floyd | other end opens its mouth and starts attacking the other end, biting it
Floyd | furiously until it seems to be satisfied and it turns away from its
Floyd | other self for a while.
Floyd | After some time the procedure repeats itself with the tables turned.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline glances at maga's foot. "These are some big worms."
		DavidW says, "I looked up the slogan on the web; saw some nice pics of cupcakes and mixed reviews."
		Jacqueline says, "They were pretty good cupcakes, yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lornedei makes her way along the wide branch. The fog rises to meet her
Floyd | as she steps into it. For a dizzying moment, she can see nothing at
Floyd | all. Then she is passed the moment of blindness and steps into another
Floyd | one, different but possibly more disturbing. She is surrounded by a
Floyd | wall of mist. The clearing is gone, the light dim and nondescript, and
Floyd | the sounds muffled and distant.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sleepwalker's Lair
Floyd | There is nothing but a slightly greenish mist all around her. Even the
Floyd | ground is nothing but greenish vapor. Lornedei turns around like in a
Floyd | dream.
Floyd | "I am tired Master. So tired. Everything seems to be spinning.
Floyd | There is something here. Something that drains my powers. I cannot stay
Floyd | in here for too long."
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, the Janis cat from Oregon is over the web. I leave it to you to do your own Googling."
		DavidW says, "ok, thanks."
		Jacqueline asks, "Sleepwalker's Lair... hm. And did I read in scrollback that you need to 'plant' the acorn in mist, but not the creepy mist we were in... some golden mist?"
		DavidW says, "yeah. Reaching this oak revealed there are three oaks -- or were: golden, black, and green. This is the green oak, and it seems to have a magic drain effect like the black one did."
		DavidW says, "The vision said the golden oak faded; the black grew; and the green cowered."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Hall of Elevation (In the Giant Oak)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lornedei makes her way along the wide branch. The fog rises to meet her
Floyd | as she steps into it. For a dizzying moment, she can see nothing at
Floyd | all. Then she is passed the moment of blindness and steps into another
Floyd | one, different but possibly more disturbing. She is surrounded by a
Floyd | wall of mist. The clearing is gone, the light dim and nondescript, and
Floyd | the sounds muffled and distant.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sleepwalker's Lair
Floyd | There is nothing but a slightly greenish mist all around her. Even the
Floyd | ground is nothing but greenish vapor. Lornedei turns around like in a
Floyd | dream.
Floyd | "I am tired Master. So tired. Everything seems to be spinning.
Floyd | There is something here. Something that drains my powers. I cannot stay
Floyd | in here for too long."
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach mist" 		

Floyd | "My mind feels weak Master. Something is draining me and there is
Floyd | nothing I can do. It feels like everything is spinning."
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd | Lornedei lies down.
Floyd | "I should not Master. But everything is spinning."

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | "The mist is"
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | "spinning."
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd |  You watch the girl as she struggles to wake up. You wait.
Floyd | "Father?", she mumbles in a dream where you cannot reach her.
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | "Raccdaha, NO! Stop!"
Floyd | She moves in her sleep. Occasionally a hand touches one of the stones
Floyd | and she pulls it back as if it burns. Her face is full of agony.
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | She wakes up with a scream. She looks sick. She scrambles off the pile
Floyd | of stones on her hands and knees.
Floyd | Moving away from the unholy. She sits in the grass staring at her
Floyd | surroundings.
Floyd | "Umpffp" she says. You have no reply to that. She looks up at you and
Floyd | opens her mouth to say something but she keeps silent and looks away.
Floyd | Eventually, she stands up. She gives the stone pile a strange look and
Floyd | then suddenly she is calm, but distant. She stares into space while
Floyd | chewing on her hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (On the Unholy Stones)
Floyd |
Floyd | "Buzz! Dear oh dear." Lornedei looks down all of a sudden and points to
Floyd | the ground. "Oh, silly girl, rude you are. Put that finger away!"
Floyd | Lornedei quickly puts her finger in her mouth and starts chewing on it
Floyd | instead as her gaze wanders. The firefly crawls up from under one of
Floyd | the rocks. "Oh, dear, bad you are little girl. I see you have met a
Floyd | minion of Raccdaha girl. Oh dear." the fly lifts off and starts buzzing
Floyd | around Lornedei's head. Lornedei tries to follow the flight, turning
Floyd | and turning, but she gets dizzy and shuts her eyes, giggling
Floyd | uncontrollably. "Wake up Girl; this is not good, not at all." the fly
Floyd | charges and hits Lornedei between the eyes. *WHACK* Lornedei blinks but
Floyd | nothing happens. "Oh, dear. Well worry you should not Girl. The
Floyd | sleepwalker is no real harm unless it holds you too long in its dream.
Floyd | I must be off now. Perhaps your god can wake you up." the fly
Floyd | disappears with a pop and a flash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hm"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x her" 		

Floyd | I'm not sure who you mean by her. Deini? You may need to use her name
Floyd | instead of just "her".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x Lornedei" 		

Floyd | Your young follower looks confused. She seems not to notice her
Floyd | surroundings. The dreamy look in her blue eyes is worrying. She is
Floyd | constantly looking over her shoulder or staring into a distant nothing.
Floyd | The look on her face however, tells you that she really does not know
Floyd | why she does it. Her mind wanders as if still in a dream.
Floyd | everything she is wearing is now soaking wet. Her hair hangs in wet
Floyd | stripes over her shoulders and her sandals make funny shlurp-sounds for
Floyd | every step.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "What was the command to assess her health?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "h ld" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is sleepwalking. She is having trouble following orders as
Floyd | well as using her magic. She can only perform the simplest things at
Floyd | the moment. Her ignorance can be a protection from evil. It can also be
Floyd | abused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder why she is wet? We weren't in water."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 72.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a skinny yellow worm
Floyd |   a shiny red worm
Floyd |   a fat blue worm
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Fluffing up its wings at the moment.)
Floyd |   a small dented silver plate
Floyd |   a dead rabbit
Floyd |   a small water sack (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   an old tarnished bronze urn
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake ld" 		

Floyd | Lornedei shakes her head. For one short moment, she is looking at you.
Floyd | Seeing you, but then her eyes start to wander again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wake her" 		

Floyd | (Lornedei)
Floyd | Lornedei makes an effort to clear her mind. She rubs her eyes and drags
Floyd | her fingers through her hair. She even gives herself a slap in the
Floyd | face.
Floyd | "Ouch!" She looks at you. Then she gets distracted by a spot of dirt on
Floyd | her arm and she is gone again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If we had that thorny nut, that might help, but that is obtained much later."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plate" 		

Floyd | It is a somewhat dented silver dish. One side returns a distorted but
Floyd | clear image of the holder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look at reflection" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in plate" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes a good look at her own reflection in the plate. She
Floyd | seems disturbed by what she sees.
Floyd | "Who is that Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ld" 		

Floyd | Your young follower looks confused. She seems not to notice her
Floyd | surroundings. The dreamy look in her blue eyes is worrying. She is
Floyd | constantly looking over her shoulder or staring into a distant nothing.
Floyd | The look on her face however, tells you that she really does not know
Floyd | why she does it. Her mind wanders as if still in a dream.
Floyd | everything she is wearing is now soaking wet. Her hair hangs in wet
Floyd | stripes over her shoulders and her sandals make funny shlurp-sounds for
Floyd | every step.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | You are The almighty, the last of the Gods. Your wish is Lornedei's
Floyd | command and she will do as you ask if it is possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | When she was born you managed to give her, as your chosen one, the
Floyd | power to heal and to reach into things with her mind. She is young
Floyd | though and you must show her the way. You might be a god but you are
Floyd | not much more than a vague presence in this world.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "You mean you'd poke her with the thorn to jolt her out of it?"
		DavidW says, "oh, btw, ld is an abbreviation for Lornedei."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "well, yes."
		DavidW says, "I suppose we can visit the wolf, see how that goes."
		DavidW says, "Also, I wonder if sleepwalking is beneficial in any way."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (Billowing Field)
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give rabbit to deini" 		

Floyd | The hungry wolf snatches the rabbit from Lornedei's hand and sinks her
Floyd | teeth into the body. It is not a pretty sight and Lornedei looks away
Floyd | as the wolf eats. The wolf seems quite satisfied after that meal and
Floyd | Lornedei has gained a friend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly the wolf turns around and runs off in the grass. She seems to
Floyd | be searching for something specific and Lornedei waits. After a while,
Floyd | she comes back. Between her teeth is a bone, gnawed clean of meat. She
Floyd | drops the bone at Lornedei's feet, looking proud of her find.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei pats Deini on the head.
Floyd | "Smart doggy."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bone" 		

Floyd | Ok
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach bone" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd | Deini gets in front of Lornedei but the girl just gives her a
Floyd | distracted pat on the head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bone" 		

Floyd | As far as Lornedei can gather, it's a bone from a dear's leg. It has
Floyd | plenty of bite marks on it so this might have been one of Deini's
Floyd | unfortunate preys.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "throw bone" 		

Floyd | Your wish is her command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Aarkland (Billowing Field)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I was kind of hoping we would play fetch."
		Jacqueline says, "But apparently no."
		DavidW says, "Since 'bone' is in the game's title, I suspect the bone is important somehow."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "deini, follow me" 		

Floyd | Lornedei pats the wolf on the head.
Floyd | "Nice doggy."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | No, there is nothing but the field as far as the eye can see and then
Floyd | the ocean beyond. Today is not the day to make that trip. The river is
Floyd | west and the unholy stones are to the south.
Floyd | The wolf tires of Lornedei and pretends to sleep for a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (End of Village Road)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Aarkland river flows past as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deformed bushes seem to reach for Lornedei as she walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "True."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Road)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill sack with water" 		

Floyd | Don't bother asking her to fill anything right now. She can do that
Floyd | from any location that is close to the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "er"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Lornedei drags herself up on the east riverbank. She stops a moment to
Floyd | rest before stepping up on the dusty road.
Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (End of Village Road)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Aarkland river flows past as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deformed bushes seem to reach for Lornedei as she walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill sack with water" 		

Floyd | She fills the small water sack with river water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close sack" 		

Floyd | She closes the small water sack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Apparently 'in the river' doesn't count as 'close to the river'."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 72.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a bone
Floyd |   a skinny yellow worm
Floyd |   a shiny red worm
Floyd |   a fat blue worm
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Taking a nap at the moment.)
Floyd |   a small dented silver plate
Floyd |   a small water sack (which is closed)
Floyd |     plenty of river water
Floyd |   an old tarnished bronze urn
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put worms in urn" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the skinny yellow worm, the shiny red
Floyd | worm or the fat blue worm?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put yellow worm in urn" 		

Floyd | She drops the skinny yellow worm into the old tarnished bronze urn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put red worm in urn" 		

Floyd | She drops the shiny red worm into the old tarnished bronze urn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put blue worm in urn" 		

Floyd | She drops the fat blue worm into the old tarnished bronze urn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 72.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a bone
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Airing out its shell at the moment.)
Floyd |   a small dented silver plate
Floyd |   a small water sack (which is closed)
Floyd |     plenty of river water
Floyd |   an old tarnished bronze urn
Floyd |     a fat blue worm
Floyd |     a shiny red worm
Floyd |     a skinny yellow worm
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub bone" 		

Floyd | There is no need for her to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear bone" 		

Floyd | She can't wear that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell bone" 		

Floyd | Lornedei sniffs the air but has nothing to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | That is where the old forest meets the water. The riverbank is too
Floyd | steep there. She can go straight down in the river to the west, east
Floyd | into the field, or southeast to the unholy stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Road)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (Between the Forests)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | No, there is no way into the forbidden forest along the river. She will
Floyd | have to find another way to get there. She can go north, south, or east
Floyd | into the old forest.
Floyd | A dry black leaf drops from the forbidden forest into the water right
Floyd | in front of Lornedei. It bobs up and down a couple of times before it
Floyd | floats away downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "See, I would not have thought to keep those worms, nor to put them in the urn. But then, this is IF, and hoarding is a part of the culture, even for giant two-headed worms because ya never know."
		DavidW says, "I thought I'd make a traffic light out of them. Get some yellow paint for the blue one to eat so it turns green."
		Jacqueline says, "Heh."
		Jacqueline says, "If you run the light, they hiss and bit you."
		Allen says, "beats red light cameras"
		DavidW says, "well, perhaps there's a stream of cartpillars racing down the ravine, and wormlights would stop them."
		Jacqueline says, "er, s/bit/bite, but yeah"
		DavidW says, "And I put them in the urn so they wouldn't eat the food in my rucksack."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Ah, good thinking!"
		DavidW says, "well, I dunno. Maybe the worms will drown if I take them underwater."
		DavidW says, "I wish smartgenes was still here. I'm not sure if there's more to do on this side of the cave or what."
		Jacqueline says, "Perhaps his puppy needed to go for a walk."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | She dives down.
Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (Here be Mud)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (Here be Sand)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search sand" 		

Floyd | Lornedei digs around in the sand but finds nothing but rocks, sand,
Floyd | mud, rotting pieces of wood and other vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (Here be Mud)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (At the Cave Entrance)
Floyd | Her lungs are starting to ache. She will have to go to the surface
Floyd | soon!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Cliff)
Floyd | A dry black leaf drops from the forbidden forest into the water right
Floyd | in front of Lornedei. It bobs up and down a couple of times before it
Floyd | floats away downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd |  She can go south or down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | She dives down.
Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (At the Cave Entrance)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Entering the Caves)
Floyd | Lornedei's pale hand trails the cave wall as she quickly swims through
Floyd | the opening in the cliff. The opening is just big enough for her to go
Floyd | through. Inside, the cave widens slightly.
Floyd | Darkness is chased away by only a few illusive reflections in the
Floyd | stone, thanks to the little light leaking in from the opening. The
Floyd | tunnel continues west into total darkness and Southeast takes her out
Floyd | of the cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see a fairy lamp with a crystal spider inside here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get lamp" 		

Floyd | Ok
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (At the Cave Entrance)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Cliff)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub lamp" 		

Floyd | Lornedei starts to clean away the layer of dirt from the surface of the
Floyd | lamp. After some heavy duty scrubbing, the lamp shines bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a strange ticking sound. When she looks at the lamp, the
Floyd | crystal spider inside stares back at her. It lifts a leg and gives the
Floyd | inside of its prison another tap. After that, the spider curls up and
Floyd | is still again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | She dives down.
Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (At the Cave Entrance)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Entering the Caves)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | An Interactive Fantasy.
Floyd |  is now in its "verbose" mode, which always gives long descriptions of
Floyd | locations (even if she's been there before).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Entering the Caves)
Floyd | Darkness is chased away by only a few illusive reflections in the
Floyd | stone, thanks to the little light leaking in from the opening. The
Floyd | tunnel continues west into total darkness and Southeast takes her out
Floyd | of the cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Choosing the Path)
Floyd | Lornedei moves on through a current caused by the narrowing of the
Floyd | tunnel. She makes it past and to calmer water where the tunnel splits
Floyd | into four.
Floyd | The main flow seems to continue north, while two smaller tunnels lead
Floyd | northwest and west. East takes her back near the opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, we went west last time. I'm thinking trying north this time."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Where Bubbles Rise)
Floyd | Lornedei stops for a moment, surprised to see a stream of glittering
Floyd | bubbles rise from the bottom.
Floyd | Following the bubbles upwards, she notices a slight rippling of the
Floyd | water above.
Floyd | There is air above in this larger cave and just a hint of light
Floyd | somewhere ahead.
Floyd | The cave curves gently to the left and continues northwest towards the
Floyd | light while south takes her back to the Junction.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei looks down to see where the bubbles are coming from, but she
Floyd | can't locate the source. She doesn't seem all that interested anyway.
Floyd | Her lungs are starting to ache. She will have to go to the surface
Floyd | soon!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm wondering if this is like the paths at the stone house."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Among the Restless Roots)
Floyd | Lornedei floats on the surface in a small pocket of stale air. The
Floyd | ceiling is an arms length above her head, too far for her to reach. The
Floyd | air reeks of mold and damp wood. The trees above, not too far away but
Floyd | separated from her by a layer of cracked rock, reach down through the
Floyd | rock to this underground watering hole. The roots cling to all sides,
Floyd | and it's like a nest full of snakes turned upside down. The slithering
Floyd | animals are still hanging on to it.
Floyd | "There is something...." Lornedei shuts her mouth when the mass of
Floyd | roots comes alive. It trembles, writhes. The movements slowly fade as
Floyd | the silence returns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei turns around in the water, making sure to stay away from the
Floyd | walls and ceiling. She is staring at the tangle of roots in horrified
Floyd | fascination.
Floyd | The space she is in is not more then twice Lornedei's length in any
Floyd | direction. The tangle of roots makes the space seem smaller yet. The
Floyd | pale mass of roots stirs restlessly. Below her, the inky water of the
Floyd | river flows past.
Floyd |
Floyd |  Something pulls Lornedei's hair and she shrieks. Less a few strands of
Floyd | hair, she turns around in the water. A thin root slithers away to
Floyd | disappear among the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think this must be underneath the black oak."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach roots" 		

Floyd | There is a low grumbling from above. Lornedei looks uneasily up at the
Floyd | ceiling of roots.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eh?"
Floyd | A low squeaking makes Lornedei turn around. The sound stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x roots" 		

Floyd | There is a low grumbling from above. Lornedei looks uneasily up at the
Floyd | ceiling of roots.
Floyd |
Floyd | They are like a lid above the putrid liquid in a warlocks kettle. Some
Floyd | of the roots hang from the ceiling and down in the dark water next to
Floyd | Lornedei, but most of them are curled up, braided, weaved, or simply
Floyd | twisted around each other like a two-threaded rope. They cover each
Floyd | side of this small space. The roots are a sickly pale yellow, some as
Floyd | thick as Lornedei's waist, others as thin as the thread you might use
Floyd | to tie around a large ham before baking it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW) Homer says, 'mmmmm, large ham.'
		DavidW says, "I suppose down and northwest."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | She dives down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Where Bubbles Rise)
Floyd | There is air above in this larger cave and just a hint of light
Floyd | somewhere ahead.
Floyd | The cave curves gently to the left and continues northwest towards the
Floyd | light while south takes her back to the Junction.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stream of bubbles rises from the pitch-black bottom, meets the girl
Floyd | on its way up, and then explode in a glittering cascade of air around
Floyd | her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | That is not the way.  She can go south, northwest, southwest or up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (Below the Waterfall)
Floyd | Lornedei swims towards the light. As she comes out of the dark cave, a
Floyd | dull thundering meets her. The water is restless, striving noticeably
Floyd | back southeast. The bottom is washed clean from debris and vegetation.
Floyd | There is a dim light from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Waterfall)
Floyd | She surfaces to a misty daylight and a loud thundering. At first she
Floyd | can't see what's ahead of her and she takes a couple of backstrokes,
Floyd | gasping for air. She looks up.
Floyd | She is in the middle of a short stretch of the river, with the
Floyd | forbidden forest leaning over the restless water from both riverbanks.
Floyd | A cover of gray mist hangs over the treetops. In-between, where there
Floyd | ought to be clear sky, a fog hangs low. Out of that mist, to the
Floyd | northwest, water falls from unknown heights. Down takes her back to the
Floyd | bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x waterfall" 		

Floyd | The water falls from the cliff and thunders down into the waterfall
Floyd | pool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pool" 		

Floyd | Some things in this world are not for her to be concerned with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x forest" 		

Floyd | These trees all look dead at first sight. Scorched and tortured, they
Floyd | reach out their blackened limbs over the cowering undergrowth. They do
Floyd | have leaves, however, not green and lush but almost black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd |  She can go northwest or down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Lornedei climbs up on a small ledge to one side of the waterfall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Elder's Spring (Behind the Waterfall)
Floyd | Lornedei climbs the ledge and makes her way in behind the waterfall.
Floyd | The light is dim, yet livid, glittering on damp stone walls. She takes
Floyd | a few steps forward, leaving the pooling water behind. She stops
Floyd | further into the cave where the floor is comparatively dry, and starts
Floyd | to leave a puddle of her own at her feet.
Floyd | Southeast takes her back out in the waterfall pool.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cave is only a few paces wide and perhaps ten paces deep. The
Floyd | ceiling is just above her head in this, mostly natural cavity in the
Floyd | stone. The cave narrows and at the far end, the rough stone has been
Floyd | hollowed out further and smoothed into a rectangular niche. Water drips
Floyd | down from somewhere far above in the niche. For centuries the water has
Floyd | been gathered in ceremonial cups by selected light bearers. Drop by
Floyd | drop, never less and never more than necessary.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the narrow hollow in the wall stands a stone pillar hidden by
Floyd | shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | A silver goblet lies thrown on the stone floor next to the pillar.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There it is."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x goblet" 		DavidW says, "yeah, that goblet was referenced earlier."

Floyd | The goblet shines as if it were newly polished by careful hands. Its
Floyd | cup is richly engraved on both the outside and inside.
Floyd | It narrows into a slender stem that spirals down until its twined
Floyd | silver threads separate into three smoothly curved tips, like the roots
Floyd | of a tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach goblet" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is standing in the middle of a puddle on the stone floor. She
Floyd | giggles and stomps her feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take goblet" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is busy trying to drink from the waterfall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmm. That sleepwalking is interfering."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pillar" 		

Floyd | The pillar is about shoulder height and an arms length wide at the
Floyd | bottom. It tapers off near the top, where the surface is just about as
Floyd | wide as a fully extended hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is circular with a deep polished surface. The stone is the color of
Floyd | newly fallen snow on a bed of mahogany wood shavings. The pillar is
Floyd | standing on an oval slab of the same kind of stone. A large metal ring
Floyd | sticks out from the pillar about half way up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I find it surprising that it is still an issue after BEING IN THE RIVER"
		DavidW asks, "Is this pillar the same size as the urn?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x urn" 		

Floyd | It's an old bronze urn as long as your lower arm and as wide as your
Floyd | neck. The outside is covered with symbols whose meaning has long since
Floyd | been forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, no, it isn't."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd | It's a shiny metal ring attached to the front of the stone pillar. It
Floyd | might be a handle of some sort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull ring" 		

Floyd | Lornedei pulls the pillar backwards and out of the dark niche until its
Floyd | bottom sits edge to edge with the supporting slab's outer edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in niche" 		

Floyd | There is nothing in there but the dripping water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter niche" 		

Floyd | That's not something she can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull ring" 		

Floyd | She can't pull the pillar any further.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb pillar" 		

Floyd | There's no way she could.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search niche" 		

Floyd | There is nothing in there but the dripping water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take goblet" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is busy trying to drink from the waterfall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wake her"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake her" 		

Floyd | (Lornedei)
Floyd | You decide to break the rules just slightly. You give her a tiny nudge.
Floyd | A mental slap if you will. Her head snaps up and she is staring at you,
Floyd | shocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her eyes are bright and aware. She smiles.
Floyd | "I was not quite here Master. I am sorry. I am awake now."
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take goblet" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. I wonder if that was wise of me to do. Possibly not."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put goblet on pillar" 		

Floyd | She puts the silver goblet on the stone pillar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pillar" 		

Floyd | The pillar is about shoulder height and an arms length wide at the
Floyd | bottom. It tapers off near the top, where the surface is just about as
Floyd | wide as a fully extended hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is circular with a deep polished surface. The stone is the color of
Floyd | newly fallen snow on a bed of mahogany wood shavings. The pillar is
Floyd | standing on an oval slab of the same kind of stone. A large metal ring
Floyd | sticks out from the pillar about half way up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Limbo goes home. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x slab" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take goblet" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill goblet" 		

Floyd | Lornedei reaches out to hold the silver goblet under the dripping
Floyd | water. Her arm is pushed back and away from the dark niche and its
Floyd | water. The spring will not let her come any closer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put goblet on pillar" 		

Floyd | She puts the silver goblet on the stone pillar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push pillar" 		

Floyd | Lornedei pushes the pillar forward into the niche until the silver
Floyd | goblet stands directly under the dripping water. Slowly, drop by drop
Floyd | the sparse flow fills the goblet. When the goblet is full, the water
Floyd | stops dripping.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull pillar" 		

Floyd | Lornedei pulls the pillar backwards until the silver goblet again
Floyd | appears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open sack" 		

Floyd | She opens the small water sack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "empty sack" 		

Floyd | The river water pours onto the ground creating a puddle that soon
Floyd | disappears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take goblet" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour goblet into sack" 		

Floyd | She pours the water from the Elder's spring into the small water sack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close sack" 		

Floyd | She closes the small water sack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 72.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a silver goblet
Floyd |   A brightly shining fairy lamp with a crystal spider inside
Floyd |   a bone
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Spinning around waving its antennae at the
Floyd | moment.)
Floyd |   a small dented silver plate
Floyd |   a small water sack (which is closed)
Floyd |     the water from the Elder's spring
Floyd |   an old tarnished bronze urn
Floyd |     a fat blue worm
Floyd |     a shiny red worm
Floyd |     a skinny yellow worm
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm, this water is special, I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "You mean because it's spelled out as a line in our inventory."
		Jacqueline says, "Not because we know why it is special yet."
		DavidW says, "yeah. It specified river water earlier, when it was filled from the river."
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if we are to drink it, or if it is to be used to water the acorn, or something else."
		DavidW says, "water the acorn"
		Jacqueline says, "Probably, yes."
		DavidW says, "The golden acorn must be planted in the golden mist and watered with water from the silver goblet, I think."
		DavidW says, "I think we've done what we're supposed to do here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | Lornedei moves towards the opening in the cave but suddenly she stops
Floyd | with her arm stretched out awkwardly behind her.
Floyd | She grabs the goblet with both hands and pulls hard. It will not move.
Floyd | It stays in mid air a short distance from the falling water. Lornedei
Floyd | takes one step back into the cave, and the goblet is suddenly willing
Floyd | to go with her.
Floyd | Staring at the stubborn object in her hand, she frowns.
Floyd | "The Goblet does not want to leave the cave Master!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Perhaps the goblet has to stay."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put goblet on pillar" 		

Floyd | She puts the silver goblet on the stone pillar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Waterfall)
Floyd | She is in the middle of a short stretch of the river, with the
Floyd | forbidden forest leaning over the restless water from both riverbanks.
Floyd | A cover of gray mist hangs over the treetops. In-between, where there
Floyd | ought to be clear sky, a fog hangs low. Out of that mist, to the
Floyd | northwest, water falls from unknown heights. Down takes her back to the
Floyd | bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | She dives down.
Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (Below the Waterfall)
Floyd | Lornedei swims towards the light. As she comes out of the dark cave, a
Floyd | dull thundering meets her. The water is restless, striving noticeably
Floyd | back southeast. The bottom is washed clean from debris and vegetation.
Floyd | There is a dim light from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Where Bubbles Rise)
Floyd | There is air above in this larger cave and just a hint of light
Floyd | somewhere ahead.
Floyd | The cave curves gently to the left and continues northwest towards the
Floyd | light while south takes her back to the Junction.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stream of bubbles rises from the pitch-black bottom, meets the girl
Floyd | on its way up, and then explode in a glittering cascade of air around
Floyd | her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (The Latent Waters)
Floyd | There's a soft light and a rippling from the surface up above.
Floyd | Southeast takes her back to the Junction and there is a ragged hole in
Floyd | the rock to the northeast. The bottom here is mostly sand and rocks,
Floyd | and nothing grows here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water is still.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search sand" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Knowing
Floyd | After the total silence during the swim through the tunnels, eerie
Floyd | sounds shock her into being as still as she can.
Floyd | Every sound reverberates in this chamber: the sound of dripping water,
Floyd | the soft splashing from Lornedei's movements, her heavy gasping for air
Floyd | before it fades into a shallow, awe struck breathing.
Floyd | This is a big, nearly circular cave. The ceiling is enveloped in
Floyd | darkness but a light, barely more than the glow of fireflies, comes
Floyd | from the walls themselves.
Floyd | The mirror of dark water reflects the light.
Floyd | Above a narrow ledge sticking out from the west wall, carvings cover a
Floyd | big part of the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x carvings" 		

Floyd | The stone print fills the entire wall above the ledge. The writing is
Floyd | old and forgotten but the essence of the message should still be in the
Floyd | stone itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach carvings" 		

Floyd | She may be better off if she gets up on the ledge first. She is quite
Floyd | tired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on ledge" 		

Floyd | She gets onto the Narrow ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ledge" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is sitting with her back against the west wall. The ledge is
Floyd | barely wide enough to sit on, let alone standing, as the wall leans
Floyd | outward over the dark water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach stone" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach carvings" 		

Floyd | Lornedei places a cold, wet hand on the carvings.
Floyd | "I cannot understand it all. There is a message here that will not
Floyd | reveal itself to me. What I understand, or think I understand is this:
Floyd |
Floyd | One great is the light.
Floyd | One great is the dark.
Floyd | One great is the lost one that judges us all."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That probably refers to the three oaks: green, black, and gold respectively."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat berry" 		

Floyd | (Taking the handful of white berries first.)
Floyd | Lornedei eats one of the white berries.
Floyd | "These are actually not too awful Master! They remind me of something
Floyd | but I cannot recall what." She shrugs.
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just went up by three.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put berries in rucksack" 		

Floyd | She drops the handful of white berries into the leather rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "well, we certainly missed a lot on our first playthrough, didn't we?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yep"
		Jacqueline says, "I am not too worried about eating the berries to up our magic and running out, what with the amulet that we will eventually have."
		DavidW says, "I am a bit annoyed that the so-called Cave of Knowing didn't really teach us anything new or vital."
		Miseri says, "but now the cave Knows you."
		DavidW says, "or, y'know, be a bit less cryptic about everything."
		DavidW says, "I'm tempted to let the worms loose in the roots."
		DavidW says, "I should try that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd |  She can go down to the bottom or up on the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | She gets off the Narrow ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Knowing
Floyd | This is a big, nearly circular cave. The ceiling is enveloped in
Floyd | darkness but a light, barely more than the glow of fireflies, comes
Floyd | from the walls themselves.
Floyd | The mirror of dark water reflects the light.
Floyd | Above a narrow ledge sticking out from the west wall, carvings cover a
Floyd | big part of the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | She dives down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (The Latent Waters)
Floyd | There's a soft light and a rippling from the surface up above.
Floyd | Southeast takes her back to the Junction and there is a ragged hole in
Floyd | the rock to the northeast. The bottom here is mostly sand and rocks,
Floyd | and nothing grows here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water is still.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Where Bubbles Rise)
Floyd | There is air above in this larger cave and just a hint of light
Floyd | somewhere ahead.
Floyd | The cave curves gently to the left and continues northwest towards the
Floyd | light while south takes her back to the Junction.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stream of bubbles rises from the pitch-black bottom, meets the girl
Floyd | on its way up, and then explode in a glittering cascade of air around
Floyd | her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Among the Restless Roots)
Floyd | The space she is in is not more then twice Lornedei's length in any
Floyd | direction. The tangle of roots makes the space seem smaller yet. The
Floyd | pale mass of roots stirs restlessly. Below her, the inky water of the
Floyd | river flows past.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take red worm" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd | Something wraps itself around Lornedei's hand. She pulls her hand away
Floyd | with a shriek.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put red worm on roots" 		

Floyd | Lornedei places the red worm on one of the roots. It sniffs the air,
Floyd | surveying the roots for a moment before taking a huge bite out of one.
Floyd | All the roots seem to stir and shudder, trying to avoid the biting
Floyd | pest. After only a few big bites out of the root the red worm seems
Floyd | satisfied. The root's restless movement seizes right away as the worm
Floyd | curls up into a ball. Lornedei picks it up again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put red worm in urn. take yellow worm. put yellow worm on roots" 		

Floyd | She drops the shiny red worm into the old tarnished bronze urn.
Floyd | Something wraps itself around Lornedei's hand. She pulls her hand away
Floyd | with a shriek.
Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd | A low squeaking makes Lornedei turn around. The sound stops.
Floyd | The skinny worm starts biting the moist tangle of roots. One after
Floyd | another get to feel the starved fury of the yellow worm. The roots
Floyd | start to shake violently to get rid of the furiously eating worm. Big
Floyd | pieces of moist wood are torn from the roots. Some disappear down the
Floyd | worm's seemingly bottomless stomach. Most, however, drop in the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eventually, the tree gives in. The roots move aside, revealing a
Floyd | passage south into darkness. Lornedei picks up the worm that oddly
Floyd | enough looks no less skinny now.
Floyd | A low squeaking makes Lornedei turn around. The sound stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, ";wow"
		DavidW says, "wow. That worked,"
		Jacqueline says, "WOW"
		Jacqueline says, "Did you anticipate that? I was thinking it was just an idle, 'wonder what'll happen if...'"
		DavidW says, "I wasn't sure."
		DavidW says, "But the worms liked eating the green oak, and I strongly suspect this is the black oak (the roots act the same)."
		DavidW says, "And this, I think, might let us go back and forth from the Severance area to the Aarkland area."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | After squeezing herself through the tight passage she is not just
Floyd | dripping wet but also filthy and out of breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | Slowly, Lornedei looks around this dark clearing. An oppressive gray
Floyd | fog hangs over everything and seems to add weight to the air itself.
Floyd | There is a presence here. Something is waiting among the dark trees.
Floyd | Something sinister.
Floyd | The gray mist hides the sun from sight and there is no way to make out
Floyd | which direction is which.
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great roots under the giant oak have slid aside revealing a
Floyd | passage.
Floyd | A greenish fog seeps out of the darkness between the trees. Lazily it
Floyd | gathers itself until a green pillar of mist is formed. It glides slowly
Floyd | over the dead grass and stops next to Lornedei. It starts to spin.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd | The beetle squirms its way out of Lornedei's grasp and drops to the
Floyd | ground. It runs off, climbs up on the stone well, climbs back down,
Floyd | crawls through the bushes and seems to inspect the stone house, to
Floyd | finally stop at one of the paths.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "er, that green mist pillar is new, isn't it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x green mist" 		

Floyd | A stubby pillar of greenish fog hovers just above ground level. It
Floyd | spins around its own axis like a slow motion whirlwind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Um, yes. I'm pretty sure it is."
		Jacqueline says, "Of course, I could go back and look, if you'd like."
		DavidW asks, "Is that here so we can sleepwalk again if we want?"
		DavidW says, "yes, please check that it's new."
		Jacqueline says, "Save and see."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, gimme a sec."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes. It's new."
		Jacqueline says, "It was..."
		Jacqueline | Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
		Jacqueline | Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
		Jacqueline | Floyd | forest.
		Jacqueline | Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
		Jacqueline | Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
		Jacqueline | Floyd | forest.
		Jacqueline | Floyd |
		Jacqueline | Floyd | The roots under the big oak stir restlessly. The shadows beneath them
		Jacqueline | Floyd | seem to grow momentarily, but when Lornedei Looks at them the movement
		Jacqueline | Floyd | stops.
		Jacqueline | Floyd | There is a loud buzzing from the rucksack. Suddenly the Beetle comes
		Jacqueline | Floyd | crawling out and scrambles down to the ground. It spins around.
		DavidW says, "interesting."
		Jacqueline says, "Not sure why that one bit pasted twice, but there you go."
		DavidW says, "well, let's get the amulet, pouch, acorn, and thorny nut."
		Jacqueline nods.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter house" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the House of Penance)
Floyd |  Lornedei steps through the crumbling opening into a darkness that is
Floyd | not quite total. There is dim light sifting down from the ruined
Floyd | ceiling above. She glances up, perhaps fearing that the whole
Floyd | construction will give up at her intrusion.
Floyd |
Floyd | But the only thing falling down on her is the weight of history;
Floyd | stories of cruel ignorance, memories that linger. The light catches a
Floyd | glittering thread and Lornedei swipes at the descending spider before
Floyd | it can land on her. With a grimace she steps on it before it can
Floyd | scramble away, burying it in the dry dirt. She looks around, but if
Floyd | there are more spiders here, they keep out of her way.
Floyd | The many years have taken its toll on this house. The circular wall
Floyd | tapers slightly towards the ceiling. Above her, a framework of thick
Floyd | beams support several generations worth of spider webs. There is not
Floyd | much left of the roof now. The light from outside leaks in through the
Floyd | holes in the ceiling. It magnifies the presence of fine dry dust that
Floyd | floats lazily in the still air. Long since rotted straw and reeds cover
Floyd | the earthen floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of rusty manacles hangs on the wall.
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search straw" 		

Floyd | Lornedei kicks the rotted remains around with a grimace, holding her
Floyd | breath against the odors rising from the floor. A shriek cuts through
Floyd | the still air and she takes a step back.
Floyd |
Floyd | Empty sockets in a yellowed and cracked skull stare up at her. She
Floyd | takes another step towards the opening and starts to turn to leave.
Floyd | Something causes her to look back, though, perhaps a sense of shame for
Floyd | disturbing this final resting place. She stares at the human skull
Floyd | peeking out from its shallow grave, and goes to cover it again. Before
Floyd | she can throw a handful of the old straw over it, she stops. There is a
Floyd | sudden glimmering light from within one of the dark holes. There is
Floyd | something inside the skull. She also notices a small pouch in the
Floyd | shallow grave, half buried in the dirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pouch. look in skull. take amulet. wear amulet" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, biting her lower lip.
Floyd | In the cracked skull is An amulet.
Floyd | Lornedei's hand trembles at the touch.
Floyd | "So much power!"
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd | Lornedei hangs the amulet around her neck. Immediately it flares up and
Floyd | shines brightly. The blinding light fades somewhat and the light
Floyd | becomes soft and steady. Lornedei shivers in delight from the power in
Floyd | the crystal that gives itself to her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just went up by one hundred.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x skull" 		

Floyd | The skull shares the shallow grave under straw, dirt and reeds with the
Floyd | rest of the skeleton. Lornedei takes only a quick look at the bones
Floyd | before making sure they are covered. They are of no interest to her.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skull is cracked, and brutally so it seems. This person, whoever it
Floyd | may have been, was sent to the afterlife with the help of something
Floyd | heavy but blunt, a rock, perhaps a hammer. No doubt it was swung in
Floyd | fury or fear. Lornedei cringes when she sees scattered pieces of bone
Floyd | near the skull. She quickly covers the teeth, hiding them from view
Floyd | while holding a protective hand over her own mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I don't recall that bit."
		Jacqueline says, "Perhaps we didn't look before."
		DavidW says, "we didn't look at the skull before. Amulet was too interesting."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "It was indeed shiny."
		DavidW says, "We were all: 'Game: magic just went up by one hundred.' 'Jacqueline: wow.' 'David: wow.'"
		Jacqueline says, "heehee"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		DavidW says, "now... take skull or bury it? L seems to like burying this thing.,"
		DavidW says, "or, at least every part of the skeleton but the skull."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach skull" 		

Floyd | Lornedei places a hand lightly on the skull and shuts her eyes. A low
Floyd | sound escapes her tightly closed lips. The final moments of a girl's
Floyd | life spill into her mind. An already pale face turns ash gray and she
Floyd | trembles, tries to pull her hand away, but cannot.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No! No please." The screams have lost their strength and turned to
Floyd | whispers, gurgling coughing, and inaudible pleading. Now they are only
Floyd | in her mind. She knows there will be no mercy. She tries to turn to the
Floyd | side on the hard ground, tries to spit the teeth out before they choke
Floyd | her, but another blow forces her head the other way. Someone is holding
Floyd | her legs down. She cannot pull them up, bring them together, cannot get
Floyd | rid of the weight. Something else is pushing down on her stomach, a
Floyd | boot, and she cannot turn, barely breathe. Something is holding her
Floyd | hands, but then one comes free. She lifts it to her face. The next
Floyd | thing that breaks are four of her fingers along with her nose, the nose
Floyd | that is underneith the hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are four of them. They take turns with her, sharing the pleasure
Floyd | of beating her with the rock. They take turns using her body, the part
Floyd | of her body that is not yet covered in blood. She cannot see them. What
Floyd | slits might be left to see through have filled with blood. She has no
Floyd | wish to see. She knows it will be over soon, very soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no salvation, no hope of rescue, but in the end there is no
Floyd | longer any pain. When Anadei's body is used up and is systematically
Floyd | broken up, the way it is told it should be done, she is long gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei reels back from the skull, turns, and staggers away from you.
Floyd | She leans forward and struggles to avoid being sick.
Floyd |
Floyd | You watch her with clinical curiosity. Can this young and soft girl, in
Floyd | the end, do what you need her to do? Can she banish the evil and then
Floyd | bring back the old ways? The old beliefs? Perhaps even the old rituals
Floyd | could be revived. You must think this over as time moves on. For now,
Floyd | you turn your attention to the task at hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei is watching you. She is pale but composed.
Floyd | "Her name was Anadei, daughter of Meredea. She was the last of the
Floyd | light bearers Master. They feared her so much that she was ordered
Floyd | dead." Lornedei laughs dryly and continues with a cynicism very unlike
Floyd | her. "I guess they completed that task, but that is not all they did."
Floyd | She shudders and will not say more on the subject.
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just dropped by five.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ugh. trigger warning requested."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I should probably put on at the top of the transcript."
		DavidW says, "that was brutal."
		Jacqueline says, "But it makes sense, were one to reach given what we've seen."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bury skull" 		

Floyd | The cracked skull? Think that will grow?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh geez. Wrong time to misunderstand me, game."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover skull." 		

Floyd | That's not something she can close.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh aieeegad."
		DavidW says, "hmm. I don't want the skull, but I should see what the game says about taking it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take skull" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, really>"
		Jacqueline says, "As you wish, monsieur."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal skull" 		

Floyd | She cannot heal things that are not alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "geez, this is the creepiest skull ever."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, it *is* dead."
		DavidW says, "yes, i know."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wear skull" 		

Floyd | She can't wear that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd | (the pair of manacles)
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I am taking it just because in IF -- sometimes you do want a skull."
		Jacqueline says, "No, no, girlfriend, I wasn't asking if you dig the manacles, I was asking you to dig a grave."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Sometimes it's the holdall!"
		Jacqueline says, "The skull, that is."
		DavidW says, "yes, skulls do have a tendency to be jewel boxes."
		DavidW says, "as this one was"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the House of Penance)
Floyd | The many years have taken its toll on this house. The circular wall
Floyd | tapers slightly towards the ceiling. Above her, a framework of thick
Floyd | beams support several generations worth of spider webs. There is not
Floyd | much left of the roof now. The light from outside leaks in through the
Floyd | holes in the ceiling. It magnifies the presence of fine dry dust that
Floyd | floats lazily in the still air. Long since rotted straw and reeds cover
Floyd | the earthen floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of rusty manacles hangs on the wall.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | There is no way she could climb up to the ceiling. The building would
Floyd | most likely drop down on top of her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I guess it was a jewelry box, now that you say it. Eww."
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder how that bit happened. You'd have thought the evil people would have taken the amulet, not put it in her eye."
		DavidW says, "well, I'm thinking she hid it in her mouth just before she died, and they just never bothered to check."
		DavidW says, "Or maybe they couldn't check. Perhaps her death triggered there's in retaliation."
		DavidW says, "er theirs"
		DavidW asks, "anyway, out of the house to get the nut?"
		Jacqueline says, ";Oh, okay there was a 'sudden glimmering light from within one of the dark holes' and I assumed the eye, but it could have been the mouth."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes, the nut."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | She steps out in the clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great roots under the giant oak have slid aside revealing a
Floyd | passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepwalker is here, spinning slowly.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a large black beetle (Taking a nap at the moment.)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "(Sorry, slightly laggy.)"
		DavidW says, "huh, the green mist pillar is called 'the sleepwalker'."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bushes" 		Jacqueline says, "So it is."

Floyd | These bushes resemble those at the village road, but there are quite a
Floyd | few more of them. These look even more gnarled and deformed, as though
Floyd | starved of clean water and sunlight.
Floyd | These also have thorns as well as, oddly enough, plenty of purple nuts.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take nuts" 		

Floyd | "No thank you Master. Only a fool would try to do anything with those
Floyd | nuts." To emphasize her point, she gives the nearest bush a kick and a
Floyd | cloud of putrid dust from the leaves rises. A thorny nut falls to the
Floyd | ground.
Floyd | The deformed bushes rustle and seem to reach for her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Eeenteresting."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take nut" 		

Floyd | Lornedei carefully picks up the nut. She quickly drops it in the
Floyd | rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick bush" 		

Floyd | No Master. Why would I do anything like that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "because, child, you just did."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "I need another bathroom break."
		Jacqueline says, "sure"
		DavidW says, "bbiab"
		DavidW says, "back"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ld about nuts" 		

Floyd | Lornedei shrugs.
Floyd | The roots under the big oak stir restlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach oak" 		

Floyd | The tree fades away before Lornedei's inner sight. For a moment, there
Floyd | is nothing but a shimmering mist all around her. Then three shapes
Floyd | appear in the distance. They are trees, that she is sure of. Giant
Floyd | trees. One shimmers in gold, one is shrouded in black smoke, and one is
Floyd | bright green. The green tree suddenly fades into the distance, leaving
Floyd | only a greenish mist. Once gone, the black tree grows. It reaches
Floyd | towards the golden tree, shades it and suffocates it. The image fades.
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd | The roots under the big oak stir restlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't remember exactly what the danger was from the black mist, and I'm wondering if the green mist would protect us."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "Well, we just got in and couldn't get out."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open pouch" 		

Floyd | She opens the small leather pouch, revealing a golden acorn.
Floyd | Lornedei frowns. She seems to be listening.
Floyd | And there truly is a sound, distant, from the forest. It sounds like
Floyd | someone whimpering. Someone, or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "And our magic was draining."
		DavidW says, "our magic drained in the green mist too."
		Jacqueline says, "yes."
		Jacqueline says, "But somehow you got out of that."
		DavidW says, "But I tried 'sleep' because the green mist location was called Sleepwalker's Lair, iirc."
		Jacqueline says, "Did you do it without undo... oh."
		DavidW says, "We slept and resumed back at the unholy stones, soaking wet, and sleepwalking."
		DavidW says, "The firefly chewing us out for good measure."
		Jacqueline says, "The firefly is one thing I could really do without in this game."
		Jacqueline says, "Just sayin'"
		DavidW says, "mm. smartgenes felt much the same way."
		Jacqueline asks, "But not you?"
		DavidW says, "well... there was something that suggests to me that we'll need the firefly in the endgame."
		DavidW says, "But I agree the firefly has mannerisms that clash with the rest of the game's tone."
		Jacqueline says, "Fair enough."
		Zach asks, "Long session today?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
		Jacqueline says, "Fortunately. I had a chance to take a nap (I highly recommend the practice) and call my father for father's day and still come back to play and not be entirely lost."
		DavidW asks, "oh geez, is it Father's Day today?"
		Zach asks, "Nice. what's the game?"
		DavidW says, "I better rattle off an email later on."
		DavidW says, "Crystal and Stone Beetle and Bone."
		DavidW says, "I think there ought to be a comma between Stone and Beetle."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline asks, "What do you mean, rattle off an email? To your dad? To the author?"
		DavidW says, "to my dad."
		Jacqueline asks, "To the Prime Minister?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline nods.
		Zach says, "Luckily, all three are the same person."
		DavidW says, "He and Trish are in Iceland at the moment; he isn't expecting me to call, at least."
		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "heh"
		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "I definitely recommend this game, if you haven't played it."
		Jacqueline says, "It's well worth playing."
Zach arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Zach says, "I haven't"
		Jacqueline says, "Then go away and don't be spoiled."
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "I think, now that I've saved, we should risk the black mist."
		Jacqueline says, "Good boy."
		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "Now also, mute."
		Zach gives himself a cookie
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the Black Oak)
Floyd |  A shiver runs through the tree and the shrill song of the leaves seems
Floyd | to increase in volume for a moment. Lornedei folds herself over the
Floyd | branch and stays hanging precariously over it. She looks down. The
Floyd | clearing below her swims out of focus, seems to move away from her and
Floyd | then come rushing back at her. She clings desperately to the scorched
Floyd | limb, unsure if she is going to slide backwards and down on the ground,
Floyd | or tip over forward with the same fatal result. She shuts her eyes
Floyd | hard.
Floyd |
Floyd | And the world is still once more. Very carefully, she lifts one leg
Floyd | over the branch and then she is sitting steady. She opens her eyes and
Floyd | with a sigh of relief. The clearing looks as it should, all
Floyd | considering.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clusters of black leaves surround Lornedei. They hang from the upper
Floyd | branches, creating a shield that totally obscures the sky above. She
Floyd | can look down, as all the clusters are above and around her, but up is
Floyd | nothing but shimmering black. The branch reaches out over the clearing
Floyd | and the end of it seems to disappear in a big cloud of smoke. She can
Floyd | climb down to the ground or follow the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach smoke" 		

Floyd | "I cannot use my powers to reach into the smoke Master. It frightens
Floyd | me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow branch" 		

Floyd | Lornedei follows the branch outwards towards the smoke. It seems to
Floyd | rise and meet her and then it surrounds her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nightmare's Den
Floyd | A dark wall of smoke surrounds her. Occasionally a ragged veil of
Floyd | broken vapor is detached from it and dissolves in the air. There is
Floyd | nothing here. Even the ground is gone. Although she can feel it under
Floyd | her feet, she will not try to touch it.
Floyd | "I feel so strange. It is so dark here, so wrong. Everything seems to
Floyd | be turning. I feel something here but it is hidden from me."
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to LD), "Suck it up, buttercup."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Timing. You ruined my joke!"
		Jacqueline smiles.
		DavidW asks, "so... Nightmare's Den. Perhaps we ought to sleep here also?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd | Lornedei sits down, puts her head in her hands and shuts her eyes.
Floyd | "I should not Master. But I feel so strange."

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | "The air is so hard to breathe. So dark here."

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | "I feel ill."
Floyd |  Amidst her dream, Lornedei speaks. An insistant whispering. Spoken
Floyd | through her, not by her.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wake up and be mine.
Floyd | Wake up and come to me.
Floyd | Give your blood to the seed.
Floyd | Give me a tree.
Floyd | Destroy the other one, the golden one.
Floyd | We will rule together.
Floyd | Wake and I am with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | WAKE NOW!
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "It worked last time, but gosh it seems counter-intuitive."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | The hall of severance is silent. The whispering from the forest is
Floyd | gone, the air seems dense.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei is sitting on the stone altar with her head bent as in prayer.
Floyd | The long hair hides her face from you and you listen to her breathing.
Floyd | The dry whispers and the shrill singing from the black leaves returns
Floyd | as Lornedei wakes up.
Floyd | Slowly, the girl looks up. She seems surprised and her eyes glide over
Floyd | the clearing as if she's never seen it before.
Floyd |
Floyd | When she looks at you, her eyes are gray and a weary smile turns into a
Floyd | grin. Then the grin fades and her entire body tenses in fear. She turns
Floyd | her face away from you.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (on the stone altar)
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great roots under the giant oak have slid aside revealing a
Floyd | passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepwalker is here, spinning slowly.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a large black beetle (Spinning around waving its
Floyd | antennae at the moment.) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Also: creeepeee"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "h ld" 		

Floyd | She will have to get off the stone altar first.
Floyd | Lornedei stares at the leaf clusters in the black forest. She looks
Floyd | away, biting her lower lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | She gets off the stone altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great roots under the giant oak have slid aside revealing a
Floyd | passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepwalker is here. It has stopped spinning.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a large black beetle (Fluffing up its wings at the
Floyd | moment.) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A very tentative voice speaks up from the old stone well. "Girl?"
Floyd | Lornedei turns her head and stares at the tiny creature sitting on a
Floyd | blade of razor grass next to the well. She takes two fast steps toward
Floyd | the fly. With a screech, the fly buzzes off to sit on the stone house
Floyd | roof. "The same you are not Girl. I know not if you can be trusted
Floyd | Girl." Lornedei picks up a rock and throws it at the fly that buzzes
Floyd | off to sit on the stone altar. "Will you listen Girl?" Lornedei crosses
Floyd | her arms and glares at the fly. After a moment's indecision, she nods.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fly moves to the edge of the altar and pauses a moment. "You have
Floyd | met one of Raccdaha's minions I see. You must have set it free. Shame.
Floyd | Such shame. Do not believe him Girl! Raccdaha is not strong enough now
Floyd | to possess you from where he is hiding, but he lets his lesser demons
Floyd | do his bidding. Do not believe the messages he sends!" Lornedei takes a
Floyd | step forward and raises a hand to swat the fly, but the fly is already
Floyd | sitting in the black oak. "Oh dear, temper, temper. Me, yes, will be in
Floyd | this place to tell the story when your god evicts the demon that is in
Floyd | you Girl." The firefly disappears with a pop and a flash.
Floyd | The roots under the big oak stir restlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There is indeed a dearth of commas, not just in the title."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "h ld" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is possessed. She is unpredictable and at times
Floyd | self-destructive. Her mind is a battle-field of opposites.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter sleepwalker" 		

Floyd | Lornedei's stare is not just hostile. It is pure poison. She has no
Floyd | intention of entering the sleepwalker.
Floyd | Lornedei shivers. She looks behind her. There is nothing there.
Floyd | Lornedei frowns. She seems to be listening.
Floyd | And there truly is a sound, distant, from the forest. It sounds like
Floyd | something that does not want to be heard. Careful, tentative.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take nuts" 		

Floyd | "No, I only need one. I have it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake ld" 		

Floyd | "Just leave me be! I have my eyes open, can you not see that?"
Floyd | The beetle runs off to one of the paths. It spins around once before
Floyd | returning to Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sleepwalker" 		

Floyd | A stubby pillar of greenish fog hovers just above ground level. It
Floyd | spins around its own axis like a slow motion whirlwind.
Floyd | Lornedei is muttering to herself.
Floyd | The beetle runs off to one of the paths. It spins around once before
Floyd | returning to Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "How did you wake her before>"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		DavidW says, "I was able to eventually wake her behind the waterfall. I couldn't before."
		DavidW says, "But this might not be the same as sleeping. And ... I wonder if returning to the Nightmare Den might reveal something new now."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm."
		Jacqueline says, "Possibly."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the Black Oak)
Floyd | Clusters of black leaves surround Lornedei. They hang from the upper
Floyd | branches, creating a shield that totally obscures the sky above. She
Floyd | can look down, as all the clusters are above and around her, but up is
Floyd | nothing but shimmering black. The branch reaches out over the clearing
Floyd | and the end of it seems to disappear in a big cloud of smoke. She can
Floyd | climb down to the ground or follow the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow branch" 		

Floyd | "The passage is not yet open, and I can't go through yet. What was
Floyd | trapped between, is now roaming the woods though."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh."
		DavidW says, "So there must be a black pillar of mist calling itself 'the nightmare' out there now."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah... nothing creepy about that, either."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Lornedei climbs down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great roots under the giant oak have slid aside revealing a
Floyd | passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepwalker is here. It has stopped spinning.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a large black beetle (Airing out its shell at the
Floyd | moment.) here.
Floyd | A dry black leaf falls down to rest on Lornedei's shoulder. It crumbles
Floyd | into dust and is gone.
Floyd | The beetle scrambles through the dead grass to one of the paths. It
Floyd | spins around and comes back to Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm, I don't remember the black leaves crumbling to dust on our shoulders like that before."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch sleepwalker" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is clearly skeptical. What the sleep walker feels like does
Floyd | not interest her.
Floyd | The beetle disappears into the crumbling stone house. It comes back
Floyd | out, stays a moment in the opening, waving its antennae, before coming
Floyd | back to Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Gah, no. I wonder if we can still get beetles."
		Jacqueline says, "Like, if we lose this one."
		Jacqueline says, "Which we will."
		DavidW says, "which we will if we follow it, yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach sleepwalker" 		

Floyd | Lornedei turns her back to it.
Floyd | "I will not waste magic on that!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach ld" 		

Floyd | "I cannot! I will not! Just leave my mind alone!"
Floyd | Lornedei shivers. She looks behind her. There is nothing there.
Floyd | The beetle runs off to one of the paths. It spins around once before
Floyd | returning to Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter house" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the House of Penance)
Floyd | The many years have taken its toll on this house. The circular wall
Floyd | tapers slightly towards the ceiling. Above her, a framework of thick
Floyd | beams support several generations worth of spider webs. There is not
Floyd | much left of the roof now. The light from outside leaks in through the
Floyd | holes in the ceiling. It magnifies the presence of fine dry dust that
Floyd | floats lazily in the still air. Long since rotted straw and reeds cover
Floyd | the earthen floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of rusty manacles hangs on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x manacles" 		

Floyd | Lornedei shakes her head.
Floyd | Lornedei shivers. She looks behind her. There is nothing there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take manacles" 		

Floyd | "Interesting, but I have no use for those. For the moment."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yikes"
		DavidW says, "Lornedei, you done changed, girl."
		Jacqueline says, "Sweet little Lornedei."
		DavidW says, "Maybe take her back to Deini to give our girl a spanking."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think that's how it works with wolves."
		DavidW says, "maybe not."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pet yellow worm" 		

Floyd | "Do I really want to? No!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. Shall we follow the beetle anyway?"
		Jacqueline asks, "To the raven, you mean?"
		DavidW says, "yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "I am okay with that, yes. We've opened up quite a few unexplored areas as it is."
		DavidW says, "athough... I haven't seen any spear yet."
		Jacqueline says, "Kind of interested to see if we can actually hit an ending."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oh, hm. Good point."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow beetle" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x beetle" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take black leaf" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the House of Penance)
Floyd | The many years have taken its toll on this house. The circular wall
Floyd | tapers slightly towards the ceiling. Above her, a framework of thick
Floyd | beams support several generations worth of spider webs. There is not
Floyd | much left of the roof now. The light from outside leaks in through the
Floyd | holes in the ceiling. It magnifies the presence of fine dry dust that
Floyd | floats lazily in the still air. Long since rotted straw and reeds cover
Floyd | the earthen floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of rusty manacles hangs on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | She steps out in the clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great roots under the giant oak have slid aside revealing a
Floyd | passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepwalker is here. It has stopped spinning.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a large black beetle (Spinning around waving its
Floyd | antennae at the moment.) here.
Floyd | Lornedei reaches down to scratch her ankle.
Floyd | Lornedei frowns. She seems to be listening.
Floyd | And there truly is a sound, distant, from the forest. It sounds like a
Floyd | bird, unlike any other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow beetle" 		

Floyd | The black beetle is still for a few moments. Sniffing the air for
Floyd | danger. Then suddenly it decides where to go and takes off along one of
Floyd | the paths. Lornedei follows.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shadows reach for her, imaginary or not, from the growing darkness
Floyd | between the trees, as she moves into the forbidden forest. The beetle
Floyd | is ahead of her, leading on, stopping now and then to find its way. The
Floyd | path twists and changes direction so many times that Lornedei has to
Floyd | rely totally on her glimmering little guide.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei keeps her eye on the bug, but looks around now and then. The
Floyd | trees all look the same. No matter which kind they might have been
Floyd | originally, they are now all black and scorched. Clusters of leaves,
Floyd | singing their strange melody, hang from nearly all of them, some nearly
Floyd | touching the undergrowth. The forest is cold, the air thick, and
Floyd | Cowering under the stare of the shadows, she moves on. The bug leads.
Floyd | It runs ahead, over a dry and cracked puddle of mud, through the
Floyd | hollowed out insides of a dead tree, forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beetle stops. Its antennae wave frantically and it spins around on
Floyd | the ground a couple of times. When Lornedei reaches down to pick it up
Floyd | it quickly unfolds its wings, takes off with a buzzing and disappears
Floyd | among the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forbidden Forest (Near the Raven Tree)
Floyd | Disappointed, Lornedei looks around.
Floyd | "I think I am lost."
Floyd | The scorched trees tower over anyone and anything unfortunate enough to
Floyd | be here. An air of ill will hangs over the treetops.
Floyd | The gray fog touches the trees highest branches, hiding the sun from
Floyd | view. Two paths lead into the black forest from here.
Floyd | Lornedei sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | An enormous raven sits high up on a blackened branch, surrounded by the
Floyd | bug like leaves. It stares unblinking at Lornedei as she moves around
Floyd | in the crossing. It greets her with a threatening flutter with the
Floyd | wings, a guttural croaking and constant nervous sidestepping on the
Floyd | branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take black leaf" 		

Floyd | Lornedei grabs one of the black leaves in the nearest cluster and
Floyd | twists it loose from the branch. The leaf falls over and the beetle
Floyd | quickly takes shape in her hand. When it is done growing, it crawls up
Floyd | on Lornedei's shoulder.
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give beetle to raven" 		

Floyd | Lornedei holds the beetle in a tight grip, and shows it to the bird.
Floyd | The black bird leans its head to one side. Most interested, it moves
Floyd | restlessly on its branch. Lornedei slowly puts the beetle on the
Floyd | ground. She steps back and waits.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beetle turns towards Lornedei, turns back, notices the bird and
Floyd | makes a run for it. It heads for the high grass. The hungry bird dives
Floyd | from the tree and drops in a cloud of dirt between the bug and the safe
Floyd | undergrowth. The beetle stops dead in its track, changes direction and
Floyd | rushes forward, but the bird is already there, flipping the bug over.
Floyd | For one moment, it is immobilized. That moment is enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | While the beetle is helpless, the bird gets to the eating. Big chunks
Floyd | of the insect's body is ripped out and swallowed. At some point, the
Floyd | legs and antennae stop moving. Finally, there is nothing left of the
Floyd | beetle but an empty shell, lined with a few sad remains of legs, flesh,
Floyd | and unidentifiable insect parts.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bird skips along the path where, if one looks hard enough, one can
Floyd | see another trail. The bird turns to Lornedei and croaks.
Floyd | Waiting.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "phew"
		Jacqueline says, "Was worried that wouldn't work"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow raven" 		

Floyd | Lornedei dares a careful step towards the black bird. It turns and hops
Floyd | along the path a short distance before it again faces the girl.
Floyd | Waiting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei takes another step and the bird takes off in the air. It flies
Floyd | in circles in front of her, high up and almost out of sight at times
Floyd | but always close enough for Lornedei to follow. The path winds its way
Floyd | through and around the disturbing shadows of the forbidden forest.
Floyd | Fallen trees and dense undergrowth is constantly in her way and she has
Floyd | to climb over, through, or around these obstacles, while keeping an eye
Floyd | on the bird. It is just ahead and above her. She follows the black
Floyd | bird, expecting the cold grip of the forgotten ones around her ankles
Floyd | at any moment. Images of soul wrenching, flesh ripping, and blood
Floyd | drinking spirits run through her mind. Nothing happens. Exhausted and
Floyd | bruised, with her clothes torn and dusty, she stumbles on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something grabs her foot; she loses her balance and falls forward with
Floyd | a painful thud. Frozen in a breathless heap on the ground, she takes a
Floyd | moment to gather her strength as well as her breath. The bird croaks,
Floyd | Light seeps in through her closed eyelids.
Floyd |
Floyd | She looks up in time to catch a final glimpse of the bird. It
Floyd | disappears into a glowing sunset beyond a desolate field.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Slowly Lornedei gets up on her feet. Nearly blinded by the light from
Floyd | the dying sun, she inspects the damage. She sighs deeply.
Floyd |
Floyd | She opens her mouth to speak again but the words never come. She takes
Floyd | in the view of this seemingly empty wasteland in shocked silence for
Floyd | some time. She swallows. A dry wind tugs at her clothing while playing
Floyd | restlessly in the dry ground.
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd | Lornedei turns her head slowly from side to side, dazed. She blinks.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Circle of Stones)
Floyd | Lornedei walks east and the ground slopes down. It becomes increasingly
Floyd | difficult to walk. On the other side of the valley she is entering, the
Floyd | forest resumes. At the bottom of the slope where the sharp rocks slip
Floyd | under her feet, heat ripples the air. Lornedei makes her way down.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the southeastern corner of the field of despair. The forbidden
Floyd | forest is nearly all around her. West, northwest, and north takes her
Floyd | out. The ground sinks into a large hole, a bowl more than fifty paces
Floyd | across, in the ground, edged by crevices and uneven ridges. A broken
Floyd | land. Once at the bottom, the rest of the field is out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone circle is laid out on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a fire inside the ring of stones, blasting out heat and light.
Floyd | Shadows cast by the stones stretch out from the circle. Their wavering
Floyd | tips caress the ragged ground where it begins to ascend to the plane
Floyd | above.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black plaque lies near the center of the fire pit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw lamp at boulder" 		

Floyd | The stones are more or less round. Anything placed on the stones would
Floyd | drop to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stones" 		

Floyd | The circle is almost ten paces wide. Inside the edging of boulders, the
Floyd | ground sinks further down, into another bowl. This one is smooth and
Floyd | perfectly round.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw lamp at fire" 		

Floyd | No, that is not what she had in mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw lamp at smooth boulder" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw lamp at round boulder" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boulder" 		

Floyd | The circle is almost ten paces wide. Inside the edging of boulders, the
Floyd | ground sinks further down, into another bowl. This one is smooth and
Floyd | perfectly round.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw lamp at it" 		

Floyd | The stones are more or less round. Anything placed on the stones would
Floyd | drop to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Just FYI, I have about an hour left at this point."
		Jacqueline says, "But I'm hopefuly we will find our way by then."
		DavidW says, "hm. We freed the spider here, but I guess I'm missing some nuance."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break lamp" 		

Floyd | Lornedei lets a blue spark appear in one palm. She focuses and the
Floyd | light turns red. She quickly moves the fairy lamp until she is holding
Floyd | it between both hands. the red light seeps through her fingers and a
Floyd | sizzling is heard. A cloud of steam surrounds her hands.
Floyd | "Ouch! The little bastard bit me!" A storm of ugly words fly out of her
Floyd | mouth as the crystal spider drops to the ground.
Floyd | Lornedei looks over her shoulder into the dark forest, anxious.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, geez. We didn't do it like that before."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take spider" 		

Floyd | the spider jumps backwards. It apparently doesn't like her.
Floyd | Lornedei is muttering to herself.
Floyd | Lornedei frowns. She seems to be listening.
Floyd | And there truly is a sound, distant, from the forest. It sounds like
Floyd | something that does not want to be heard. Careful, tentative.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spider" 		

Floyd | It's a large spider made of crystal. It has curled up as if either dead
Floyd | or sleeping most of the time. It is hard to tell which. It gives off a
Floyd | cold sparkling light and has a pair of multi facetted eyes. Oddly
Floyd | enough, the eyes seem both beady and shifty. No matter from where it is
Floyd | observed, it seems to glare suspiciously. She will have to touch the
Floyd | spider to examine it further. That is, if it will let her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch spider" 		

Floyd | Lornedei shakes her head. She has no wish to touch that thing. It
Floyd | bites!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push boulder" 		

Floyd | Lornedei turns her hand palm side up, looking at the boulder closest to
Floyd | her. Then she thinks the better of it and gives the big stone a hard
Floyd | push with the bottom of her dirty sandal. It tips over and rolls down
Floyd | in the pit where it settles on top of the fire, suffocating it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "BUZZ! BUZZ!" The firefly sits on one of the big stones in the circle.
Floyd | "Oh, dear, much gooder I say. Too hot, much too hot it was here. Good
Floyd | job Girl. Now I can... " The fly crawls down the side of the rock and
Floyd | disappears in a small hole in the ground. A tiny voice pipes up from
Floyd | some kind of hollow down below. "Oh, still hot, Most uncomfortable it
Floyd | is but... yes!" From the hole comes intense buzzing and grunting
Floyd | followed by huffing an puffing and a cloud of dust. The fly comes out
Floyd | of the hole that caves in on itself, dragging something. "Ah, I knew it
Floyd | would be ready, long cooking it needs yes."
Floyd |
Floyd | With more buzzing and grunting, the fly takes off. Hanging in a tiny
Floyd | netting seemingly made of fine grass or some other kind of plant fiber,
Floyd | is a well baked, somewhat wrinkled white berry. It is still warm and
Floyd | steam rises from it. With no further waste of breath, the fly along
Floyd | with its hot meal, disappears with a pop and a flash. The scent of
Floyd | baked berry lingers for a moment until it dissipates.
Floyd | Lornedei turns her head towards a sudden rustling in the forbidden
Floyd | forest. There is nothing there.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take plaque" 		

Floyd | (the small black plaque)
Floyd | If you insist.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd | It's a totally black round plaque. It is small enough to fit in
Floyd | Lornedei's palm. The smooth stone is of a kind that Lornedei has never
Floyd | seen. A strange picture is carved on one side. It looks like a flying
Floyd | insect of some sort, with a giant tree in the background.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd | Lornedei's shadow trembles and disappears. In an instant, it is back.
Floyd | She seems not to notice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "good grief. Her *shadow* disappeared?"
		Jacqueline asks, "What did we do with the wolf thus far?"
		DavidW says, "We fed it the rabbit."
		DavidW says, "If we call it at forest's edge, maybe it'll come now."
		Jacqueline says, "Did we try to do anything more? Call it, for ex-- okay, yeah, try."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Circle of Stones)
Floyd | This is the southeastern corner of the field of despair. The forbidden
Floyd | forest is nearly all around her. West, northwest, and north takes her
Floyd | out. The ground sinks into a large hole, a bowl more than fifty paces
Floyd | across, in the ground, edged by crevices and uneven ridges. A broken
Floyd | land. Once at the bottom, the rest of the field is out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | A big round stone lies in the middle of the pit. The fire is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone circle is laid out on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see A crystal spider with shifty, beady eyes (Curled up
Floyd | acting dead at the moment.) here.
Floyd | A high pitched squeal from somewhere among the blackened trees fills
Floyd | the air, and Lornedei shudders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "call wolf" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to call.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "call" 		

Floyd | Lornedei whistles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Lornedei waits as the dry wind tears at her torn clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Lornedei waits as the dry wind tears at her torn clothing.
Floyd | Lornedei's shadow jerks to life, reaches for her ankle, and pulls. She
Floyd | stumbles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		DavidW says, "oh my"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shadow" 		

Floyd | It is only a shadow. There is nothing she can do with it.
Floyd | Lornedei feels something against her leg. Like a shadow, silent and
Floyd | cautious, Deini has come to her. The wolf is sniffing the air, is
Floyd | constantly watching Lornedei, but she finally lies down. She puts her
Floyd | head on her front paws but keeps constant watch.
Floyd | "You just stay out of my way."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Have we gone insane?"
		DavidW says, "Deini has arrived, but ... I dunno."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Deini, help" 		

Floyd | Deini looks at Lornedei for a moment before she looses interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Perhaps we should've called earlier."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Deini, sniff" 		

Floyd | The wolf just looks at Lornedei. Willing but confused.
Floyd | Lornedei is muttering to herself.
Floyd | Lornedei looks over her shoulder into the dark forest, anxious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pet deini" 		

Floyd | In an attempt to seem friendly, she calls for Deini. The wolf
Floyd | hesitates. This human is different from the other and there is
Floyd | something very wrong with this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Maybe we should have called her before we went weird, yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "deini, kill shadow" 		

Floyd | Deini stands still, seemingly wondering about Lornedei's choice of
Floyd | enemy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline shrugs.
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "yay"
		DavidW asks, "back to the tree?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd | These are scattered remains of a tree. Mostly ashes, a few charred
Floyd | branches, a hollowed out trunk lying on its side, all petrified by time
Floyd | and lack of rain. All is covered in years of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search sand" 		

Floyd | She can not find anything that might interest you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in tree" 		

Floyd | Lornedei looks around, in the trunk, kicks away some dirt, but all she
Floyd | finds is more sad remains of the tree. Anything of interest is long
Floyd | since gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x ground" 		

Floyd | (the ground)
Floyd | The soil is dry and starved of both moisture and nutrition. It looks
Floyd | and feels dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd | There's no way she could.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill tree" 		

Floyd | The tree is already as dead as it can be, so what would be the point?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put yellow worm on tree" 		

Floyd | Placing things on the petrified tree will not do her any good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break tree" 		

Floyd | The tree is already as dead as it can be, so what would be the point?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal ld" 		

Floyd | There may not be a way to heal her now. She has been changed. There is
Floyd | something dark lurking in her mind. Perhaps if you could get that
Floyd | presence out. Perhaps an exorcism?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "vomit" 		

Floyd | "What was that you said?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn head 360 degrees" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd | She may or may not. Just hope that her prayers go to you and not
Floyd | something... else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh dear. How does one do an exorcism anyway?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search ld" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is wearing a shirt, a pair of riding pants and sandals. Type
Floyd | inv to see what else she is carrying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach ld" 		

Floyd | "I cannot! I will not! Just leave my mind alone!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in ld" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is wearing a shirt, a pair of riding pants and sandals. Type
Floyd | inv to see what else she is carrying.
Floyd | Lornedei is muttering to herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x demon" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shadow" 		

Floyd | It is only a shadow. There is nothing she can do with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "zap shadow" 		

Floyd | It is only a shadow. There is nothing she can do with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill shadow" 		

Floyd | Light banishes one shadow while creating another. Then how can a shadow
Floyd | be killed?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear amulet" 		

Floyd | "Wear that? No! It hates me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmmm"
		DavidW says, "the spider does light too, but it also doesn't like us."
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking ... enter darkness."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "She is persnicity in this state, not the girl we were with earlier."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Lornedei steps in-between a big wall that continues north, away from
Floyd | her, and the remains of another wall trailing west. What stands before
Floyd | her is only a small part of a castle. The rest of it, including any
Floyd | main gate or towers, is gone, as if cut away. She stops and looks
Floyd | around.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | Lornedei enters a long stone hall. The sudden noise of her own foot
Floyd | falls echoing makes her stop after just a few steps. She stands just
Floyd | inside the gate. The corridor is dim and it takes a while for her eyes
Floyd | to adjust to the darkness.
Floyd | The wide stone corridor continues north for perhaps sixty feet and
Floyd | there is a dim light at the far end.
Floyd | She takes a few more steps forward through the dusty corridor. She
Floyd | stops at an opening in the wall where a staircase leads down into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | Lornedei leans into the opening in the wall, trying to see what is
Floyd | below the dark staircase. There is light down there. Without further
Floyd | hesitation, she descends the dusty stone steps.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x statue" 		

Floyd | The stone statue stands against the south wall. It seems undamaged by
Floyd | what ever happened here. It is a woman. She is dressed in a guard's
Floyd | robust clothing and she is standing with her feet somewhat apart, one
Floyd | arm bent to let her hand rest on a stone dagger at her waist.
Floyd | The statue is holding up its right arm as if holding something, perhaps
Floyd | a staff or a spear, but the hand is empty. The stone woman looks as if
Floyd | she could wake up at any moment, ready to protect.
Floyd | The polished stone eyes are fixed on something in the northeast corner
Floyd | of the chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search debris" 		

Floyd | "I have no intention of crawling in there. Find someone else to do
Floyd | that. Perhaps you, god as you are, can conjure up some faithful and
Floyd | ridiculously loyal companion to do that kind of work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put red worm in debris" 		

Floyd | She needs to be holding the shiny red worm before she can put it into
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take red worm" 		

Floyd | If you insist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put it in debris" 		

Floyd | That cannot be used to contain items. The purpose here is otherwise.
Floyd | Lornedei is muttering to herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put red worm on debris" 		

Floyd | Placing things on the rubble will not do her any good.
Floyd | There is a shadow stretching out on the ground behind Lornedei. It
Floyd | folds into inky black and then it rises, takes one step away from her,
Floyd | and is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop red worm" 		

Floyd | Your wish is her command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "red worm, search debris" 		

Floyd | She can't talk to the shiny red worm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take red worm" 		

Floyd | If you insist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put it in urn" 		

Floyd | She drops the shiny red worm into the old tarnished bronze urn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 167.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a small black plaque
Floyd |   a cracked skull
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open)
Floyd |     a golden acorn
Floyd |   a skinny yellow worm
Floyd |   a bone
Floyd |   a small dented silver plate
Floyd |   a small water sack (which is closed)
Floyd |     the water from the Elder's spring
Floyd |   an old tarnished bronze urn
Floyd |     a shiny red worm
Floyd |     a fat blue worm
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yellow worm, search debris" 		

Floyd | She can't talk to the skinny yellow worm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Ask the wolf?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in debris" 		

Floyd | "I have no intention of crawling in there. Find someone else to do
Floyd | that. Perhaps you, god as you are, can conjure up some faithful and
Floyd | ridiculously loyal companion to do that kind of work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, this attitude came after sleeping in the black mist?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "whistle" 		

Floyd | Lornedei whistles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | The spiral that is life keeps on turning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | The spiral that is life keeps on turning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wake ld" 		

Floyd | "Just leave me be! I have my eyes open, can you not see that?"
Floyd | Lornedei hears careful steps behind her. She turns towards a very
Floyd | reluctantly approaching Deini. The wolf sneezes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | "Just leave me be! I have my eyes open, can you not see that?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | "Just leave me be! I have my eyes open, can you not see that?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | "Just leave me be! I have my eyes open, can you not see that?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "Deini, search debris" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | Deini sniffs around. After a while, she comes back, carrying an old
Floyd | torch. She drops it at Lornedei's feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Deini sniffs a couple of the rocks and sneezes. She seems to search
Floyd | aimlessly and finds nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take torch" 		

Floyd | If you insist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x torch" 		

Floyd | The old torch must have been lying around here for many years, along
Floyd | with many others. It's totally useless and may just fall apart if given
Floyd | a harsh glance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put torch in statue" 		

Floyd | The only thing capable of holding items on the statue, is the grasping
Floyd | hand. Try to put the old torch there instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, maybe that thing later is a torch, not a spear?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put torch in hand" 		

Floyd | Lornedei places the torch in the stone hand. It does not really fit so
Floyd | she forces it down in the hole. It stands nearly upright in place for a
Floyd | moment. Then, the stone fingers flex and spread. The torch topples over
Floyd | and drops to the floor as the hand tightens its grip around its
Floyd | imaginary object again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take torch" 		

Floyd | If you insist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "deini, search debris" 		

Floyd | Deini sniffs a couple of the rocks and sneezes. She seems to search
Floyd | aimlessly and finds nothing of interest.
Floyd | Lornedei is muttering to herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light torch" 		

Floyd | Nothing would benefit from that.
Floyd | Deini comes up to Lornedei and puts her nose in the girl's hand.
Floyd | Lornedei pulls her hand away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Still, this is more than we found before."
		Jacqueline says, "Definitely."
		DavidW says, "Maybe upstairs would be better."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lornedei walks towards the dim light. The corridor ends, the floor
Floyd | drops away, and beyond is the mist. The edge of the cliff itself has
Floyd | dropped off, taking the entire inner castle down with it. The entire
Floyd | northwest corner of the big ledge has slid down to the bottom of the
Floyd | ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei takes a quick look down the ravine, through veils of mist, but
Floyd | the floor suddenly feels very unsteady under her feet. She returns to
Floyd | the opening to the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if we should have had the wolf search other places. Vegetation, straw, riverbanks."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "whistle" 		

Floyd | Lornedei whistles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "maybe"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Lornedei waits as the dry wind tears at her torn clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Lornedei waits as the dry wind tears at her torn clothing.
Floyd | Lornedei's shadow trembles and disappears. In an instant, it is back.
Floyd | She seems not to notice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "whistle" 		

Floyd | Lornedei whistles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Lornedei waits as the dry wind tears at her torn clothing.
Floyd | Lornedei feels something against her leg. Like a shadow, silent and
Floyd | cautious, Deini has come to her. The wolf is sniffing the air, is
Floyd | constantly watching Lornedei, but she finally lies down. She puts her
Floyd | head on her front paws but keeps constant watch.
Floyd | "You just stay out of my way."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "deini, search rubble" 		

Floyd | Deini takes off and enters the tunnel through the big pile of rubble.
Floyd | She shows up safely on the other side. A number of loud sneezes and a
Floyd | cloud of rising dust show her path. After some time, she comes crawling
Floyd | out again, dragging something with her. Between her teeth is a long
Floyd | spear. She drops it in front of Lornedei, looking mighty happy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take spear" 		

Floyd | If you insist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spear" 		

Floyd | The spear is a head taller than Lornedei. The dark wood is decorated
Floyd | with carvings and the stone tip is sharp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach spear" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd | Lornedei is muttering to herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give spear to statue" 		

Floyd | Lornedei puts the spear into the grasping hand. It is a perfect fit.
Floyd | The hand suddenly tightens. The stone fingers crackle slightly and a
Floyd | puff of dust flies from it as it grips the spear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | The spiral that is life keeps on turning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x statue" 		

Floyd | The stone guard stands in the southeast corner staring intently at the
Floyd | opposite corner of the chamber. In her right hand she has a long wooden
Floyd | spear with a stone tip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | You wish her to talk to the stone statue? Seems a bit odd to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch statue" 		

Floyd | Lornedei brushes off some of the dust gathered on the statue an
Floyd | sneezes.
Floyd | Lornedei wipes her forehead with her shirtsleeve.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Gah - lag. YAY SPEAR"
		DavidW asks, "The statue accepted the spear, but now what?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach statue" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move statue" 		

Floyd | The stone statue cannot be moved in any way. Lornedei makes a couple of
Floyd | attempts of pushing the statue but there is not much point in trying.
Floyd | Lornedei's shadow tears one shadow-leg from Lornedei's real one, then
Floyd | the other. It fades as it rises. Once upright, it melts into Lornedei.
Floyd | She shivers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | There is nothing there but rubble and cracked marble walls. She can't
Floyd | go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x statue" 		

Floyd | The stone guard stands in the southeast corner staring intently at the
Floyd | opposite corner of the chamber. In her right hand she has a long wooden
Floyd | spear with a stone tip.
Floyd | There is a shadow stretching out on the ground behind Lornedei. It
Floyd | folds into inky black and then it rises, takes one step away from her,
Floyd | and is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look northwest" 		

Floyd | Cracked marble in walls and floor. Rubble. Nothing of interest catches
Floyd | her eye.
Floyd | Lornedei's shadow stretches out behind her. It sits up. It reaches. It
Floyd | touches the exposed skin on her neck before lying back down. Lornedei
Floyd | scratches her neck furiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn statue" 		

Floyd | The stone statue cannot be moved in any way. Lornedei makes a couple of
Floyd | attempts of pushing the statue but there is not much point in trying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Lornedei steps closer to the huge hole in the wall. One glimpse down is
Floyd | enough. She steps back on unsteady legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | A few paces away, the courtyard ends abruptly as the ground is replaced
Floyd | by the ravine. A vertical cliff of bare rock is all that is left. If
Floyd | there was a western wall there, it now lies at the bottom of the
Floyd | ravine, along with a big part of the castle. On the other side, the
Floyd | forbidden forest starts again. Lornedei quickly backs away from the
Floyd | edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take leaf" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Ravine)
Floyd | Lornedei stands on an outcropping overlooking a deep ravine going as
Floyd | far north as she can see. The ledge seems to be the remains of a road,
Floyd | cut off by the creation of the break in the earth. On the other side of
Floyd | the ravine, there's a barely visible opening through the trees. There
Floyd | is no way over there though. A steady wind tears at her clothes and
Floyd | hair in sudden gusts that seem eager to throw her off balance.
Floyd |
Floyd | East, northeast and north are the ways off the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ledge" 		

Floyd | Some things in this world are not for her to be concerned with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take leaf" 		

Floyd | Lornedei grabs one of the black leaves in the nearest cluster and
Floyd | twists it loose from the branch. The leaf falls over and the beetle
Floyd | quickly takes shape in her hand. When it is done growing, it crawls up
Floyd | on Lornedei's shoulder.
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes one step towards the edge of the ravine, then another
Floyd | longer step away from it. The ravine is too deep and too wide to cross.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd | A high pitched squeal from somewhere among the blackened trees fills
Floyd | the air, and Lornedei shudders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's unclear what the spear did."
		Jacqueline says, "hm. Let me reread"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn spear" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The statue gripped it strongly. That seemed to be the extent of it."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh wait, I mean, go back."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd | There is a shadow stretching out on the ground behind Lornedei. It
Floyd | folds into inky black and then it rises, takes one step away from her,
Floyd | and is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ok, here"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn spear" 		

Floyd | Lornedei grabs the spear on each side of the hand and turns it. A click
Floyd | is heard from inside the statue and the entire guard woman rotates on
Floyd | her right foot, swinging her left side outwards.
Floyd | In doing that, a slab of stone comes loose from the corner thus
Floyd | revealing a narrow passage to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "cool! thanks!"
		Jacqueline says, "The spear was the mechanism. Or, rather the way to activate it."
		DavidW asks, "Did you wish to explore your new passageway?"
		Jacqueline says, "Heh. No, I enjoy watching you and contributing when I can."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | Silence, perfect stillness, a sense of waiting.
Floyd | As soon as Lornedei steps past the statue, the sensation overwhelms
Floyd | her. For once, she is silent for a long while before making her remark.
Floyd | "What a mess!"
Floyd | The chamber seems to have survived the devastation of the castle with
Floyd | only minor damages though. Sand and scattered pieces of marble lie
Floyd | beneath a few cracks in one corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A big pile of stone and steel takes up a large part of the space in the
Floyd | middle of the floor.
Floyd | "Who would bring that junk down here? Seems very strange to me."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei stumbles on a big staff on the floor. She barely avoids
Floyd | stepping on a sad looking long dead somebody.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dead somebody seems to be the owner of the staff.
Floyd | "I believe that this might be one of the Elders."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okey doke"
		Jacqueline asks, "A sad looking dead somebody?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x elder" 		

Floyd | Lornedei bends down to take a look at the grim pile of bones. The
Floyd | figure lies near the west wall with the arms stretched out above the
Floyd | head. The grinning skull is bent backwards and in an odd angle. The
Floyd | spine showing above the robe it is dressed in has been turned until it
Floyd | broke off from the rest of the body. The feet are still protected by a
Floyd | pair of leather sandals.
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, puzzled.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x robe" 		

Floyd | The figure on the floor is dressed in a robe that once must have been
Floyd | sky blue but now it's faded and covered in dust and cobwebs. The fabric
Floyd | is finely woven and smooth. The hems are decorated with golden vines
Floyd | just like the sandals that still sit securely on the skeletons feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sandals" 		

Floyd | (the robe and sandals)
Floyd | The figure on the floor is dressed in a robe that once must have been
Floyd | sky blue but now it's faded and covered in dust and cobwebs. The fabric
Floyd | is finely woven and smooth. The hems are decorated with golden vines
Floyd | just like the sandals that still sit securely on the skeletons feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grinning skull" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take robe" 		

Floyd | It is probably better if she leaves them where they are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pile" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the pile of steel and stone or the
Floyd | pile of bones?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "steel" 		

Floyd | It is a big pile of stone and steel. It takes up a big portion of the
Floyd | floor. She can see small stones and big boulders covered in moss, dirt
Floyd | and dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few of the bigger rocks seem to be attached to each other with steel
Floyd | rings and rusty chains. A row, uneven and broken up, of triangular
Floyd | pieces of steel sit along an oblong rock near one end of the pile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Remember the wolf."
		Jacqueline says, "Though, I don't know, maybe we could have found the spear without her."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search steel pile" 		

Floyd | She can not find anything that might interest you.
Floyd | Lornedei reaches down to scratch her ankle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x staff" 		

Floyd | It's a heavy staff in what appears to be oak. It reaches Lornedei to
Floyd | the shoulder, is thicker in one end and irregular in shape, with the
Floyd | natural shape preserved. It is polished and given a patina with many
Floyd | years use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I have to think that the wolf was optional, given how we completely left her behind, but perhaps not."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd | If you insist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mirrors" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x north mirror" 		

Floyd | A wide and heavy frame surrounds a dark mirror. There is only a dull
Floyd | reflection of the chamber behind Lornedei when she looks in it.
Floyd | There's an indentation in the top part of the frame. It is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x north indentation" 		

Floyd | There is an indentation in the top part of the frame. A plaque might
Floyd | fit there.
Floyd |
Floyd | Under a layer of dust covering the frame, the wood is decorated with
Floyd | delicately painted vines and leaves of all sizes and shapes. Tiny
Floyd | animals peek out from behind the leaves, which seem to stand out even
Floyd | though the surface is flat: a red squirrel's curious gaze, a deer and
Floyd | its offspring, ready to flee, a miniature snake on a vine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei reaches down to scratch her ankle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Plaque, eh?"
		DavidW says, "yes, but we only have two plaques"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x east mirror" 		

Floyd | The glass, underneath a layer of dust, has no reflection whatsoever.
Floyd | Lornedei glances at the frame but she just shakes her head in
Floyd | puzzlement. She looks away from the strange sight.
Floyd | There's an indentation in the top part of the frame. It is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x east indentation" 		

Floyd | Reluctantly, Lornedei examines the frame. The heavy frame around the
Floyd | east mirror has a deep, almost black surface. Delicate, spidery
Floyd | carvings cover every surface. The intricate pattern of geometrical
Floyd | shapes underlies other shapes. These seem to avoid observation.
Floyd | Sometimes a shapeless blob turns into a perfectly logical entity for a
Floyd | split second. Although the logic eludes the mind to be just a blob
Floyd | again, the feeling of an unreachable, untouchable wisdom remains.
Floyd | Lornedei blinks and looks away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 167.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a wizard's staff
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Taking a nap at the moment.)
Floyd |   an old torch
Floyd |   a small black plaque
Floyd |   a cracked skull
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open)
Floyd |     a golden acorn
Floyd |   a skinny yellow worm
Floyd |   a bone
Floyd |   a small dented silver plate
Floyd |   a small water sack (which is closed)
Floyd |     the water from the Elder's spring
Floyd |   an old tarnished bronze urn
Floyd |     a shiny red worm
Floyd |     a fat blue worm
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd | Lornedei is muttering to herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x south mirror" 		

Floyd | On the south wall hangs a big oval mirror. The glass is dark and cold.
Floyd | There's a shallow indentation in the top part of the frame. It is
Floyd | empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x black plaque" 		

Floyd | It's a totally black round plaque. It is small enough to fit in
Floyd | Lornedei's palm. The smooth stone is of a kind that Lornedei has never
Floyd | seen. A strange picture is carved on one side. It looks like a flying
Floyd | insect of some sort, with a giant tree in the background.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x south indentation" 		

Floyd | The wide frame around the south mirror has a shallow indentation where
Floyd | a plaque might fit.
Floyd |
Floyd | The frame itself is totally featureless. It has a deep gray polish that
Floyd | almost, but not quite, looks like the glass itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put black plaque in east indentation" 		

Floyd | Lornedei puts the small black plaque in the round hole on the frame. It
Floyd | goes into place with a click.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x east indentation" 		

Floyd | Reluctantly, Lornedei examines the frame. The heavy frame around the
Floyd | east mirror has a deep, almost black surface. Delicate, spidery
Floyd | carvings cover every surface. The intricate pattern of geometrical
Floyd | shapes underlies other shapes. These seem to avoid observation.
Floyd | Sometimes a shapeless blob turns into a perfectly logical entity for a
Floyd | split second. Although the logic eludes the mind to be just a blob
Floyd | again, the feeling of an unreachable, untouchable wisdom remains.
Floyd | Lornedei blinks and looks away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Didn't change substantially."
		Jacqueline asks, "Did it?"
		DavidW says, "well, hold on with inserting."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, okay."
		Jacqueline asks, "Want me to take it out?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or undo?"
		DavidW says, "We should examine all four."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		DavidW says, "If you can remove it, yes please."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take black plaque" 		

Floyd | "Ouch, I broke a nail! the plaque is stuck. At least I do not know how
Floyd | to get it out again. Maybe it is the way it is supposed to be."
Floyd | Lornedei wipes her forehead with her shirtsleeve.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Srly? Broke a nail? Okay, I'll undo"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "From what I've seen so far, the black plaque goes in the north indentation, and the gray in the south."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 167.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a wizard's staff
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Fluffing up its wings at the moment.)
Floyd |   an old torch
Floyd |   a small black plaque
Floyd |   a cracked skull
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open)
Floyd |     a golden acorn
Floyd |   a skinny yellow worm
Floyd |   a bone
Floyd |   a small dented silver plate
Floyd |   a small water sack (which is closed)
Floyd |     the water from the Elder's spring
Floyd |   an old tarnished bronze urn
Floyd |     a shiny red worm
Floyd |     a fat blue worm
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "and remember, we only have two plaques."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, we have it. Continue."
		DavidW says, "Possibly we can't really do this puzzle until we have all four."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Until we know what they do, though... that may or may not be necessary."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x west mirror" 		

Floyd | The glass is cracked and dark. The frame surrounding the broken mirror
Floyd | seems to be in bad shape. There appears to be a shallow indentation in
Floyd | the top part of the frame. She may need to look closer at the frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x west indentation" 		

Floyd | The wide frame seems at first to be a mosaic of different types of
Floyd | frayed fabric. Upon closer inspection, it is clear that the frame is
Floyd | made up of different types of wood, stone, and even metal. It has
Floyd | however been demolished by something, cut and beaten into a mess of
Floyd | splinters. There seems to be an indentation in the top part of the
Floyd | frame but it may not be able to hold anything in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal it" 		

Floyd | She cannot heal things that are not alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x askew torch" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x torch" 		

Floyd | (the unlit torch)
Floyd | The torch looks old and burnt out.
Floyd | Lornedei reaches down to scratch her ankle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn it" 		

Floyd | The torch is not of any use now. Let's just leave it as it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 167.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a wizard's staff
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Taking a nap at the moment.)
Floyd |   an old torch
Floyd |   a small black plaque
Floyd |   a cracked skull
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open)
Floyd |     a golden acorn
Floyd |   a skinny yellow worm
Floyd |   a bone
Floyd |   a small dented silver plate
Floyd |   a small water sack (which is closed)
Floyd |     the water from the Elder's spring
Floyd |   an old tarnished bronze urn
Floyd |     a shiny red worm
Floyd |     a fat blue worm
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop torch" 		

Floyd | Your wish is her command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei is muttering to herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn torch" 		

Floyd | The torch is not of any use now. Let's just leave it as it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull torch" 		

Floyd | The torch is not of any use now. Let's just leave it as it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "reach bones" 		

Floyd | (the pile of bones)
Floyd | Lornedei reaches into the figure on the cold stone floor but something
Floyd | is resisting her. Something suddenly gives. The air starts to shimmer
Floyd | above the pale bones and a figure rises from the pile. The transparent
Floyd | shape standing before her is a man. An old man dressed in a sky blue
Floyd | robe, his thin face with a thin white beard looks gaunt and tired
Floyd | beyond his apparent age. He is holding a long staff in one hand that
Floyd | partially supports his old frail and bent body.
Floyd | He is looking around the chamber. He lets his gaze touch the mirrors on
Floyd | the wall, rest a moment on the stone pile until he is looking straight
Floyd | at Lornedei.
Floyd | Assessing her, judging her.
Floyd | Suddenly his eyes turn to steel. He seems to recoil from her and swings
Floyd | his staff through the air.
Floyd | It goes through her body and for a moment, she feels numb, tingling. He
Floyd | sinks back down in his remains and is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "h ld" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is possessed. She is unpredictable and at times
Floyd | self-destructive. Her mind is a battle-field of opposites.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "whoa"
		DavidW says, "hm. That didn't cure her."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "reach steel" 		

Floyd | suddenly Lornedei smiles.
Floyd | "If you say so."
Floyd | She Lifts one arm, turns the hand over and makes a blue spark appear in
Floyd | her palm. Lornedei glances up at you, still smiling, as the blue spark
Floyd | turns to red.
Floyd | Slowly she turns her head and blows the spark towards the pile.
Floyd | The red light drops down and disappears between two rocks. Nothing
Floyd | happens for a short while. And then there is movement. Slowly, the
Floyd | rocks rearrange themselves, moving into place with a grinding noise
Floyd | that causes the entire chamber to vibrate.
Floyd | Triangular metal pieces covered in rust and dust, although they seem
Floyd | sharp enough, align themselves in two rows.
Floyd | Some of the smaller rocks, scattered around the periphery of the pile,
Floyd | skip and hop along the dusty floor until they are also in place. There
Floyd | is a loud bang as the two largest pieces come together. The noise gets
Floyd | louder as hundreds of rocks of all sizes and rusty pieces of metal move
Floyd | into place, all at the same time.
Floyd | For a heartbeat, everything is still. Then it rises - grunting,
Floyd | grinding, and groaning, it rises.
Floyd | Lornedei is awestruck, but whispers to the being.
Floyd | "Raccdaha!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "also, crazy that an info spell acted as a summons with its own volition."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah'"
		DavidW asks, "oh, did you just summon our adversary?"
		Jacqueline says, "Um, it would appear so."
		Jacqueline says, "I did not think it would actually manifest anything."
		Jacqueline says, "We may want to undo."
		Jacqueline says, "Or run."
		Jacqueline says, "I thought 'reach' was sort of a magical form of 'look'"
		Jacqueline shrugs.
		DavidW says, "undo, save, and try again."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x steel" 		

Floyd | It is a big pile of stone and steel. It takes up a big portion of the
Floyd | floor. She can see small stones and big boulders covered in moss, dirt
Floyd | and dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few of the bigger rocks seem to be attached to each other with steel
Floyd | rings and rusty chains. A row, uneven and broken up, of triangular
Floyd | pieces of steel sit along an oblong rock near one end of the pile.
Floyd | Lornedei wipes her forehead with her shirtsleeve.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

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

		DavidW says, "yeah, me too, but apparently, 'reach' has more potency."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure you want me to do it again? I ... I don't think that'll end well."
		DavidW says, "yeah, let's try it."
		Jacqueline says, "Enh, what the heck."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "reach steel" 		

Floyd | suddenly Lornedei smiles.
Floyd | "If you say so."
Floyd | She Lifts one arm, turns the hand over and makes a blue spark appear in
Floyd | her palm. Lornedei glances up at you, still smiling, as the blue spark

		DavidW says, "We can experiment a bit now."

Floyd | turns to red.
Floyd | Slowly she turns her head and blows the spark towards the pile.
Floyd | The red light drops down and disappears between two rocks. Nothing
Floyd | happens for a short while. And then there is movement. Slowly, the
Floyd | rocks rearrange themselves, moving into place with a grinding noise
Floyd | that causes the entire chamber to vibrate.
Floyd | Triangular metal pieces covered in rust and dust, although they seem
Floyd | sharp enough, align themselves in two rows.
Floyd | Some of the smaller rocks, scattered around the periphery of the pile,
Floyd | skip and hop along the dusty floor until they are also in place. There
Floyd | is a loud bang as the two largest pieces come together. The noise gets
Floyd | louder as hundreds of rocks of all sizes and rusty pieces of metal move
Floyd | into place, all at the same time.
Floyd | For a heartbeat, everything is still. Then it rises - grunting,
Floyd | grinding, and groaning, it rises.
Floyd | Lornedei is awestruck, but whispers to the being.
Floyd | "Raccdaha!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Experiment? Okay, poke it with the torch."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Lornedei's eyes change again. She smiles.
Floyd | "Did you come for me?" She holds up both hands, offering herself to
Floyd | him. Everything is silent. A strand of darkness wraps itself around her
Floyd | fingers, her hands and her arms.
Floyd | "Yes! Take me with you."
Floyd | She shuts her eyes. Her body shakes as the spirit caresses her, touches
Floyd | her face, her hair. The touch leaves her skin scorched and bleeding.
Floyd | She comes to him willingly and all the promises of power, of eternal
Floyd | bliss, are coming true.
Floyd | The spirit that was once human embraces her. He wraps his arms around
Floyd | her body, seeking warmth. He holds her with arms of stone. She melts
Floyd | into the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Smiling, she lets herself be crushed between stones, cut to pieces by
Floyd | sharp metal. He reaches for her hand, which turns to a bloody mess. He
Floyd | holds her head, which cracks like a ripe melon. Only then does the
Floyd | smile fade from her lips.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Lornedei walks with the forgotten ones. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your final holiness is 70 out of a possible holiness of 105, in 384
Floyd | moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can choose to: RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last godly
Floyd | command or abandon this world with QUIT!
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "aie"
		DavidW says, "ok, I did not expect that."
		Jacqueline asks, "That was not a pleasant ending. How about we try something else?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "attack raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Lornedei says calmly: "No!"
Floyd | Lornedei wipes her forehead with her shirtsleeve.
Floyd | A crimson light dances on the white walls of the chamber, metal jaws
Floyd | snap and stone limbs creak.

		DavidW says, "if L was in her right mind, maybe things would've been different."

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Is there a way to make her snap out of it without going way back?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Like, can we exorcise whatever thing is in her before we summon R?"
		DavidW says, "I think we should try touching mirrors, putting plaques in mirrors and retouching. The mirrors may be portals."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pray to raccdaha" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to pray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "mmkay - let's restore, then."
		Jacqueline says, "We can always resummon."
		DavidW says, "If I knew how to exorcise her, I would have."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "unless it's just 'exorcise ld', which I haven't tried."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

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

		Jacqueline motions: after you, David.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exorcise ld" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is possessed. Would you like to perform an exorcism on her?
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd | You give it your best shot, chanting and carrying on.

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | "Master?" Lornedei is extremely pale but she seems well.
Floyd | The exorcism succeeded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ha"
		DavidW asks, "oh. It's like that, is it?"
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, >exorcise ld"
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha that's pretty straight forward"
		DavidW says, "but now... maybe the nightmare is in a pillar somewhere else."
		DavidW says, "weird how I didn't think to try 'exorcise' directly like that. I was sure there was a ritual and paraphenalia to collect."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch north mirror" 		

Floyd | "the frame feels warm."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach elder" 		

Floyd | Lornedei reaches into the figure on the cold stone floor but something
Floyd | is resisting her. Something suddenly gives. The air starts to shimmer
Floyd | above the pale bones and a figure rises from the pile. The transparent
Floyd | shape standing before her is a man. An old man dressed in a sky blue
Floyd | robe, his thin face with a thin white beard looks gaunt and tired
Floyd | beyond his apparent age. He is holding a long staff in one hand that
Floyd | partially supports his old frail and bent body.
Floyd | He is looking around the chamber. He lets his gaze touch the mirrors on
Floyd | the wall, rest a moment on the stone pile until he is looking straight
Floyd | at Lornedei.
Floyd | Assessing her, judging her.
Floyd | He is watching Lornedei appraisingly for a long while.
Floyd | Finally, he nods and looks pleased. He opens his mouth to speak but his
Floyd | remains are pulling him back.
Floyd | There is not much time. He lifts a hand towards the stone pile. He
Floyd | shakes his head violently. Then he moves his hand to indicate the west
Floyd | wall while producing a weak smile. He slowly sinks down towards his
Floyd | bones with a deep sigh of relief that is felt but never heard.
Floyd | Lornedei shivers as the spirit returns to its uneasy rest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "so 'no no' to the stone pile, 'yes' to the west mirror (sad face)."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "Which we would have gotten last time had he not been so preoccupied with her being possessed."
		Jacqueline says, "Interesting."
		DavidW says, "uh-huh"
		Jacqueline says, "I have to go to work at about 5:30a tomorrow, so I will need to turn in soon."
		Jacqueline says, "Just a warning."
		Jacqueline says, "I will be okay with reading the final bits in transcript, if need be. I feel like we're close, but maybe we're not."
		DavidW says, "yeah, I can't be up all night either. I have to be in Cambridge at 9am."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps we should save here and continue another night."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think I have plans tomorrow after work. I'll log on and see if you're here when I get home."
		Jacqueline asks, "Sound good?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save" 		DavidW says, "sure"
		DavidW says, "I can go take a shower and shave before it gets much later."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf-csbb" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, hopefully see you tomorrow, and if not we'll connect by mudmail to schedule."
		Jacqueline says, "G'night."
		DavidW says, "g'night. thanks"
		
*** SESSION TWO *** 		
		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load csbb" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to restore a saved game?
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf-csbb" 		

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

		DavidW rubs hands.
		Jacqueline says, "Prooooceed, sir."
		DavidW says, "well, I don't know where the third plaque is; my best guess is with the underwater bones, but we ought to at least experiment with the plaques we have."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm not 100% sure we need *all* of them."
		DavidW says, "well, it was clearly indicated that we want the west one, but I have doubts either of our plaques work with it. I suppose we ought to try anyway."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put gray plaque in west indentation." 		

Floyd | Lornedei puts the small gray plaque in the round hole on the frame, but
Floyd | it keeps falling back out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "right. The west indentation is cracked and won't keep a plaque."
		DavidW says, "Either we fix the indentation or get a sticky something."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Well, keep going with what we have. Not sure we've seen anything sticky."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fix west indentation" 		

Floyd | She cannot heal things that are not alive.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x east indentation" 		

Floyd | Reluctantly, Lornedei examines the frame. The heavy frame around the
Floyd | east mirror has a deep, almost black surface. Delicate, spidery
Floyd | carvings cover every surface. The intricate pattern of geometrical
Floyd | shapes underlies other shapes. These seem to avoid observation.
Floyd | Sometimes a shapeless blob turns into a perfectly logical entity for a
Floyd | split second. Although the logic eludes the mind to be just a blob
Floyd | again, the feeling of an unreachable, untouchable wisdom remains.
Floyd | Lornedei blinks and looks away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x black plaque" 		

Floyd | It's a totally black round plaque. It is small enough to fit in
Floyd | Lornedei's palm. The smooth stone is of a kind that Lornedei has never
Floyd | seen. A strange picture is carved on one side. It looks like a flying
Floyd | insect of some sort, with a giant tree in the background.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "both black but otherwise not an obvious match."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put black plaque in east indentation" 		

Floyd | Lornedei puts the small black plaque in the round hole on the frame. It
Floyd | goes into place with a click.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x east mirror" 		

Floyd | The glass, underneath a layer of dust, has no reflection whatsoever.
Floyd | Lornedei glances at the frame but she just shakes her head in
Floyd | puzzlement. She looks away from the strange sight.
Floyd | A small black plaque is placed on the frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch it" 		

Floyd | "the frame feels warm."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch east mirror" 		

Floyd | "the frame feels warm."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter east mirror" 		

Floyd | Lornedei examines the mirror, looks behind it, and taps the dark glass
Floyd | where nothing is reflected but darkness. Finally, she shakes her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take black plaque" 		

Floyd | "Ouch, I broke a nail! the plaque is stuck. At least I do not know how
Floyd | to get it out again. Maybe it is the way it is supposed to be."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Try it in a different one."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push black plaque" 		

Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x south indentation" 		

Floyd | The wide frame around the south mirror has a shallow indentation where
Floyd | a plaque might fit.
Floyd |
Floyd | The frame itself is totally featureless. It has a deep gray polish that
Floyd | almost, but not quite, looks like the glass itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yesterday I had to undo to get it back out."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gray plaque" 		

Floyd | It is a small round plaque in a material unknown to Lornedei. The
Floyd | surface is smooth and with a deep polish. It is small enough to fit in
Floyd | Lornedei's hand. The surface shows nothing, not even the distorted
Floyd | image of Lornedei herself that one might expect. What shows in the
Floyd | plaque is like a reflection of a stormy sky in a puddle of murky water,
Floyd | just before the rain starts hammering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, lemme play a bit before trying that."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put gray plaque in south indentation" 		

Floyd | Lornedei puts the small gray plaque in the round hole on the frame. It
Floyd | goes into place with a click.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gray mirror" 		

Floyd | On the south wall hangs a big oval mirror. The glass is dark and cold.
Floyd | The gray plaque is placed in the indentation in the frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x south mirror" 		

Floyd | On the south wall hangs a big oval mirror. The glass is dark and cold.
Floyd | The gray plaque is placed in the indentation in the frame.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it" 		

Floyd | The mirror is dark and cold. There is no reflection. If this is a
Floyd | portal, it must be opened somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch it" 		

Floyd | Lornedei puts a hand on the dark glass and shivers. She pulls it back
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So the south one is cold?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter south mirror" 		

Floyd | Lornedei examines the mirror, looks behind it and taps the dark glass
Floyd | where nothing is reflected but darkness. Finally she shakes her head.
Floyd | The portal needs to be activated first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Wel, I wouldn't say that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach south mirror" 		

Floyd | The matted surface of the glass suddenly flares up in a cascade of
Floyd | crimson sparks. A shower of hot air and red light throws Lornedei back.
Floyd | It throws her on the floor, and she desperately claps at her shirt to
Floyd | kill the tiny flames. She drags herself back across the dusty floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The moment passes, the sparks fade and die. Lornedei gets up on her
Floyd | feet, staring at a wavy, unsettling darkness. There is nothing at all
Floyd | beyond the polished frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portal to the Eternal Void is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait, no, it is."
		Jacqueline says, "For a second I was just thinking of the shivers, which could also mean fright, but yes, it's cold."
		DavidW says, "hm. 'Eternal Void' doesn't sound like a place we want to visit. (Or that anyone would. Except to get rid of trash.)"
		DavidW says, "still, we should peek, in case someone threw out a perfectly nice plaque."
		Jacqueline says, "Or to find fun new endings."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | It reaches for her. The void, the darkness. It grabs her. She recoils
Floyd | and tries to back away. Tentacles of greasy smoke around and inside her
Floyd | pull her towards the void.
Floyd |
Floyd | Curiously silent while she is tearing at the darkness surrounding her,
Floyd | it drags her relentlessly through the open portal. She gets a hand
Floyd | around the frame of the mirror as it pulls her through. Just one
Floyd | uselessly grasping and clawing hand. The rest of her is beyond this
Floyd | world, and that other world tears her apart.
Floyd |
Floyd | An impossible wind rips her hair, clothes, skin and flesh from her
Floyd | bones. The dark eternity sucks her in.
Floyd |
Floyd | Left in the hall of mirrors is Lornedei's right hand and scattered
Floyd | hope.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The sacrifice is hers, not yours. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your final holiness is 70 out of a possible holiness of 105, in 407
Floyd | moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can choose to: RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last godly
Floyd | command or abandon this world with QUIT!
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "For definitions of fun that equal perhaps not pleasant."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Portals)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "gee. more dismembered body parts."
		Jacqueline says, "Let it be so! it says, so cheerfully."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach east mirror" 		

Floyd | The darkness in the mirror changes into a swirling mist. The portal to
Floyd | the Hall of Severance is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "huh. This lets us return back. That's useful."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Lornedei steps through the mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the Black Oak)
Floyd | Clusters of black leaves surround Lornedei. They hang from the upper
Floyd | branches, creating a shield that totally obscures the sky above. She
Floyd | can look down, as all the clusters are above and around her, but up is
Floyd | nothing but shimmering black. The branch reaches out over the clearing
Floyd | and the end of it seems to disappear in a big cloud of smoke. She can
Floyd | climb down to the ground or follow the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Lornedei climbs down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great roots under the giant oak have slid aside revealing a
Floyd | passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepwalker is here, spinning slowly.
Floyd | Black smoke seeps out of the darkness between the trees. The smoke
Floyd | gathers itself until a dark pillar of smoke is formed. In erratic,
Floyd | twitching moves, it comes closer.
Floyd |
Floyd | It stops next to the staring Lornedei. It starts to turn slowly,
Floyd | releasing veils of broken smoke from its ragged surface. They dissolve
Floyd | in the air and new ones form to take their place.
Floyd | "The maker of horrors at night. The roaming nightmare. I thought they
Floyd | were stories."
Floyd | Lornedei frowns. She seems to be listening.
Floyd | And there truly is a sound, distant, from the forest. It sounds like
Floyd | something that does not want to be heard. Careful, tentative.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah. both minions of Rac-whoever are here now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x nightmare" 		

Floyd | A ragged pillar of smoke shifting in black and purple. It is floating
Floyd | just above ground level. It spins around its own axis like a slow
Floyd | motion whirlwind.
Floyd | There is an angry buzzing from nearby. Lornedei looks around,
Floyd | mystified.
Floyd | "Pft, which is it, oh smelly it is. Stubborn, umpf, thing." Suddenly,
Floyd | the firefly comes out of the opening to the stone house, dragging a
Floyd | piece of straw. One end of it touches the ground while the other end,
Floyd | with the firefly in unsteady flight through the air, is at level with
Floyd | Lornedei's knees. "Hiya!" With a terrible boost of tiny wings, the fly
Floyd | gets the straw totally off the ground and stays hovering at eye level.
Floyd | "Oh dear, you are back." The fly and the straw, despite intense
Floyd | buzzing, starts to sink. Quickly, Lornedei grabs the straw and stops it
Floyd | from falling.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Phew! Thankee Girl. Let me rest. Was waiting for you." Lornedei sticks
Floyd | the end of the straw in her hair so that the other end sticks out in
Floyd | front of her face. After a moment, the fly starts pacing the piece of
Floyd | straw.
Floyd | "You were in the smoke were you not? I feared you being lost Girl. Oh,
Floyd | dear. I must tell a story now. About a little boy." Lornedei sits down
Floyd | on the ground to listen.
Floyd |
Floyd | "He is an ugly one, if you can say so about a spirit. He was not always
Floyd | so. He was a boy once, born in a village not far from yours. That was a
Floyd | long time ago you see. An odd child he was, yes he was. He sat by the
Floyd | pond for much time, lost in the sight of his own face in the water,
Floyd | catching..." the fly stops pacing for a moment and seems to shudder. "I
Floyd | heard from rumor I did don't you know, He caught fireflies and he... He
Floyd | pulled...Oh, dear, I will not speak of that. He was wicked! Then his
Floyd | parents died. He was alone and he took care of himself. How, no one
Floyd | could tell, as he was still only a little boy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then the magician came. The villagers were relieved to see the boy go
Floyd | with him, and no one knows where they went. For many years the boy was
Floyd | gone, yes he was. When he came back, a young man with riches and fancy
Floyd | ways, he moved in to the old home of his family, and said he had gotten
Floyd | rich from trade in the far lands and wished to set up business in his
Floyd | home village." The firefly makes an angry buzzing and starts pacing the
Floyd | straw again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I must make this story of less length I believe. He did not make trade
Floyd | honestly, tricks he had, power he had gained and fooled the villagers
Floyd | he did, and rose to a man of importance despite him being still young.
Floyd | Then his gaze fell on the merchant's daughter, and he wished her for
Floyd | himself. There was nothing but desire in his mind and when the girl's
Floyd | father refused him the still too young girl, a spell was cast. With
Floyd | magic he tried to force her to him, but something went wrong, very
Floyd | wrong."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The spell he cast was powerful. The girl ran from her father in
Floyd | desperation one night, threw herself on a horse and rode for her love.
Floyd | She was in a hurry and fell. The girl was several years younger than
Floyd | you Girl, and the Elder's knew something was amiss. They traced the
Floyd | magic spell to Raccdaha.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Elder's council banished him from the village and from his own body
Floyd | in the ancient sentence of severance. Death but no rest. A very cruel
Floyd | punishment and Raccdaha was in fact the last one they kept in the House
Floyd | of Penance. He became one of the forgotten ones, chased into the vast
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | He did not remain forgotten though. He remembered his name as some of
Floyd | them might if they are strong enough. He grew strong. The hatred he
Floyd | felt poisoned big parts of the old forest and gave some kind of life to
Floyd | the other forgotten souls that dwelled there.
Floyd |
Floyd | He fed the spirits with lies and promises of life. When they finally
Floyd | felt the same rage as him, he fed on their collective hatred and he
Floyd | could possess a poor wanderer's body for a while. Before his temporary
Floyd | body was used up, he joined the light bearers without them knowing.
Floyd | Their numbers started to decrease until there was very few left. He
Floyd | spread lies. The people grew afraid of magic, and the remaining light
Floyd | bearers had only one place to go. From their castle in the field of
Floyd | Unification, they tried to maintain the three great oaks for many
Floyd | years, but the day came when they had to flee even that haven. Me,
Floyd | cannot tell where they fled, or how. Perhaps if you go there, the place
Floyd | is now the field of despair, you could find knowledge. Me, yes me I
Floyd | don't know the rest of this story, only that Raccdaha came to rest
Floyd | somewhere, not able to move on, not able to live. I believe that he may
Floyd | be guarding the entrance to somewhere where he cannot go, waiting."
Floyd |
Floyd | The firefly is quiet for a long moment. Then it walks over to the end
Floyd | of the straw and with a powerful buzzing, the straw is dislodged from
Floyd | Lornedei's hair. The fly pipes up again. "I will be off. Good luck
Floyd | Girl, he may be strong but remember that he is only a big foolish and
Floyd | vain child." The fly and the straw disappear with a flash, leaving a
Floyd | scent of burnt straw in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That is quite a bit of text."
		DavidW says, "well, we know where Raccdaha is: that pile of stone and steel in the Hall of Mirrors."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes. Yes, I located him. I remember that quite vividly."
		DavidW says, "I suppose the ideal thing is to trick R into entering the Eternal Void, thinking it's the other mirror."
		Jacqueline asks, "Ooh. That is a clever thought. Any ideas as to how?"
		DavidW says, "Move the torch, maybe."
		DavidW says, "Or toss a desired object into the void and hope R chases after it, unthinkingly."
		DavidW says, "hm. We also need to grow the golden oak anew, in golden mist, and we haven't seen any golden mist yet."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm thinking one of the portals may take us there."
		Jacqueline says, "This is pretty much the final gateway, I think."
		DavidW says, "hm, yes, possibly."
		DavidW says, "I want to explore the bone area. We have a bone given us by Deini that might make a difference there now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bone" 		

Floyd | As far as Lornedei can gather, it's a bone from a dear's leg. It has
Floyd | plenty of bite marks on it so this might have been one of Deini's
Floyd | unfortunate preys.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter well" 		

Floyd | "No Master, I will not go down there."
Floyd | The roots under the big oak stir restlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hesitantly she takes a few steps forward, but she has no idea in what
Floyd | directions the paths lead. Uncertain, she looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter roots" 		

Floyd | Lornedei drops down into the opening between the roots of the black
Floyd | oak. She tumbles down into cool dark water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Among the Restless Roots)
Floyd | The space she is in is not more then twice Lornedei's length in any
Floyd | direction. The tangle of roots makes the space seem smaller yet. The
Floyd | pale mass of roots stirs restlessly. Below her, the inky water of the
Floyd | river flows past.
Floyd |
Floyd | The roots on the south wall have slid apart enough to reveal a narrow
Floyd | passage through rock and soil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | She dives down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Where Bubbles Rise)
Floyd | There is air above in this larger cave and just a hint of light
Floyd | somewhere ahead.
Floyd | The cave curves gently to the left and continues northwest towards the
Floyd | light while south takes her back to the Junction.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stream of bubbles rises from the pitch-black bottom, meets the girl
Floyd | on its way up, and then explode in a glittering cascade of air around
Floyd | her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow bubbles" 		

Floyd | She kicks her feet until her speed is the same as the rising bubbles.
Floyd | In the company of the glittering bubbles she reaches the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Among the Restless Roots)
Floyd | The space she is in is not more then twice Lornedei's length in any
Floyd | direction. The tangle of roots makes the space seem smaller yet. The
Floyd | pale mass of roots stirs restlessly. Below her, the inky water of the
Floyd | river flows past.
Floyd |
Floyd | The roots on the south wall have slid apart enough to reveal a narrow
Floyd | passage through rock and soil.
Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Among the Restless Roots)
Floyd | The space she is in is not more then twice Lornedei's length in any
Floyd | direction. The tangle of roots makes the space seem smaller yet. The
Floyd | pale mass of roots stirs restlessly. Below her, the inky water of the
Floyd | river flows past.
Floyd |
Floyd | The roots on the south wall have slid apart enough to reveal a narrow
Floyd | passage through rock and soil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. wrong way"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | She dives down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Where Bubbles Rise)
Floyd | There is air above in this larger cave and just a hint of light
Floyd | somewhere ahead.
Floyd | The cave curves gently to the left and continues northwest towards the
Floyd | light while south takes her back to the Junction.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stream of bubbles rises from the pitch-black bottom, meets the girl
Floyd | on its way up, and then explode in a glittering cascade of air around
Floyd | her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | That is not the way.  She can go south, northwest, southwest or up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Choosing the Path)
Floyd | The main flow seems to continue north, while two smaller tunnels lead
Floyd | northwest and west. East takes her back near the opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (In the Restless Waters)
Floyd | A strong current grabs her. She is flipped around, thrown like a
Floyd | puppy's toy. The water tries to drag her down to the bottom. She is
Floyd | immediately confused and swims towards the surface. Hard rock meets her
Floyd | outstretched hand in each direction. There is nothing but stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd |  There seems to be no other way but down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (In the Gathering of Dead)
Floyd | The water is colder. The pressure in her ears is starting to get
Floyd | painful but now she can see it. The bottom is littered with bones,
Floyd | skulls and rib cages of all sizes that lie in droves on the sand. Pale
Floyd | bony hands wave at her in the unexplainable current. Grinning skulls
Floyd | mock her and whisper.
Floyd | "Come! Rest here with us!"
Floyd | There is a subtle movement near one wall. The bones twitch and move
Floyd | slightly as if pulled by a current.
Floyd | Her lungs are starting to ache. She will have to go to the surface
Floyd | soon!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search bones" 		

Floyd | (the bones)
Floyd | Lornedei looks terrified, but she moves closer to the layer of bones
Floyd | covering the bottom.
Floyd | Suddenly, Lornedei is grabbed by a current stronger than she can
Floyd | handle.
Floyd |
Floyd | She is dragged and pulled through the water, through a narrow opening
Floyd | in the cliff, up through a narrow well, and through wet cold darkness.
Floyd | She breaks the surface, spitting water, choking in her greedy quest for
Floyd | air.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside an Old Stone Well (In Gurgling Water)
Floyd | The dark water swirls and gurgles in this small well. The crumbling
Floyd | edge of the stone cylinder is perhaps an arms length higher than the
Floyd | surface.
Floyd | Dim rays of light find their way down to the dark water, but help
Floyd | little to chase away the shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm, no, that's the same as before."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd |  She can go up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | She grabs the slippery stones and climbs out of the old well, wet and
Floyd | exhausted. She sits down on the ground, leaning against the cold
Floyd | stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great roots under the giant oak have slid aside revealing a
Floyd | passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nightmare is here, spinning slowly. The frayed edges are constantly
Floyd | releasing veils of broken smoke that dissolves in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepwalker is here, spinning slowly.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd | The deformed bushes rustle and seem to reach for her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. We haven't used the thorny nut yet, either."
		Jacqueline says, "No, I was just thinking the same thing."
		Jacqueline asks, "Everywhere we've tried to plant the acorn she says the soil is unsuitable. Wonder if it's the same with the nut - have we tried planting it anywhere?"
		DavidW says, "I don't think we have."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig hole" 		

Floyd | The ground is too hard to dig in this place.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd | The beetle squirms its way out of Lornedei's grasp and drops to the
Floyd | ground. It runs off, climbs up on the stone well, climbs back down,
Floyd | crawls through the bushes and seems to inspect the stone house, to
Floyd | finally stop at one of the paths.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the Black Oak)
Floyd | Clusters of black leaves surround Lornedei. They hang from the upper
Floyd | branches, creating a shield that totally obscures the sky above. She
Floyd | can look down, as all the clusters are above and around her, but up is
Floyd | nothing but shimmering black. The branch reaches out over the clearing
Floyd | and the end of it seems to disappear in a big cloud of smoke. She can
Floyd | climb down to the ground or follow the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd |  She can go down to the ground or try the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "the portal that brought us here isn't here on this side."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | If she moves around too much she will fall and break her neck. She can
Floyd | go down to the ground or try to follow the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow branch" 		

Floyd | Lornedei follows the branch. She steps through the smoke and enters the
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors.
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Portals)
Floyd | This square chamber is dominated by four portals. Each has a small
Floyd | impression to place one of the plaques. Lornedei came in from the
Floyd | northwest. If all portals are open, she can also go south, east, west
Floyd | or north.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the portal to the void is a small gray plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the portal to the Hall of Severance is a small black plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. ok."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, there you go."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stone pile in void" 		

Floyd | She needs to be holding the pile of steel and stone before she can put
Floyd | it into something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take stone pile" 		

Floyd | that is way too heavy to move around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "When we wake him, we don't -- wait, do we get a single turn?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or no turn?"
		Jacqueline says, "I can't recall."
		DavidW says, "I think we get one turn to do something."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig hole" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the south frame, the north frame, the
Floyd | east frame or the west frame?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach north frame" 		

Floyd | "Something is not right. Something is missing."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach west frame" 		

Floyd | "I cannot reach into this one Master. I am not sure what is stopping
Floyd | me. Perhaps it needs to be whole."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x staff" 		

Floyd | It's a heavy staff in what appears to be oak. It reaches Lornedei to
Floyd | the shoulder, is thicker in one end and irregular in shape, with the
Floyd | natural shape preserved. It is polished and given a patina with many
Floyd | years use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach staff" 		

Floyd | "No need for that Master. I have heard about things like this. I
Floyd | believe that this staff once had much power but it is now useless. A
Floyd | staff like this focuses the owner's powers only and this ones owner is
Floyd | obviously quite dead."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. I was hoping, since it was oaken, to get a bit o' info from it."
		DavidW says, "It's conceivable that we may need to employ sleepwalker or nightmare deliberately for some reason or other."
		Jacqueline says, "True. They definitely generate different reactions/states."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe we should try waking him in all those states."
		DavidW says, "but, I suppose trying to plant the nut is the first easy thing to try,"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see an old torch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd | The column of black smoke rushes towards the opening, jerks through it.
Floyd | It struggles to stay, twitching.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm? I don't remember nightmare being here before."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x opening" 		

Floyd | The stone staircase spirals down into the dark. The steps are worn and
Floyd | cracked. A layer of sand and dust covers each step. No one has walked
Floyd | here for many years.
Floyd | The nightmare twitches, stirring up dust.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd | The hovering sleepwalker shows up at the edge of the forest. It picks
Floyd | up speed over the dry land, swirls up sand and dust and stays next to
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I think they wander."
		Jacqueline says, "I am not sure how or if it's random or what."
		DavidW says, "I don't know either."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig hole" 		

Floyd | The ground is too hard to dig in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | A few paces away, the courtyard ends abruptly as the ground is replaced
Floyd | by the ravine. A vertical cliff of bare rock is all that is left. If
Floyd | there was a western wall there, it now lies at the bottom of the
Floyd | ravine, along with a big part of the castle. On the other side, the
Floyd | forbidden forest starts again. Lornedei quickly backs away from the
Floyd | edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig hole" 		

Floyd | The ground is too hard to dig in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig hole" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd | (the sleep walker)
Floyd | Lornedei digs a hole in the dry ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put nut in hole" 		

Floyd | She needs to be holding the purple nut with thorns before she can put
Floyd | it into something else.
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take nut" 		

Floyd | Lornedei carefully takes the nut, holding it with two fingers by one of
Floyd | the thorns. That way she won't get hurt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put nut in hole" 		

Floyd | "No Master. I will not plant that thing. It is wrong."
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So nightmare!Lornedei might plant the nut instead?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Either that or REALLY tell us off."
		DavidW asks, "Shall I try it?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. Scare us."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Ravine)
Floyd | Lornedei stands on an outcropping overlooking a deep ravine going as
Floyd | far north as she can see. The ledge seems to be the remains of a road,
Floyd | cut off by the creation of the break in the earth. On the other side of
Floyd | the ravine, there's a barely visible opening through the trees. There
Floyd | is no way over there though. A steady wind tears at her clothes and
Floyd | hair in sudden gusts that seem eager to throw her off balance.
Floyd |
Floyd | East, northeast and north are the ways off the ledge.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nightmare is here, spinning slowly. The frayed edges are constantly
Floyd | releasing veils of broken smoke that dissolves in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd | The wolf tires of Lornedei and pretends to sleep for a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter nightmare" 		

Floyd | "Master? Are you sure about this?"
Floyd | She looks terrified but she decides to trust your judgment. She walks
Floyd | into the spinning smoke.
Floyd | the nightmare stops spinning and Lornedei appears on the other side.
Floyd | She looks at you with gray eyes and an uncanny smile on her lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepwalker is here. It has stopped spinning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see a small hole in the hard ground (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put nut in hole" 		

Floyd | "Lornedei stares at the nut.
Floyd | "No! It is not ready. It needs something else. It needs blood to grow.
Floyd | That is what he said."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Blood."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut me" 		

Floyd | That makes very little sense. Perhaps you should think that one
Floyd | through.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Also, she didn't actually go in."

Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "she went through."
		Jacqueline asks, "She asked for confirmation and was given none. Was that what you meant to do?"
		DavidW says, "In long enough to get possessed again."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, nevermind. I misread."
		Jacqueline says, "So, hm. Blood."
		DavidW says, "Well, if we killed Deini somehow..."
		Jacqueline says, "We've gotten shredded quite a few times, but it generally has been irrevocably."
		DavidW says, "But I really don't want that."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, Deini."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, that ... yeah."
		DavidW says, "The spider and beetle don't have blood."
		DavidW says, "And I suppose the worms only have ichor, assuming we can kill them."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, dunno. Let's try dissecting one."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take red worm" 		

Floyd | If you insist.
Floyd | Lornedei is muttering to herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill it" 		

Floyd | Lornedei mumbles.
Floyd | "With time. The end is coming and they will all die."
Floyd | Lornedei's shadow trembles and disappears. In an instant, it is back.
Floyd | She seems not to notice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stab it" 		

Floyd | "What was that you said?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bite the red worm" 		

Floyd | Lornedei mumbles.
Floyd | "With time. The end is coming and they will all die."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ew"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 165.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a shiny red worm
Floyd |   a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |   a wizard's staff
Floyd |   a cracked skull
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open)
Floyd |     a golden acorn
Floyd |   a skinny yellow worm
Floyd |   a bone
Floyd |   a small dented silver plate
Floyd |   a small water sack (which is closed)
Floyd |     the water from the Elder's spring
Floyd |   an old tarnished bronze urn
Floyd |     a fat blue worm
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm corrupting this poor girl."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "stab red worm with nut" 		

Floyd | "What was that you said?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "stab red worm with thorn" 		

Floyd | "What was that you said?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bone" 		

Floyd | As far as Lornedei can gather, it's a bone from a dear's leg. It has
Floyd | plenty of bite marks on it so this might have been one of Deini's
Floyd | unfortunate preys.
Floyd | Lornedei's shadow tears one shadow-leg from Lornedei's real one, then
Floyd | the other. It fades as it rises. Once upright, it melts into Lornedei.
Floyd | She shivers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'stab' isn't understood, I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "It'd be interesting if the bone crew reacts differently to nightmare!L or not."
		McMartin says, "I have no idea what you are playing, but stabbing is a terrible way to dissect things"
		DavidW says (to McMartin), "well, we only want blood to nourish a thorny nut with."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "prick red worm" 		

Floyd | "What was that you said?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut red worm" 		

Floyd | Lornedei will not cut any animals up today.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. that response seems definitive."
		Jacqueline says, "I really think it's us."
		Jacqueline says, "But there's probably a state we have to be in."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut ld" 		

Floyd | That makes very little sense. Perhaps you should think that one
Floyd | through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut me" 		

Floyd | That makes very little sense. Perhaps you should think that one
Floyd | through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "What's she like in the other state again?"
		Jacqueline says, "The green one, I think I mean."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "She's distractable and sleepwalky." 		

Floyd | "What was that you said?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "She's distractable and sleepwalky."
		DavidW says, "It may confer some sort of odd protection; I'm unsure."
		DavidW says, "I'd guess glamours and shiny gewgaws wouldn't affect her as much."
		Jacqueline says, "Or make her less stubborn."
		DavidW says, "Sometimes, sleepwalk!L is *more* stubborn, effectively, when she just won't follow certain orders."
		Jacqueline says, "Possibly, yeah. But maybe we can get her to stumble down a hill or something, despite her aversion to heights, if she's groggy."
		DavidW says, "oh. maybe."
		DavidW asks, "Should we try that now?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. Perhaps she'll scrape a knee."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exorcise ld" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is possessed. Would you like to perform an exorcism on her?
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd | You give it your best shot, chanting and carrying on.

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | "Master?" Lornedei is extremely pale but she seems well.
Floyd | The exorcism succeeded.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter sleepwalker" 		

Floyd | "Master?" She glances up at you, frowning, but she walks into the
Floyd | spinning mist.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stops spinning and Lornedei appears on the other side,
Floyd | apparently not sure where she is or why.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nightmare is here. It has stopped spinning but occasionally it
Floyd | twitches, releasing veils of broken smoke that dissolves in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pet deini" 		

Floyd | Lornedei moves to pet the wolf but halfway there, she seems to forget
Floyd | what she was about to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | A few paces away, the courtyard ends abruptly as the ground is replaced
Floyd | by the ravine. A vertical cliff of bare rock is all that is left. If
Floyd | there was a western wall there, it now lies at the bottom of the
Floyd | ravine, along with a big part of the castle. On the other side, the
Floyd | forbidden forest starts again. Lornedei quickly backs away from the
Floyd | edge.
Floyd | The wolf tires of Lornedei and pretends to sleep for a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | She cannot go there, or she just does not wish to.  She can go north,
Floyd | south, east or southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nightmare is here. It has stopped spinning but occasionally it
Floyd | twitches, releasing veils of broken smoke that dissolves in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd | Deini gets in front of Lornedei but the girl just gives her a
Floyd | distracted pat on the head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lornedei walks towards the dim light. The corridor ends, the floor
Floyd | drops away, and beyond is the mist. The edge of the cliff itself has
Floyd | dropped off, taking the entire inner castle down with it. The entire
Floyd | northwest corner of the big ledge has slid down to the bottom of the
Floyd | ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei takes a quick look down the ravine, through veils of mist, but
Floyd | the floor suddenly feels very unsteady under her feet. She returns to
Floyd | the opening to the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see an old torch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Lornedei steps closer to the huge hole in the wall. One glimpse down is
Floyd | enough. She steps back on unsteady legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh well."
		DavidW says, "The mists seem to stop spinning quite as much when L isn't her normal self."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "h ld" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is sleepwalking. She is having trouble following orders as
Floyd | well as using her magic. She can only perform the simplest things at
Floyd | the moment. Her ignorance can be a protection from evil. It can also be
Floyd | abused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, perhaps not the ravine, but somewhere."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anywhere else dangerous we can think of?"
		DavidW says, "underwater. Hall of Mirrors with R."
		DavidW says, "The void."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, not underwater, because that's drowning, and we would like some blood."
		Jacqueline says, "Some place where we might get sliced or shredded but not killed."
		Jacqueline says, "I may be barking up the wrong tree, of course."
		Jacqueline says, "Just thinking."
		DavidW asks, "If we 'reach' a mirror that's already an open portal, does the portal close, cycle to another location, or does nothing new happen?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, that's an interesting idea."
		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe we can reach the void?"
		DavidW says, "also, we might try to reach the elder while in sleepwalk mode."
		DavidW says, "hold on, gotta close a window against new rain."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, yeah, we've seen the elder twice, but not in this state."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes a quick glance down the ravine. She shakes her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see an old torch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Portals)
Floyd | This square chamber is dominated by four portals. Each has a small
Floyd | impression to place one of the plaques. Lornedei came in from the
Floyd | northwest. If all portals are open, she can also go south, east, west
Floyd | or north.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the portal to the void is a small gray plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the portal to the Hall of Severance is a small black plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach elder" 		

Floyd | Lornedei gives the pile of bones a sad look.
Floyd | "Is he dead?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd | There is no need to answer her. Better to keep your peace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach elder" 		

Floyd | Lornedei gives the pile of bones a sad look.
Floyd | "Is he dead?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. We were warned her magic isn't at it's best in this state."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, maybe she can't really -- yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search elder" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is less than interested in digging around in old dead peoples
Floyd | remains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rest" 		

Floyd | "Huh?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I would like to buy Ms. Brennan a lifetime supply of apostrophes and commas."
		DavidW says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Otherwise, she rox my sox."
		Jacqueline says, "What a creative, imaginative author."
		DavidW says, "Personally, creativity trumps letter-perfect text, in my books."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
		Jacqueline says, "So, hm."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps we can plant the acorn in the billowing field where we met Deini? It might have healthy soil."
		Jacqueline says, "Can we get back now? I suppose with the portals we can. My mental map of the geography (having not mapped and having been in and out of the game) is not great."
		DavidW says, "We should be able to get back now. The mirror portal lets us return from the wasteland/ruins to the Hall of Severence, and that trick with the yellow worm moving the black oak's roots lets us backtrack the rest of the way."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake ld" 		

Floyd | You decide to break the rules just slightly. You give her a tiny nudge.
Floyd | A mental slap if you will. Her head snaps up and she is staring at you,
Floyd | shocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her eyes are bright and aware. She smiles.
Floyd | "I was not quite here Master. I am sorry. I am awake now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, huh. There is a v4 of this game, released this year. That is not what we're playing."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)

		Jacqueline says, "Oh well."

Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see an old torch here.
Floyd | The sleepwalker hovers past.
Floyd | The whirlwind of black smoke twitches past the opening in the wall.
Floyd | Then it turns back, rushes, and enters the guard chamber. It twitches,
Floyd | hovering over the rubble, casting out broken smoke that escapes through
Floyd | the opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Portals)
Floyd | This square chamber is dominated by four portals. Each has a small
Floyd | impression to place one of the plaques. Lornedei came in from the
Floyd | northwest. If all portals are open, she can also go south, east, west
Floyd | or north.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the portal to the void is a small gray plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the portal to the Hall of Severance is a small black plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Lornedei steps through the mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the Black Oak)
Floyd | Clusters of black leaves surround Lornedei. They hang from the upper
Floyd | branches, creating a shield that totally obscures the sky above. She
Floyd | can look down, as all the clusters are above and around her, but up is
Floyd | nothing but shimmering black. The branch reaches out over the clearing
Floyd | and the end of it seems to disappear in a big cloud of smoke. She can
Floyd | climb down to the ground or follow the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Lornedei climbs down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great roots under the giant oak have slid aside revealing a
Floyd | passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a large black beetle (Airing out its shell at the
Floyd | moment.) here.
Floyd | The sleepwalker comes charging out of the forest in a hurry. It stops
Floyd | next to Lornedei, disposing of sand, leaves and sticks, dead grass and
Floyd | not just a little dry soil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Lornedei drops down into the opening between the roots of the black
Floyd | oak. She tumbles down into cool dark water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Among the Restless Roots)
Floyd | The space she is in is not more then twice Lornedei's length in any
Floyd | direction. The tangle of roots makes the space seem smaller yet. The
Floyd | pale mass of roots stirs restlessly. Below her, the inky water of the
Floyd | river flows past.
Floyd |
Floyd | The roots on the south wall have slid apart enough to reveal a narrow
Floyd | passage through rock and soil.
Floyd | SPLASH!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | She dives down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Where Bubbles Rise)
Floyd | There is air above in this larger cave and just a hint of light
Floyd | somewhere ahead.
Floyd | The cave curves gently to the left and continues northwest towards the
Floyd | light while south takes her back to the Junction.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stream of bubbles rises from the pitch-black bottom, meets the girl
Floyd | on its way up, and then explode in a glittering cascade of air around
Floyd | her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Choosing the Path)
Floyd | The main flow seems to continue north, while two smaller tunnels lead
Floyd | northwest and west. East takes her back near the opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Also, the actual game ... might have music? There's an MP3 on her site in an entry about a new release of the game."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Entering the Caves)
Floyd | Darkness is chased away by only a few illusive reflections in the
Floyd | stone, thanks to the little light leaking in from the opening. The
Floyd | tunnel continues west into total darkness and Southeast takes her out
Floyd | of the cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "huh."
		DavidW asks, "music, eh?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (At the Cave Entrance)
Floyd | The bottom is littered with rocks. There are piles of them of varying
Floyd | sizes, washed clean by the constant flow of water. Around the sides of
Floyd | the opening into the cave, a few colonies of a slimy and sickly green
Floyd | plant have managed to make a home. They sway back and forth in the
Floyd | current while clinging desperately to the rocks. The opening leads
Floyd | northwest into a cave and south takes her back around the river bend.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline | StudioChaotic-CrystalAndStone2013.mp3
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Cliff)
Floyd | The river makes a slight turn, hiding the road from view. A vertical
Floyd | cliff stops her from going any further north in this tunnel of water,
Floyd | trees, and shadows. Above her head is a frayed ribbon of blue sky and
Floyd | at the top of the cliff, the two forests meet. Below and around her
Floyd | there is that play of light and dark, maybe just a little bit darker.
Floyd | South takes her back around the bend. Looking down she can see an
Floyd | opening in the cliff.
Floyd | A dry black leaf drops from the forbidden forest into the water right
Floyd | in front of Lornedei. It bobs up and down a couple of times before it
Floyd | floats away downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (Between the Forests)
Floyd | The forbidden forest is to the west and the old forest to the east. The
Floyd | river flows back south and down takes her to the bottom of the river.
Floyd | To the north the river disappears out of sight around a bend, and there
Floyd | is a slight opening in the trees to the east.
Floyd | A dry black leaf drops down on Lornedei's shoulder. With a grimace, she
Floyd | flicks it with a finger to get rid of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Road)
Floyd | The river runs from north to south. Ahead of her, the glittering water
Floyd | becomes shaded by the two forests. The forbidden forest on the left and
Floyd | the still green old forest on the right. The river disappears out of
Floyd | sight perhaps a hundred paces into the tunnel of trees, water, and
Floyd | shadows. The dusty road is east, where she can get out of the water.
Floyd | She can also dive down to the bottom of the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Listening to it now. It's interesting."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Lornedei drags herself up on the east riverbank. She stops a moment to
Floyd | rest before stepping up on the dusty road.
Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (End of Village Road)
Floyd | This old road, coming from the village, runs north to the edge of the
Floyd | forest. Alongside it to the west is the rushing water of the river
Floyd | Aarkland. The river flows through the forest and divides it in two: To
Floyd | the east is the old forest, and to the west is the forbidden forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Few people use the road these days, and it is all but overtaken by
Floyd | grass and brush. A seemingly endless field stretches out to the east.
Floyd | Between the swaying grass and the road, a few deformed bushes prepare
Floyd | to invade what remains of the road. A short distance to the southeast
Floyd | is a pile of stones. The stones are barely visible above the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Aarkland river flows past as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deformed bushes seem to reach for Lornedei as she walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Jacqueline says, "Interesting and free."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (Billowing Field)
Floyd | The grass grows waist high. Touched by sun, wind, and rain, it
Floyd | patiently waits for the farmers that will not come. The edge of the old
Floyd | forest lies close by to the north. To the south, a big pile of stones
Floyd | rises above the grass. The road is back west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd | What do you want Lornedei to dig?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hole" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig ground" 		

Floyd | (the ground)
Floyd | The ground is too hard to dig in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (On the Unholy Stones)
Floyd | The collection of stones is over ten paces from edge to edge. The top
Floyd | has been flattened to create a platform and that is where Lornedei
Floyd | stands. No new stones have been added in several hundred years. Despite
Floyd | the lack of activity, nothing grows near the stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are powers here that make it easier for her to use her magic. You
Floyd | can make her see what hides around her. She will see the world as it
Floyd | is, what hides beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can go north to the field or northwest back to the dusty road.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search stones" 		

Floyd | There is nothing on the unholy stones.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach stones" 		

Floyd | Lornedei reaches down in the ground by her feet. She shuts her eyes and
Floyd | lets her mind touch the stones one by one. One lost name after another
Floyd | flies through her mind like a swarm of insane and vicious insects.
Floyd | Hundreds, thousands of names of men, women and children. Each one has a
Floyd | history, a life led in pain or ignorance, but they all share the same
Floyd | pain. The same longing, the same sorrow, the same terrible fate.
Floyd | Crying, she drops to her knees.
Floyd | "These people were all severed. Their names were stolen, ripped away
Floyd | from their souls. They did not all deserve this fate, I am sure. These
Floyd | names belong to the spirits Master, but they can never be whole again.
Floyd | Never!" Lornedei takes a deep breath and gets back up on her feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Music update: was really digging it, then it took an interesting turn that I am not sure of, and which has prompted maga to comment from the next room about how it sounds like it's videogame music from a platformer from the nineties."
		DavidW says, "I guess I shouldn't have bothered trying to make a hole in the field. We know it has to be in golden mist."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, but I thought you were trying for the thorny nut."
		DavidW says, "I think the thorny nut can be planted in the wasteland if 1) we're in nightmare mode, 2) we have blood."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach urn" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, at some point, if you want, I could skim the walkthrough offline and give you a hint on things you want."
		DavidW says, "I can summon the firefly with 'hint' if I must."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, true."
		Jacqueline asks, "Have you tried that much?"
		Jacqueline says, "I thought you guys did and he was not helpful."
		Jacqueline says, "(While I was away yesterday.)"
		DavidW says, "We (smartgenes and I) did try the firefly, and yeah, not too helpful."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wave bone" 		

Floyd | Lornedei frowns. She is not quite sure what it is that you wish her to
Floyd | do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I heard you all lamenting about how the walkthrough would be a big textdump, and you were thinking about it enough to lament that it would probably be a big textdump."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach bone" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So that is the reason I offered."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break bone" 		

Floyd | She gives you a quick glance but shakes her head.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I wonder why Deini gave us this bone. How does it help?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "smash yellow worm with bone" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to smash the skinny yellow worm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hit yellow worm with bone" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to hit the skinny yellow worm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "It's in the title, too!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal bone" 		

Floyd | She cannot heal things that are not alive.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "perhaps give or drop the bone in the bone underwater area?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, possibly."
		Jacqueline asks, "Wasn't a hand reaching out?"
		Jacqueline asks, "One we could not grasp?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "grasp bone" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (End of Village Road)
Floyd | This old road, coming from the village, runs north to the edge of the
Floyd | forest. Alongside it to the west is the rushing water of the river
Floyd | Aarkland. The river flows through the forest and divides it in two: To
Floyd | the east is the old forest, and to the west is the forbidden forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Few people use the road these days, and it is all but overtaken by
Floyd | grass and brush. A seemingly endless field stretches out to the east.
Floyd | Between the swaying grass and the road, a few deformed bushes prepare
Floyd | to invade what remains of the road. A short distance to the southeast
Floyd | is a pile of stones. The stones are barely visible above the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Aarkland river flows past as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deformed bushes seem to reach for Lornedei as she walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Road)
Floyd | The river runs from north to south. Ahead of her, the glittering water
Floyd | becomes shaded by the two forests. The forbidden forest on the left and
Floyd | the still green old forest on the right. The river disappears out of
Floyd | sight perhaps a hundred paces into the tunnel of trees, water, and
Floyd | shadows. The dusty road is east, where she can get out of the water.
Floyd | She can also dive down to the bottom of the river.
Floyd | Lornedei slowly turns around in the water. She looks down through the
Floyd | surface, then up at the trees. She mutters under her breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (Between the Forests)
Floyd | The forbidden forest is to the west and the old forest to the east. The
Floyd | river flows back south and down takes her to the bottom of the river.
Floyd | To the north the river disappears out of sight around a bend, and there
Floyd | is a slight opening in the trees to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "f" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In the River (By the Cliff)
Floyd | The river makes a slight turn, hiding the road from view. A vertical
Floyd | cliff stops her from going any further north in this tunnel of water,
Floyd | trees, and shadows. Above her head is a frayed ribbon of blue sky and
Floyd | at the top of the cliff, the two forests meet. Below and around her
Floyd | there is that play of light and dark, maybe just a little bit darker.
Floyd | South takes her back around the bend. Looking down she can see an
Floyd | opening in the cliff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | She dives down.
Floyd |
Floyd | River Bottom (At the Cave Entrance)
Floyd | The bottom is littered with rocks. There are piles of them of varying
Floyd | sizes, washed clean by the constant flow of water. Around the sides of
Floyd | the opening into the cave, a few colonies of a slimy and sickly green
Floyd | plant have managed to make a home. They sway back and forth in the
Floyd | current while clinging desperately to the rocks. The opening leads
Floyd | northwest into a cave and south takes her back around the river bend.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Entering the Caves)
Floyd | Darkness is chased away by only a few illusive reflections in the
Floyd | stone, thanks to the little light leaking in from the opening. The
Floyd | tunnel continues west into total darkness and Southeast takes her out
Floyd | of the cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Choosing the Path)
Floyd | The main flow seems to continue north, while two smaller tunnels lead
Floyd | northwest and west. East takes her back near the opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | What makes you think that she wants to be nearly drowned in there
Floyd | again? Especially as the passage under the giant black oak is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "huh. Only one trip through that section, eh?"
		Jacqueline says, "And... hrm. So, we got that bone before our first trip through."
		DavidW says, "So I'm on the wrong track, then. The bone area is just weird and disturbing, not essential."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, your idea is perhaps possible but not required?"
		Jacqueline asks, "That swaying grass back there, did we search that?"
		Jacqueline asks, "We searched the stuff in the bottom of the river, and it was just scenery, right?"
		DavidW says, "well, I figure there's two missing plaques, but I'm now thinking such important items wouldn't be in locations one can only visit once per game."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "As far as I know, unless we missed something."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, you just walked through the grass."
		Jacqueline says, "Or near it."
		Jacqueline says, "That's what made me think of it."
		DavidW asks, "grass in billowing field, you mean?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, or Arkland (End of Village Road)"
		Jacqueline | Between the swaying grass and the road, a few deformed bushes prepare to invade what remains of the road.
		DavidW says, "End of Village Road was the 1st location of the game."
		Jacqueline says, "Right, and one location from where we saw the fox."
		Jacqueline says, "er, wolf."
		DavidW says, "y'know, we never did take all three routes from Hall of Severence."
		Jacqueline asks, "Did we not?"
		DavidW says, "We assumed they were all hopeless red herrings. But maybe they have sideeffects."
		DavidW says, "We took one path, then figured out to follow the beetle instead."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, I hate to tell you this, but I ended up getting a phone call late last night that woke me up and kept me up for awhile, then had to be up at 4:30, so I may have to turn in at some point sooner than expected."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, you're right. Let's at least investigate those."
		DavidW says, "s'okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Choosing the Path)
Floyd | The main flow seems to continue north, while two smaller tunnels lead
Floyd | northwest and west. East takes her back near the opening.
Floyd | Her lungs are starting to ache. She will have to go to the surface
Floyd | soon!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Where Bubbles Rise)
Floyd | There is air above in this larger cave and just a hint of light
Floyd | somewhere ahead.
Floyd | The cave curves gently to the left and continues northwest towards the
Floyd | light while south takes her back to the Junction.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stream of bubbles rises from the pitch-black bottom, meets the girl
Floyd | on its way up, and then explode in a glittering cascade of air around
Floyd | her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Caves (Among the Restless Roots)
Floyd | The space she is in is not more then twice Lornedei's length in any
Floyd | direction. The tangle of roots makes the space seem smaller yet. The
Floyd | pale mass of roots stirs restlessly. Below her, the inky water of the
Floyd | river flows past.
Floyd |
Floyd | The roots on the south wall have slid apart enough to reveal a narrow
Floyd | passage through rock and soil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | She'll have to get out of the river at one of the riverbanks. Type
Floyd | "exits" to find a way.
Floyd | Something pulls Lornedei's hair and she shrieks. Less a few strands of
Floyd | hair, she turns around in the water. A thin root slithers away to
Floyd | disappear among the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd |  She can go down or south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | After squeezing herself through the tight passage she is not just
Floyd | dripping wet but also filthy and out of breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great roots under the giant oak have slid aside revealing a
Floyd | passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepwalker is here, spinning slowly.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a large black beetle (Fluffing up its wings at the
Floyd | moment.) here.
Floyd | The wandering nightmare crashes out from the black forest. It swirls up
Floyd | dust and dry grass on its erratic route through the dead grass. It
Floyd | twitches past the altar and stops near the black oak.
Floyd | The beetle disappears into the crumbling stone house. It comes back
Floyd | out, stays a moment in the opening, waving its antennae, before coming
Floyd | back to Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take left path" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes a couple of steps towards the dark trail, glancing
Floyd | nervously up at the trees. Then she takes a deep breath before moving
Floyd | forward. The shadows of the forbidden forest fall on her.
Floyd | She walks without sun as guidance or aim to where she is going.
Floyd | The path twists and turns and soon she is cursing her own
Floyd | thoughtlessness. The prickling sensation of a forgotten spirit's hatred
Floyd | sinks down on her like a heavy blanket.
Floyd | Her feet feel strangely heavy and clumsy, as if the undergrowth hinders
Floyd | her movement. However there is nothing growing on the path. It is
Floyd | empty. Flat and hard-packed, it should be easy to walk on.
Floyd | A somewhat stronger light appears further ahead and with a soft sob of
Floyd | relief Lornedei starts running towards the clearing.
Floyd | She stops with the beginning of a smile freezing on her lips.
Floyd | The clearing is dark, a stone well gurgles softly, and three paths
Floyd | disappear into the forbidden forest.
Floyd | A dry black leaf drops down on Lornedei's shoulder. With a grimace, she
Floyd | flicks it with a finger to get rid of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "h ld" 		

Floyd | Lornedei looks fine. She is as healthy as she will ever be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take straight path" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes a couple of steps towards the dark trail, glancing
Floyd | nervously up at the trees. Then she takes a deep breath before moving
Floyd | forward. The shadows of the forbidden forest fall on her.
Floyd | She walks without sun as guidance or aim to where she is going.
Floyd | The path twists and turns and soon she is cursing her own
Floyd | thoughtlessness. The prickling sensation of a forgotten spirit's hatred
Floyd | sinks down on her like a heavy blanket.
Floyd | Her feet feel strangely heavy and clumsy, as if the undergrowth hinders
Floyd | her movement. However there is nothing growing on the path. It is
Floyd | empty. Flat and hard-packed, it should be easy to walk on.
Floyd | A somewhat stronger light appears further ahead and with a soft sob of
Floyd | relief Lornedei starts running towards the clearing.
Floyd | She stops with the beginning of a smile freezing on her lips.
Floyd | The clearing is dark, a stone well gurgles softly, and three paths
Floyd | disappear into the forbidden forest.
Floyd | The beetle runs off to one of the paths. It spins around once before
Floyd | returning to Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take right path" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes a couple of steps towards the dark trail, glancing
Floyd | nervously up at the trees. Then she takes a deep breath before moving
Floyd | forward. The shadows of the forbidden forest fall on her.
Floyd | She walks without sun as guidance or aim to where she is going.
Floyd | The path twists and turns and soon she is cursing her own
Floyd | thoughtlessness. The prickling sensation of a forgotten spirit's hatred
Floyd | sinks down on her like a heavy blanket.
Floyd | Her feet feel strangely heavy and clumsy, as if the undergrowth hinders
Floyd | her movement. However there is nothing growing on the path. It is
Floyd | empty. Flat and hard-packed, it should be easy to walk on.
Floyd | A somewhat stronger light appears further ahead and with a soft sob of
Floyd | relief Lornedei starts running towards the clearing.
Floyd | She stops with the beginning of a smile freezing on her lips.
Floyd | The clearing is dark, a stone well gurgles softly, and three paths
Floyd | disappear into the forbidden forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well. All alike."
		Jacqueline says, "Ah well."
		Jacqueline says, "At any rate, I've decided that I'd like to go hiking with the author."
		DavidW says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "One momenet (explore at will, I won't be gone long). Getting a cuppa."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Hesitantly she takes a few steps forward, but she has no idea in what
Floyd | directions the paths lead. Uncertain, she looks up at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Hesitantly she takes a few steps forward, but she has no idea in what
Floyd | directions the paths lead. Uncertain, she looks up at you.
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, biting her lower lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x well" 		

Floyd | It is an old, neglected well made of stones. It's nearly invisible
Floyd | among the long dry grass dying bushes that surround it.
Floyd | The roots under the big oak stir restlessly.
Floyd | Lornedei frowns. She seems to be listening.
Floyd | And there truly is a sound, distant, from the forest. It sounds like a
Floyd | bird, unlike any other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grass" 		

Floyd | The brush is dry, withered, gnarled, deformed, starved. In the midst of
Floyd | that, razor-like blades of grass poke up. Their tips are shaped like
Floyd | scalpels, their stems straight and silvery gray.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search grass" 		

Floyd | She reaches for one of the dry tufts of dead grass. She quickly pulls
Floyd | her hand back.
Floyd | "Ouch!"
Floyd | The grass is razor-sharp and she is better off keeping her hands away
Floyd | from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take grass" 		

Floyd | She reaches for one of the dry tufts of dead grass. She quickly pulls
Floyd | her hand back.
Floyd | "Ouch!"
Floyd | The grass is razor-sharp and she is better off keeping her hands away
Floyd | from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut grass" 		

Floyd | She has nothing to cut that with.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach grass" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd | The beetle scrambles through the dead grass to one of the paths. It
Floyd | spins around and comes back to Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach well" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nightmare is here, spinning slowly. The frayed edges are constantly
Floyd | releasing veils of broken smoke that dissolves in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great roots under the giant oak have slid aside revealing a
Floyd | passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepwalker is here, spinning slowly.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a large black beetle (Spinning around waving its
Floyd | antennae at the moment.) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach sleepwalker" 		

Floyd | Lornedei focuses on the spinning mist but suddenly she seems weary and
Floyd | confused.
Floyd | "It is strange Master. If I try to feel what is inside it, I feel like
Floyd | I am going to fall asleep."
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach altar" 		

Floyd | She lifts her hands towards the stained altar. She focuses, frowning,
Floyd | then she is shoved back by something. The connection breaks and
Floyd | Lornedei gasps for air.
Floyd | "No Master, I cannot! There is so much wickedness there and it does not
Floyd | want to reveal its secrets. All I could sense was pain. Pain, fear, and
Floyd | blood."
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just dropped by five.
Floyd | A dry black leaf drops down on Lornedei's shoulder. With a grimace, she
Floyd | flicks it with a finger to get rid of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Razor sharp grass, eh?"
		Jacqueline asks, "As in, maybe it would cut you?"
		DavidW says, "well, yeah, I guess."
		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe if your senses were dulled?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut ld" 		

Floyd | That makes very little sense. Perhaps you should think that one
Floyd | through.
Floyd | The roots under the big oak stir restlessly.
Floyd | Lornedei stares at the leaf clusters in the black forest. She looks
Floyd | away, biting her lower lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "What's our current state?"
		Jacqueline asks, "She is in the original state, right?"
		DavidW says, "normal"
		Jacqueline says, "My suggestion is go green, then search the grass."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter sleepwalker" 		

Floyd | "Master?" She glances up at you, frowning, but she walks into the
Floyd | spinning mist.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stops spinning and Lornedei appears on the other side,
Floyd | apparently not sure where she is or why.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search grass" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is staring at the black oak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take grass" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is staring at the black oak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search grass" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is staring at the black oak.
Floyd | Something touches Lornedei's foot. She pulls her leg away from the
Floyd | grasping root with a shriek.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close eyes" 		

Floyd | That's not something she can close.
Floyd | Something touches Lornedei's foot. She pulls her leg away from the
Floyd | grasping root with a shriek.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "She ignores the grass in sleep mode."
		Jacqueline says, "mrgle"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, that seemed the best, but maybe it's the possessed mode."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake ld" 		

Floyd | You decide to break the rules just slightly. You give her a tiny nudge.
Floyd | A mental slap if you will. Her head snaps up and she is staring at you,
Floyd | shocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her eyes are bright and aware. She smiles.
Floyd | "I was not quite here Master. I am sorry. I am awake now."
Floyd | The roots under the big oak stir restlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter nightmare" 		

Floyd | "Master? Are you sure about this?"
Floyd | She looks terrified but she decides to trust your judgment. She walks
Floyd | into the spinning smoke.
Floyd | the nightmare stops spinning and Lornedei appears on the other side.
Floyd | She looks at you with gray eyes and an uncanny smile on her lips.
Floyd | Lornedei shivers. She looks behind her. There is nothing there.
Floyd | Lornedei turns her head slowly from side to side, dazed. She blinks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search grass" 		

Floyd | The thin strands of grass are sharp enough to cut her hand to pieces,
Floyd | but she shoves her hand in the middle of one of the tufts of grass.
Floyd | she pulls it out of the ground and throws it into the gurgling stone
Floyd | well. In doing that, a rusty something is revealed. It looks like an
Floyd | old sword.
Floyd | Lornedei's hand is undamaged.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "huh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sword" 		

Floyd | It might have been a mighty sword in a brave warriors hand at one
Floyd | point. There is now a fingers length left of the blade and the thing
Floyd | looks more like a clump of rust.
Floyd | Lornedei is muttering to herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sword" 		

Floyd | If you insist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach sword" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd | The beetle stands still, seemingly watching the deformed bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cut me" 		

Floyd | That makes very little sense. Perhaps you should think that one
Floyd | through.
Floyd | Lornedei reaches down to scratch her ankle.
Floyd | Lornedei stares at the leaf clusters in the black forest. She looks
Floyd | away, biting her lower lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "touch sword" 		

Floyd | What she feels she will not tell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think this sword is how we can kill Deini."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search grass" 		

Floyd | "There is nothing more to find there."
Floyd | Something touches Lornedei's foot. She pulls her leg away from the
Floyd | grasping root with a shriek.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, okay. This has been an interesting turn, one of many."
		DavidW asks, "I hate to say it, but perhaps try the dark arts?"
		Jacqueline says, "I am not wanting to do what you want to do and curious what sort of god we are, anyway, but you may be right and I will watch."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the Black Oak)
Floyd | Clusters of black leaves surround Lornedei. They hang from the upper
Floyd | branches, creating a shield that totally obscures the sky above. She
Floyd | can look down, as all the clusters are above and around her, but up is
Floyd | nothing but shimmering black. The branch reaches out over the clearing
Floyd | and the end of it seems to disappear in a big cloud of smoke. She can
Floyd | climb down to the ground or follow the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow branch" 		

Floyd | Lornedei steps through the smoke.
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Portals)
Floyd | This square chamber is dominated by four portals. Each has a small
Floyd | impression to place one of the plaques. Lornedei came in from the
Floyd | northwest. If all portals are open, she can also go south, east, west
Floyd | or north.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the portal to the void is a small gray plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the portal to the Hall of Severance is a small black plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see an old torch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd | Lornedei stumbles for no apparent reason. She looks up at you,
Floyd | accusingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd | The girl looks at the wolf as if seeing it for the first time. Deini
Floyd | backs away from her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill deini" 		

Floyd | Lornedei just looks at you. Her blank stare reveals none of her
Floyd | thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw sword at deini" 		

Floyd | Lornedei's aim is awful. The rusty sword grip is so far off the
Floyd | intended target it is not even funny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill deini with sword" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to kill Deini.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill deini with staff" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to kill Deini.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "zap deini" 		

Floyd | Lornedei just looks at you. Her blank stare reveals none of her
Floyd | thoughts.
Floyd | Lornedei's shadow trembles and disappears. In an instant, it is back.
Floyd | She seems not to notice.
Floyd | Deini comes up to Lornedei to be scratched.
Floyd | "Deini NO!" Lornedei waves the wolf away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. Perhaps I guessed wrong?"
		DavidW asks, "Or we can only kill Deini at a site with a dug hole?"
		Jacqueline says, "Or where we plan to dig, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess that is one way to round out your theaory."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | There is a mountain of rubble in the way. There is a couple of passages
Floyd | through the precariously stacked pile, but it is far to risky to send
Floyd | Lornedei in there.
Floyd | Deini comes up to Lornedei to be scratched.
Floyd | "Deini NO!" Lornedei waves the wolf away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "er, theory"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd | Lornedei is muttering to herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see a small hole in the hard ground (which is empty) here.
Floyd | Lornedei's shadow stretches out behind her. It sits up. It reaches. It
Floyd | touches the exposed skin on her neck before lying back down. Lornedei
Floyd | scratches her neck furiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "whistle" 		

Floyd | Lornedei whistles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Lornedei waits as the dry wind tears at her torn clothing.
Floyd | Lornedei wipes her forehead with her shirtsleeve.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Lornedei waits as the dry wind tears at her torn clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Lornedei waits as the dry wind tears at her torn clothing.
Floyd | Lornedei feels something against her leg. Like a shadow, silent and
Floyd | cautious, Deini has come to her. The wolf is sniffing the air, is
Floyd | constantly watching Lornedei, but she finally lies down. She puts her
Floyd | head on her front paws but keeps constant watch.
Floyd | "You just stay out of my way."
Floyd | Deini stares at the small hole in the ground, then at Lornedei. She
Floyd | growls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill deini" 		

Floyd | Lornedei just looks at you. Her blank stare reveals none of her
Floyd | thoughts.
Floyd | Deini looks at the hole in the ground and walks over to it. She lies
Floyd | down and rolls around on top of it, effectively filling it with dirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "huh. Look at that."
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		DavidW says, "I think I give up for tonight. I need a lie down."
		DavidW says, "I'll draw up some maps for our next attempt at it."
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay. Well, I can't play tomorrow. Let me look at my calendar beyond that. One sec."
		DavidW says, "Considering we didn't accomplish anything we want to keep, probably should just let the save file stay as is."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, the save file we had is fine, I think."
		Jacqueline says, "I can't play again until Friday evening at the earliest."
		DavidW says, "hm, ok."
		DavidW says, "Although feel free to stand me up if an awesome Friday evening is offered to you."
		Jacqueline says, "Friday and Saturday I'm open."
		DavidW says, "Seattle sounds great."
		Jacqueline says, "Actually, given all the social stuff happening, I will no doubt welcome a quiet Friday evening."
		Jacqueline says, "So I will check in after work that night."
		Jacqueline says, "G'night, David."
		DavidW says, "heh, ok"
		DavidW says, "g'night, Jacq. Thanks for the game."
		
*** SESSION THREE *** 		
		

Floyd | Would you like to restore a saved game?
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf-csbb" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		DavidW says, "I am here, ready to resume CSBB whenever we're ready."
		DavidW says, "Map at [LINK]"
		DavidW says, "I haven't eaten all day and was craving a sub and had to walk several miles to get one."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, sorry. I was here and then got to coding in another window."
		Jacqueline says, "Hooray that you are here."
		DavidW says, "s'okay. I haven't waited long."
		Jacqueline asks, "Are you now properly fed and filled with tea?"
		DavidW says, "mm, I'm eating as we speak. Tea will have to wait; I'm just drinking water for now."
		Jacqueline nods.
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, so I've posted the transcript thus far at [LINK]"
		DavidW says, "And I can mix up instant coffee or ginger lemon drink crystals if water gets too boring."
		Jacqueline says, "And the game is loaded and stuff."
		Jacqueline says, "So we can begin."
		Jacqueline says, "FYI, I am at a restaurant, but the wireless here seems pretty stable."
		DavidW asks, "ah. ok. so, is this save point before we put any plaques into indentations?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 166.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a wizard's staff
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Spinning around waving its antennae at the
Floyd | moment.)
Floyd |   a small black plaque
Floyd |   a cracked skull
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open)
Floyd |     a golden acorn
Floyd |   a skinny yellow worm
Floyd |   a bone
Floyd |   a small dented silver plate
Floyd |   a small water sack (which is closed)
Floyd |     the water from the Elder's spring
Floyd |   an old tarnished bronze urn
Floyd |     a shiny red worm
Floyd |     a fat blue worm
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. We didn't do an updated save point last session."
		Jacqueline says, "We opted to keep the final save point from our first session."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crystal" 		

Floyd | It's a pale blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Woo. Eating out"
		Jacqueline asks, "We got that blue crystal from the skull, right?"
		DavidW says, "hm. The crystal's size isn't remarked on, but I wonder if it's a plaque."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put crystal in west indentation" 		

Floyd | No, the amulet will not fit in that hole.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. I kinda doubt it, but I guess it could be."
		Jacqueline says, "Right."
Nate arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		DavidW says, "Wizards can be sneaky about their little toys, y'know."
		Jacqueline says (to Limax), "Yes. I am eating nachos and drinking a black shandy. It's all rather indulgent."
		Nate asks, "what's in a black shandy?"
		Nate asks, "is it like a Black Russian?"
		Jacqueline says (to Nate), "It is like a regular shandy, but with dark beer."
		Limax says, "All I get these days is takeout from Wingstop"
		Jacqueline asks, "The dented silver plate is like a plate you eat on or something, not a plaque, right?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x plate" 		

Floyd | It is a somewhat dented silver dish. One side returns a distorted but
Floyd | clear image of the holder.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't know what a regular shandy is."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "oh, I don't know."
		Jacqueline says (to David), "Beer and lemonade. This one also has some Sprite mixed in."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plate" 		

Floyd | It is a somewhat dented silver dish. One side returns a distorted but
Floyd | clear image of the holder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put plate in north indentation" 		

Floyd | No, the small dented silver plate will not fit in that hole.
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach plate" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub plate" 		

Floyd | There is no need for her to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So we have two? The black and the grey?"
		DavidW says, "Correct."
		DavidW says, "It occured to me that L hasn't used her healing abilities much; except for healing Deini, that ability has been ignored by us so far."
		Jacqueline says, "And if we go into one of these, it is the void, and we are shredded. Have we visited the others? I'm wondering if one of the plaques we need is inside another portal."
		DavidW says, "Also, the two plaques we found were in water and fire; perhaps the other two are in air and earth? (longshot idea)"
		Jacqueline asks, "I guess you found the fire one when I was away. What was the situation on that one?"
		DavidW says, "The fire was in the circle of stones in the southeast corner of the Wasteland. We pushed a boulder to extinquish the fire, then the plaque could be taken."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay. I recall reading that."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x indentation" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the south frame, the north frame, the
Floyd | east frame or the west frame?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Anyway, I'd like to try healing the trees, and also Sleepwalker and Nightmare."
		Jacqueline says, "Uh... okay. I am very interested in what happens, particularly with those last two."
		Jacqueline motions to David as if to say, "Be my guest. After you..."
		DavidW says, "I think we should also dig holes where we can, in case a plaque is hidden in earth. And maybe talk to the raven, if it has a plaque 'in air'."
		DavidW says, "We can also experiment with the water we got from the spring; it might heal a land that's currently poisoned."
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm, yeah. Seems like we tried speaking to it, though, didn't we?"
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I don't remember."
		Jacqueline says, "'It' being the raven."
		DavidW says, "right"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to examine the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see an old torch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd | The hovering sleepwalker shows up at the edge of the forest. It picks
Floyd | up speed over the dry land, swirls up sand and dust and stays next to
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd | A black smoke is rising from the forbidden forest. It hovers over the
Floyd | treetops and is barely distinguishable from the constant mist. It moves
Floyd | closer and starts spinning. It drops down to the ground at the edge of
Floyd | the forest and forms a ragged column of black smoke. It swirls up sand
Floyd | and dust at touchdown. It picks up speed across the flat ground and
Floyd | stops close to Lornedei. It is turning slowly while releasing strands
Floyd | of broken smoke that dissolves in the air.
Floyd | "The nightmare. The maker of bad dreams. I thought that they were only
Floyd | stories."
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oops. I forgot that the only way back is through the east portal."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal nightmare" 		

Floyd | She cannot heal things that are not alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal sleepwalker" 		

Floyd | She cannot heal things that are not alive.
Floyd | Deini yawns, utterly bored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ah."
		Jacqueline says, "Darn. That could have been interesting. They *feel* alive, but I guess they're not."
		DavidW says, "So the mist servants aren't true life, I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "No."
		DavidW says, "I suppose they're more like magical robots: golems."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | The front wall of the castle ends there in a jagged edge. The rest of
Floyd | it is at the bottom of the ravine. There is no way of knowing how big
Floyd | the castle might have been before. Lornedei takes a quick look over the
Floyd | edge of the ravine. It is too far down to see anything clearly and she
Floyd | retreats.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stalks the courtyard.
Floyd | The column of black smoke rushes towards the opening, jerks through it.
Floyd | It struggles to stay, twitching.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This is a weird bit of business on nightmare's part."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Lornedei takes one step but stops. She cannot go there.  She can go
Floyd | south or down.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stalks the courtyard.
Floyd | The nightmare twitches, stirring up dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Can we push it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push nightmare" 		

Floyd | It is not possible to do that with the nightmare.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stalks the courtyard.
Floyd | The nightmare twitches, stirring up dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hrm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see an old torch here.
Floyd | The sleepwalker hovers past.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I didn't think the servants entered the ruins, but I guess they can."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put black plaque in east indentation" 		

Floyd | Lornedei puts the small black plaque in the round hole on the frame. It
Floyd | goes into place with a click.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put gray plaque in north indentation" 		

Floyd | Lornedei puts the small gray plaque in the round hole on the frame. It
Floyd | goes into place with a click.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch north frame" 		

Floyd | What she feels she will not tell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | A wide and heavy frame surrounds a dark mirror. There is only a dull
Floyd | reflection of the chamber behind Lornedei when she looks in it.
Floyd | The green plaque is in place on the frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "The frame or the mirror..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "touch north mirror" 		

Floyd | "the frame feels warm."
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x green plaque" 		

Floyd | It is a small round plaque made of a green smooth stone. It is small
Floyd | enough to fit in Lornedei's hand and has a delicate carving on one
Floyd | side. The picture shows a woman's head and shoulders in profile. A
Floyd | giant oak is in the background. The woman is wearing a leather helmet
Floyd | on top of her braided hair and she is holding a long spear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I thought it was gray."
		Jacqueline asks, "Is that related to the statue with the spear?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gray plaque" 		

Floyd | It is a small round plaque in a material unknown to Lornedei. The
Floyd | surface is smooth and with a deep polish. It is small enough to fit in
Floyd | Lornedei's hand. The surface shows nothing, not even the distorted
Floyd | image of Lornedei herself that one might expect. What shows in the
Floyd | plaque is like a reflection of a stormy sky in a puddle of murky water,
Floyd | just before the rain starts hammering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x black plaque" 		

Floyd | It's a totally black round plaque. It is small enough to fit in
Floyd | Lornedei's palm. The smooth stone is of a kind that Lornedei has never
Floyd | seen. A strange picture is carved on one side. It looks like a flying
Floyd | insect of some sort, with a giant tree in the background.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, there's a third plaque here, somehow."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take gray plaque" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east mirror is a small black plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 166.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a wizard's staff
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Airing out its shell at the moment.)
Floyd |   a cracked skull
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open)
Floyd |     a golden acorn
Floyd |   a skinny yellow worm
Floyd |   a bone
Floyd |   a small dented silver plate
Floyd |   a small water sack (which is closed)
Floyd |     the water from the Elder's spring
Floyd |   an old tarnished bronze urn
Floyd |     a shiny red worm
Floyd |     a fat blue worm
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I don't see where the green plaque is, do you?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east mirror is a small black plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Crap, I forgot that last night was Thursday"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take green plaque" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Are you guys still playing the game from Sunday?"
		Johnny says (to Zach), "Surprise!"
		Jacqueline asks, "So it was right here in the room with us?"
		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "huh. It was here, yes."
		Johnny says, "Bloodbone."
		DavidW says, "But I don't know how it was here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plaque" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the small black plaque, the small
Floyd | green plaque or the small gray plaque?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put green plaque in north indentation" 		

Floyd | Lornedei puts the small green plaque in the round hole on the frame. It
Floyd | goes into place with a click.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | A wide and heavy frame surrounds a dark mirror. There is only a dull
Floyd | reflection of the chamber behind Lornedei when she looks in it.
Floyd | The green plaque is in place on the frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter north mirror" 		

Floyd | Lornedei examines the mirror, looks behind it, and taps the dark glass
Floyd | where nothing is reflected but darkness. Finally, she shakes her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take green plaque" 		

Floyd | "I cannot seem to take the plaque again. Perhaps it is exactly where it
Floyd | is supposed to be now."
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The glass, underneath a layer of dust, has no reflection whatsoever.
Floyd | Lornedei glances at the frame but she just shakes her head in
Floyd | puzzlement. She looks away from the strange sight.
Floyd | A small black plaque is placed on the frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x north indentation" 		

Floyd | There is an indentation in the top part of the frame. A plaque might
Floyd | fit there.
Floyd |
Floyd | Under a layer of dust covering the frame, the wood is decorated with
Floyd | delicately painted vines and leaves of all sizes and shapes. Tiny
Floyd | animals peek out from behind the leaves, which seem to stand out even
Floyd | though the surface is flat: a red squirrel's curious gaze, a deer and
Floyd | its offspring, ready to flee, a miniature snake on a vine.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Put it in that one?"
		Jacqueline asks, "The one with the natural elements on it?"
		DavidW asks, "Is 'on frame' different than 'in indentation'?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take black plaque" 		

Floyd | "Ouch, I broke a nail! the plaque is stuck. At least I do not know how
Floyd | to get it out again. Maybe it is the way it is supposed to be."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the north mirror is a small green plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east mirror is a small black plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "No, I mean the green plaque"
		DavidW says, "I can't move either green or black plaque now."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. I thought the black plaque was in a different indentation."
		Jacqueline asks, "May I restore?"
		DavidW says, "No, hold on."
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put gray plaque in south indentation" 		

Floyd | Lornedei puts the small gray plaque in the round hole on the frame. It
Floyd | goes into place with a click.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the south mirror is a small gray plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the north mirror is a small green plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east mirror is a small black plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The glass, underneath a layer of dust, has no reflection whatsoever.
Floyd | Lornedei glances at the frame but she just shakes her head in
Floyd | puzzlement. She looks away from the strange sight.
Floyd | A small black plaque is placed on the frame.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | On the south wall hangs a big oval mirror. The glass is dark and cold.
Floyd | The gray plaque is placed in the indentation in the frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, I forgot. To activate, we have to reach a mirror."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach north mirror" 		

Floyd | The darkness in the mirror changes into a swirling mist. The portal to
Floyd | the Hall of Elevation is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach east mirror" 		

Floyd | The darkness in the mirror changes into a swirling mist. The portal to
Floyd | the Hall of Severance is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "so the north portal should take is to the green tree."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lornedei steps through the mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Elevation (In the Giant Oak)
Floyd | The shadow of the big oak trembles on the ground below. The far end of
Floyd | the branch Lornedei is sitting on seems to disappear in a gray mist.
Floyd | The other two branches on this level are just as unreachable for her as
Floyd | the limbs higher up.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the trunk in front of her, three holes are lined up in a tidy row.
Floyd | They are apparently inhabited by some kind of worm. She can climb down
Floyd | or go north along the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal holes" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the first hole, the second hole or
Floyd | the third hole?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal first hole" 		

Floyd | She cannot heal things that are not alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal oak" 		

Floyd | (the giant oak)
Floyd | There is nothing wrong with the tree. It is still strong and healthy.
Floyd | How long it will last, is yet to be seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm"
		DavidW says, "I thought holes bored by giant two-headed worms might count as 'wrong'."
		Jacqueline says, "Nah, just part of the web of life, evidently."
		DavidW says, "hm. If we can't heal this tree, we probably can't heal the black either."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | She can't reach any of the higher branches. This is as high as she can
Floyd | go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if the Big Bad has the golden plaque."
		DavidW says, "I wonder why this oak is the Hall of Elevation."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I didn't notice, but it's possible."
		Jacqueline says, "I was too busy being scared."
		Jacqueline says, "But it seems like he is possibly some sort of end boss."
		DavidW asks, "I suppose you'd like to open the passage to the Eternal Void, wake Raccdaha, then push his vileness south into the Void, hoping he'll drop all golden items before vanishing?"
		Jacqueline says, "Didn't we try that? I thought there was no way to do it that way without sacrificing ourselves."
		Jacqueline says, "It sounds like a good plan, though."
		Jacqueline says, "Don't get me wrong"
		DavidW says, "We can't push the inanimate pile."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Elevation (In the Giant Oak)
Floyd | The shadow of the big oak trembles on the ground below. The far end of
Floyd | the branch Lornedei is sitting on seems to disappear in a gray mist.
Floyd | The other two branches on this level are just as unreachable for her as
Floyd | the limbs higher up.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the trunk in front of her, three holes are lined up in a tidy row.
Floyd | They are apparently inhabited by some kind of worm. She can climb down
Floyd | or go north along the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "n should return us to the Hall of Mirrors."
		Jacqueline says, "Can I go through the grey mist into the Hall of Mirrors? (Also, crap, I forgot to turn on Sleepmask.)"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lornedei steps through the mist.
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Portals)
Floyd | This square chamber is dominated by four portals. Each has a small
Floyd | impression to place one of the plaques. Lornedei came in from the
Floyd | northwest. If all portals are open, she can also go south, east, west
Floyd | or north.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the south mirror is a small gray plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the portal to the Hall of Elevation is a small green plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the portal to the Hall of Severance is a small black plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "er, what gray mist?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Can I restart/reload with Sleepmask on?"
		DavidW says, "ok"
		Jacqueline says, "In The Hall of Elevation (In the Giant Oak), it said that the branch we were on disappeared into a gray mist."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | Do you really wish to abandon this world?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd |

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask csbb" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to restore a saved game?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Would you like to restore a saved game?
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>
Floyd | > Y
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf-csbb" 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: stream_open_file: unable to open file.
Floyd ]  Aarkland (End of Village Road)            Holiness: 0  Moves: 0
Floyd | Restore failed.
Floyd | "Greetings Almighty! Allow me to tell you about your world,
Floyd | Aarkland."
Floyd |
Floyd | Our story begins here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The harvest time is upon the people. Their hard work goes on from
Floyd | early morning until all that must be done is done. The summer has been
Floyd | good and this winter no one will starve. That is what the villagers
Floyd | believe, anyway. In ignorance they have turned from you and cannot see
Floyd | the coming darkness. For them Ignorance is bliss, but refusing to see
Floyd | the truth is no protection against evil.
Floyd |
Floyd | The young girl that's come to meet you in secret is Lornedei. You
Floyd | watch her treading along the road and when she stops next to the
Floyd | water, you once more feel a glimmer of hope. She is the first child in
Floyd | more than a hundred years that has been born with the old power. The
Floyd | youngest daughter to Lorne and Noki, this innocent girl searches the
Floyd | sky for your presence. She smiles when she senses it and gives you a
Floyd | little wave. She is the last one. The last hope.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei tightens the straps on her rucksack, throws a quick glance
Floyd | back along the road, and makes sure her sandals are fastened properly.
Floyd | Surely she can sense you watching her, but she says nothing. She
Floyd | reaches into her rucksack and brings out some bread. She nibbles on it
Floyd | without much enthusiasm while watching the flowing river, and she
Floyd | waits for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girl has the power to "reach" beyond what the eye can see and
Floyd | "heal" what is broken, but she is not strong enough to make a
Floyd | difference. Not without guidance. That is where you come in. As the
Floyd | God of this land, you must guide her. First, you should send her to
Floyd | the unholy stones to see what the world around her is hiding.
Floyd | An Interactive Fantasy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crystal and Stone, Beetle and Bone.
Floyd | By Jenny Brennan 2007-2009.
Floyd |
Floyd | Latest update and bug fixed June 25 2009. Type "about" for more
Floyd | information.
Floyd | Type "help" to get started.
Floyd | Type "hint" for specific help.
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 090625 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11 S
Floyd |
Floyd | Aarkland (End of Village Road)
Floyd | This old road, coming from the village, runs north to the edge of the
Floyd | forest. Alongside it to the west is the rushing water of the river
Floyd | Aarkland. The river flows through the forest and divides it in two: To
Floyd | the east is the old forest, and to the west is the forbidden forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Few people use the road these days, and it is all but overtaken by
Floyd | grass and brush. A seemingly endless field stretches out to the east.
Floyd | Between the swaying grass and the road, a few deformed bushes prepare
Floyd | to invade what remains of the road. A short distance to the southeast
Floyd | is a pile of stones. The stones are barely visible above the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Aarkland river flows past as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | A whiff of the deformed bushes reaches Lornedei's nose and she waves
Floyd | the unpleasant odor away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, I didn't realize the mist wasn't green any more."
		DavidW says, "I guess the mist is green when Sleepwalker is there, and gray when it isn't."
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm, it didn't load this time. I wonder if we failed to have Sleepmask on at all so it saved that way... ?"
		Jacqueline says, "Let me look at the transcript. One sec."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Huh. Yeah. Sorry for that big and completely unnecessary diversion!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ]  Aarkland (End of Village Road)            Holiness: 0  Moves: 0
Floyd |
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you really wish to abandon this world?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | Do you really wish to abandon this world?
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 csbb" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to restore a saved game?
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf-csbb" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search bones" 		

Floyd | (the long dead wizard)
Floyd | Lornedei carefully searches the bones on the floor. After gingerly
Floyd | lifting the wide sleeve covering one arm, she stops and looks up at
Floyd | you.
Floyd | "I found something Master. It is a green plaque."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "er, you quit and restarted without sleepmask?"
		Jacqueline says, "I had to, yes."
		Jacqueline says, "We never used it to begin with, it seems, so our save will only work without Sleepmask."
		DavidW asks, "oh. The green plaque is found as a random event?"
		DavidW says, "oh, by search bones"
		Jacqueline says, "I didn't realize until our save wouldn't load, then I looked at the previous transcript and yes, we never used sleepmask."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "So it would seem. At least now we know it didn't come out of thin air."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, green to the north, black in the east, gray in the south?"
		DavidW says, "yeah. South is a void."
		DavidW says, "So, logically, gold would be west."
		Jacqueline says, "That's my guess as well."
		DavidW says, "However, the west indentation is cracked, so even if we found a golden plaque, it wouldn't stay in."
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, is it?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x west" 		

Floyd | (the west mirror (broken))
Floyd | The glass is cracked and dark. The frame surrounding the broken mirror
Floyd | seems to be in bad shape. There appears to be a shallow indentation in
Floyd | the top part of the frame. She may need to look closer at the frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "And we can't heal the crack because it is not alive, I suppose."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x west frame" 		

Floyd | The wide frame seems at first to be a mosaic of different types of
Floyd | frayed fabric. Upon closer inspection, it is clear that the frame is
Floyd | made up of different types of wood, stone, and even metal. It has
Floyd | however been demolished by something, cut and beaten into a mess of
Floyd | splinters. There seems to be an indentation in the top part of the
Floyd | frame but it may not be able to hold anything in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal west frame" 		

Floyd | She cannot heal things that are not alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal west mirror" 		

Floyd | Lornedei lifts her hand to the mirror, wondering if it is possible to
Floyd | heal. She gathers her powers and lets a thin blue streak of light touch
Floyd | the glass fragments. A sudden rumble makes her turn around, loosing the
Floyd | connection with the magic. The statue slides back over the opening in
Floyd | the wall. The sound of it drowns in a loud grinding noise. Steel
Floyd | against steel. The sound turns into a scream, a guttural growl.
Floyd | Lornedei staggers backwards as the floor shakes.
Floyd | The big pile of steel and stone stands before Lornedei with every
Floyd | seemingly random part now in its right place. The creature is almost
Floyd | twice as tall as the girl, and it stares down at her from within a
Floyd | diffuse darkness that surrounds it. This darkness is the force keeping
Floyd | all of its parts together and enabling the heavy body to move.
Floyd |
Floyd | An enormous head sits directly on a giant shoulder, and the jaw of
Floyd | rusty metal opens and closes constantly with a creaking and a clank
Floyd | that echoes in the chamber.
Floyd | The enormous body of stone shifts constantly, as if restless. The sound
Floyd | of stone grinding against stone, steel against stone and steel against
Floyd | steel is terribly loud.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crimson glow pulsates deep in a horizontal crack in the head.
Floyd | Puffs of dust fly out of the many joints between the rocks. Tufts of
Floyd | mold, moss, and shards of stone are raining down on the marble floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd | Clouds of dust swirl up around stomping stone feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!!!"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, dock me a point for making assumptions based on EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN TOLD"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, and that woke the Big Bad."
		McMartin says, "That's what TIME CONTROL is for"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 165.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a wizard's staff
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Fluffing up its wings at the moment.)
Floyd |   a small black plaque
Floyd |   a cracked skull
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open)
Floyd |     a golden acorn
Floyd |   a skinny yellow worm
Floyd |   a bone
Floyd |   a small dented silver plate
Floyd |   a small water sack (which is closed)
Floyd |     the water from the Elder's spring
Floyd |   an old tarnished bronze urn
Floyd |     a shiny red worm
Floyd |     a fat blue worm
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "we didn't open the void."
		DavidW says, "Also, the crack in the head seems promising."
		Jacqueline says, "No, we woke that big thing up, though -- oh, I see what you mean. You wanted to try that other plan."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "reach south mirror" 		

Floyd | "No Master, there is something not right. It feels like I should be
Floyd | able to but something is missing."
Floyd | A crimson light dances on the white walls of the chamber, metal jaws
Floyd | snap and stone limbs creak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put gray in south" 		

Floyd | (the small gray plaque in the south mirror)
Floyd | Lornedei puts the small gray plaque in the round hole on the frame. It
Floyd | goes into place with a click.
Floyd | Clouds of dust swirl up around stomping stone feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "reach south mirror" 		

Floyd | The matted surface of the glass suddenly flares up in a cascade of
Floyd | crimson sparks. A shower of hot air and red light throws Lornedei back.
Floyd | It throws her on the floor, and she desperately claps at her shirt to
Floyd | kill the tiny flames. She drags herself back across the dusty floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The moment passes, the sparks fade and die. Lornedei gets up on her
Floyd | feet, staring at a wavy, unsettling darkness. There is nothing at all
Floyd | beyond the polished frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portal to the Eternal Void is open.
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd | Lornedei barely escapes a swinging stone arm. The chamber shakes when
Floyd | the arm hits the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "heal west" 		

Floyd | (the west mirror (broken))
Floyd | Lornedei yells: "There is no time for that now!"
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd | A loud scream of frustration fills the chamber. Lornedei staggers, and
Floyd | a tendril of greasy smoke touches her forehead before she can get out
Floyd | of the way. The magic is slowly fading.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just dropped by two.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put green in west" 		

Floyd | (the west mirror (broken))
Floyd | She needs to be holding the small green plaque before she can put it
Floyd | into something else.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd | Clouds of dust swirl up around stomping stone feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x west" 		

Floyd | (the west mirror (broken))
Floyd | The glass is cracked and dark. The frame surrounding the broken mirror
Floyd | seems to be in bad shape. There appears to be a shallow indentation in
Floyd | the top part of the frame. She may need to look closer at the frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "heal broken mirror" 		

Floyd | Lornedei yells: "There is no time for that now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, so that order seems to not work."
		DavidW says, "well, other possibilities: heal statue, put yellow worm on statue, pour water on statue"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put black plaque in south indentation" 		

Floyd | No, there is already a plaque in place in the frame. She will have to
Floyd | take it out to put another one in.
Floyd | Lornedei barely escapes a swinging stone arm. The chamber shakes when
Floyd | the arm hits the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I was confusing green with the gold (that we do not yet have) a second ago."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put gray plaque in south indentation" 		

Floyd | She needs to be holding the small gray plaque before she can put it
Floyd | into something else.
Floyd | Lornedei barely escapes a swinging stone arm. The chamber shakes when
Floyd | the arm hits the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I put the gray in the south, that's how we got to this spot."
		Jacqueline says, "It's already in there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach south mirror" 		

Floyd | "I am not sure I should. There is something very wrong here."
Floyd | She takes a couple of steps back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "That's the void, isn't it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push statue east" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "void is south if the portal is open."
		DavidW says, "But I'm unclear what the room status is."
		Jacqueline says, "I think I opened it."
		Jacqueline says, "I reached into the mirror."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push statue south" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push statue into void" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push statue" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "The statue is in the next room, isn't it?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x statue" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "ok, it's not called statue. What name is it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Portals)
Floyd | This square chamber is dominated by four portals. Each has a small
Floyd | impression to place one of the plaques. Lornedei came in from the
Floyd | northwest. If all portals are open, she can also go south, east, west
Floyd | or north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Raccdaha stomps the floor, shifting its weight. It is getting ready to
Floyd | crush Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the portal to the void is a small gray plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a small green plaque here.
Floyd | Lornedei stumbles backwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push raccdaha south" 		

Floyd | (the portal to the void)
Floyd | Is that the best you can think of?
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, biting her lower lip.
Floyd | A black tendril of darkness creeps toward Lornedei's head. It touches
Floyd | her mind, and she can feel her powers weaken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just dropped by 4.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That? It's called Raccdaha"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 159.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a wizard's staff
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Airing out its shell at the moment.)
Floyd |   a small black plaque
Floyd |   a cracked skull
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open)
Floyd |     a golden acorn
Floyd |   a skinny yellow worm
Floyd |   a bone
Floyd |   a small dented silver plate
Floyd |   a small water sack (which is closed)
Floyd |     the water from the Elder's spring
Floyd |   an old tarnished bronze urn
Floyd |     a shiny red worm
Floyd |     a fat blue worm
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Do you really think evil can be healed?
Floyd | Two giant stone arms meet with a crash above Lornedei's head. She
Floyd | stumbles back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "throw spider at Raccdaha" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, we don't have the spider anymore, do we?"
		DavidW says, "We don't have the spider."
		Jacqueline asks, "Weird. Where did it go?"
		DavidW says, "We left it at the circle of stones."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "throw plate at raccdaha" 		

Floyd | the small dented silver plate flies through the air but misses totally.
Floyd | The creature takes a step towards her and she quickly sidesteps to
Floyd | avoid a shower of crimson sparks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kiss raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Lornedei backs away, horrified.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give urn to raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Lornedei holds up the old tarnished bronze urn in front of the
Floyd | creature. A swinging arm comes too close for comfort. The draft from
Floyd | the near hit blows her hair back from her face. she drops the old
Floyd | tarnished bronze urn on the floor.
Floyd | A crimson light dances on the white walls of the chamber, metal jaws
Floyd | snap and stone limbs creak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Looks like we have more than one turn to attempt something, at least."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, interesting that it let me try to give the urn to it. I wonder if there's some other thing we're supposed to give."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bone to raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Lornedei holds up the bone in front of the creature. A swinging arm
Floyd | comes too close for comfort. The draft from the near hit blows her hair
Floyd | back from her face. she drops the bone on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give yellow worm to raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Lornedei holds up the skinny yellow worm in front of the creature. A
Floyd | swinging arm comes too close for comfort. The draft from the near hit
Floyd | blows her hair back from her face. she drops the skinny yellow worm on
Floyd | the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Probably not this, but..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give acorn to raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Really? the golden acorn?
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd | Lornedei holds up the golden acorn in front of the creature. A swinging
Floyd | arm comes too close for comfort. The draft from the near hit blows her
Floyd | hair back from her face. she drops the golden acorn on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline is a newbie. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd | golden acorn: As you wish.
Floyd | skinny yellow worm: As you wish.
Floyd | bone: As you wish.
Floyd | old tarnished bronze urn: As you wish.
Floyd | small dented silver plate: As you wish.
Floyd | raccdaha: Lornedei stares furiously at you. Horrified but still angry,
Floyd | she steps back.
Floyd | "I am not strong enough Master, can you not see that?"
Floyd | She sidesteps to avoid a shower of crimson sparks.
Floyd |
Floyd | small green plaque: As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give plate to raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Lornedei holds up the silver plate with trembling hands. Raccdaha stops
Floyd | moving. He is quiet, absorbed by the reflection in the polished
Floyd | surface. He grabs the plate.
Floyd | His attention is far from Lornedei for a little while.
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, biting her lower lip.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		DavidW says, "Some scoring bugs. Yay mirror defense!"
		Jacqueline asks, "Um, okay. This is a good development, it would seem. Now what?"
		DavidW says, "go back to healing the west mirror. :)"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, true."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "heal mirror" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the portal to the void, the north
Floyd | mirror, the east mirror or the west mirror (broken)?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal west mirror" 		

Floyd | Lornedei yells: "There is no time for that now!"
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline Lornedei needs to chill out. 		Jacqueline says, "Oops."
		Jacqueline Lornedei needs to chill out.
		DavidW says, "oh. We're still in danger mode, I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, evidently. I need to chill out, too, as I've forgotten how to type input into the MUD."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give acorn to raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Raccdaha snaps out of it and turns to her.
Floyd | Lornedei holds up the golden acorn in front of the creature. A swinging
Floyd | arm comes too close for comfort. The draft from the near hit blows her
Floyd | hair back from her face. she drops the golden acorn on the floor.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Portals)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Seems you didn't have to undo. He ends up getting distracted again."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "throw water at raccdaha" 		

Floyd | (the small water sack at raccdaha)
Floyd | the small water sack flies through the air but misses totally. The
Floyd | creature takes a step towards her and she quickly sidesteps to avoid a
Floyd | shower of crimson sparks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take water" 		

Floyd | (the small water sack)
Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach south mirror" 		

Floyd | "I am not sure I should. There is something very wrong here."
Floyd | She takes a couple of steps back.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe only nightmare!L can open the void."
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking the water from the Elder spring would be like holy water or something, but I guess it's just a water bag."
		Jacqueline says, "Worth a try."
		DavidW says, "I think the water is special but it's a different item from the bag holding it,."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW asks, "so, to Nightmare...?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "splash raccdaha with water" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, Nightmare."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd | Lornedei bites on a nail.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour water on raccdaha" 		

Floyd | (the small water sack on raccdaha)
Floyd | The Elders water cannot be wasted that way. It is needed elsewhere.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close bag" 		

Floyd | She closes the small leather pouch.
Floyd | Raccdaha drops the silver plate on the floor and turns to Lornedei. He
Floyd | leans forward and reaches for her. She realizes that the time is up. He
Floyd | is furious now, not just annoyed with her.
Floyd | She sidesteps and ducks under his massive arm, and she nearly gets
Floyd | away. Unfortunately, he gets a hold of her hair. Using it as rope, he
Floyd | swings her around the chamber, throws her like a sack of potatoes, and
Floyd | hits her against the walls until the screaming stops.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The sacrifice is hers, not yours. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your final holiness is 80 out of a possible holiness of 105, in 419
Floyd | moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can choose to: RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last godly
Floyd | command or abandon this world with QUIT!
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "drat."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I guess we were on a timer after all."
		Jacqueline says, "f undo"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Portals)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The glass, underneath a layer of dust, has no reflection whatsoever.
Floyd | Lornedei glances at the frame but she just shakes her head in
Floyd | puzzlement. She looks away from the strange sight.
Floyd | There's an indentation in the top part of the frame. It is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | Raccdaha drops the silver plate on the floor and turns to Lornedei. He
Floyd | leans forward and reaches for her. She realizes that the time is up. He
Floyd | is furious now, not just annoyed with her.
Floyd | She sidesteps and ducks under his massive arm, and she nearly gets
Floyd | away. Unfortunately, he gets a hold of her hair. Using it as rope, he
Floyd | swings her around the chamber, throws her like a sack of potatoes, and
Floyd | hits her against the walls until the screaming stops.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The sacrifice is hers, not yours. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your final holiness is 80 out of a possible holiness of 105, in 419
Floyd | moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can choose to: RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last godly
Floyd | command or abandon this world with QUIT!
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Portals)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "Now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The glass, underneath a layer of dust, has no reflection whatsoever.
Floyd | Lornedei glances at the frame but she just shakes her head in
Floyd | puzzlement. She looks away from the strange sight.
Floyd | There's an indentation in the top part of the frame. It is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put black plaque in east indentatino" 		

Floyd | Lornedei puts the small black plaque in the round hole on the frame. It
Floyd | goes into place with a click.
Floyd | A black tendril of darkness creeps toward Lornedei's head. It touches
Floyd | her mind, and she can feel her powers weaken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just dropped by 4.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach east mirror" 		

Floyd | The darkness in the mirror changes into a swirling mist. The portal to
Floyd | the Hall of Severance is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Lornedei steps through the mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the Black Oak)
Floyd | Clusters of black leaves surround Lornedei. They hang from the upper
Floyd | branches, creating a shield that totally obscures the sky above. She
Floyd | can look down, as all the clusters are above and around her, but up is
Floyd | nothing but shimmering black. The branch reaches out over the clearing
Floyd | and the end of it seems to disappear in a big cloud of smoke. She can
Floyd | climb down to the ground or follow the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Lornedei climbs down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great roots under the giant oak have slid aside revealing a
Floyd | passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepwalker is here, spinning slowly.
Floyd | Black smoke seeps out of the darkness between the trees. The smoke
Floyd | gathers itself until a dark pillar of smoke is formed. In erratic,
Floyd | twitching moves, it comes closer.
Floyd |
Floyd | It stops next to the staring Lornedei. It starts to turn slowly,
Floyd | releasing veils of broken smoke from its ragged surface. They dissolve
Floyd | in the air and new ones form to take their place.
Floyd | "The maker of horrors at night. The roaming nightmare. I thought they
Floyd | were stories."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter nightmare" 		

Floyd | "Master? Are you sure about this?"
Floyd | She looks terrified but she decides to trust your judgment. She walks
Floyd | into the spinning smoke.
Floyd | the nightmare stops spinning and Lornedei appears on the other side.
Floyd | She looks at you with gray eyes and an uncanny smile on her lips.
Floyd | There is an angry buzzing from nearby. Lornedei looks around,
Floyd | mystified.
Floyd | "Pft, which is it, oh smelly it is. Stubborn, umpf, thing." Suddenly,
Floyd | the firefly comes out of the opening to the stone house, dragging a
Floyd | piece of straw. One end of it touches the ground while the other end,
Floyd | with the firefly in unsteady flight through the air, is at level with
Floyd | Lornedei's knees. "Hiya!" With a terrible boost of tiny wings, the fly
Floyd | gets the straw totally off the ground and stays hovering at eye level.
Floyd | "Oh dear, you are back." The fly and the straw, despite intense
Floyd | buzzing, starts to sink. Quickly, Lornedei grabs the straw and stops it
Floyd | from falling.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Phew! Thankee Girl. Let me rest. Was waiting for you." Lornedei sticks
Floyd | the end of the straw in her hair so that the other end sticks out in
Floyd | front of her face. After a moment, the fly starts pacing the piece of
Floyd | straw.
Floyd | "You were in the smoke were you not? I feared you being lost Girl. Oh,
Floyd | dear. I must tell a story now. About a little boy." Lornedei sits down
Floyd | on the ground to listen.
Floyd |
Floyd | "He is an ugly one, if you can say so about a spirit. He was not always
Floyd | so. He was a boy once, born in a village not far from yours. That was a
Floyd | long time ago you see. An odd child he was, yes he was. He sat by the
Floyd | pond for much time, lost in the sight of his own face in the water,
Floyd | catching..." the fly stops pacing for a moment and seems to shudder. "I
Floyd | heard from rumor I did don't you know, He caught fireflies and he... He
Floyd | pulled...Oh, dear, I will not speak of that. He was wicked! Then his
Floyd | parents died. He was alone and he took care of himself. How, no one
Floyd | could tell, as he was still only a little boy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then the magician came. The villagers were relieved to see the boy go
Floyd | with him, and no one knows where they went. For many years the boy was
Floyd | gone, yes he was. When he came back, a young man with riches and fancy
Floyd | ways, he moved in to the old home of his family, and said he had gotten
Floyd | rich from trade in the far lands and wished to set up business in his
Floyd | home village." The firefly makes an angry buzzing and starts pacing the
Floyd | straw again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I must make this story of less length I believe. He did not make trade
Floyd | honestly, tricks he had, power he had gained and fooled the villagers
Floyd | he did, and rose to a man of importance despite him being still young.
Floyd | Then his gaze fell on the merchant's daughter, and he wished her for
Floyd | himself. There was nothing but desire in his mind and when the girl's
Floyd | father refused him the still too young girl, a spell was cast. With
Floyd | magic he tried to force her to him, but something went wrong, very
Floyd | wrong."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The spell he cast was powerful. The girl ran from her father in
Floyd | desperation one night, threw herself on a horse and rode for her love.
Floyd | She was in a hurry and fell. The girl was several years younger than
Floyd | you Girl, and the Elder's knew something was amiss. They traced the
Floyd | magic spell to Raccdaha.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Elder's council banished him from the village and from his own body
Floyd | in the ancient sentence of severance. Death but no rest. A very cruel
Floyd | punishment and Raccdaha was in fact the last one they kept in the House
Floyd | of Penance. He became one of the forgotten ones, chased into the vast
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | He did not remain forgotten though. He remembered his name as some of
Floyd | them might if they are strong enough. He grew strong. The hatred he
Floyd | felt poisoned big parts of the old forest and gave some kind of life to
Floyd | the other forgotten souls that dwelled there.
Floyd |
Floyd | He fed the spirits with lies and promises of life. When they finally
Floyd | felt the same rage as him, he fed on their collective hatred and he
Floyd | could possess a poor wanderer's body for a while. Before his temporary
Floyd | body was used up, he joined the light bearers without them knowing.
Floyd | Their numbers started to decrease until there was very few left. He
Floyd | spread lies. The people grew afraid of magic, and the remaining light
Floyd | bearers had only one place to go. From their castle in the field of
Floyd | Unification, they tried to maintain the three great oaks for many
Floyd | years, but the day came when they had to flee even that haven. Me,
Floyd | cannot tell where they fled, or how. Perhaps if you go there, the place
Floyd | is now the field of despair, you could find knowledge. Me, yes me I
Floyd | don't know the rest of this story, only that Raccdaha came to rest
Floyd | somewhere, not able to move on, not able to live. I believe that he may
Floyd | be guarding the entrance to somewhere where he cannot go, waiting."
Floyd |
Floyd | The firefly is quiet for a long moment. Then it walks over to the end
Floyd | of the straw and with a powerful buzzing, the straw is dislodged from
Floyd | Lornedei's hair. The fly pipes up again. "I will be off. Good luck
Floyd | Girl, he may be strong but remember that he is only a big foolish and
Floyd | vain child." The fly and the straw disappear with a flash, leaving a
Floyd | scent of burnt straw in the air.
Floyd | Lornedei is muttering to herself.
Floyd | Lornedei turns her head slowly from side to side, dazed. She blinks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the Black Oak)
Floyd | Clusters of black leaves surround Lornedei. They hang from the upper
Floyd | branches, creating a shield that totally obscures the sky above. She
Floyd | can look down, as all the clusters are above and around her, but up is
Floyd | nothing but shimmering black. The branch reaches out over the clearing
Floyd | and the end of it seems to disappear in a big cloud of smoke. She can
Floyd | climb down to the ground or follow the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow branch" 		

Floyd | Lornedei steps through the smoke.
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Portals)
Floyd | This square chamber is dominated by four portals. Each has a small
Floyd | impression to place one of the plaques. Lornedei came in from the
Floyd | northwest. If all portals are open, she can also go south, east, west
Floyd | or north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Raccdaha stomps the floor, shifting its weight. It is getting ready to
Floyd | crush Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the portal to the Hall of Severance is a small black plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a small green plaque here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give plate to raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Lornedei holds up the silver plate with trembling hands. Raccdaha stops
Floyd | moving. He is quiet, absorbed by the reflection in the polished
Floyd | surface. He grabs the plate.
Floyd | His attention is far from Lornedei for a little while.
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, puzzled.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put gray plaque in south indentation" 		

Floyd | Lornedei puts the small gray plaque in the round hole on the frame. It
Floyd | goes into place with a click.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach south mirror" 		

Floyd | The matted surface of the glass suddenly flares up in a cascade of
Floyd | crimson sparks. A shower of hot air and red light throws Lornedei back.
Floyd | It throws her on the floor, and she desperately claps at her shirt to
Floyd | kill the tiny flames. She drags herself back across the dusty floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The moment passes, the sparks fade and die. Lornedei gets up on her
Floyd | feet, staring at a wavy, unsettling darkness. There is nothing at all
Floyd | beyond the polished frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portal to the Eternal Void is open.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push raccdaha south" 		

Floyd | (the portal to the void)
Floyd | Is that the best you can think of?
Floyd | Lornedei stumbles for no apparent reason. She looks up at you,
Floyd | accusingly.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push raccdaha violently to the south" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put plate in void" 		Jacqueline says, "heh"

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put plate in south portal" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Raccdaha snaps out of it and turns to her.
Floyd | Lornedei says calmly: "No!"
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw plate south" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline sighs.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw acorn south" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to throw the golden acorn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light torch" 		

Floyd | The torch is not of any use now. Let's just leave it as it is.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "She reacts differently to various things, so I'm going to mess around a bit."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Raccdaha snaps out of it and turns to her.
Floyd | Lornedei says calmly: "No!"
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kiss raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Raccdaha snaps out of it and turns to her.
Floyd | Lornedei smiles her uncanny smile and looks calm, pleased. She holds up
Floyd | one hand and Raccdaha is still. She walks closer and puts a hand on one
Floyd | of the rocks, caressing it slowly.
Floyd | "Yes. You can live again. Let me come with you. Let's find a body for
Floyd | you."
Floyd | A strand of darkness twists itself around her hand, touching her
Floyd | fingers, moving over her entire body. Light as the draft from a
Floyd | butterfly's wing, yet leaving her skin scorched and bleeding.
Floyd | If she feels the burning, her face shows nothing of it.
Floyd | The spirit that was once human embraces her. He wraps his arms around
Floyd | her body, seeking warmth. He holds her with arms of stone. She melts
Floyd | into the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Smiling, she lets herself be crushed between stones, cut to pieces by
Floyd | sharp metal. He reaches for her hand, which turns to a bloody mess. He
Floyd | holds her head, which cracks like a ripe melon. Only then does the
Floyd | smile fade from her lips.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Lornedei walks with the forgotten ones. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your final holiness is 70 out of a possible holiness of 105, in 406
Floyd | moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can choose to: RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last godly
Floyd | command or abandon this world with QUIT!
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Um."
		DavidW says, "The cheese grater o' lurve."
		Jacqueline says, "bleh"
		Jacqueline says, "I was ... yeah, not expecting that."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Portals)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd | She may or may not. Just hope that her prayers go to you and not
Floyd | something... else.
Floyd | Raccdaha drops the silver plate on the floor.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pray to raccdaha" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to pray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kill raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Raccdaha snaps out of it and turns to her.
Floyd | Lornedei says calmly: "No!"
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push plate south" 		

Floyd | (the portal to the void)
Floyd | Is that the best you can think of?
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take plate" 		

Floyd | Raccdaha is holding the plate, turning it this way and that. She can't
Floyd | take it from him.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The 'push' idea seems not to be possible. Maybe we need a 'cat toy' dangling from the torch or something."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal west mirror" 		

Floyd | Lornedei's shining eyes are fixed on Raccdaha. There is no way she will
Floyd | listen to you now.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exorcise ld" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is possessed. Would you like to perform an exorcism on her?
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd | You give it your best shot, chanting and carrying on.

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push space" 		

Floyd | "Master?" Lornedei is extremely pale but she seems well.
Floyd | The exorcism succeeded.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Raccdaha snaps out of it and turns to her.
Floyd | Lornedei stares furiously at you. Horrified but still angry, she steps
Floyd | back.
Floyd | "I am not strong enough Master, can you not see that?"
Floyd | She sidesteps to avoid a shower of crimson sparks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Raccdaha snaps out of it and turns to her.
Floyd | Lornedei stares furiously at you. Horrified but still angry, she steps
Floyd | back.
Floyd | "I am not strong enough Master, can you not see that?"
Floyd | She sidesteps to avoid a shower of crimson sparks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "magic" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 160.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, gotta say I'm up for hints."
		DavidW says, "well, I don't really think we're ready for the big bad yet, to be honest."
		Jacqueline asks, "What do you think we need?"
		DavidW says, "We should be trying other things first."
		DavidW says, "I don't know what we need, if the golden oak comes before the Raccdaha battle or after."
		DavidW says, "I think we ought to do more at the petrified tree."
		Jacqueline says, "Go for it. I'm out of ideas for the moment."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Portals)
Floyd | This square chamber is dominated by four portals. Each has a small
Floyd | impression to place one of the plaques. Lornedei came in from the
Floyd | northwest. If all portals are open, she can also go south, east, west
Floyd | or north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Raccdaha is not moving. His full attention is on the reflection in the
Floyd | silver plate. For the moment he is not watching Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the portal to the void is a small gray plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the portal to the Hall of Severance is a small black plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a small green plaque here.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I want a previous restore, please."
		DavidW says, "pre-R"
		DavidW asks, "is cf10 before R shows up?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Raccdaha stomps the floor, shifting its weight. It is getting ready to
Floyd | crush Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a small green plaque here.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search bones" 		

Floyd | (the long dead wizard)
Floyd | Lornedei is less than interested in digging around in old dead peoples
Floyd | remains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plaque" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the small green plaque, the small
Floyd | black plaque or the small gray plaque?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I think CF10 is while he's there."
		DavidW says, "yeah, cf9 seems to be the one I want."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | All I understood was a wish to examine the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "cf-csbb is definitely before he shows up, and seems like it's in a spot where nothing irrovable has happened."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see an old torch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd | Lornedei is muttering to herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd | There is a shadow stretching out on the ground behind Lornedei. It
Floyd | folds into inky black and then it rises, takes one step away from her,
Floyd | and is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | There is nothing ahead but swirling dust, a hot wind, and the mist
Floyd | beyond. She turns away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour water on tree" 		

Floyd | (the small water sack on the petrified tree)
Floyd | The Elders water cannot be wasted that way. It is needed elsewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour water on acorn" 		

Floyd | (the small water sack on the golden acorn)
Floyd | The Elders water cannot be wasted that way. It is needed elsewhere.
Floyd | Lornedei's shadow jerks to life, reaches for her ankle, and pulls. She
Floyd | stumbles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd | What do you want Lornedei to dig?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ground" 		

Floyd | (the ground)
Floyd | Lornedei digs a hole in the dry ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | (the ground)
Floyd | Lornedei digs a hole in the dry ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see a small hole in the hard ground (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour water into hole" 		

Floyd | (the small water sack into the small hole in the hard ground)
Floyd | The Elders water cannot be wasted that way. It is needed elsewhere.
Floyd | Lornedei's shadow stretches out behind her. It sits up. It reaches. It
Floyd | touches the exposed skin on her neck before lying back down. Lornedei
Floyd | scratches her neck furiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close bag" 		

Floyd | She closes the small leather pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig hole" 		

Floyd | Lornedei digs a hole in the dry ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach oak" 		

Floyd | (the petrified tree)
Floyd | Lornedei steps back from the remains of the golden oak and shakes her
Floyd | head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "heal tree" 		

Floyd | There is nothing left here that can be healed. The tree is long since
Floyd | dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exorcise ld" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is possessed. Would you like to perform an exorcism on her?
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd | You give it your best shot, chanting and carrying on.

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | "Master?" Lornedei is extremely pale but she seems well.
Floyd | The exorcism succeeded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach oak" 		

Floyd | (the petrified tree)
Floyd | Lornedei puts her hand on the petrified wood. She shuts her eyes.
Floyd | Suddenly, the air is fresh with a scent of damp soil, grass and the new
Floyd | flowers of spring. Golden leaves tremble on silver limbs. Rooted deep
Floyd | in fertile soil, cared for, held in awe, the golden oak waits.
Floyd |
Floyd | Soft grass beneath bare feet, feet tredding silently towards the great
Floyd | oak, but stopping to wait at the proper distance. A mumble, a nervous
Floyd | questioning, a whispered reply. A moment of silence. A silver cup
Floyd | carried the last two steps to the roots below the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | A trickle of water, a new light bearer's gift, then the acceptance of
Floyd | it, knowing the young one is true and strong. A golden acorn drops to
Floyd | the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ages has passed, eons of repeated procedures, of dying and re-birth.
Floyd | The golden oak feels no fear, no regret, knowing that after this life,
Floyd | it will come again. The light bearers will plant the acorn and the
Floyd | spiral of life will turn once more. It is soon time. Very soon.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So this implies the death of the tree is okay, part of the cycle, and that we need to just plant this FORNICATING acorn. Ahem. Sorry. Do carry on."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put acorn in hole" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x acorn" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 167.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   a wizard's staff
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Airing out its shell at the moment.)
Floyd |   a small black plaque
Floyd |   a cracked skull
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is closed)
Floyd |   a skinny yellow worm
Floyd |   a bone
Floyd |   a small dented silver plate
Floyd |   a small water sack (which is closed)
Floyd |     the water from the Elder's spring
Floyd |   an old tarnished bronze urn
Floyd |     a shiny red worm
Floyd |     a fat blue worm
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "sigh. Where's the acorn?"
		Jacqueline asks, "I totally do not know. Is this cf9?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Mabye go back to cf-csbb? Also, I kind of think we need that spider, fwiw."
		DavidW asks, "Did it get dropped in the Hall of Mirrors?"
		Jacqueline says, "Or did you free the little spider for a reason."
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		DavidW says, "we can return to cf-csbb, sure."
		DavidW says, "Freeing the spider increased our holiness."
		Jacqueline says, "We have the acorn in that one."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, well, hrm. Maybe we could still get that holiness later. He's a creature of light, is all."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "We left the spider because nightmare!L couldn't take it." 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I feel like he may be some help against what's his name."
		DavidW says, "Or Deini might help, except the statue closes, so if Deini is to help, she's got to be in the hall to start with."
		DavidW says, "We could also see what a beetle does."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, yeah. I mean, not a shiny light thing, but I'm not discounting the helpful beetles."
		DavidW says, "but yes, please restore from cf-csbb"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf-csbb" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "After you, sir."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "diagnose" 		

Floyd | "Master? I don't understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "h ld" 		

Floyd | Lornedei looks fine. She is as healthy as she will ever be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see an old torch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd | The hovering sleepwalker shows up at the edge of the forest. It picks
Floyd | up speed over the dry land, swirls up sand and dust and stays next to
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd | A black smoke is rising from the forbidden forest. It hovers over the
Floyd | treetops and is barely distinguishable from the constant mist. It moves
Floyd | closer and starts spinning. It drops down to the ground at the edge of
Floyd | the forest and forms a ragged column of black smoke. It swirls up sand
Floyd | and dust at touchdown. It picks up speed across the flat ground and
Floyd | stops close to Lornedei. It is turning slowly while releasing strands
Floyd | of broken smoke that dissolves in the air.
Floyd | "The nightmare. The maker of bad dreams. I thought that they were only
Floyd | stories."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Circle of Stones)
Floyd | This is the southeastern corner of the field of despair. The forbidden
Floyd | forest is nearly all around her. West, northwest, and north takes her
Floyd | out. The ground sinks into a large hole, a bowl more than fifty paces
Floyd | across, in the ground, edged by crevices and uneven ridges. A broken
Floyd | land. Once at the bottom, the rest of the field is out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | A big round stone lies in the middle of the pit. The fire is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone circle is laid out on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see A crystal spider with shifty, beady eyes (Polishing
Floyd | its underside at the moment.) here.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "yay spider"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take spider" 		

Floyd | The spider reluctantly steps up on her hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub spider" 		

Floyd | The crystal spider would most certainly not appreciate that.
Floyd | A dry black leaf falls to the ground next to her. A gust of wind
Floyd | catches it and carries it away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask spider about sleepwalker" 		

Floyd | The spider stares suspiciously at her. It is beneath a creature of
Floyd | light to indulge in conversation with lower beings.
Floyd | A high pitched squeal from somewhere among the blackened trees fills
Floyd | the air, and Lornedei shudders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x oak" 		

Floyd | (the petrified tree)
Floyd | These are scattered remains of a tree. Mostly ashes, a few charred
Floyd | branches, a hollowed out trunk lying on its side, all petrified by time
Floyd | and lack of rain. All is covered in years of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in oak" 		

Floyd | (the petrified tree)
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, in the trunk, kicks away some dirt, but all she
Floyd | finds is more sad remains of the tree. Anything of interest is long
Floyd | since gone.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search oak" 		

Floyd | (the petrified tree)
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, in the trunk, kicks away some dirt, but all she
Floyd | finds is more sad remains of the tree. Anything of interest is long
Floyd | since gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal oak" 		

Floyd | (the petrified tree)
Floyd | There is nothing left here that can be healed. The tree is long since
Floyd | dead.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sand" 		

Floyd | The soil is dry and starved of both moisture and nutrition. It looks
Floyd | and feels dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal sand" 		

Floyd | "There is nothing I can do for this soil."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put spider on oak" 		

Floyd | (the petrified tree)
Floyd | Placing things on the petrified tree will not do her any good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal spider" 		

Floyd | Healing drains too much power. That would be a waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask spider about raccdaha" 		

Floyd | The spider stares suspiciously at her. It is beneath a creature of
Floyd | light to indulge in conversation with lower beings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give spider to oak" 		

Floyd | She can only do that to something living that has at least half a
Floyd | brain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd | (the sleep walker)
Floyd | Lornedei digs a hole in the dry ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put spider in hole" 		

Floyd | That seems like a hole where something should be planted, nothing else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 166.
Floyd | Lornedei is carrying:
Floyd |   A crystal spider with shifty, beady eyes (Polishing its underside at
Floyd | the moment.)
Floyd |   a wizard's staff
Floyd |   a large black beetle (Taking a nap at the moment.)
Floyd |   a small black plaque
Floyd |   a cracked skull
Floyd |   A blue crystal hanging on a silver chain.
Floyd |   a small leather pouch (which is open)
Floyd |     a golden acorn
Floyd |   a skinny yellow worm
Floyd |   a bone
Floyd |   a small dented silver plate
Floyd |   a small water sack (which is closed)
Floyd |     the water from the Elder's spring
Floyd |   an old tarnished bronze urn
Floyd |     a shiny red worm
Floyd |     a fat blue worm
Floyd |   a small gray plaque
Floyd |   a leather rucksack (being worn)
Floyd |     a purple nut with thorns
Floyd |     a handful of white berries
Floyd |     a loaf of horrid bread
Floyd |     a piece of cheese
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heehee"
		Jacqueline | a large black beetle (Taking a nap at the moment.)
		Jacqueline says, "Taking a nap. Nice detail."
		Jacqueline says, "So. you have the acorn..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "plant acorn" 		

Floyd | "Master! Nothing can grow here." She picks up a handful of dirt but
Floyd | drops it again with a grimace.
Floyd | "This soil is poisoned, I can feel it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, the spider and beele both have activity comments."
		Jacqueline says, "And yet it says, 'That seems like a hole where something should be planted, nothing else.'"
		DavidW says, "nightmare!L will plant the thorny nut in the poison hole."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		DavidW says, "At least, she seems willing, it only we had some blood."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh yeah, that."
		Jacqueline asks, "And we tried the razor-sharp grass but no go for the blood, eh?"
		DavidW says, "Nightmare!L can find a sword blade in that grass."
		DavidW says, "But I don't know what to cut with the sword."
		Jacqueline asks, "But the only blood we've gotten is in our cheese grater kiss with R?"
		DavidW says, "heh, I think so."
		DavidW says, "The crystal spider, beetle, and worms don't have blood, as far as I know. The raven is probably out of reach. The bone and skull are bloodless, as are the oaks. Nightmare and Sleepwalker are mist, and Raccdaha is stone and steel. That leaves Deini and ourselves as blood holders."
		Jacqueline asks, "Did we try to kill the wolf?"
		DavidW says, "I think the fish are scenery."
		DavidW says, "I think attempts to kill the wolf failed, but I don't know why."
		Jacqueline says, "brb - restroom"
		Jacqueline says, "Back."
		Jacqueline says, "So, unfortunately, this restaurant has gotten really chilly. I feel like I need to scoot."
		Jacqueline says, "I am not sure where else nearby will have good wifi."
		DavidW says, "oh. hm."
		DavidW asks, "should we just stop for tonight, then?"
		Jacqueline asks, "I could hang for a bit, but it would be good to have an idea of... how long will it take to look at the other things you'd like to explore?"
		DavidW says, "I've forgotten what I suggested to try."
		DavidW says, "There's reasons I keep notes."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "I was hoping to revitalize the petrified tree, but I don't see how to do it."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think you're supposed to."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd | (the sleep walker)
Floyd | The ground is too hard to dig in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd | (the sleep walker)
Floyd | The ground is too hard to dig in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig ground" 		

Floyd | (the ground)
Floyd | The ground is too hard to dig in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Circle of Stones)
Floyd | This is the southeastern corner of the field of despair. The forbidden
Floyd | forest is nearly all around her. West, northwest, and north takes her
Floyd | out. The ground sinks into a large hole, a bowl more than fifty paces
Floyd | across, in the ground, edged by crevices and uneven ridges. A broken
Floyd | land. Once at the bottom, the rest of the field is out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | A big round stone lies in the middle of the pit. The fire is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone circle is laid out on the ground.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig ground" 		

Floyd | (the ground)
Floyd | Lornedei digs a hole in the dry ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put acorn in hole" 		

Floyd | She needs to be holding the golden acorn before she can put it into
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take acorn" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put acorn in hole" 		

Floyd | Lornedei puts the golden acorn in the small hole in the ground. After a
Floyd | moment, it starts to move around in there. It circles the inside of the
Floyd | hole and when reaching enough speed, the acorn makes it out of the hole
Floyd | completely. It rolls over to stop next to Lornedei's left foot.
Floyd | A high pitched squeal from somewhere among the blackened trees fills
Floyd | the air, and Lornedei shudders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, that's new."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour water into hole" 		

Floyd | (the small water sack into the small hole in the hard ground)
Floyd | The Elders water cannot be wasted that way. It is needed elsewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Where all is there sharp stuff? The razor grass, the blade, the twisted branch?"
		Jacqueline says, "Wondering if sleepy ld has been playing with all the pointy things."
		DavidW says, "The first two are at Hall of Severence; I don't know of any twisted branch."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close sack" 		

Floyd | That's already closed.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd | A high pitched squeal from somewhere among the blackened trees fills
Floyd | the air, and Lornedei shudders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take acorn" 		

Floyd | She already has that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "heal ground" 		

Floyd | (the ground)
Floyd | "There is nothing I can do for this soil."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach soil" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach circle" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach boulder" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the big round boulder or the circle
Floyd | of stones?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "round" 		

Floyd | There seems to be nothing beyond what the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | The forbidden forest stands guard above the rim of the bowl she is in.
Floyd | She can get back to the field by going north, west, or northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		| DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach bushes"
		Jacqueline | Floyd | Lornedei lets her mind sink into the dry twisted branches of the
		Jacqueline | Floyd | bushes. After just a moment she steps backwards, clasping her throat
		Jacqueline | Floyd | with wide, fearful eyes.
		Jacqueline | Floyd | "These trees do not feed on water and sun. Their thirst is for
		Jacqueline | Floyd | something else and they have not received any for so long. That is why
		Jacqueline | Floyd | they have died, but the nuts... I do not understand."
		Jacqueline says, "Those. Their thirst is for 'something else,' not water and sun."
		Jacqueline says, "That may be a hint."
		DavidW says, "Blood, obviously."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "I sure hope so!"
		Jacqueline says, "I've never been so optimistic about blood."
		DavidW says, "hold on, I'll take us there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nightmare is here, spinning slowly. The frayed edges are constantly
Floyd | releasing veils of broken smoke that dissolves in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stalks the courtyard.
Floyd | The column of black smoke rushes towards the opening, jerks through it.
Floyd | It struggles to stay, twitching.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see an old torch here.
Floyd | The sleepwalker hovers past.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put black plaque in east indentation" 		

Floyd | Lornedei puts the small black plaque in the round hole on the frame. It
Floyd | goes into place with a click.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach east mirror" 		

Floyd | The darkness in the mirror changes into a swirling mist. The portal to
Floyd | the Hall of Severance is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Lornedei steps through the mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the Black Oak)
Floyd | Clusters of black leaves surround Lornedei. They hang from the upper
Floyd | branches, creating a shield that totally obscures the sky above. She
Floyd | can look down, as all the clusters are above and around her, but up is
Floyd | nothing but shimmering black. The branch reaches out over the clearing
Floyd | and the end of it seems to disappear in a big cloud of smoke. She can
Floyd | climb down to the ground or follow the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Lornedei climbs down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great roots under the giant oak have slid aside revealing a
Floyd | passage.
Floyd | There is an angry buzzing from nearby. Lornedei looks around,
Floyd | mystified.
Floyd | "Pft, which is it, oh smelly it is. Stubborn, umpf, thing." Suddenly,
Floyd | the firefly comes out of the opening to the stone house, dragging a
Floyd | piece of straw. One end of it touches the ground while the other end,
Floyd | with the firefly in unsteady flight through the air, is at level with
Floyd | Lornedei's knees. "Hiya!" With a terrible boost of tiny wings, the fly
Floyd | gets the straw totally off the ground and stays hovering at eye level.
Floyd | "Oh dear, you are back." The fly and the straw, despite intense
Floyd | buzzing, starts to sink. Quickly, Lornedei grabs the straw and stops it
Floyd | from falling.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Phew! Thankee Girl. Let me rest. Was waiting for you." Lornedei sticks
Floyd | the end of the straw in her hair so that the other end sticks out in
Floyd | front of her face. After a moment, the fly starts pacing the piece of
Floyd | straw.
Floyd | "You were in the smoke were you not? I feared you being lost Girl. Oh,
Floyd | dear. I must tell a story now. About a little boy." Lornedei sits down
Floyd | on the ground to listen.
Floyd |
Floyd | "He is an ugly one, if you can say so about a spirit. He was not always
Floyd | so. He was a boy once, born in a village not far from yours. That was a
Floyd | long time ago you see. An odd child he was, yes he was. He sat by the
Floyd | pond for much time, lost in the sight of his own face in the water,
Floyd | catching..." the fly stops pacing for a moment and seems to shudder. "I
Floyd | heard from rumor I did don't you know, He caught fireflies and he... He
Floyd | pulled...Oh, dear, I will not speak of that. He was wicked! Then his
Floyd | parents died. He was alone and he took care of himself. How, no one
Floyd | could tell, as he was still only a little boy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then the magician came. The villagers were relieved to see the boy go
Floyd | with him, and no one knows where they went. For many years the boy was
Floyd | gone, yes he was. When he came back, a young man with riches and fancy
Floyd | ways, he moved in to the old home of his family, and said he had gotten
Floyd | rich from trade in the far lands and wished to set up business in his
Floyd | home village." The firefly makes an angry buzzing and starts pacing the
Floyd | straw again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I must make this story of less length I believe. He did not make trade
Floyd | honestly, tricks he had, power he had gained and fooled the villagers
Floyd | he did, and rose to a man of importance despite him being still young.
Floyd | Then his gaze fell on the merchant's daughter, and he wished her for
Floyd | himself. There was nothing but desire in his mind and when the girl's
Floyd | father refused him the still too young girl, a spell was cast. With
Floyd | magic he tried to force her to him, but something went wrong, very
Floyd | wrong."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The spell he cast was powerful. The girl ran from her father in
Floyd | desperation one night, threw herself on a horse and rode for her love.
Floyd | She was in a hurry and fell. The girl was several years younger than
Floyd | you Girl, and the Elder's knew something was amiss. They traced the
Floyd | magic spell to Raccdaha.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Elder's council banished him from the village and from his own body
Floyd | in the ancient sentence of severance. Death but no rest. A very cruel
Floyd | punishment and Raccdaha was in fact the last one they kept in the House
Floyd | of Penance. He became one of the forgotten ones, chased into the vast
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | He did not remain forgotten though. He remembered his name as some of
Floyd | them might if they are strong enough. He grew strong. The hatred he
Floyd | felt poisoned big parts of the old forest and gave some kind of life to
Floyd | the other forgotten souls that dwelled there.
Floyd |
Floyd | He fed the spirits with lies and promises of life. When they finally
Floyd | felt the same rage as him, he fed on their collective hatred and he
Floyd | could possess a poor wanderer's body for a while. Before his temporary
Floyd | body was used up, he joined the light bearers without them knowing.
Floyd | Their numbers started to decrease until there was very few left. He
Floyd | spread lies. The people grew afraid of magic, and the remaining light
Floyd | bearers had only one place to go. From their castle in the field of
Floyd | Unification, they tried to maintain the three great oaks for many
Floyd | years, but the day came when they had to flee even that haven. Me,
Floyd | cannot tell where they fled, or how. Perhaps if you go there, the place
Floyd | is now the field of despair, you could find knowledge. Me, yes me I
Floyd | don't know the rest of this story, only that Raccdaha came to rest
Floyd | somewhere, not able to move on, not able to live. I believe that he may
Floyd | be guarding the entrance to somewhere where he cannot go, waiting."
Floyd |
Floyd | The firefly is quiet for a long moment. Then it walks over to the end
Floyd | of the straw and with a powerful buzzing, the straw is dislodged from
Floyd | Lornedei's hair. The fly pipes up again. "I will be off. Good luck
Floyd | Girl, he may be strong but remember that he is only a big foolish and
Floyd | vain child." The fly and the straw disappear with a flash, leaving a
Floyd | scent of burnt straw in the air.
Floyd | The sleepwalker comes charging out of the forest in a hurry. It stops
Floyd | next to Lornedei, disposing of sand, leaves and sticks, dead grass and
Floyd | not just a little dry soil.
Floyd | The wandering nightmare crashes out from the black forest. It swirls up
Floyd | dust and dry grass on its erratic route through the dead grass. It
Floyd | twitches past the altar and stops near the black oak.
Floyd | The beetle squirms its way out of Lornedei's grasp and drops to the
Floyd | ground. It runs off, climbs up on the stone well, climbs back down,
Floyd | crawls through the bushes and seems to inspect the stone house, to
Floyd | finally stop at one of the paths.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance
Floyd | The clearing is almost perfectly round and thirty or so paces across.
Floyd | It is surrounded by the forbidden forest on all sides.
Floyd | A giant black oak stands in solitude in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Many of its roots stick out of the ground like snakes arching to
Floyd | suffocate their prey. Steps are cut in the oak to provide an easy way
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone altar stands in the shadow of the big oak. Dry grass and shrubs
Floyd | are still rooted in the dead soil, and more of the deformed bushes grow
Floyd | in a loose circle around the oak and the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone well gurgles softly not far from a crumbling stone house.
Floyd | On the other side of the clearing, three paths lead into the forbidden
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nightmare is here, spinning slowly. The frayed edges are constantly
Floyd | releasing veils of broken smoke that dissolves in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepwalker is here, spinning slowly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great roots under the giant oak have slid aside revealing a
Floyd | passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see a large black beetle (Taking a nap at the moment.)
Floyd | here.
Floyd | Lornedei moves a strand of hair from her face and puts it behind her
Floyd | ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bushes" 		

Floyd | These bushes resemble those at the village road, but there are quite a
Floyd | few more of them. These look even more gnarled and deformed, as though
Floyd | starved of clean water and sunlight.
Floyd | These also have thorns as well as, oddly enough, plenty of purple nuts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "touch thorns" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is better off keeping her fingers away from those thorns.
Floyd | Losing her concentration could draw blood.
Floyd | The beetle disappears into the crumbling stone house. It comes back
Floyd | out, stays a moment in the opening, waving its antennae, before coming
Floyd | back to Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter sleepwalker" 		

Floyd | "Master?" She glances up at you, frowning, but she walks into the
Floyd | spinning mist.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stops spinning and Lornedei appears on the other side,
Floyd | apparently not sure where she is or why.
Floyd | Lornedei stares at the leaf clusters in the black forest. She looks
Floyd | away, biting her lower lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh sleepy!L to get blood?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Do I have to stay in here awhile, or is just entering it enough?"
		DavidW says, "entering is enough"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, it says if she loses her concentration she could draw blood."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "h ld" 		

Floyd | Lornedei is sleepwalking. She is having trouble following orders as
Floyd | well as using her magic. She can only perform the simplest things at
Floyd | the moment. Her ignorance can be a protection from evil. It can also be
Floyd | abused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | But she's not in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, we're not in it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "touch thorns" 		

Floyd | Lornedei reaches for the nut but just a bit too fast. The sharp thorns
Floyd | puncture her skin. She pulls her hand back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nut just got stained with Lornedei's blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "WOO HOO BLOOD"
		DavidW says, "You walked all the way through the sleepwalker."
		Jacqueline says, "So I did."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x nut" 		

Floyd | A purple nut from the deformed bushes in the hall of severance. It is
Floyd | deep purple and hosts a number of sharp thorns.
Floyd | Some of Lornedei's blood is smeared on the nut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "goodness. Or evilness."
		Jacqueline asks, "Okay, the nut is bloody. Plant it here or that other place?"
		DavidW says, "Only nightmare!L can plant the nut."
		Jacqueline nods.
		DavidW says, "And I think it has to be there. The ground is too hard to dig here, iirc."
		Jacqueline says, "Please lead the way."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd | What do you want Lornedei to dig?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ground" 		

Floyd | (the ground)
Floyd | The ground is too hard to dig in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake ld" 		

Floyd | You decide to break the rules just slightly. You give her a tiny nudge.
Floyd | A mental slap if you will. Her head snaps up and she is staring at you,
Floyd | shocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her eyes are bright and aware. She smiles.
Floyd | "I was not quite here Master. I am sorry. I am awake now."
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter nightmare" 		

Floyd | "Master? Are you sure about this?"
Floyd | She looks terrified but she decides to trust your judgment. She walks
Floyd | into the spinning smoke.
Floyd | the nightmare stops spinning and Lornedei appears on the other side.
Floyd | She looks at you with gray eyes and an uncanny smile on her lips.
Floyd | Lornedei is muttering to herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Severance (In the Black Oak)
Floyd | Clusters of black leaves surround Lornedei. They hang from the upper
Floyd | branches, creating a shield that totally obscures the sky above. She
Floyd | can look down, as all the clusters are above and around her, but up is
Floyd | nothing but shimmering black. The branch reaches out over the clearing
Floyd | and the end of it seems to disappear in a big cloud of smoke. She can
Floyd | climb down to the ground or follow the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | If she moves around too much she will fall and break her neck. She can
Floyd | go down to the ground or try to follow the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | If she moves around too much she will fall and break her neck. She can
Floyd | go down to the ground or try to follow the branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow branch" 		

Floyd | Lornedei steps through the smoke.
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Portals)
Floyd | This square chamber is dominated by four portals. Each has a small
Floyd | impression to place one of the plaques. Lornedei came in from the
Floyd | northwest. If all portals are open, she can also go south, east, west
Floyd | or north.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the portal to the Hall of Severance is a small black plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei reaches down to scratch her ankle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, Hall of Mirrors is now Hall of Portals. I didn't notice that alteration."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see an old torch here.
Floyd | Lornedei's shadow tears one shadow-leg from Lornedei's real one, then
Floyd | the other. It fades as it rises. Once upright, it melts into Lornedei.
Floyd | She shivers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the East Wall)
Floyd | The eastern wall of the ruined castle stands strong here. Fifty or so
Floyd | paces north, it fades into a wall of mist. East, south, southwest and
Floyd | southeast takes her to the rest of the field. West takes her past the
Floyd | east wall to the courtyard of the castle. Anything north of here is
Floyd | dwelled in gray mist.
Floyd | There is a shadow stretching out on the ground behind Lornedei. It
Floyd | folds into inky black and then it rises, takes one step away from her,
Floyd | and is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Petrified Tree)
Floyd | This is nothing but wasteland. Scattered remains of a once big tree
Floyd | cover the ground. It might have been a great oak at one point. A dry
Floyd | and hot wind tears at her while throwing sand in her eyes and mouth.
Floyd | Beyond rocks, sand and starved soil, there is nothing but a gray mist.
Floyd | In the distant west, beyond more wasteland, she can see a high stone
Floyd | wall. South, the broken land dips down in a bowl beyond which is the
Floyd | forbidden forest. Southwest would take her back to the edge of the
Floyd | forest where she first entered the field.
Floyd | Lornedei wipes her forehead with her shirtsleeve.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd | What do you want Lornedei to dig?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ground" 		

Floyd | (the ground)
Floyd | Lornedei digs a hole in the dry ground.
Floyd | Lornedei's shadow jerks to life, reaches for her ankle, and pulls. She
Floyd | stumbles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put nut in hole" 		

Floyd | She needs to be holding the purple nut with thorns before she can put
Floyd | it into something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take nut" 		

Floyd | If you insist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put nut in hole" 		

Floyd | Lornedei inspects the nut carefully. She looks pleased. She plants the
Floyd | nut in the ground, flattens the soil over the nut and steps back.
Floyd |
Floyd | She smiles expectantly and lifts one hand. She turns it over and lets a
Floyd | blue spark appear. It turns to red as she focuses on it, and then she
Floyd | blows it towards her little patch of garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wind suddenly changes direction. It seems to come from everywhere
Floyd | now, focusing on the thorn that slowly grows out of the ground, feeding
Floyd | it. Lornedei looks up. The mist follows the wind, billowing like clouds
Floyd | towards the new tree. A turmoil of gray soon covers the entire field,
Floyd | tightens, grows heavy, and darkness falls.
Floyd |
Floyd | The single thorn grows, pointing straight up towards the mist, and the
Floyd | ground seems restless under Lornedei's feet. The mist sinks further to
Floyd | meet the thorn, a greasy black spike, taller than Lornedei now and
Floyd | growing still. A small slit opens up at the base of the spike. it oozes
Floyd | a black liquid before a smaller spike is thrust straight out of it,
Floyd | barely missing Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | More slits appear and more of these spiked branches come to be. The
Floyd | "tree" continues to grow. The base is now two paces wide and suddenly
Floyd | the earth cracks around it. The spikes, more than thirty now, reach out
Floyd | several paces in every direction, twisting and deforming as they grow.
Floyd | The glistening black skin cracks and oozes more black sap, and thorns
Floyd | starts to grow from these as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crack in the stone widens, but the spike clings to the rock that
Floyd | isn't moving. It doesn't lose its grip as the spike grows down more
Floyd | than up, creating an enormous pillar going down in the mist and out of
Floyd | sight. The crack widens further and the ground shakes violently. With
Floyd | an enormous rumble and screaming stone, everything north of the spike
Floyd | falls out of sight in the deepening mist.
Floyd | At the same time in the Hall of Unification, a lush oak shudders as
Floyd | gray mist darkens the sky. In the village, the ground trembles and the
Floyd | blacksmith tries in vain to calm the horse he is putting new shoes on.
Floyd | Over the Aarkland river, the forgotten ones follow the mist that rolls
Floyd | out over the billowing field and the road. The villagers on the
Floyd | streets, on their porches, glancing out the door to call in their
Floyd | children for supper, fall silent. All look up at the sky to the
Floyd | northwest as the mist rolls closer.
Floyd | Lornedei puts the nut in the small hole in the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Darkness has taken over the land. Lornedei rules the forgotten
Floyd | ones next to Raccdaha. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your final holiness is 100 out of a possible holiness of 105, in 462
Floyd | moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can choose to: RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last godly
Floyd | command or abandon this world with QUIT!
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh. So, we weren't actually s'posed to do that."
		Jacqueline says, "Good to know."
		DavidW says, "well, everything pointed to it being an evil deed."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes. This is true."
		Jacqueline says, "But hey, hey - found another ending."
		Jacqueline asks, "So what about the good ending, I wonder?"
		DavidW says, "hm."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps we do have to take out Raccdaha."
		Jacqueline says, "I really think we do."
		Jacqueline says, "It just screams Boss."
		DavidW says, "well, yes, he does. Also, firefly said he's little more than a child."
		Jacqueline says, "We have the spider again. I wonder if that has something to do with it, since the spider is all magical and stuff."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, better than everyone else."
		DavidW asks, "so give/show spider to raccdaha?"
		Jacqueline says, "Or sic it on him or something, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Except, hm, the spider probably won't take orders from us. It's above that."
		DavidW says, "The spider doesn't exactly follow our orders. Like, at all."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, could you please take us there?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf-csbb" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see an old torch here.
Floyd | "Master?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)

		Jacqueline asks, "Hm. I was thinking undo, but too late. We need the spider, right?"

Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd | Lornedei is waiting for your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd | The hovering sleepwalker shows up at the edge of the forest. It picks
Floyd | up speed over the dry land, swirls up sand and dust and stays next to
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd | A black smoke is rising from the forbidden forest. It hovers over the
Floyd | treetops and is barely distinguishable from the constant mist. It moves
Floyd | closer and starts spinning. It drops down to the ground at the edge of
Floyd | the forest and forms a ragged column of black smoke. It swirls up sand
Floyd | and dust at touchdown. It picks up speed across the flat ground and
Floyd | stops close to Lornedei. It is turning slowly while releasing strands
Floyd | of broken smoke that dissolves in the air.
Floyd | "The nightmare. The maker of bad dreams. I thought that they were only
Floyd | stories."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "You're just going to fetch it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (By the Circle of Stones)
Floyd | This is the southeastern corner of the field of despair. The forbidden
Floyd | forest is nearly all around her. West, northwest, and north takes her
Floyd | out. The ground sinks into a large hole, a bowl more than fifty paces
Floyd | across, in the ground, edged by crevices and uneven ridges. A broken
Floyd | land. Once at the bottom, the rest of the field is out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | A big round stone lies in the middle of the pit. The fire is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone circle is laid out on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can also see A crystal spider with shifty, beady eyes (Stretching
Floyd | out, apparently snoozing at the moment.) here.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take spider" 		

Floyd | The spider reluctantly steps up on her hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.nw.n.d.se" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Wasteland (Overlooking the Field of Despair)
Floyd | Behind her is the forbidden forest. The tree line is sharp as if cut
Floyd | with a knife at creation, separating the blackened forest from the
Floyd | uniform gray ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horizon ahead is strangely blurred. If from dust, mist or simply
Floyd | the uncertainty of distance is hard to tell from here. In the east, the
Floyd | field slopes down towards something that she cannot see. On the far
Floyd | side of that, the forest continues. In the opposite direction, the
Floyd | dying sun has set the horizon in flames above the gray covering the
Floyd | forbidden forest on that side. On this side of the forest, the land is
Floyd | cut, cracked, dropping down into a ravine. In the northwest, there is
Floyd | an old ruin reflecting the colours of the sun. To the north and
Floyd | northeast, the field continues into the blurred horizon.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stirs up a cloud of dust and dirt as it follows
Floyd | Lornedei.
Floyd | "What should I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Courtyard
Floyd | Ahead of her is the southeastern corner of the castle. The corridor
Floyd | between the building and the outer wall leads northeast, but is blocked
Floyd | by a great pile of stone blocks and other debris. To the west, the
Floyd | courtyard ends at the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, the facade disappears into a swirling ceiling of mist.
Floyd | Right at the corner of the castle, a narrow doorway leads north into
Floyd | darkness. She can look around, or walk around to learn more. South or
Floyd | southeast takes her away from the ruins. East brings her around to the
Floyd | east side of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nightmare is here, spinning slowly. The frayed edges are constantly
Floyd | releasing veils of broken smoke that dissolves in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deini is here.
Floyd | Deini yawns, utterly bored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In a Stone Corridor)
Floyd | A staircase leads down in darkness and south takes her out to the
Floyd | courtyard. The corridor seems to lead only to the dim light to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd | The sleepwalker stalks the courtyard.
Floyd | The column of black smoke rushes towards the opening, jerks through it.
Floyd | It struggles to stay, twitching.
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Guard Chamber)
Floyd | The spiral staircase ends in the middle of a square chamber. The west
Floyd | wall has fallen out into the ravine, letting in the glowing sunset. The
Floyd | walls that are still standing and the marble floor have cracked in
Floyd | several places. Rocks, a thick layer of dust, and all sorts of debris
Floyd | cover the floor. The only thing still intact is a stone statue standing
Floyd | in the southeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spiral staircase leads up and the west wall is open to the ravine.
Floyd |
Floyd | She can see an old torch here.
Floyd | The sleepwalker hovers past.
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I hope this works. I got hot tea, which helped with the chill, but I am running out. :)"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf12" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "reach pile" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the pile of steel and stone or the
Floyd | long dead wizard?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "did you want any portals made before summoning R?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. Hm."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe. But maybe they're distracting."
		Jacqueline asks, "What do you think?"
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking doing without portals for this attempt."
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "reach pile of steel" 		

Floyd | Lornedei reaches into the strange pile of stone on the floor. A shiver
Floyd | runs through her body and the stone and steel is suddenly gone,
Floyd | replaced with a torch lit smooth marble floor.
Floyd | The room is full of people, all of them looking at the west mirror.
Floyd | They are nothing but diffuse memories of this chamber as it was, as it
Floyd | used to be, but the tension in the group is clear.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flickering torches on the walls light up the chamber, creating illusive
Floyd | shadows across frightened faces. The silent spirits seem to hesitate.
Floyd |
Floyd | They talk hastily among themselves, casting nervous looks into the
Floyd | mirror and over their shoulders. The mirror in this vision is whole and
Floyd | shows a picture of a giant golden oak. The image is fading with each
Floyd | breath. Several of the people in the crowd stagger as if the floor
Floyd | itself is moving. An old man raises a staff towards the mirror,
Floyd | uttering a string of words that catch the attention of the group. A
Floyd | young woman picks up a silently crying child in her arms, looks around
Floyd | the chamber and walks through the mirror. The rest of the crowd quickly
Floyd | follows her until only the old man remains.
Floyd |
Floyd | He takes a step towards the mirror but then he stops. Something that
Floyd | Lornedei is unable to see looms over him. His eyes widen in horror and
Floyd | his mouth opens in a silent scream. He raises his staff against the
Floyd | oncoming threat with a thin shaking hand. He knows the end is close as
Floyd | a shadow falls over his pale face. Several long moments he stands
Floyd | still, facing the danger while speaking words that cannot be heard,
Floyd | holding the staff in front of him. The horror in his eyes grows with
Floyd | each meaningless attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | His back straightens as the answer comes to him. Instead of fighting a
Floyd | futile battle, he turns to the mirror. He swings his staff with full
Floyd | force at the mirror. The glittering image disappears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei lowers her hand when the vision explodes in a shower of
Floyd | shattered glass and blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give plate to him" 		

Floyd | She can only do that to something living that has at least half a
Floyd | brain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, that is not ..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone pile still takes up too much room and the dead somebody is
Floyd | still very much dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So that does not wake him."
		Jacqueline asks, "Poo. How did I do it last time, again?"
		DavidW says, "I don't remember how we did it originally, but today we did it by attempting to heal the west mirror."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, right."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "heal mirror" 		

Floyd | Lornedei needs to know which one, the south mirror, the north mirror,
Floyd | the east mirror or the west mirror (broken)?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "west" 		

Floyd | Lornedei lifts her hand to the mirror, wondering if it is possible to
Floyd | heal. She gathers her powers and lets a thin blue streak of light touch
Floyd | the glass fragments. A sudden rumble makes her turn around, loosing the
Floyd | connection with the magic. The statue slides back over the opening in
Floyd | the wall. The sound of it drowns in a loud grinding noise. Steel
Floyd | against steel. The sound turns into a scream, a guttural growl.
Floyd | Lornedei staggers backwards as the floor shakes.
Floyd | The big pile of steel and stone stands before Lornedei with every
Floyd | seemingly random part now in its right place. The creature is almost
Floyd | twice as tall as the girl, and it stares down at her from within a
Floyd | diffuse darkness that surrounds it. This darkness is the force keeping
Floyd | all of its parts together and enabling the heavy body to move.
Floyd |
Floyd | An enormous head sits directly on a giant shoulder, and the jaw of
Floyd | rusty metal opens and closes constantly with a creaking and a clank
Floyd | that echoes in the chamber.
Floyd | The enormous body of stone shifts constantly, as if restless. The sound
Floyd | of stone grinding against stone, steel against stone and steel against
Floyd | steel is terribly loud.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crimson glow pulsates deep in a horizontal crack in the head.
Floyd | Puffs of dust fly out of the many joints between the rocks. Tufts of
Floyd | mold, moss, and shards of stone are raining down on the marble floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | This chamber is over ten paces across and perfectly square. A large
Floyd | oval mirror dominates each wall. Four mirrors. North, west, south and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei came in from the northwest. An old burned out torch sits askew
Floyd | on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Raccdaha stomps the floor, shifting its weight. It is getting ready to
Floyd | crush Lornedei.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A black tendril of darkness creeps toward Lornedei's head. It touches
Floyd | her mind, and she can feel her powers weaken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just dropped by 4.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give plate to raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Lornedei holds up the silver plate with trembling hands. Raccdaha stops
Floyd | moving. He is quiet, absorbed by the reflection in the polished
Floyd | surface. He grabs the plate.
Floyd | His attention is far from Lornedei for a little while.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "wait, no"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Castle Ruins (In the Hall of Mirrors)
Floyd | Let it be so!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give spider to raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Lornedei holds up the crystal spider in front of Raccdaha. He recoils,
Floyd | spewing out crimson sparks that rain down around Lornedei. He throws an
Floyd | arm out, and she has to throw herself backwards.
Floyd | Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That's different."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Seems like the right track."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give plate to him" 		

Floyd | Lornedei holds up the silver plate with trembling hands. Raccdaha stops
Floyd | moving. He is quiet, absorbed by the reflection in the polished
Floyd | surface. He grabs the plate.
Floyd | His attention is far from Lornedei for a little while.
Floyd | Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
Floyd | Raccdaha is staring into the polished surface, oblivious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "plate, then spider"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "throw spider at raccdaha" 		

Floyd | Taking advantage of the distraction, Lornedei moves closer to Raccdaha
Floyd | with the crystal spider in her hand.
Floyd | The crystal spider jerks to life and jumps from her hand.
Floyd | A sparkling light flares up around it. The light grows stronger and
Floyd | Lornedei has to throw her hands up in front of her face to keep the
Floyd | blinding light from her eyes.
Floyd | As she steps back, she stumbles on the pile of bones and drops hard on
Floyd | the marble.
Floyd | A roar echoes in the chamber and the floor shakes.
Floyd | Raccdaha is moving away from Lornedei, trying to back away from the
Floyd | small creature of light.
Floyd | The spider is growing. Soon it is doubling, tripling, and quadrupling
Floyd | its size, becoming brighter each second. It glows furiously, the light
Floyd | pulsating as it keeps growing.
Floyd | the roaring increases and turns from rage into fear. Raccdaha is trying
Floyd | to shield itself from the light, but the light is everywhere. It throws
Floyd | its arms at the spider to crush it. It gets a hold of one leg of the
Floyd | spider, and with a sharp explosion, it pulverizes the leg. But the
Floyd | spider is already where it wants to be.
Floyd | The spider wraps its remaining legs around Raccdaha's head, obscuring
Floyd | it entirely. Raccdaha's trashing is slowly fading. The crushing arms
Floyd | have lost their aim and the few blows hitting the spider make little
Floyd | damage. A cloud of pulverized crystal sparkles in the pulsating light.
Floyd | The crimson light flares up through the spider's body, but it has no
Floyd | effect on the spider.
Floyd | The creature's head is now only a blinding light, and the swirling
Floyd | darkness starts to melt away from the rock. The roar of terror from the
Floyd | creature changes into a howling shriek that comes from everywhere.
Floyd | The sound cuts through Lornedei's mind and soul. Then the horrible
Floyd | scream is not just one.
Floyd | There are now hundreds, thousands of howling screams of terror and pain
Floyd | filling the chamber.
Floyd | The light from the crystal spider travels to the tips of the stone
Floyd | fingers on both hands and down the legs. As the light covers one stone
Floyd | foot and reaches to cover the final glimpse of gray mossy rock on the
Floyd | other foot, the screaming climbs in volume further. Then it stops,
Floyd | leaving only a ringing in Lornedei's ears.
Floyd | Finally, the darkness that held the stone limbs together is gone. The
Floyd | spider is gone, the light is fading and for a moment, Raccdaha stays
Floyd | upright. Then it falls into a pile of stone and steel.
Floyd | Lornedei hears the crash, but it is as if she hears it through water.
Floyd | The ringing is still loud in her head.
Floyd | She steps forward, and now the pile is actually nothing but stone and
Floyd | rusted steel covered with a layer of crystal dust.
Floyd | A glimmer catches her eye and she notices something golden lying among
Floyd | the stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wow"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Only five? We only get five holiness for that? That is worth at least 15!"
		Jacqueline says, "So, yay."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x golden" 		

Floyd | (the small golden plaque)
Floyd | It is a small round plaque made of purest gold. A carving on one side
Floyd | shows an old man kneeling before a small hole in the ground. He is
Floyd | holding a goblet of some sort in one hand. A giant oak can be seen in
Floyd | the background.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "and R dropped a golden something too."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take golden" 		

Floyd | (the small golden plaque)
Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x west" 		

Floyd | (the west mirror (broken))
Floyd | The glass is cracked and dark. The frame surrounding the broken mirror
Floyd | seems to be in bad shape. There appears to be a shallow indentation in
Floyd | the top part of the frame. She may need to look closer at the frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x west frame" 		

Floyd | The wide frame seems at first to be a mosaic of different types of
Floyd | frayed fabric. Upon closer inspection, it is clear that the frame is
Floyd | made up of different types of wood, stone, and even metal. It has
Floyd | however been demolished by something, cut and beaten into a mess of
Floyd | splinters. There seems to be an indentation in the top part of the
Floyd | frame but it may not be able to hold anything in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "heal the west mirror"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "heal west mirror" 		

Floyd | Lornedei lets her blue light touch the shards of glass. One by one the
Floyd | pieces fuse together, leaving a smooth glass surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd | The crystal dust rises, then floats above the pile of steel and stones.
Floyd | It spreads out in the chamber before surrounding Lornedei.
Floyd | The swirling dust stays motionless in the air for a few moments.
Floyd | Lornedei waits without fear.
Floyd | Then it reaches for her, entering her. She takes an involuntary breath
Floyd | and in an instant, the shimmering dust is gone.
Floyd | An enormous surge of power runs through her body.
Floyd | The ringing in her head disappears. Every bruise and cut she received
Floyd | this day fades and disappears.
Floyd | Lornedei is still, closing her eyes for a moment. Then she laughs
Floyd | aloud.
Floyd | "The light bearers will come back now. There is only one thing left to
Floyd | do."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic just went up...
Floyd | Lornedei looks around, biting her lower lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "magic" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic is currently at 10159.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "What was that? Evil dude dust?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "10159?!"
		Jacqueline says, "Wowza."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x spider" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Pulverized spider"
		Jacqueline says, "Or - yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "We're spidergirl now."
		DavidW says, "yup"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put golder in west" 		

Floyd | She can't find anything like that. Are you sure it's here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put golden in west" 		

Floyd | (the small golden plaque in the west mirror)
Floyd | Lornedei puts the small golden plaque in the round hole on the frame.
Floyd | It goes into place with a click.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "reach west mirror" 		

Floyd | The darkness in the mirror changes into a swirling mist. The portal to
Floyd | the Hall of Unification is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei's magic drops by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Lornedei steps through the mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Unification
Floyd | The disappointment is obvious. Lornedei turns around in the
Floyd | nothingness.
Floyd | "I thought..."
Floyd | She never tells you what she thought but there is no need. She sighs
Floyd | and scratches her head.
Floyd | She is surrounded by a shimmering mist. The ground is flat and
Floyd | featureless. She takes a few steps across the flat soil but the mist
Floyd | stays with her. There seems to be nowhere to go from here besides back
Floyd | to the hall of mirrors.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portal back into the hall of mirrors is open to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd | (the portal to the hall of mirrors)
Floyd | Lornedei digs in the soft fertile ground until she has a small hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "plant acorn" 		

Floyd | She needs to be holding the golden acorn before she can put it into
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take acorn" 		

Floyd | As you wish.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your holiness has just gone up by five.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "plant acorn" 		

Floyd | Lornedei drops the golden acorn into the hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cover acorn" 		

Floyd | That's not something she can close.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "water it"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, right."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "water acorn" 		

Floyd | Lornedei pours the Elder's water over the Golden acorn. She covers the
Floyd | hole with soil and steps back.
Floyd |
Floyd | At first, nothing happens. Then a soft golden light emerges from the
Floyd | soil covering the acorn. A shudder goes through the ground and the soil
Floyd | starts to bulge.
Floyd | The fog around Lornedei sings to her. It whispers long forgotten words
Floyd | to the earth below. A thin green leaf breaks The surface of the small
Floyd | pile of soil in front of Lornedei. It is quickly followed by another.
Floyd | They shoot out of the ground, eager to grow.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tree starts to grow before her eyes. A seedling turns into a sapling,
Floyd | the sapling turns into a young tree. With limbs trembling and leaves
Floyd | turning towards the sky it grows into a giant oak.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree is growing leaves that shimmer in gold and silver, deep green
Floyd | and bright yellow. It keeps growing and the oak widens and stretches
Floyd | towards the sky to the sound of the singing mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | The branches reach out and turn silvery.  The leaves are gold. The tree
Floyd | just keeps growing and roots stretch out below the soil under
Floyd | Lornedei's feet. Lornedei takes a couple of steps back and watches the
Floyd | still changing tree in awe. The mist begins to disappear around the
Floyd | girl and the oak and it is done.
Floyd |
Floyd | The giant oak has finished growing and the leaves are humming in a soft
Floyd | wind coming from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lornedei finds herself in the outskirts of a small village. She is
Floyd | standing next to the big golden oak. People gather around the tree and
Floyd | they all stare at it. The group consists of ten or so old women and
Floyd | even fewer old men in robes in sky blue, green and white. They have all
Floyd | gathered around the golden oak. A few of them cry, one laughs, one man
Floyd | grabs the arm of the man next to him for support. Smiling faces,
Floyd | trembling gestures towards this leaf or that. Excited whispers quickly
Floyd | fade as one of the old women comes forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | She walks very slowly, supporting herself on a long staff. Despite her
Floyd | fragile appearance, Lornedei can feel the power within her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her voice is old. Her face is ancient. The words she speaks are spoken
Floyd | slowly.
Floyd | "We knew you were coming child but it took so long, so very long." she
Floyd | smiles and holds out her hands to Lornedei that takes them in her own.
Floyd | "I should have known you were a powerful one child.
Floyd | Now she turns towards the people. She pushes Lornedei ahead and raises
Floyd | a hand to get their full attention, a totally unnecessary gesture as
Floyd | they are all staring at the girl
Floyd | "Raccdaha is gone. He has been cast out of this world. He is beyond the
Floyd | eternal void. I cannot sense him any longer. The giant old ones are
Floyd | three again and the balance of the three will heal the land. Now we
Floyd | must step back into the world to receive the new light bearers that
Floyd | will come. We have waited long for the passage to open. We fled from
Floyd | the world outside, but now the time has come."
Floyd | "We are old now and we are still many years older than we seem. We are
Floyd | tired and not as strong as we used to be. The mist that trapped us here
Floyd | has also kept us alive for centuries. Now the mist is gone. Do you
Floyd | understand what this means girl?"
Floyd | Lornedei nods but she looks uncertain.
Floyd | The old light bearer removes a chain from her neck and holds it out to
Floyd | Lornedei. On the chain hangs a crystal spider. The old woman hangs it
Floyd | around Lornedei's neck without a word.
Floyd | Lornedei can hear a low murmuring of approval from the small group of
Floyd | people gathered and when the former Queen of the light bearers holds
Floyd | her arm out Lornedei gently takes it under her own and smiles.
Floyd | The new queen of this so far very small kingdom straightens her back
Floyd | and turns to the people.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The end is light, light is life. You have succeeded!***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your final holiness is 95 out of a possible holiness of 105, in 418
Floyd | moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can choose to: RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last godly
Floyd | command or abandon this world with QUIT!
Floyd | >

		
Nate 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, "congrats!"
		Jacqueline says, "WOOT. Now, for those last losey 10 points of holiness."
		Jacqueline says, "(Just kidding. I am content to end here.)"
		DavidW says, "yeah."
		DavidW says, "I think there's bugs in the scoring anyway."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, and I had a thought about the punctuation the other night. I know it's bugging us, but I'm betting, given how Jen is clearly a very gifted writer, that the punctuation issue is due to her proof-reading by screen reader."
		DavidW asks, "hm. You said she's blind?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm betting it's harder to catch a missing comma."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I've been reading her blog a bit."
		DavidW says, "oh definitely harder."
		Jacqueline says, "She lost her sight about a decade or so ago. The blog entries aren't obviously dated, so I'm not sure how old they are."
		Jacqueline says, "But she talks about having lost her sight around ten years ago."
		DavidW says, "oh"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, on a totally different note, I'm psyched that she is possibly working on something else. I think I read that somewhere."
		Jacqueline says, "Because I would love to play more of her stuff. Amazing that this is her only game."
		DavidW says, "oh good. very good news, if she's still writing."
		Jacqueline says, "From IDFB:"
		Jacqueline | Been away, am back. Got a game on the go and since getting logged in here again after losing access
		DavidW says, "ah"
		Jacqueline says, "Got a game on the go, she says."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, thanks for all of your persistence."
		DavidW says, "thanks to you as well. This was a good session."
		Jacqueline says, "Long but good, yes."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Perdition's Flames by Michael J. Roberts
As played on ifMUD on June 23, 2013

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 Perdition's Flames written by Michael J. Roberts. Perdition's Flames was released in 1993. 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 perditionsflames" 		

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 | Perdition's Flames -- Copyright 1993, 2002 Michael J. Roberts
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You have died. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |    All is dark and quiet.  There is no sensation, no time.  Your mind
Floyd | floats peacefully in a void.  You perceive nothing, you feel nothing,
Floyd | you think nothing.  Sleep without dreams.
Floyd |
Floyd |    All is hazy and gray.  Sensation is vague and indistinct.  Your mind
Floyd | is sluggish, sleepy.  You see gray shapes in a gray fog; you hear
Floyd | distant, muffled sounds.  You think, but your thoughts are fleeting,
Floyd | disconnected, momentary flashes of light in a dark night.  Time is
Floyd | still frames separated by eons of nothing, brief awakenings in a long
Floyd | sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd |    All is clear and sharp.  Sensation crystalizes from a fog.  You see,
Floyd | you hear, you feel.  Your mind awakens; you become aware of a place,
Floyd | and a time.
Floyd |
Floyd |    You are on a boat.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Perdition's Flames
Floyd | TADS Interactive Fiction
Floyd | By Michael J. Roberts
Floyd |
Floyd | Version 1.01/Release 020203
Floyd | Copyright (c) 1993, 2002 by Michael J. Roberts.  All Rights Reserved.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |            Hell is paved with good intentions.
Floyd |               -- Fortune cookie
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Boat, on seat J-33
Floyd |    You're in the main passenger compartment of a large luxury yacht.
Floyd | Your seat, J-33, is a large, plush seat next to a window that occupies
Floyd | most of the wall.  The boat is about half-filled with people of various
Floyd | ages and races, most dressed in casual clothes.  A stairway leads up,
Floyd | and another compartment lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | You look about the same as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through window" 		

Floyd | It's quite dark outside, but a red glow on the horizon provides enough
Floyd | light to see that the boat is traveling rapidly down a wide river.  You
Floyd | can't make out any detail on the banks.  The waters of the river are
Floyd | dark and still below a thin film of mist, which the boat seems barely
Floyd | to upset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "south?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You're not going anywhere until you get out of seat J-33.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on seat J-33.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x seat" 		

Floyd | It's a large, plush seat, labeled J-33.  It's a window seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under it" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under seat J-33.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Bar
Floyd |    You're in the yacht's wet bar.  The only exit is north, back into
Floyd | the main cabin.
Floyd |    A bartender is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bartender" 		

Floyd | He's a middle-aged man with slightly graying hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | I don't know the word "talk".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about boat" 		

Floyd | "The captain knows more about it than I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about bartender" 		

Floyd | "There's not much to tell, really."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about bar" 		

Floyd | "The drinks are all free.  Beer, liquor -- we have a wide selection."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "order a drink" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "order".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "bartender, give me a beer" 		

Floyd | "Right away!"  He gets out a large mug and fills it with beer from the
Floyd | tap.  He hands you the glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | You look about the same as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drink beer" 		

Floyd | You drink the mug of beer all at once.  It's very good.  You notice a
Floyd | slight alcoholic buzz, but it clears fairly quickly.  After you finish,
Floyd | the glass vanishes into thin air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Objects were so tidy in early games, vanishing like that."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about destination" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "destination".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about hell" 		

Floyd | "I kind of like it here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about heaven" 		

Floyd | "You probably know as much as I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about captain" 		

Floyd | "You can't go ask him yourself.  He's happy to talk to passengers."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we should go find the captain."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure, seems wise."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Boat
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |    You're on the deck of the yacht.  You have a clearer view of the
Floyd | river and the shores from here.  The river is very wide; the shores are
Floyd | rocky and desolate, with only a few short, leafless, twisted plants
Floyd | growing along the riverbank.  The sky is densely clouded, but not dark;
Floyd | the clouds reflect the red glow that seems to come from the horizon in
Floyd | all directions.  It strikes you that it is exceedingly quiet; you hear
Floyd | no noise from the boat's engines, and even the boat's rapid slicing
Floyd | through the still waters seems to make no sound.  It is so quiet that
Floyd | you hear only your own breathing -- you realize that it's surprising
Floyd | that you're breathing at all, given that you're dead.  A stairway leads
Floyd | down, and a doorway leads east.
Floyd |    You see a printed note here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read note" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Perdition's Flames
Floyd | TADS Interactive Fiction
Floyd | By Michael J. Roberts
Floyd |
Floyd | Version 1.01/Release 020203
Floyd | Copyright (c) 1993, 2002 by Michael J. Roberts.  All Rights Reserved.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | This game is freeware.  You may use and copy it free of charge, subject
Floyd | to certain restrictions.  Please see the included readme file for
Floyd | details.
Floyd |
Floyd | This game was implemented with TADS, the Text Adventure Development
Floyd | System, also available from High Energy Software.  TADS is a tool that
Floyd | lets you write your own adventure games using a high-level C-like
Floyd | object-oriented language.  TADS is available as freeware, so you can
Floyd | probably obtain a copy from the same place you obtained this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | The source code to this game is available, and, like the game, is free.
Floyd | If you're a TADS programmer, you may be interested in getting a copy as
Floyd | an example of a full-scale game.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you need instructions for playing this game, type INSTRUCTIONS at
Floyd | the > prompt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah, the celebrated leaflet o' yore."
		Jacqueline says, "Heh. Yeah, haven't seen one of those in awhile."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Control Room
Floyd |    You're in the boat's control room.  A large window looks out onto
Floyd | the river. A doorway leads west, back out onto the deck.
Floyd |    The boat's pilot is here, operating the controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pilot" 		

Floyd | The boat's pilot is here, operating the controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, and this is an update from 2002. Nice."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about boat" 		

Floyd | "This is a very nice boat, don't you think?  We used to use a small
Floyd | rowboat, but lots of people complained that the passage to the
Floyd | afterlife should be a little nicer.  Besides, with more people dying
Floyd | these days, it was getting crowded."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about captain" 		

Floyd | "I was a programmer before I got here.  But there's not much need for
Floyd | programming skills here, so I do this instead."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x captain" 		

Floyd | The boat's pilot is here, operating the controls.
Floyd |
Floyd |    The captain starts fiddling with the controls.  "We're there," he
Floyd | says.  Outside, you can see a pier come into view on the western bank;
Floyd | the captain guides the boat silently alongside the pier and brings it
Floyd | to a halt.  As the boat comes to rest against the pier, a gangway
Floyd | extends toward the boat, and settles on the deck.
Floyd |    "Attention, passengers," the captain says into a microphone.  "We
Floyd | have arrived.  You may disembark at your leisure."  You see a few
Floyd | passengers start to disembark.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about me" 		

Floyd | "There's not much to tell about it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about bartender" 		

Floyd | "The drinks at the bar are free.  Help yourself!  Just ask the
Floyd | bartender for a beer, liquor, what have you.  But let me know if you
Floyd | see any of those Infernolab guys down there -- they always come running
Floyd | when they hear there's an open bar somewhere."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about infernolab" 		

Floyd | "They're just a bunch of drunkards, if you ask me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about infernolab" 		

Floyd | "They're just a bunch of drunkards, if you ask me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Timing"
		DavidW says, "heh. jinx."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about hell" 		

Floyd | "It's a little strange at first, but you'll get used to it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about river" 		

Floyd | "There's not much to tell about it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about name" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "name".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about death" 		

Floyd | "It's a little strange at first, but you'll get used to it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x charon" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "charon".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "There seems little to do on the boat; shall we disembark?"
		Jacqueline says, "You know what, David? Go to Hell."
		Jacqueline says, "That is to say, 'Sure, let's disembark.'"
		DavidW asks, "That's payback for my 'shoulder your burden' pun earlier, isn't it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |    You see a printed note here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline shrugs.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take note" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "(the note might be useful for maze mapping, if there is a maze)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Pier
Floyd |    You're on a large, brightly-lit pier.  The pier is obviously quite
Floyd | new; it's constructed from steel, and the walkway has a rubbery surface
Floyd | and attractive wooden handrails to make it safer.  The large white
Floyd | yacht which brought you here is docked alongside; a gangway leads east
Floyd | onto the boat's deck.  To the north lies the entrance to a large
Floyd | one-story brick building.  The building has the look of a high school
Floyd | or a post office -- that sort of simple, utilitarian style of a
Floyd | government building.
Floyd |    You see a rope here.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.  If you don't want to be notified of score
Floyd | changes like this in the future, just type NOTIFY.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "You never know. We may encounter Satan, and he'll want to know who wrote-- oh, okay. I guess there are probably mazes in Hell, that is a real possibility."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "notify on" 		

Floyd | I don't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "notify" 		

Floyd | You will no longer be notified of score changes.  If you change your
Floyd | mind and want to be notified again, just type NOTIFY again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "notify" 		

Floyd | You will now be notified of score changes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rope" 		

Floyd | It's a thick rope, about ten feet long, for securing boats at the pier.
Floyd | One end of the rope is tied into a loop, so it can be slipped over
Floyd | posts on the pier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "slip rope onto post" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "slip".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rope on post" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "post".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rope" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb rope" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to climb the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a printed note and a rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm not sure, but maybe the rope isn't attached to the boat."
		Jacqueline says, "We took a rope that big? Okay. Suspending my disbelief."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x building" 		

Floyd | The building has the look of a high school or a post office -- that
Floyd | sort of simple, utilitarian style of a government building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room
Floyd |    This is a large room with a high ceiling, brightly illuminated with
Floyd | fluorescent lights.  Most of your fellow passengers are here, sitting

		Jacqueline asks, "Let's check it out?"

Floyd | in folding chairs facing a podium; many empty chairs are available.  An
Floyd | exit leads to the south, and another passage leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Timing"
		Jacqueline says, "I feel like we're about to receive an intro lecture to Hell."
		DavidW says, "If we sit down. I suppose if we go north, we miss the intro."
		DavidW says, "I suggest we sit."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd | (the folding chair)
Floyd | As you sit down, a middle-aged woman enters the room and walks to the
Floyd | podium.  "Good afternoon, everyone," she says, addressing the assembled
Floyd | group of passengers.  "Welcome to the afterlife.  I'm here to help you
Floyd | get started, give you basic information about the underworld, and
Floyd | answer any questions you have.
Floyd |    "Let me start by saying that we're very glad to have you here.  Just
Floyd | take your time getting acquainted with your surroundings.  There's no
Floyd | hurry -- you're going to be here for a long time!"  She chuckles and
Floyd | smiles.  "Seriously, though, I think you'll find that being dead isn't
Floyd | very hard once you find your way around.
Floyd |    "Now, once you've had a chance to explore for a while, you'll
Floyd | probably want to find a job.  There are many very interesting positions
Floyd | available, and we'll be happy to help you find something that's right
Floyd | for you.
Floyd |    "I'm sure you all have many questions, so don't be shy.  Who's
Floyd | first?"
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the front of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | front," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "Is this heaven or hell?"  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "You know what they say -- if you have to ask
Floyd | --" she chuckles.  "It is technically hell, although that's such a
Floyd | loaded word that we don't like to use it.  Most ideas people have about
Floyd | hell are very outdated.  Ever since the deregulation of the afterlife
Floyd | industry, we've had to compete with Heaven for eternal souls -- because
Floyd | you're free to switch to Heaven at any time.  So, we've been
Floyd | modernizing!  There really isn't much eternal torment these days, for
Floyd | example.  And, thanks to the Environmental Clean-up Superfund, we have
Floyd | the brimstone problem mostly under control at this point."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about job" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "job".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "snrk. Oh dear."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about woman" 		

Floyd | Try as you might, you can't seem to attract her attention -- someone
Floyd | always gets in with a question first.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone in the middle of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you in the
Floyd | middle," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "Can I go back to earth as a ghost and haunt people?"  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "No, unfortunately not.  However, our top
Floyd | scientists are working on this problem, and the latest reports indicate
Floyd | that it may be possible in the near future.  Those of you with
Floyd | scientific backgrounds, in particular those of you who went to Caltech
Floyd | and really understand what makes a good prank, may want to look into
Floyd | joining the project."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the right of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | right," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "I was wondering, where is the famous 'All hope abandon, ye who
Floyd | enter here' sign?  I want to get some pictures with it."  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "Actually, the sign said 'Lasciate ogni
Floyd | speranza, voi ch'entrate,' and I'm afraid it's been taken down.  People
Floyd | found it too depressing.  But there are several very nice vista points
Floyd | that you can find in the tour book."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "tour book?"
		Jacqueline says, "We should try to get one of those, yes."
		DavidW says, "unless it's a feelie"
		Jacqueline says, "If, in fact, they actually exist."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, there are other files. One sec."
		Jacqueline says, "Heh. So, there is a user manual, but no feelie tourbook."
		DavidW says, "ah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the left of the room raises his hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | left," the woman says, pointing to him.
Floyd |    "Which circle of hell are we doomed to?"  he asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "We abolished the circle system shortly after
Floyd | the middle ages after the 'separate and unequal' principle was ruled
Floyd | illegal.  You're free to go wherever you'd like -- even up to Heaven."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This is a very weird version of Hell."
Binder arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the rear of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | rear," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "Why did I end up here?  What did I do wrong?"  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "Really, you must shed your outdated notions of
Floyd | hell.  You don't have to do anything wrong to end up here.  New souls
Floyd | are randomly assigned to Heaven or Hell based on the last four digits
Floyd | of your Celestial Security Number.  The Heaven-Hell border was opened a
Floyd | long time ago, though, so your initial assignment is not permanent."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That said, and I didn't go to deeply into the manual because eventually there are hints, but the initial pages promise no death (we are already dead), no need to eat or sleep, no unrecoverable situations, no inventory size or weight limits... and the game is certified to be 100% maze-free."
		DavidW says, "oh. That's pleasant."
		Jacqueline says, "It goes on to say if you actually find a maze, you should report it to the software company."
		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "So, given that addendum, I'm not 100% believing that there is no maze."
		DavidW says, "Either way, I feel vindicated for taking maze-mapping garbage."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the right of the room raises his hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | right," the woman says, pointing to him.
Floyd |    "You said we can go to Heaven.  How do we get there?"  he asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "The easiest way is to use the HadesCorp Space
Floyd | Needle.  It's impossible to miss -- it's the tallest free-standing
Floyd | structure in hell.  The view from the elevator is fantastic."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Perdition's Flames
Floyd | TADS Interactive Fiction
Floyd | By Michael J. Roberts
Floyd |
Floyd | Version 1.01/Release 020203
Floyd | Copyright (c) 1993, 2002 by Michael J. Roberts.  All Rights Reserved.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game design and implementation:  Mike Roberts.
Floyd | Testing:  Roger Dominick, John Eras, Jeff Laing, Steve McAdams, Bob
Floyd | Newell, Trevor Powell, Lon Thomas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the left of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | left," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "You mentioned jobs.  What if I don't want to work?"  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "That's up to you.  Dead people have no material
Floyd | needs.  And, unlike in real life, you'll find that you won't need to
Floyd | eat or sleep every forty or fifty turns, which is a real convenience.
Floyd | However, most people like to feel useful, and derive a sense of purpose
Floyd | from their employment here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "ok, I wondered what was up with the 'job' thing. Is there a currency?"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess we shall see. One would assume not."
		DavidW says, "heh: every forty or fifty *turns*."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, for values of 'one' that equal 'me'"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, that was cute, the forty or fifty turns bit."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone in the middle of the room raises his hand.  "Yes, you in the
Floyd | middle," the woman says, pointing to him.
Floyd |    "I used to work as a lobbyist.  Are similar positions available
Floyd | here?"  he asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "Absolutely!  However, you may find that there
Floyd | are quite a few lobbyists in Hell, which will probably not surprise
Floyd | anyone.  Incidentally, anyone interested in public affairs should tune
Floyd | in to H-SPAN, which broadcasts programs that cover a wide array of
Floyd | current events.  I believe the station number is 319."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
two-star arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Jacqueline says, "ba-dum-tish"
		DavidW writes down the station number for later use.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the rear of the room raises his hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | rear," the woman says, pointing to him.
Floyd |    "I'm a very rich individual and I refuse to be treated in this
Floyd | manner.  I've made charitable contributions all my life, and we've
Floyd | never beaten the help -- not when they didn't deserve it, anyway, the
Floyd | lazy bastards.  This is an outrage!  You can be sure you will be
Floyd | hearing from my lawyer!  What do you have to say for yourself?"  he
Floyd | asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "I'm sure you have a very good case.  However,
Floyd | I'm afraid that the legal system in Hell is based on the United States
Floyd | judicial system.  So, as you must know, the courts are so overloaded
Floyd | with frivolous lawsuits that legitimate claims, such as yours
Floyd | undoubtedly is, cannot be accepted.  Any lawsuit found to have merit is
Floyd | immediately and summarily dismissed.  There are some very good personal
Floyd | injury lawyers that you might wish to contact, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to **), "Welcome. We're not that far in. You can @recap toyshop a few hundred lines and get caught up pretty quickly, I think."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the front of the room raises his hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | front," the woman says, pointing to him.
Floyd |    "I used to drive nitro-burning ground-pounding six-second funny
Floyd | cars.  Is there any chance that I'll be able to shake hands with the
Floyd | devil while I scream through the gates of Hell?"  he asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "I'm afraid that, due to the volume of new
Floyd | immigrants, the devil is unable to personally greet each new arrival."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "An eternity of Q&A."
		Jacqueline says, "I do not mind."
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Also, when did you show up? I didn't see you come in."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room, on the folding chair
Floyd |    This is a large room with a high ceiling, brightly illuminated with
Floyd | fluorescent lights.  Most of your fellow passengers are here, sitting
Floyd | in folding chairs facing a podium; many empty chairs are available.  An
Floyd | exit leads to the south, and another passage leads north.
Floyd |    A woman is here.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the front of the room raises his hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | front," the woman says, pointing to him.
Floyd |    "Is this heaven or hell?"  he asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "You know what they say -- if you have to ask
Floyd | --" she chuckles.  "It is technically hell, although that's such a
Floyd | loaded word that we don't like to use it.  Most ideas people have about
Floyd | hell are very outdated.  Ever since the deregulation of the afterlife
Floyd | industry, we've had to compete with Heaven for eternal souls -- because
Floyd | you're free to switch to Heaven at any time.  So, we've been
Floyd | modernizing!  There really isn't much eternal torment these days, for
Floyd | example.  And, thanks to the Environmental Clean-up Superfund, we have
Floyd | the brimstone problem mostly under control at this point."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Binder), "I think we can leave at any time, but I imagine it must cycle eventually."
Limax arrives, full of fun and funk. 		DavidW says, "and it just did"
		Binder says, "I wasn't complaining, I was merely imagining what kind of hell it would be"
		Jacqueline says, "Heh."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, seems we may have hit a loop."
		Limax says, "I thought I recognized the recap"
		DavidW says, "It seems to be a modernized hell, not much different from Anytown, USA so far."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room, on the folding chair
Floyd |    This is a large room with a high ceiling, brightly illuminated with
Floyd | fluorescent lights.  Most of your fellow passengers are here, sitting
Floyd | in folding chairs facing a podium; many empty chairs are available.  An
Floyd | exit leads to the south, and another passage leads north.
Floyd |    A woman is here.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the left of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | left," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "Can I go back to earth as a ghost and haunt people?"  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "No, unfortunately not.  However, our top
Floyd | scientists are working on this problem, and the latest reports indicate
Floyd | that it may be possible in the near future.  Those of you with
Floyd | scientific backgrounds, in particular those of you who went to Caltech
Floyd | and really understand what makes a good prank, may want to look into
Floyd | joining the project."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "I snuck in when I saw DavidW say: this is a very weird versino of hell"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, meant z, not l."
		Binder says, "er, version"
		DavidW says, "I suggest stand then north."
		Jacqueline says, "Let me hear one more."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the rear of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | rear," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "I was wondering, where is the famous 'All hope abandon, ye who
Floyd | enter here' sign?  I want to get some pictures with it."  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "Actually, the sign said 'Lasciate ogni
Floyd | speranza, voi ch'entrate,' and I'm afraid it's been taken down.  People
Floyd | found it too depressing.  But there are several very nice vista points
Floyd | that you can find in the tour book."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, okay. Proceed."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the folding chair.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the right of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | right," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "Which circle of hell are we doomed to?"  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "We abolished the circle system shortly after
Floyd | the middle ages after the 'separate and unequal' principle was ruled
Floyd | illegal.  You're free to go wherever you'd like -- even up to Heaven."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |    You're in a large courtyard surrounded by buildings.  To the south
Floyd | is the Immigration Building, to the east is the Department of Motor
Floyd | Vehicles, and to the west is a Celestial Security office.  An archway
Floyd | leads out of the courtyard to the north.  In the center of the
Floyd | courtyard is a vending machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd | It looks similar to a soft-drink vending machine, but it's labeled
Floyd | "Space Needle Tickets".  It has a slot labeled "20 Hellmids", and a
Floyd | small receptacle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Of course... a DMV"
		DavidW says, "'hellmids'"
		Jacqueline says, "So there is indeed currency, then."
		DavidW says, "yeah. And I assume our goal is to go visit Heaven."
		Binder says, "Issued by J. Pierpont Flathell."
		DavidW says, "Where the cookies are chewier or crunchier, based on personal preference."
		Limax says, ".bin. Heh"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x receptacle" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the small receptacle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |    You're in a large courtyard surrounded by buildings.  To the south
Floyd | is the Immigration Building, to the east is the Department of Motor
Floyd | Vehicles, and to the west is a Celestial Security office.  An archway
Floyd | leads out of the courtyard to the north.  In the center of the
Floyd | courtyard is a vending machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So... north thru archway, east to Motor, or west to Celestial Securities?"
		Binder asks, "Motor?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Department of Motor Vehicles
Floyd |    You're in a very large, very drab room.  In the center of the room
Floyd | is a long counter that runs the length of the room.  As is typical of
Floyd | such facilities, there is a customer at almost every window, and
Floyd | practically no employees to be seen behind the counter.  In fact, the
Floyd | only employee in sight is standing at a window with no customers,
Floyd | looking bored.  The exit is to the west.
Floyd |    A DMV official is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk over to the window where the employee is standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The DMV employee says, "Let's see your appointment card.  Service is by
Floyd | appointment only."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Let's experience Hell on wheels."
		Limax says (to Binder), "DMV"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x official" 		

Floyd | She's a middle-aged woman.  She looks profoundly disinterested in being
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The DMV employee says, "Let's see your appointment card.  Service is by
Floyd | appointment only."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Typical"
		DavidW says, "I'm not surprised to find bureaucracy in hell."
		Jacqueline says, "So, either another goal or just a cute injoke."

Floyd | "It's against policy to answer questions."
Floyd |
Floyd | The DMV employee says, "Let's see your appointment card.  Service is by
Floyd | appointment only."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Um, f, not wf, please."
		Limax says, "I was a walk-in recently... thy tol me 3 to 4 hours... two hours later, they said itw as going to be at least another 3 to 4 hours"
		Jacqueline says, "wow"
		two-star says, "Oops, sorry."
		Limax says, "I left at that point and got my stuff done at AAA"
		Jacqueline says, "Ours here is not nearly that bad."
two-star says (to Floyd), "ask official about appointment" 		

Floyd | "It's against policy to answer questions."
Floyd |
Floyd | The DMV employee says, "Let's see your appointment card.  Service is by
Floyd | appointment only."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "(Which I wish I'd known about earlier)"
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a printed note and a rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | The DMV employee says, "Let's see your appointment card.  Service is by
Floyd | appointment only."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to **), "It's okay. Werewolf habits die hard."
		DavidW says, "Looks like this location is blocked for now; let's explore elsewhere."
		Binder says, "You have to apply silver discipline to kill a werewolf habit."
		Binder says (to DavidW), "OK."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Celestial Security Office
Floyd |    You're in the Celestial Security Office.  At one end of the room is
Floyd | a counter, and next to the counter is a wastebasket that's full of
Floyd | crumpled up paper.  The exit is to the east, and a door behind the
Floyd | counter leads west.
Floyd |    Behind the counter is a middle-aged man dressed in a light blue
Floyd | Celestial Security Administration uniform.  You're relieved to see that
Floyd | there's only one person in line.  You were afraid that the line would
Floyd | be longer, with so many new people arriving at the same time you did,
Floyd | but this will obviously take no time.
Floyd |    The Celestial Security officer notices you enter, and looks up at
Floyd | you.  "I'll be right with you, after I finish with this applicant," he
Floyd | says.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "What is your
Floyd | middle initial?"  The woman replies, "G."  The officer slowly and
Floyd | carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Slowly and carefully."
		Jacqueline says, "This does not bode well."
		DavidW says, "yeah, I'm not fooled."
Binder says (to Floyd), "x wastebasket" 		

Floyd | In the waste basket you see some waste paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "What was your
Floyd | date of birth?"  The woman replies, "Um, November 12, 1959."  The
Floyd | officer slowly and carefully transcribes the information onto the
Floyd | application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search wastebasket" 		

Floyd | In the waste basket you see some waste paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "And your date of
Floyd | death?"  The woman replies, "June 23, 2013."  The officer slowly and
Floyd | carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Maybe get the aper?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd | The Celestial Security officer doesn't let you.  "Those contain private
Floyd | information," he scolds you.  "Besides, we recycle all of our paper.
Floyd | We're trying to be environmentally conscious."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Do you have any
Floyd | deceased dependents?"  The woman replies, "No."  The officer slowly and
Floyd | carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder gasps
		Limax says, "paper..."
Binder says (to Floyd), "take waste" 		

Floyd | The Celestial Security officer doesn't let you.  "Those contain private
Floyd | information," he scolds you.  "Besides, we recycle all of our paper.
Floyd | We're trying to be environmentally conscious."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Do you wear any
Floyd | prescription eyewear?"  The woman replies, "No."  The officer slowly
Floyd | and carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search waste paper" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "What is your IQ?"
Floyd | The woman replies, "I'm not sure."  The officer slowly and carefully
Floyd | transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax exclaims, "Look! A cow!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read waste paper" 		

Floyd | The waste basket is full of crumpled-up application forms, evidently
Floyd | discarded due to errors made in preparation.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "How many fingers
Floyd | am I holding up?"  The woman replies, "Three."  The officer slowly and
Floyd | carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x woman" 		

Floyd | She looks to be in her mid-thirties.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Do you know your
Floyd | blood pressure?"  The woman replies, "130 over 70."  The officer slowly
Floyd | and carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Wow, that was clever, the using today's date bit. Nice."
		Binder says, "Yeah."
		Limax says, "Hm? I missed htat"
		Binder says (to Limax), "Her date of decease in the dialogue."
		Limax says, "I just saw it"
		Limax says, "She can't b in her mid-thirties, then"
		Jacqueline says, "But -- yeah."
		Binder says, "Looks to be != is"
		DavidW says, "I suspect we can't do much here yet."
		Jacqueline shrugs. "Maybe when you die you will always look as you did in your thirties."
Binder... great 		two-star says, "Well, it's a thirty year old game."
		Binder says, "ilac"
		DavidW says, "I'm guessing we light the waste paper on fire as a distraction, then head west."
		Limax says, "I'm not sure if I ever looked like I was in my mid-30s"
		Jacqueline asks, "Really?"
		Jacqueline asks, "You... skipped your thirties?"
		Limax says, "Maybe when I Was 18"
		Binder says (to two-star), "That would be kind of awesome, if NPCs in a game looked as old as the game was. 'the two year warrior rushes at you'"
		Binder says (to DavidW), "Sure, let's move on"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |    You're in the center of Hell's business district.  To the north is
Floyd | an extremely tall tower, which reaches up into the sky; the top is lost
Floyd | in mist high above.  An archway leads south.  You can go down the
Floyd | street to the east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x tower" 		

Floyd | The tower is extremely tall.  You can see its lighted windows high
Floyd | above, disappearing into the dark mist of the sky above.  The words
Floyd | "HadesCorp Space Needle" are engraved in large letters above the
Floyd | entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x street" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "street".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x sky" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "sky".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x east" 		

Floyd | I don't see any east here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose it won't hurt to try to go north, even though we don't have a ticket."
		Binder says, "The worst they can do is throw us out. From the top."
		Binder asks, "Besides, we're dead! What further indignities could ensue?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Base of Tower
Floyd |    You're in a gigantic, imposing lobby.  The ceiling is at least five
Floyd | stories above; the dark granite walls are adorned with strange
Floyd | gargoyles looking down on you from high overhead.  The exit out to the
Floyd | street is to the south.
Floyd |    An elevator is to the north.  The elevator doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x gargoyles" 		

Floyd | They look like unusual gargoyles to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, there might be an observation window."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Elevator
Floyd |    You're in a large, ornate elevator.  The walls are tiled with gold
Floyd | panels decorated with an intricate pattern of interweaved lines,
Floyd | resembling vines; the floor is covered with deep, plush carpeting; and
Floyd | hanging from the ceiling is a chandelier with thousands of tiny lights.
Floyd | The open door leads south, back out into the lobby.
Floyd |    An old, white-bearded man wearing a white robe is standing in the
Floyd | corner of the elevator near the controls.  He is evidently the elevator
Floyd | operator.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "oh sure, a robed elevator operator"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about elevator" 		

Floyd | He points to a small sign:  "For safety reasons, please do not talk to
Floyd | operator unnecessarily."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x carpet" 		

Floyd | That isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x chandelier" 		

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary chandelier to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "man, up" 		

Floyd | "Ticket, please."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Ordinary chandelier, unusual gargoyles"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Elevator
Floyd |    You're in a large, ornate elevator.  The walls are tiled with gold
Floyd | panels decorated with an intricate pattern of interweaved lines,
Floyd | resembling vines; the floor is covered with deep, plush carpeting; and
Floyd | hanging from the ceiling is a chandelier with thousands of tiny lights.
Floyd | The open door leads south, back out into the lobby.
Floyd |    An old, white-bearded man wearing a white robe is standing in the
Floyd | corner of the elevator near the controls.  He is evidently the elevator
Floyd | operator.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x walls" 		

Floyd | I don't see any walls here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x panels" 		

Floyd | That isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "mug man" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x vines" 		

Floyd | That isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x robe" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "robe".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "attack man" 		

Floyd | What do you want to attack it with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd | He looks quite old, and seems very energetic, especially given what you
Floyd | think must be a boring job.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push buttons" 		

Floyd | I don't see any buttons here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Elevator
Floyd |    You're in a large, ornate elevator.  The walls are tiled with gold
Floyd | panels decorated with an intricate pattern of interweaved lines,
Floyd | resembling vines; the floor is covered with deep, plush carpeting; and
Floyd | hanging from the ceiling is a chandelier with thousands of tiny lights.
Floyd | The open door leads south, back out into the lobby.
Floyd |    An old, white-bearded man wearing a white robe is standing in the
Floyd | corner of the elevator near the controls.  He is evidently the elevator
Floyd | operator.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "attack man with bureaucracy" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "bureaucracy".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach arrives, full of fun and funk. 		DavidW says, "well, I guess this is blocked too for now. Let's try west or east of 'Downtown'."
		Binder says, "Sure."
		DavidW says, "Maybe we can find an brothel of good repute."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Base of Tower
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, ". o O ( brothell )"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |    You're on a street in downtown Hell.  To the south is the entrance
Floyd | to a large low-rise building labeled "Infernolab," and to the north is
Floyd | the fortress-like Bank of Hell.  The street continues east and west.  A
Floyd | narrow alley leads alongside the Infernolab building to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "There seems to be a lot of blocked areas... alwasy difficult finding the key to unlock everything"
		Binder asks, "Infernolab?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x infernolab" 		

Floyd | I don't see any infernolab here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "s"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x bank" 		

Floyd | I don't see any bank here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "They're drunkards, every one of them. Allegedly."

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |    You're in a lobby, decorated with a very high-tech look:  the walls
Floyd | are brushed stainless steel; the illumination is provided by black
Floyd | track lighting suspended from an intricate network of black metal
Floyd | railing; the furniture is black and angular.  Along the far wall,
Floyd | spelled out in four-foot-high Helvetica Medium Extended letters carved
Floyd | from granite, is the word:
Floyd |
Floyd |            I N F E R N O L A B
Floyd |
Floyd |    In the center of the lobby is a huge black leather couch, and a low
Floyd | black marble coffee table.  A hallway leads east, and an exit leads
Floyd | north, back out to the street.
Floyd |    A pair of maintenance workers in white overalls walks in from the
Floyd | east.  One is carrying a toolbox, and the other is carrying a light
Floyd | bulb and a sheet of paper.
Floyd |    "Let's see," says the one carrying the sheet of paper, carefully
Floyd | reading it. "The trouble ticket says that bulb number 47 has blown
Floyd | again."  He looks up at the track lighting.  "Damn!  We forgot the
Floyd | ladder!"
Floyd |    "No need," says the other.  He sets his toolbox on the coffee table,
Floyd | then climbs up onto the table.  "I can reach number 47 from here," he
Floyd | says.  He reaches up and unscrews one of the bulbs, then lays it on top
Floyd | of the railing.  "Hand me that new bulb," he says.  The other worker
Floyd | hands him the bulb, and he screws it into the socket.  As he's screwing
Floyd | it in, a huge flash of light suddenly erupts from the socket, followed
Floyd | by a shower of glass.  The flash of light is quickly replaced by a
Floyd | cloud of smoke, and flames engulf the worker.  He jumps off of the
Floyd | table, his clothes in flames, screaming and flailing his arms, and runs
Floyd | out into the street.  The other worker shrugs and disappears down the
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |    Sitting on the marble coffee table is a toolbox.  Sitting on the
Floyd | black metal railing is a dead light bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Of COURSE the signs in Hell use Hellvetica, er Helvetica."
		Limax says, "Huh"
Binder says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd | toolbox:  Taken.
Floyd | dead light bulb:  You can't reach it from here; it's up in the railing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x toolbox" 		

Floyd | It's a gray metal toolbox.  The toolbox is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "open toolbox" 		

Floyd | It's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Is there a ladder?"
		Binder says, "grr"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on table" 		

Floyd | You climb up onto the coffee table.  It makes a pretty good platform --
Floyd | you can reach the railing from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bulb" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x bulb" 		

Floyd | It's a dead light bulb.  It seems slightly charred inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x toolbox" 		

Floyd | It's a gray metal toolbox.  The toolbox is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "I guess light bulbs don't go to a separate afterlife when they die"
		DavidW says, "I envision a mad scientist lab where we can bring the light bulb back to life with a jacob's ladder."
		Binder jots a note for a future project.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on railing" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to stand on the black metal railing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb railing" 		

Floyd | With a little effort, you manage to climb up into the rails.
Floyd |
Floyd | Up a Rail
Floyd |    You're crouching in the intricate network of rails above the lobby
Floyd | floor.  You can't stand up, because the ceiling is only a few feet
Floyd | above the top of the rails, but there's plenty of room to move around.
Floyd | You can go down, back to the lobby floor.
Floyd |    In the ceiling, you notice an access panel.  The panel is currently
Floyd | closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open panel" 		

Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd | It's open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in panel" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the access panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Up a Rail
Floyd |    You're crouching in the intricate network of rails above the lobby
Floyd | floor.  You can't stand up, because the ceiling is only a few feet
Floyd | above the top of the rails, but there's plenty of room to move around.
Floyd | You can go down, back to the lobby floor.
Floyd |    In the ceiling, you notice an access panel.  The panel is currently
Floyd | open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter panel" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |    You're in a maintenance crawlway.  It's cramped, but you can easily
Floyd | move around on your hands and knees.  The crawlway continues to the
Floyd | north and south; you can also climb down through a hole in the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "y'know, I have no idea why we want to be in a crawlway yet."
		DavidW asks, "Shall I go back down and explore first?"
		Jacqueline says, "Because it's there."
		Limax asks, "Maybe there's an appointment for the DMV up ther?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Crawlway, at T
Floyd |    You're at a "T" intersection between a crawlway that continues off
Floyd | to the north, and an east-west crawlway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |    You're at the east end of a crawlway.  There's a small access panel
Floyd | in the floor (which is currently closed), although it's too small for
Floyd | you to go through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open panel" 		

Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through it" 		

Floyd | Through the hole, you can see a room below.  The room seems to consist
Floyd | of a series of small cubicles, each separated by a six-foot-high
Floyd | partition.  Each cubicle contains a chair and a desk.  In most of the
Floyd | cubicles, a person is occupying the chair.
Floyd |    South of the cubicles is a large, white room, in which a number of
Floyd | people in white labcoats are moving about, consulting with one another
Floyd | and writing notes on the clipboards they're carrying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x notes" 		

Floyd | I don't see any notes here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Crawlway, at T
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |    You're at the west end of a crawlway.  Large metal pipes run along
Floyd | the walls.  The crawlway continues to the east.
Floyd |    One of the pipes ends here.  The end of the pipe is not connected to
Floyd | anything at all; you assume it's being left for future expansion.  Just
Floyd | before the end of the pipe is a valve, evidently to cut off the flow of
Floyd | whatever the pipe carries until something is attached here.  The valve
Floyd | is currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open pipe" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to open the pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch pipe" 		

Floyd | Touching the pipe doesn't seem to have any effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open valve" 		

Floyd | You turn the wheel, opening the valve.  As you do, the pipe starts
Floyd | hissing, and you smell natural gas pouring out of the pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear gas continuing to pour out of the pipe.  The odor of gas is
Floyd | growing stronger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close pipe" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to close the pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear gas continuing to pour out of the pipe.  The odor of gas is
Floyd | growing stronger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close valve" 		

Floyd | You close the valve.  The gas slowly dissipates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Crawlway, at T
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |    You're at the north end of a crawlway.  The only way to crawl out is
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Does this count as a maze?"
		DavidW says, "hm, not really."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Up a Rail
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |    You're in a lobby, decorated with a very high-tech look:  the walls
Floyd | are brushed stainless steel; the illumination is provided by black
Floyd | track lighting suspended from an intricate network of black metal
Floyd | railing; the furniture is black and angular.  Along the far wall,
Floyd | spelled out in four-foot-high Helvetica Medium Extended letters carved
Floyd | from granite, is the word:
Floyd |
Floyd |            I N F E R N O L A B
Floyd |
Floyd |    In the center of the lobby is a huge black leather couch, and a low
Floyd | black marble coffee table.  A hallway leads east, and an exit leads
Floyd | north, back out to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search couch" 		

Floyd | There's nothing on the couch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x couch" 		

Floyd | The couch is very large.  It's upholstered in black leather, and has a
Floyd | shiny chrome frame.  There's nothing on the couch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under couch" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the couch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    You're in a hallway that leads east and west.  All along the south
Floyd | wall are closely-spaced doors; all of the doors are closed, except for
Floyd | one.  The hall continues to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Cubicle
Floyd |    You're in a small cubicle, bordered on the east and west by
Floyd | six-foot-high partitions, and on the south by a desk.  There's a chair
Floyd | that occupies most of the rest of the space.  A door is to the north;
Floyd | the door is open.
Floyd |    On the other side of the desk is a very large, bright white room.
Floyd | Several men and women are walking about the room, consulting with each
Floyd | other; each is wearing a long white lab coat, and carrying a black
Floyd | metal clipboard stuffed with papers.  Overhead, you notice a small
Floyd | opening in the ceiling.
Floyd |    As you enter, one of the women in labcoats walks over to you.  "Ah,
Floyd | you must be subject 32," she says with a bit of impatience in her
Floyd | voice.  "Everyone else is ready to begin.  Now, if you'd take your
Floyd | seat, we could proceed with the experiment."  She walks back toward the
Floyd | center of the room and confers with another of the scientists.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "brb"
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 arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
DavidW clears the save counter. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push save" 		

Floyd | I don't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "shall we sit? or run away?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd | (the chair)
Floyd | Okay, you're now sitting on the chair.
Floyd |    As you sit down, the door behind you slides closed.  One of the
Floyd | scientists walks over to one of the others, and asks him, "Are you
Floyd | ready to begin, Doctor Merkwurtigblatt?"
Floyd |    Merkwurtigblatt turns to face her.  "A moment please!"  He stands
Floyd | facing away from the cubicles, and runs his hands through his hair,
Floyd | inhaling deeply.  He then abruptly turns on his heel to face the
Floyd | cubicles.  He has short, curly black hair, and is wearing very thick,
Floyd | dark glasses, a white lab coat, and black leather gloves.
Floyd |    "Thank you all for coming.  I'm Doctor Merkwurtigblatt, and I'll be
Floyd | your scientist today.  The experiment we're performing is in a field
Floyd | called Micro-Economics, which means that we're going to attempt to
Floyd | model a particular set of market forces under controlled conditions.
Floyd | As a result, you may find the experiment to be quite abstract, but
Floyd | don't worry; we don't actually want you to understand the point of this
Floyd | experiment, for two reasons.  First, if you knew what we were
Floyd | attempting to prove, it would bias the results.  And second, our
Floyd | theories might seem strange, or even laughable, to the layman, and you
Floyd | might be left with the impression that Economics is something less --
Floyd | much less -- than the precise and exacting science that we Economists
Floyd | know it to be. But you will be able to rest assured in your confusion
Floyd | that the economic future of Hell is in capable hands.  You can tell by
Floyd | our white labcoats, clipboards, and seemingly effortless use of large
Floyd | words that we are authority figures to be respected -- yes -- and
Floyd | feared!
Floyd |    "Now, the rules of the experiment are quite simple.  Each of you is
Floyd | a trader in goods we will call 'widgets.'  The experiment will consist
Floyd | of a series of trading rounds.  In each trading round, you will conduct
Floyd | a transaction with the subject to your left and the one to your right.
Floyd |    "We will be using what we Economists refer to as the Extended RSP
Floyd | Trading Model, which stands for Rock, Scissors, Paper.  We call it
Floyd | 'extended' because we have added a new element that radically changes
Floyd | the equation:  dynamite.  In this model, dynamite pulverizes rock, rock
Floyd | crushes scissors, scissors cut paper -- yes, to shreds!  -- but paper
Floyd | covers dynamite.
Floyd |    "You start with 5 widgets.  In each trading round, you will choose
Floyd | dynamite, rock, scissors, or paper, and your trading choice will be
Floyd | compared with the choices of those to your left and right.  The subject
Floyd | who prevails out of each group of three will acquire one widget each
Floyd | from the subjects on the left and right.  The experiment will proceed
Floyd | for five trading rounds.
Floyd |    "As an incentive to do your best, if you manage to win every round,
Floyd | you will be awarded Twenty Hellmids at the end of the experiment.
Floyd | Choose carefully."
Floyd |    You notice a control panel on the desk that you hadn't seen before.
Floyd | The control panel has a numeric display, which is currently displaying
Floyd | "5", and four buttons, labeled Dynamite, Rock, Scissors, and Paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 1," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "What game is this?"
		DavidW says, "Perdition's Flames by Michael J. Roberts."
		Binder says, "Wow this is awesome."
		Binder says, "Can we view our opponents in some fashion? Sorry, I was afk re-freshing my coffee."
		Binder asks, "Or is this zero information RPSD for quatloos?"
		DavidW says, "I was just wondering if we could view our opponents. I bet if we had a mirror in the panel above, we could see what our opponents do."
		Binder says, "Yeah, no reason to not cheat in Hell."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x opponents" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "opponents".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push scissors" 		

Floyd | You push the button, making your choice.  One of the scientists walks
Floyd | over and looks at your choice and the choices of the people on your
Floyd | left and right.  "Let's see, you chose scissors," she says, looking at
Floyd | your button.  "The subject on your left chose paper, and the subject on
Floyd | the right chose rock.  I'm afraid that rock crushes scissors, so you've
Floyd | lost this round.  You lose one widget."
Floyd |    Your display now reads "4".
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 2," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push dynamite" 		

Floyd | You push the button, making your choice.  One of the scientists walks
Floyd | over and looks at your choice and the choices of the people on your
Floyd | left and right.  "Let's see, you chose dynamite," she says, looking at
Floyd | your button.  "The subject on your left chose paper, and the subject on
Floyd | the right chose rock.  I'm afraid that paper wraps dynamite, so you've
Floyd | lost this round.  You lose one widget."
Floyd |    Your display now reads "3".
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 3," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x left" 		

Floyd | They're just tall enough that you can't see over them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 3," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "Or do they make the same choices each round and we can reload-cheat?"
		DavidW says, "I think my mirror idea is more likely."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push rock" 		

Floyd | You push the button, making your choice.  One of the scientists walks
Floyd | over and looks at your choice and the choices of the people on your
Floyd | left and right.  "Let's see, you chose rock," she says, looking at your
Floyd | button.  "The subject on your left chose scissors, and the subject on
Floyd | the right chose dynamite.  I'm afraid that dynamite blows up rock, so
Floyd | you've lost this round.  You lose one widget."
Floyd |    Your display now reads "2".
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 4," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push rock" 		

Floyd | You push the button, making your choice.  One of the scientists walks
Floyd | over and looks at your choice and the choices of the people on your
Floyd | left and right.  "Let's see, you chose rock," she says, looking at your
Floyd | button.  "The subject on your left chose dynamite, and the subject on
Floyd | the right chose scissors.  I'm afraid that dynamite blows up rock, so
Floyd | you've lost this round.  You lose one widget."
Floyd |    Your display now reads "1".
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 5," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push paper" 		

Floyd | Pushing the scientist's possession doesn't do anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 5," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder laughs
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push paper button" 		

Floyd | You push the button, making your choice.  One of the scientists walks
Floyd | over and looks at your choice and the choices of the people on your
Floyd | left and right.  "Let's see, you chose paper," she says, looking at
Floyd | your button.  "The subject on your left chose scissors, and the subject
Floyd | on the right chose dynamite.  I'm afraid that scissors cuts paper, so
Floyd | you've lost this round.  You lose one widget."
Floyd |    Your display now reads "0".
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt announces loudly, "That concludes the experiment.
Floyd | Thank you all for participating.  You've provided a great deal of
Floyd | valuable data that will significantly advance this important field of
Floyd | science.  Those of you with with fifteen widgets will be given your
Floyd | checks now."
Floyd |    The cubicle's door slides open.
Floyd |    One of the men in labcoats walks up to your desk and looks at your
Floyd | console's display.  He bursts into laughter.  "Zero!  What a loser!
Floyd | Don't you realize that you'd do a lot better than this by PURE RANDOM
Floyd | CHANCE?"  He calls to a couple of the other scientists.  "Hey, have a
Floyd | look at this!  He got zero!  I've never seen one of these before!"
Floyd | Several scientists come over and gawk at your display, and walk off
Floyd | laughing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, I think it's rigged so it's zero wins unless we cheat."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You're not going anywhere until you get out of the chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |    You're at the east end of a long hallway.  To the east is a closed
Floyd | door.  Next to the door is a slot; a small red light is above the slot.
Floyd | The hall continues back to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, I am wondering if there was any other pssible result than zero."
		Jacqueline says, "Timng."
		Limax asks, "Do we have any clue what we're trying to do?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd | It's a sliding metal door.  It's currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "which is a shame, because... prize money. I'm betting we need to cheat."
		Binder says, "Make de munny to buy de ticket to ride de elevator"
		DavidW says, "Looks like we need a keycard here."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "and Binder uh-huh"
		Binder is following along here, which is nice.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ll" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "ll".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    You're in a hallway that leads east and west.  All along the south
Floyd | wall are closely-spaced doors; all of the doors are closed, except for
Floyd | one.  The hall continues to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |    You're in a lobby, decorated with a very high-tech look:  the walls
Floyd | are brushed stainless steel; the illumination is provided by black
Floyd | track lighting suspended from an intricate network of black metal
Floyd | railing; the furniture is black and angular.  Along the far wall,
Floyd | spelled out in four-foot-high Helvetica Medium Extended letters carved
Floyd | from granite, is the word:
Floyd |
Floyd |            I N F E R N O L A B
Floyd |
Floyd |    In the center of the lobby is a huge black leather couch, and a low
Floyd | black marble coffee table.  A hallway leads east, and an exit leads
Floyd | north, back out to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax exclaims, "It goes to ll!"
		Binder says, "llama"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Bank of Hell
Floyd |    You're in the cavernous interior of the main office of the Bank of
Floyd | Hell.  The style is very 19th Century:  the building itself is made of
Floyd | granite blocks; huge oak desks with dark green and burgundy leather
Floyd | armchairs are arranged in neat rows behind the counter that runs the
Floyd | width of the room; and dozens of tellers dressed in dark pinstripe
Floyd | vests and bow ties stand behind the counter, each at a window with a
Floyd | stack of papers and a green banker's light, waiting on a customer.
Floyd |    The exit is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the tellers waves you over to his window.  "Can I help you?"  he
Floyd | asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x teller" 		

Floyd | He looks to be in his early thirties.  Like all the other tellers, he's
Floyd | dressed in a pin-stripe vest, white shirt, and bow tie.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "30s agin"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask teller for account" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "account".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open account" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "account".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Yeah, a graduate thesis: This IF is a commentary on the tv series 30 Something."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask teller about bank" 		

Floyd | He seems more interested in discussing bank business.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Oh"
Binder says (to Floyd), "tell banker 319" 		

Floyd | I don't see any banker 319 here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask teller about accounts" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "accounts".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "ask teller about account 319" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "account".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask teller for money" 		

Floyd | I don't see any money here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "ask teller about 319" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to ask anything about the number 319.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Ask about 391?"
		Limax says, "Er.. 319"
		DavidW says, "hm. Maybe we cash a cheque here instead of opening an account."
		Binder says, "Oh hm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask teller about bank" 		

Floyd | He seems more interested in discussing bank business.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask teller about bank business" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "business".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask teller about bank business" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask teller about withdrawal" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "business".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | I don't know the word "withdrawal".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, this guy is useless"
		Limax asks, "Ask teller about bank?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "wink at teller" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "wink".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Let's check out the alley that goes behind Infernolabs."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask teller about ban" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "ban".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "okee"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask teller about bank" 		

Floyd | He seems more interested in discussing bank business.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | Alley
Floyd |    You're in an alley between two large low-rise buildings, one to the
Floyd | east and one to the west.  The alley dead-ends to the south; you can go
Floyd | out to the north.
Floyd |    At the south end of the alley is a large dumpster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dumpster" 		

Floyd | It's a really large, very smelly dumpster.  Over the edge of the
Floyd | dumpster, you can see a pair of flippers sticking up.  Unfortunately,
Floyd | you can't quite reach them from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop toolbox" 		

Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on toolbox" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to stand on the toolbox.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take toolbox" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flippers" 		

Floyd | They're sticking up out of the trash in the dumpster.  You can't quite
Floyd | reach them from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a printed note, a rope, a dead light bulb, and a toolbox.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flippers with rope" 		

Floyd | All you can manage to do is push them away from you.  You'll have to
Floyd | get into the dumpster somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb dumpster" 		

Floyd | It's too high to climb into.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x buildings" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "buildings".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x building" 		

Floyd | It's just a building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose a stepladder or spings on our boots or something."
		DavidW asks, "And.... flippers? Is there a pool around here?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | A man whose clothes are on fire is running around in circles, flailing
Floyd | his arms and screaming.  He runs off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh dear. He's still on fire."
		DavidW says, "And we haven't even found a coffee machine."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |    You're in a sparsely-populated rural area east of town.  The road
Floyd | leads west into the city, but ends here; to the east is an open field;
Floyd | you can also go south, where the terrain becomes rocky and hilly.  A
Floyd | small farmhouse lies to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, things to try: the table worked as a ladder-substitute elsewhere, so we could try it here. Also, we could leave the gas on and see if that firey dude explodes the building."
		Binder says, "OK, I'm going to go work on my IntroComp entry. So, work before fun."
Binder goes home. 		DavidW says, "I'll try the coffee table later, but I suspect it's not portable."
		DavidW asks, "Farm first?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well the game manual does explicitly speak of there being no size/weight/volume inventory limit, but you're probably right. Just tossing it out there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Farmhouse
Floyd |    You're in a small, deserted, one-room farmhouse.  The building is
Floyd | very old and rickety, and all the paint has long since peeled off the
Floyd | walls.  You can go through doors to the south and east.
Floyd |    You see a portable radio here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock toolbox" 		

Floyd | What do you want to unlock it with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "force of will" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "force".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take radio" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn on radio" 		

Floyd | The radio is now turned on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio plays annoying heavy metal music.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x radio" 		

Floyd | It's a HadesCorp WaveMaster 2000 portable transistor radio.  It has a
Floyd | dial that lets you set the frequency, and a switch for turning the
Floyd | radio on and off (the switch is currently in the on position).  On the
Floyd | back is a small compartment.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the radio, an annoying heavy metal deejay talks about a radio
Floyd | contest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn radio dial" 		

Floyd | What do you want to turn it to?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "319" 		

Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 319.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man on the radio says, "Many drivers find it very confusing that
Floyd | every type of zone has its own speed limit.  No two zones have the same
Floyd | speed limit.  In addition, there are too many types of zones -- we have
Floyd | School Zones, Hospital Zones, Library Zones, Residential Zones, and
Floyd | Freeway Zones.  This is more than we need."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Barnyard
Floyd |    You're in a large yard outside an old, abandoned barn.  The area is
Floyd | overgrown with weeds; it obviously hasn't been used in many years.  A
Floyd | rusty old wellhead sticks out of the weeds; a large metal bucket is
Floyd | hanging from the well.  The farmhouse is to the west, and the entrance
Floyd | to the barn is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman on the radio says, "I believe that both Hospital Zones and 43
Floyd | mile-per-hour zones need to be reconsidered."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd | bucket:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man on the radio says, "Possibly, but I think it's a much more
Floyd | pressing problem that the color of speed limit signs in School Zones is
Floyd | blue."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd | You already have the bucket!
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman on the radio responds, "What color would you suggest?  Green
Floyd | is already taken by 59 mile-per-hour zones."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Bizzarre"
		DavidW says, "Gee, the radio is describing a logic puzzle."
		Jacqueline says, "Roberts had fun writing this, I'll bet."
		Limax says, "Sounds like it"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | On the radio, a second woman enters the conversation.  "Yes, but both
Floyd | School Zones and 27 mile-per-hour zones have large signs, while Library
Floyd | Zones -- not to mention 43 mile-per-hour zones -- have only
Floyd | medium-sized signs.  It doesn't seem appropriate somehow."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bucket" 		

Floyd | It's an old rusty metal bucket.  It's empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The man on the radio says, "Now I've forgotten -- is the speed limit in
Floyd | a residental zone 17 or 23 miles per hour?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		two-star says, "Perhaps we'll need this info later when we take a driving test at the DMV."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, good point."
		two-star says, "Or perhaps we're being messed with."
		DavidW says, "oh, good point."
		Jacqueline says, "Always a possibility, but the coincidence seems promising."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x well" 		

Floyd | It's a hand-pumped well.  It has a long lever, and a spout.  The pump
Floyd | looks very old and corroded.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first woman on the radio says, "I can't remember, but I know that
Floyd | either School Zones or Hospital Zones are 23 miles per hour."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd | You work the lever, to no avail; the well is long since dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | The announcer comes back on the radio.  "That's all the time we have
Floyd | for today's edition of Vehicle Code Forum.  Next on, live coverage of
Floyd | the swearing-in ceremony for new civil servants in the Ministry of
Floyd | Information."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "north into barn?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search weeds" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man on the radio says, "Do you swear to uphold the procedures and
Floyd | policies of the Ministry of Information, to use appropriate rubber
Floyd | stamps on all forms, and to completely and accurately fill in all parts
Floyd | of forms marked Office Use Only and/or Do Not Write Above and/or Below
Floyd | Line?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline shrugs. "Sure. I will be afk for a little while, but watching the screen."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Barn
Floyd |    You're in an old, rickety barn.  The area smells of rotting wood and
Floyd | damp decay.  The usual farm implements are scattered around the barn:
Floyd | a pitchfork stuck into a bale of hay, several stalls for horses.
Floyd |    In the center of the barn is a small single-engine airplane.  It's
Floyd | an open-cockpit, high-wing tail-dragger.  It's painted a faded yellow.
Floyd |    The exit is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone on the radio says, "I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x airplane" 		

Floyd | It's a tail-dragger with an open cockpit.  Unfortunately, it doesn't
Floyd | look like there's any hope that it can be made to work; the engine
Floyd | looks dismantled and corroded.  It looks like you could get in the
Floyd | plane if you wanted, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone on the radio says, "I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter it" 		

Floyd | cockpit
Floyd |    You're in the cockpit of a very old airplane.  From here, you can
Floyd | see just how hopeless it would be to try to get it flying:  the control
Floyd | stick has been removed, leaving a gaping hole in the floor, and the
Floyd | airframe is quite rotted.
Floyd |    Even the seat has been removed.  At the rear of the cockpit area is
Floyd | a large compartment, which is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone on the radio says, "I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open compartment" 		

Floyd | Which compartment do you mean, the radio compartment, or the storage
Floyd | compartment?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "storage" 		

Floyd | It's jammed shut; you'll need to get something to pry it open with.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone on the radio says, "I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We've probably got the right tool already in our locked toolbox."
		DavidW says, "I suppose... if we found water for our bucket, we might put out the guy on fire and thus get the toolbox key from him."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | Barn
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone on the radio says, "I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Wouldn't he be dead by now?"
		Limax says, "Oh wait"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pitchfork" 		

Floyd | It has a handle about five feet long, and three sharp metal prongs
Floyd | space about six inches apart.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone on the radio says, "I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd | Taken.  Now all you need is some horns and a pointy tail, and you'd own
Floyd | this place!
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone on the radio says, "I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search hay" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio announces, "This is H-SPAN, the Hades Public Affairs Network.
Floyd | Next on:  a discussion of the Motor Vehicle Code."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stalls" 		

Floyd | There's nothing interesting about them.
Floyd |
Floyd | An announcer on the radio says, "Welcome to Vehicle Code Forum.
Floyd | Today's topic is speed limits."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter stall" 		

Floyd | Why?  Hoping to return as a horse in your next life?
Floyd |
Floyd | A man on the radio says, "Many drivers find it very confusing that
Floyd | every type of zone has its own speed limit.  No two zones have the same
Floyd | speed limit.  In addition, there are too many types of zones -- we have
Floyd | School Zones, Hospital Zones, Library Zones, Residential Zones, and
Floyd | Freeway Zones.  This is more than we need."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we've exhausted the farm for now. Should check out the open field and hills next."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd | I don't see what you're referring to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a printed note, a rope, a dead light bulb, a toolbox, a
Floyd | portable radio, a bucket, and a pitchfork.
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman on the radio says, "I believe that both Hospital Zones and 43
Floyd | mile-per-hour zones need to be reconsidered."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		Jacqueline asks, "Also, the radio is recyling, no?"
		Jacqueline says, "That's good to know, in case we are too lazy to take notes and that info is necessary at the DMV later."
		Limax asks, "Notes? What's that?"
		Jacqueline says, "Exactly."
		Jacqueline goes to rinse her hair and will be back in a sec.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man on the radio says, "Possibly, but I think it's a much more
Floyd | pressing problem that the color of speed limit signs in School Zones is
Floyd | blue."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Barnyard
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman on the radio responds, "What color would you suggest?  Green
Floyd | is already taken by 59 mile-per-hour zones."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Farmhouse
Floyd |
Floyd | On the radio, a second woman enters the conversation.  "Yes, but both
Floyd | School Zones and 27 mile-per-hour zones have large signs, while Library
Floyd | Zones -- not to mention 43 mile-per-hour zones -- have only
Floyd | medium-sized signs.  It doesn't seem appropriate somehow."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | The man on the radio says, "Now I've forgotten -- is the speed limit in
Floyd | a residental zone 17 or 23 miles per hour?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Field
Floyd |    You're in a large, open field.  The ground is peppered with clumps
Floyd | of scrubby grass.  A road lies to the west.  You can see a tall
Floyd | mountain range in the distance to the southeast.
Floyd |    There's a large jackrabbit hopping around, foraging for food.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first woman on the radio says, "I can't remember, but I know that
Floyd | either School Zones or Hospital Zones are 23 miles per hour."
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hop" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "hop".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rabbit" 		

Floyd | It's a large jackrabbit.  It's hopping around happily, foraging for
Floyd | food.
Floyd |
Floyd | The announcer comes back on the radio.  "That's all the time we have
Floyd | for today's edition of Vehicle Code Forum.  Next on, live coverage of
Floyd | the swearing-in ceremony for new civil servants in the Ministry of
Floyd | Information."
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bop rabbit on the head" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "bop".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mountains" 		

Floyd | You can't make out much detail from this distance.  The tallest point,
Floyd | to the southeast, looks like a volcano.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man on the radio says, "Do you swear to uphold the procedures and
Floyd | policies of the Ministry of Information, to use appropriate rubber
Floyd | stamps on all forms, and to completely and accurately fill in all parts
Floyd | of forms marked Office Use Only and/or Do Not Write Above and/or Below
Floyd | Line?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grass" 		

Floyd | It's brown and looks very tough.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone on the radio says, "I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in that direction except more of the same empty field.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone on the radio says, "I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x volcano" 		

Floyd | You can't make out much detail from this distance.  The tallest point,
Floyd | to the southeast, looks like a volcano.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone on the radio says, "I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in that direction except more of the same empty field.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone on the radio says, "I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in that direction except more of the same empty field.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone on the radio says, "I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone on the radio says, "I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |    You're on a gently sloping, rocky hillside at the base of a tall
Floyd | mountain.  The granite surface of the hillside hosts no vegetation.
Floyd | Looming high above to the east is the steep cone of a volcano; clouds
Floyd | of dark smoke rise steadily above the cone.  You can climb into the
Floyd | mountains to the east, and you can also go north, back to the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone on the radio says, "I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "I'm guessing someone will have to solve the logic puzzle if we really do ned it at the DMV"
		DavidW says, "uh-huh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |    You're fairly high up on the side of the mountain -- you'd guess
Floyd | that you're around two thousand feet up.  (Have you noticed that they
Floyd | use the English system of measurements in Hell?  What else would you
Floyd | expect?)  You can go down the mountain to the west, and the volcano's
Floyd | cone looms above to the east.  A small opening appears to lead into a
Floyd | cave to the south.  You can also travel along a path to the north, and
Floyd | a narrow passage to the southeast.
Floyd |    You have an excellent view of Hell from here.  The tall buildings
Floyd | downtown all seem tiny from this distance and altitude, except for the
Floyd | Tower -- even from here, you can't see the top.  The Tower looks like a
Floyd | thin, gleaming string stretching from the ground up into the dark sky.
Floyd | As your eyes follow the Tower up into the sky, you realize that you're
Floyd | high enough above the surface now that you can see stars above -- so
Floyd | many stars, all so bright, that it's quite well lit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio announces, "This is H-SPAN, the Hades Public Affairs Network.
Floyd | Next on:  a discussion of the Motor Vehicle Code."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stars" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "stars".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Several ways to go."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Top of Volcano
Floyd |    You're standing at the rim of the volcano.  Below, tons of glowing
Floyd | red-hot molten rock churn and bubble.  You can climb down the mountain
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | An announcer on the radio says, "Welcome to Vehicle Code Forum.
Floyd | Today's topic is speed limits."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lava" 		

Floyd | I don't see any lava here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x volcano" 		

Floyd | It's hard to see much, thanks to all of the steam and dust rising out
Floyd | of the cauldron, but you can see quite a lot of red-hot, glowing,
Floyd | molten rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man on the radio says, "Many drivers find it very confusing that
Floyd | every type of zone has its own speed limit.  No two zones have the same
Floyd | speed limit.  In addition, there are too many types of zones -- we have
Floyd | School Zones, Hospital Zones, Library Zones, Residential Zones, and
Floyd | Freeway Zones.  This is more than we need."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x molten rock" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "molten".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman on the radio says, "I believe that both Hospital Zones and 43
Floyd | mile-per-hour zones need to be reconsidered."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Lava Cave
Floyd |    You're in a large, cylindrical cave with smooth, black walls.
Floyd | Running through the south end of the cave is a wide, swiftly-flowing
Floyd | river of lava, which flows downhill to the east.  The lava pours in
Floyd | through an orifice in the western wall.  An exit leads back outside to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man on the radio says, "Possibly, but I think it's a much more
Floyd | pressing problem that the color of speed limit signs in School Zones is
Floyd | blue."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | The searing heat of the lava shoots through your body, making you try
Floyd | desperately to escape the river.  As you flail around, though, you
Floyd | start to realize that the lava isn't harming you, despite the intense
Floyd | pain.  As you start to get used to the blistering heat, you notice that
Floyd | you're being swept rapidly downstream...
Floyd |
Floyd | River of Lava
Floyd |    The river of lava is flowing swiftly downhill to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lava flow starts to carry you downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman on the radio responds, "What color would you suggest?  Green
Floyd | is already taken by 59 mile-per-hour zones."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | River of Lava
Floyd |    The river of lava is flowing swiftly downhill to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The swift river of lava sweeps you downstream to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend in River
Floyd |    The river of lava turns from east to south here.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the radio, a second woman enters the conversation.  "Yes, but both
Floyd | School Zones and 27 mile-per-hour zones have large signs, while Library
Floyd | Zones -- not to mention 43 mile-per-hour zones -- have only
Floyd | medium-sized signs.  It doesn't seem appropriate somehow."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carried rapidly to the south by the flowing lava.
Floyd |
Floyd | River of Lava
Floyd |    The river of lava is flowing through the cave swiftly to the south.
Floyd | To the west is a shore that appears to open into a cave.  The cave has
Floyd | many stalagmites sticking up from its floor; one particularly large
Floyd | stalagmite right on the shore -- only about ten feet away from you --
Floyd | is at least three feet tall.
Floyd |    There's a faint light downstream, and you hear a loud rushing noise
Floyd | from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The man on the radio says, "Now I've forgotten -- is the speed limit in
Floyd | a residental zone 17 or 23 miles per hour?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "and we have a 10 foot rope with a loop on one end."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw rope at stalagmite" 		

Floyd | You're up to your ears in lava.  You can't manage to throw the rope
Floyd | while submerged like this.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lava sweeps you along to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Lavafall
Floyd |    The cave abruptly opens into the night sky, and you realize that
Floyd | you're at the top of a cliff.  The lava is pouring over the edge of the
Floyd | cliff and falling hundreds of feet down the side of the mountain below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first woman on the radio says, "I can't remember, but I know that
Floyd | either School Zones or Hospital Zones are 23 miles per hour."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn off radio" 		

Floyd | The radio is now turned off.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can do anything, the river carries you over the edge of the
Floyd | lavafall.  You fall and fall, tumbling and flailing your arms and legs,
Floyd | catching a glimpse of the bottom of the lavafall lost in the rocks far
Floyd | below.  Suddenly, you hit something, and your fall stops abruptly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge near Lavafall
Floyd |    You're on a ledge just west of, and halfway up, a huge lavafall.
Floyd | The lava pours down with a deafening rumbling sound.  The narrow ledge
Floyd | seems to continue to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, oops."
		Jacqueline asks, "Want to undo?"
		DavidW says, "nope"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Ledge
Floyd |    You're on a narrow ledge high up on the mountainside.  The ledge
Floyd | continues to the southeast and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | You walk carefully along the ledge, but you suddenly hit a loose spot.
Floyd | You try to maintain your footing, but the rock crumbles under you, and
Floyd | you go sliding down the mountainside.  You finally stop falling, and
Floyd | you find yourself on a rocky hillside you've seen before.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "so, I'm guessing we need a raft of some sort."
		DavidW says, "A raft that doesn't burn up in lava."
		Jacqueline asks, "Did we try getting out on a shore during the swim? We didn't, did we?"
		Limax asks, "So we went over a waterfall of lava and landed on a ledge?"
		DavidW says, "I did try"
		Jacqueline says, "Only tried lassoing the stalagmite? Oh, okay. That's when I was catching up - must have missed that in my scrolling."
		DavidW says, "It was quite blatant that we need to use the rope as I did, but we were submerged, so it didn't work."
		Jacqueline says, "True."
		Jacqueline says, "I see your point."
		Jacqueline says, "I am trying to think of things that don't melt or burn up in lava (aside from us) and am not coming up with anything."
		DavidW says, "There's still some areas on the mountain we haven't seen."
		Jacqueline nods.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |    You're fairly high up on the side of the mountain -- you'd guess
Floyd | that you're around two thousand feet up.  (Have you noticed that they
Floyd | use the English system of measurements in Hell?  What else would you
Floyd | expect?)  You can go down the mountain to the west, and the volcano's
Floyd | cone looms above to the east.  A small opening appears to lead into a
Floyd | cave to the south.  You can also travel along a path to the north, and
Floyd | a narrow passage to the southeast.
Floyd |    You have an excellent view of Hell from here.  The tall buildings
Floyd | downtown all seem tiny from this distance and altitude, except for the
Floyd | Tower -- even from here, you can't see the top.  The Tower looks like a
Floyd | thin, gleaming string stretching from the ground up into the dark sky.
Floyd | As your eyes follow the Tower up into the sky, you realize that you're
Floyd | high enough above the surface now that you can see stars above -- so
Floyd | many stars, all so bright, that it's quite well lit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "What was to the southeast on ledge?"
		DavidW says (to Limax), "The ledge we landed on."
		Limax says, "Aha"
		Limax says, "I missed that"
		Jacqueline says, "Explore away, D."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd |    You're on the shore of a beautiful clear blue mountain lake.  The
Floyd | lake is huge -- it looks like it's almost a mile across.  The water is
Floyd | very still and clear.  The lake is circled by high cliffs, except here,
Floyd | where you could easily wade into the water.  A path leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "water for the bucket, if nothing else"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd | (the lake water)
Floyd | Swimming on the lake
Floyd |    You're swimming on the lake.  The shore is to the west.  A rocky
Floyd | ledge to the north prevents travel in that direction, but you can go
Floyd | east or south.
Floyd |    You didn't notice from the shore, but there seems to be a very
Floyd | strong undertow pulling you underwater.
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to fight the undertow, but it's just too strong.  It drags you
Floyd | underwater.
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd |    You're underwater in the lake.  To the north is a rocky wall, but
Floyd | there's an opening that could be the mouth of a cave.  The rocky wall
Floyd | of the shore is to the west, but you can go east and south.  You are
Floyd | well below the surface, but the lake floor is still a ways below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "And we can wade"
		DavidW says, "I assume we don't need to breathe."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You try to swim against the undertow, but the current drags you down.
Floyd |
Floyd | The undertow drags you down, away from the cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Floor
Floyd |    You're deep underwater, just above the rocky bottom of the lake.
Floyd | The water is swirling violently around a depression in the rocky floor
Floyd | -- you realize that it's a whirlpool!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax exclaims, "Oh no!"
		DavidW says, "hm. We need a plug, I'm guessing."
		Limax asks (of DavidW), "Do the dead breathe?"
		Limax asks, "What about the bucket?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill bucket" 		

Floyd | What do you want to fill it with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "water" 		

Floyd | I don't see any water here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Oh... I was thinking about using it as a plug"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x depression" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "depression".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x whirlpool" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "whirlpool".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Sonofa..."
		DavidW says, "hm. Maybe we don't use a plug."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | You can't swim against the whirlpool current.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're dragged helplessly toward the whirlpool.  You try to swim
Floyd | against it, but it's too strong.  You get nearer and nearer the hole.
Floyd | You start tumbling over and over in the turbulent waters; your head
Floyd | hits a rock, then your arm, then a leg.
Floyd |    You're barely able to see what's happening as you're battered
Floyd | against the rocks, but you realize that you're falling through a narrow
Floyd | tunnel.  You're on your back, moving head-first through the tunnel.
Floyd |    You lose track of how much time you're bounced around inside the
Floyd | tunnel, but you eventually emerge into a raging river pouring down the
Floyd | hillside.  You tumble and crash into even more rocks as you're washed
Floyd | down the rocky riverbed.
Floyd |    You pass under a bridge, trying to grab onto something but finding
Floyd | nothing to hold onto.  The water continues to drag you downstream.  You
Floyd | manage to get your head above water long enough to look at what's
Floyd | coming, and you see a dense tangle of tree branches up ahead.  You
Floyd | brace yourself just in time, and crash into the thicket.
Floyd |    It's difficult, but you manage to untangle yourself from the tree
Floyd | branches, and climb out onto the riverbank.
Floyd |
Floyd | River Bank
Floyd |    You're on the west bank of a river.  The river is blocked to the
Floyd | south by a dense tangle of tree branches.  A path leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "I wonder if you can go east back into the river"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You can't get past the thicket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x thicket" 		

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary thicket to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter river" 		

Floyd | Which river do you mean, the river, or the river?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "yes".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Hm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd | What do you want to swim in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "river" 		

Floyd | Which river do you mean, the river, or the river?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | River Bank
Floyd |    You're on the west bank of a river.  The water pours rapidly over
Floyd | huge rocks in the river.  A bridge crosses the river to the east.  A
Floyd | narrow path climbs steeply up the hill to the northwest, and you can
Floyd | follow the river to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "So there's the bridge we passed under on the way downstream"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bridge" 		

Floyd | The bridge crosses the river to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "bet there's a troll"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bridge" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Bridge
Floyd |    You're at the center of a bridge that travels east and west across a
Floyd | raging rapids below.
Floyd |    There's a large hairy Troll standing in the center of the bridge,
Floyd | blocking your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Troll watches you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Limax says, "Boy, yu're good"
		DavidW asks, "Can I call 'em or what?"
		Limax says, "So we need to find a bear"
		DavidW says, "or a goat"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x troll" 		

Floyd | It's a huge beast, standing ten feet high, covered with bristly black
Floyd | hair and wielding a double-edged axe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Troll watches you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "ahoy"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask troll about bridge" 		

Floyd | The Troll doesn't appear to speak your language.  Your questions just
Floyd | seem to agitate it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Troll watches you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Or a nest of golden eggs"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x axe" 		

Floyd | It looks viscous.  You wouldn't want to be caught along its line of
Floyd | travel, especially when wielded by the Troll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Troll watches you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The troll blocks your path.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Troll watches you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, the manual says we can't die or make things unrecoverable. We can't get trapped anywhere, and I'm assuming if we want to come back through these places we can just climb the volcano and take the ride again."
		Limax asks, "'viscous'? Isn't that like watery?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, I will have to go soon, but am find with you all playing on. This is a good game, but isn't grabbing me like last week's game."
		smartgenes asks, "new game? .. is this an intentional "viscous troll"?"
		DavidW says (to Limax), "uh, yeah. He meant vicious, I assume."
		Limax says, "I'd think so"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, unless he's made of coagulated lava."
		DavidW says, "There's another path we haven't taken yet."
		smartgenes says, "viscous is like the feeling of touching oil"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | River Bank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Steep Path
Floyd |    You're on a path that climbs up a sheer cliff face.  The path goes
Floyd | down to the river to the southeast, and climbs steeply to the
Floyd | southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hm, true. Given that I'm unsure what it's like to touch coagulated lava..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | Clifftop
Floyd |    You're on a steeply climbing path near the top of a cliff.  The path
Floyd | descends to the northeast, and continues to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Rocky Passage
Floyd |    You're in a narrow passage among the rocks.  You can squeeze through
Floyd | to the east and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Oh look"
		DavidW says, "I think that's all of the mountains we can do. We can still try to fill the bucket with water from the lake without entering the lake, but then we should head west of Downtown."
		Limax says, "Sounds like a plan"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill bucket with water" 		

Floyd | Okay, the bucket is now full of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | The terrain is too rocky that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |    You're on a quiet, pleasant suburban street to the west of the city.
Floyd | Somehow, you always knew there would be suburbs in hell.  The street is
Floyd | lined with the type of tract housing they built copiously in California
Floyd | in the 1950's:  one-story buildings with flat roofs, horizontal lines,
Floyd | lots of windows, and poor construction quality.  A drab, faded
Floyd | blue-green house lies to the south, and a mini-mall lies to the north.
Floyd | The street leads east back into the city.  To the west, the street
Floyd | fades to a gravel path.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man whose clothes are on fire is running around in circles, flailing
Floyd | his arms and screaming.  He runs off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "We found our fire man"
		DavidW says, "let's douse him"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in VERBOSE mode.
Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |    You're on a quiet, pleasant suburban street to the west of the city.
Floyd | Somehow, you always knew there would be suburbs in hell.  The street is
Floyd | lined with the type of tract housing they built copiously in California
Floyd | in the 1950's:  one-story buildings with flat roofs, horizontal lines,
Floyd | lots of windows, and poor construction quality.  A drab, faded
Floyd | blue-green house lies to the south, and a mini-mall lies to the north.
Floyd | The street leads east back into the city.  To the west, the street
Floyd | fades to a gravel path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |    You're in the center of Hell's business district.  To the north is
Floyd | an extremely tall tower, which reaches up into the sky; the top is lost
Floyd | in mist high above.  An archway leads south.  You can go down the
Floyd | street to the east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man whose clothes are on fire is running around in circles, flailing
Floyd | his arms and screaming.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw water on man" 		

Floyd | You pour the water onto the burning man, and the flames are immediately
Floyd | extinguished.  He looks dazed for a moment, then sees that you're the
Floyd | kind person that did the good deed.  "Hey!"  he shouts at you.  "What
Floyd | did you do that for?  Now I've got to go back to work!"
Floyd |    He fumbles through his pockets.  As he does, you notice a small
Floyd | metal object drop to the ground.  He eventually finds a matchbook in
Floyd | his pocket, and strikes a match; he tries to get his clothes burning
Floyd | again, but they're too wet.  "Oh, well, it's no use," he says, and
Floyd | stomps away.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Ha ha"
		Limax says, "He dropped something, though"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock toolbox with key" 		

Floyd | Unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Good assumption"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open toolbox" 		

Floyd | Opening the toolbox reveals a crowbar and a yellow note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read yellow note" 		

Floyd | It's a small piece of yellow paper, with nothing written on it except a
Floyd | series of numbers:  6-24-10.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Hm... tomorrow three years ago"
		DavidW asks, "I suppose the crowbar might open the storage compartment of the airplane -- should we try that first?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in TERSE mode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Farmhouse
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Barnyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Barn
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter airplane" 		

Floyd | cockpit
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open storage with crowbar" 		

Floyd | You jam the crowbar under the compartment door and start prying.  After
Floyd | a few moments, you hear a loud snap, and the door pops open.  Opening
Floyd | the storage compartment reveals a parachute.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "There you go"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take parachute. x it." 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a bulky bag with straps for attaching it to your torso.  It has a
Floyd | bright red rip-cord.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear it" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the parachute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Hm. Was there a place a parachute would come in handy?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | Barn
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "not sure. Maybe jumping off the space needle?"
		Limax says, "Sounds good"
		Limax asks, "We need money to get up there, don't we?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		DavidW says, "Possibly the parachute is also useful at the lavafall."
		Limax nods
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Barnyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Farmhouse
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Minimall Parking Lot
Floyd |    You're in the parking lot of a suburban mini-mall.  The street is to
Floyd | the south.  To the east is a store labeled "Just Mirrors", and to the
Floyd | west is The Amulette Shoppe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "I wonder what happens when you break a mirror in hell"
		DavidW says, "ooh, I want a mirror for the infernolab."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Just Mirrors
Floyd |    You're inside Just Mirrors, which seems to sell just mirrors.  Lots
Floyd | of mirrors are available for sale.  The shopkeeper seems to be a sullen
Floyd | teen, sitting behind the counter trying hard to ignore you.  The exit
Floyd | is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teenager taps his fingers nervously on the counter and tries to
Floyd | avoid eye contact with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take mirror" 		

Floyd | You can't afford any of these mirrors.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teenager taps his fingers nervously on the counter and tries to
Floyd | avoid eye contact with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask teenager about mirror" 		

Floyd | He ignores you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teenager taps his fingers nervously on the counter and tries to
Floyd | avoid eye contact with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break mirrors" 		

Floyd | You'll have to tell me how to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teenager taps his fingers nervously on the counter and tries to
Floyd | avoid eye contact with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "With crowbar?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break mirrors with crowbar" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit teenager with crowbar" 		

Floyd | Attacking the sullen teen doesn't appear productive.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teenager taps his fingers nervously on the counter and tries to
Floyd | avoid eye contact with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x counter" 		

Floyd | There's nothing on the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teenager taps his fingers nervously on the counter and tries to
Floyd | avoid eye contact with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look behind counter" 		

Floyd | There's nothing behind the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teenager taps his fingers nervously on the counter and tries to
Floyd | avoid eye contact with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Did Michael write this in T3?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy mirror" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to buy the mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teenager taps his fingers nervously on the counter and tries to
Floyd | avoid eye contact with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Limax), "not unless he ported it."
		Limax says, "Okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "version" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Perdition's Flames
Floyd | TADS Interactive Fiction
Floyd | By Michael J. Roberts
Floyd |
Floyd | Version 1.01/Release 020203
Floyd | Copyright (c) 1993, 2002 by Michael J. Roberts.  All Rights Reserved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Aha... T2... if it's back in 2002"
		DavidW says, "Not sure what to do with the teen. I suppose he wants a girlfriend or a skateboard magazine or something to un-mope-ify him."
		Limax says, "Maybe"
		Limax asks, "What was the other shop here?"
		DavidW says, "If it's a girl he wants, she's probably the clerk in the Amulette Shoppe"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Minimall Parking Lot
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Amulette Shoppe
Floyd |    You're in a small store that sells amulets of various kinds.  Glass
Floyd | display cases contain the amulets, which look like assorted types of
Floyd | jewelry.
Floyd |    A shopkeeper is here waiting to help you.
Floyd |    The shop keeper greets you as you walk in.  "How may I help you?"
Floyd | he asks cheerfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Ah... amulets"
		Limax says, "And no girl"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about amulets" 		

Floyd | "I have a very nice selection of authentic reproductions of actual
Floyd | amulets.  Of course, these amulets don't have the magical protective
Floyd | powers of the real amulets, but they make very nice jewelry."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmm. this is a wild guess, but if these amulets are powerless, then we need to find a real one to steal, and buy a fake here that looks just like it."
		Limax says, "Sounds IF logical"
		DavidW says, "(also, I want to steal the -te -pe from the signage)"
		Limax says, "Agreed"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy amulet" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to buy the amulet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x amulet" 		

Floyd | The display cases contain a number of different amulets.  Most look
Floyd | like they're to be worn around the neck:  one is a big gold disk with
Floyd | complex etchings; a second one is a clear, light blue jewel stone; a
Floyd | third is an ivory carving of a boat.  Some look like other types of
Floyd | jewelry:  one is a simple silver ring, and another is a bracelet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Is there anywhere else that might be open now? I know really all we've received is the parachute"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a printed note, a rope, a dead light bulb, a toolbox, a
Floyd | portable radio, a bucket, a pitchfork, a small metal key, and a
Floyd | parachute (being worn).  The toolbox seems to contain a crowbar and a
Floyd | yellow note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes goes home. 		
smartgenes has disconnected. 		DavidW says, "We haven't explored everything yet. There's still the house south of Suburbs and the gravel path west of Suburbs."
		Limax says, "Okay"
		DavidW says, "but it would be nice to start solving puzzles. There's a LOT of blocked places so far."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x disk" 		

Floyd | It's a large gold disk with complex etchings.  The pattern of etchings
Floyd | resembles a starburst:  a central circle with lines radiating.  The
Floyd | disk is attached to a gold chain, for wearing the amulet around the
Floyd | neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about disk" 		

Floyd | "This is a replica of an amulet that is said to provide protection
Floyd | against great heat.  I think the story is that it resembles the Sun,
Floyd | which is the source of all heat.  This one's been sold."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about blue jewel" 		

Floyd | "This is a very nice jewel, don't you think?  The amulet that it's
Floyd | based upon supposedly provides protection against extreme cold.  The
Floyd | jewel looks a little like a block of ice, you see.  This one's been
Floyd | sold."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "The lava river?"
		DavidW asks, "We don't need protection against heat, do we?"
		Limax says, "There's a boat one"
		Limax says, "No... I don't think so"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about boat" 		

Floyd | "This is real ivory, which is very hard to find these days.  The
Floyd | original amulet was said to provide protection against sickness.  I
Floyd | think the idea is that you might become ill in a rowboat.  This one's
Floyd | been sold."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about ring" 		

Floyd | "This was is supposed to provide protection against blinding light.
Floyd | I'm not sure why it's a ring.  This one's been sold."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about bracelet" 		

Floyd | "The original amulet upon which this is based is said to provide
Floyd | protection against deafening sound.  This one's been sold."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "so all five are sold. weird."
		DavidW says, "let's visit the blue-green house"
		Limax says, "Okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Minimall Parking Lot
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | North of House
Floyd |    You're in the poorly-tended, mostly dead yard of a house that lies
Floyd | to the south.  Now that you're closer to the house, you can see just
Floyd | how poorly built the house really is:  the primary building material
Floyd | seems to be cardboard stapled onto a rotting wooden frame.  The
Floyd | cardboard is ill-fitting and poorly aligned, leaving large gaps here
Floyd | and there.  You can enter the house to the south, and you can leave the
Floyd | yard to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "All five are sold... I'm guessing that's to set us upto steal one"
		DavidW says, "gee, a cardboard house."
		Limax says, "Set it on fire"
		Limax asks, "?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | As you start to open the door, you suddenly realize that it was locked.
Floyd | However, the construction quality of the house is so poor that the door
Floyd | pops open anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd |    You're in an old, dilapidated kitchen.  The appliances are all
Floyd | ancient and appear to be in poor condition; the linoleum floor has
Floyd | large gashes here and there where the plastic is curled back.  There's
Floyd | a sink, with a small cabinet underneath.  An exit leads north out into
Floyd | the yard, and passages lead west and south.
Floyd |    You see a paper recycling bin here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bin" 		

Floyd | It's a blue plastic bin, labeled "Paper", with the familiar recycling
Floyd | symbol underneath.  There's nothing in the paper recycling bin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bin" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary sink to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "For the DMV?"
		DavidW says, "I have no idea why I'm taking it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd | Opening the cabinet reveals a pair of rubber gloves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take gloves" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gloves" 		

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary pair of rubber gloves to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "The clerk wouldn't let you have the paper at the DMV because they said they recycle"
		DavidW says, "There wasn't paper at the DMV; you must mean the Celestial Securities."
		Limax says, "Okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on sink" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to turn the sink on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd |    You're in the dining room, which isn't really a separate room but
Floyd | just the northwest corner of the living room.  A table dominates the
Floyd | area.  A six-foot partition separates the dining room and living room
Floyd | from the kitchen, which is to the east (evidently, building a wall all
Floyd | the way up to the ceiling would have been too expensive).  The living
Floyd | room lies to the south.
Floyd |    Sitting on the table is some junk mail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Could the gloves be so that we don't get electrocuted?"
		Limax says, "Ooo. Junk mal"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read mail" 		

Floyd | It's one of those obvious pieces of junk mail that's been made up to
Floyd | look like something important, with phrases such as "Extremely Urgent!"
Floyd | and "Dated Material!"  and "Super-Express-Gram" stamped on the outside,
Floyd | but addressed to "Resident (Deceased)".  The letter reads:
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hello, Decedent!
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you tired of the banality of everyday death in Hell?  Have you been
Floyd | to Heaven, but couldn't stand the boring "cultural" activities?  Do you
Floyd | long for the danger and excitement that you had when you were alive?
Floyd |
Floyd | Then join the Hades Explorers' Society!
Floyd |
Floyd | In the HES, we go to the parts of the underworld that ordinary people
Floyd | have never heard of, and we perform amazing feats that others wouldn't
Floyd | dream of, then we get together in our luxurious clubhouse and exchange
Floyd | stories over fine imported cognac and brandy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Because of your excellent credit history, you're PRE-APPROVED for
Floyd | membership in the HES.  All you need to do is to bring the enclosed
Floyd | Certificate of Invitation to our Headquarters.
Floyd |
Floyd | As far as we're concerned, you're as good as joined.  However, there's
Floyd | one catch.  The way to our headquarters is guarded by an evil Troll.
Floyd | The Troll will let none pass except for card-carrying members of the
Floyd | HES, or those who the Troll believes are worthy of membership.  The
Floyd | Troll unfortunately does not read, so the enclosed certificate will not
Floyd | help you.  Instead, you must prove yourself an accomplished Adventurer
Floyd | by bringing the Troll a great treasure.  For this we can offer you no
Floyd | guidance, but if you are truly an Adventurer, you will be up to the
Floyd | quest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Good luck!  We look forward to welcoming you!
Floyd |
Floyd | A piece of paper that was attached to the letter falls out onto the
Floyd | table.  You see that it's the Certificate of Invitation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax exclaims, "Aha!"
		Limax says, "So no bear or goats required"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take certificate" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, troll wants treasure. That's straightforward."
		Limax says, "New twist on an old theme"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd | On the table you see some junk mail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x partition" 		

Floyd | I don't see any partition here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		Limax asks, "What does the certificate say?"

Floyd | Living Room
Floyd |    You're in the living room, which is long and narrow, with a brick
Floyd | fireplace on the south wall; next to the fireplace is a tool holder.  A
Floyd | six-foot partition to the north separates the living room and kitchen.
Floyd | The northwest corner of the room serves as the dining room.  A hallway
Floyd | leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read certificate" 		

Floyd | It's an elaborate certificate, personalized in frilly script letters
Floyd | for "BEARER", certifying that the named individual has been
Floyd | pre-approved for membership in the Hades Explorers' Society and all of
Floyd | the privileges and responsibilities pertaining thereunto.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x holder" 		

Floyd | It's a black metal caddy for holding fireplace tools.  It has space for
Floyd | three specific tools.  In the fireplace tool holder you see a poker, a
Floyd | brush, and a shovel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take holder" 		

Floyd | You can't have the fireplace tool holder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x poker" 		

Floyd | It's a black wrought-iron fireplace poker.  It's about half an inch in
Floyd | diameter, and a couple of feet long.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x brush" 		

Floyd | It's a black brush with a two-foot metal handle, useful for sweeping
Floyd | ashes out of a fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shovel" 		

Floyd | It's a small black shovel with a two-foot metal handle, useful for
Floyd | collecting ashes out of a fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all from holder" 		

Floyd | poker:  Taken.
Floyd | brush:  Taken.
Floyd | shovel:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "see no reason not to take them all."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter fireplace" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to enter the fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | West end of hall
Floyd |    You're in a short hallway connecting the bedrooms to the living room
Floyd | and kitchen area.  The kitchen lies to the north, the living room is to
Floyd | the west, and the hall continues to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |    You're at the east end of the hall.  Bedrooms are to the east and
Floyd | south, and a bathroom is to the north.  The hall continues to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd |    You're in a large bedroom that's set up as an office.  In the center
Floyd | of the room is a large desk, on which is a personal computer and a big
Floyd | pile of paper.
Floyd |    The hallway lies to the west.
Floyd |    Sitting on the desk is a pencil sharpener, a bag of Cheese-Doodles,
Floyd | and an empty can of ToxiCola.
Floyd |    A programmer is sitting in front of the computer, looking at a
Floyd | screenful of C code.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Huh"
		Limax says, "Pretty big house for being made of cardboard"
		DavidW says, "I thought the place was deserted, but I guess not."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x programmer" 		

Floyd | You can tell just looking at him that he does nothing but program all
Floyd | day:  he looks pale, even for a dead guy, and he's dressed in jeans and
Floyd | a t-shirt, the canonical uniform of the software developer.  Clipped to

		Limax says, "Agreed"

Floyd | one of his pockets is a small plastic card.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x card" 		

Floyd | You can't get a very good look (not without being impolite, at least).
Floyd | You can see "INFERNOLAB" spelled out in large letters.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Why do I have a feeling we're going to need the card?"
		Limax says, "Confirmed"
inky says (to Floyd), "x notes" 		

Floyd | There's pieces of scratch paper spread out all over the desk, except
Floyd | for the half of the desk occupied by the computer.  Some of the pieces
Floyd | have a bunch of hex numbers with little arrows next to them; others
Floyd | have strange maps consisting of little squares (each with a label such
Floyd | as "Hall East") connected by lines, and others have lists with about
Floyd | half of the items crossed off and the other half squeezed into the last
Floyd | inch at the top of the page.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There was a cardslot in the lab, too."
inky says (to Floyd), "x screen" 		

Floyd | It's a personal computer with the traditional accoutrements:  mouse,
Floyd | keyboard, monitor, and system CPU unit.  The screen is displaying a
Floyd | bunch of C code.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer types a bunch of code into the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x code" 		

Floyd | It doesn't shed much light on what to do next.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Hall East... I shoudl know what that's from"
		Limax asks, "Is that a Zork game or is that Adventure?"
		DavidW says, "Assuming author insertion, I assume it's one of MJR's early games."
		Limax nods
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x michael" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "michael".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read card" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to read the ID card.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask programmer for card" 		

Floyd | I don't think the programmer could give that to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take card" 		

Floyd | The programmer is carrying the ID card and won't let you have it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "debug program" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read code" 		

Floyd | It doesn't shed much light on what to do next.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer types a bunch of code into the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sharpener" 		

Floyd | It's an electric pencil sharpener.  It has a pencil-sized hole on one
Floyd | end.  There's also a small compartment (which is closed).
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Ask programmer about code?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open compartment" 		

Floyd | Which compartment do you mean, the radio compartment, or the sharpener
Floyd | compartment?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sharpener" 		

Floyd | Opening the sharpener compartment reveals an Infern-O-Vac battery.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x battery" 		

Floyd | It's an Infern-O-Vac type HH battery.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer types a bunch of code into the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask programmer about code" 		

Floyd | "I'd love to chat, but I'm busy."
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer types a bunch of code into the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sharpener" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd | It's a very large desk, perhaps six feet wide by three feet deep, made
Floyd | from dark wood and done in Danish Modern style.  One half of the desk
Floyd | is occupied by a computer, and most of the rest of the desk is covered
Floyd | with papers.  The desk has a drawer, which is closed.  On the desk you
Floyd | see a bag of Cheese-Doodles and an empty can of ToxiCola.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd | The programmer stops you.  "Hey!  Leave that alone!  What do you think?
Floyd | That this is your own private hell?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd | I don't see any bed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x doodles" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the bag of Cheese-Doodles.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer types a bunch of code into the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary empty can of ToxiCola to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I have no immediate ideas for the programmer yet. Possibly he wants more junk food."
		Limax says, "Possibly"
		Limax says, "I'm interested in what's in the other bedroom"
		DavidW says, "There's still another bedroom and a bathroom."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd |    You're in a small bathroom.  In the center of a room is a sink, and
Floyd | over the sink is a medicine cabinet (which is closed).  The exit is to
Floyd | the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Right"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd | You try to open it, but it's stuck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Cowbar?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cabinet with crowbar" 		

Floyd | The jammed frame creaks and moans, but it's no match for the crowbar,
Floyd | and it quickly opens with a loud cracking sound.  As it comes open, the
Floyd | mirror suddenly snaps out of the frame, and and crashes down onto the
Floyd | sink.  Glass flies everywhere.
Floyd |    The programmer walks in, evidently having heard the commotion.  "It
Floyd | looks like you tried to open the medicine cabinet," he says.  "I should
Floyd | have warned you about that.  It's yet another of the high-quality
Floyd | accessories of this house.  The mirror always pops out when the
Floyd | medicine cabinet is opened."
Floyd |    He walks out, and returns with a broom.  "I'll have to go get
Floyd | another mirror," he says as he sweeps up the glass.  "I'll just be a
Floyd | few minutes.  There's a mirror store right across the street."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer travels out into the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax exclaims, "Aha!"
		Limax asks, "Do we follow him or check the desk?"
		DavidW asks, "hm, if there was a pillow in the sink, maybe the mirror wouldn't smash and we get a free mirror?"
		DavidW says, "check the desk"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |    A programmer is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer travels west down the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd |    Sitting on the desk is a bag of Cheese-Doodles and an empty can of
Floyd | ToxiCola.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd | Opening the drawer reveals a pencil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pencil" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd | It's a standard number 2 pencil.  It's brand new, and hasn't been
Floyd | sharpened yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sharpen pencil" 		

Floyd | (with the pencil sharpener)
Floyd | The pencil sharpener doesn't do anything.  You withdraw the pencil from
Floyd | the hole and find it exactly as sharp as when you inserted it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take battery from sharpener compartment" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open radio compartment" 		

Floyd | Opening the radio compartment reveals a DuraHell battery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put durahell battery in sharpener compartment" 		

Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sharpen pencil" 		

Floyd | (with the pencil sharpener)
Floyd | The pencil sharpener whirs for several seconds as you feed the pencil
Floyd | in.  You take the pencil out and find it sharpened and ready for
Floyd | writing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put durahell battery in radio compartment" 		

Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close drawer" 		

Floyd | Closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close sharpener compartment" 		

Floyd | Closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer walks into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer walks in carrying a new mirror.  He carefully pops the
Floyd | mirror into the frame and closes the medicine cabinet.  "I'll have to
Floyd | get this medicine cabinet fixed at some point," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer walks into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Small Bedroom
Floyd |    You're in a small bedroom.  The room is almost entirely filled by
Floyd | the bed.  The hall is to the north.
Floyd |    Sitting on the bed is a pillow and a bedspread.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pillow" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary pillow to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd | The bed almost fills the room.  On the bed you see a bedspread.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bedspread" 		

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary bedspread to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd | You find a dollar bill!  It's too bad that US currency is totally
Floyd | useless in this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You don't find anything more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bill" 		

Floyd | You already have the dollar bill!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bill" 		

Floyd | It looks like real United States currency.  You can't imagine how it
Floyd | got into this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pillow in sink" 		

Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cabinet with crowbar" 		

Floyd | The jammed frame creaks and moans, but it's no match for the crowbar,
Floyd | and it quickly opens with a loud cracking sound.  As it comes open, the
Floyd | mirror suddenly snaps out of the frame, and lands gently on the pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take mirror" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in cabinet" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the medicine cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd | It's a small mirror, about two feet by a foot and a half.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay. I have a plan for this mirror."
inky says (to Floyd), "look in cabinet" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the medicine cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros) DavidW rummages in his closet.
		DavidW says, "and I think we're done with this house, except for needing his card."
		Limax says, "Excellent"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | West end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "The mirror is for the lab, right?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | North of House
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on table" 		

Floyd | You climb up onto the coffee table.  It makes a pretty good platform --
Floyd | you can reach the railing from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb railing" 		

Floyd | With a little effort, you manage to climb up into the rails.
Floyd |
Floyd | Up a Rail
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Crawlway, at T
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd | It's only about one foot by one foot square.  It's currently open.
Floyd | Through the hole, you can see a room below.  The room seems to consist
Floyd | of a series of small cubicles, each separated by a six-foot-high
Floyd | partition.  Each cubicle contains a chair and a desk.  In most of the
Floyd | cubicles, a person is occupying the chair.
Floyd |    South of the cubicles is a large, white room, in which a number of
Floyd | people in white labcoats are moving about, consulting with one another
Floyd | and writing notes on the clipboards they're carrying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put mirror on panel" 		

Floyd | The mirror fits well over the opening, covering the hole entirely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "excellent"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Crawlway, at T
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Cool"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Up a Rail
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Cubicle
Floyd |    One of the scientists recognizes you, and walks over.  "You're back
Floyd | for another try, are you?  Well, we normally don't like to use the same
Floyd | subjects multiple times, since it can throw off the results, but given
Floyd | your pathetic performance last time, I suppose that it can't do much
Floyd | harm.  It's not like you'll have any sort of advantage over the other
Floyd | subjects!"  She lets out a little laugh -- actually, it's more like a
Floyd | snort -- then turns serious again.  "Anyway, we're about to begin
Floyd | another experiment, so if you'll have a seat, we will proceed."  She
Floyd | walks away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd | (the chair)
Floyd | Okay, you're now sitting on the chair.
Floyd |    As you sit down, the door behind you slides closed.  One of the
Floyd | scientists walks over to one of the others, and asks him, "Are you
Floyd | ready to begin, Doctor Merkwurtigblatt?"
Floyd |    Merkwurtigblatt turns to face her.  "A moment please!"  He stands
Floyd | facing away from the cubicles, and runs his hands through his hair,
Floyd | inhaling deeply.  He then abruptly turns on his heel to face the
Floyd | cubicles.  He has short, curly black hair, and is wearing very thick,
Floyd | dark glasses, a white lab coat, and black leather gloves.
Floyd |    "Thank you all for coming.  I'm Doctor Merkwurtigblatt, and I'll be
Floyd | your scientist today.  The experiment we're performing is in a field
Floyd | called Micro-Economics, which means that we're going to attempt to
Floyd | model a particular set of market forces under controlled conditions.
Floyd | As a result, you may find the experiment to be quite abstract, but
Floyd | don't worry; we don't actually want you to understand the point of this
Floyd | experiment, for two reasons.  First, if you knew what we were
Floyd | attempting to prove, it would bias the results.  And second, our
Floyd | theories might seem strange, or even laughable, to the layman, and you
Floyd | might be left with the impression that Economics is something less --
Floyd | much less -- than the precise and exacting science that we Economists
Floyd | know it to be. But you will be able to rest assured in your confusion
Floyd | that the economic future of Hell is in capable hands.  You can tell by
Floyd | our white labcoats, clipboards, and seemingly effortless use of large
Floyd | words that we are authority figures to be respected -- yes -- and
Floyd | feared!
Floyd |    "Now, the rules of the experiment are quite simple.  Each of you is
Floyd | a trader in goods we will call 'widgets.'  The experiment will consist
Floyd | of a series of trading rounds.  In each trading round, you will conduct
Floyd | a transaction with the subject to your left and the one to your right.
Floyd |    "We will be using what we Economists refer to as the Extended RSP
Floyd | Trading Model, which stands for Rock, Scissors, Paper.  We call it
Floyd | 'extended' because we have added a new element that radically changes
Floyd | the equation:  dynamite.  In this model, dynamite pulverizes rock, rock
Floyd | crushes scissors, scissors cut paper -- yes, to shreds!  -- but paper
Floyd | covers dynamite.
Floyd |    "You start with 5 widgets.  In each trading round, you will choose
Floyd | dynamite, rock, scissors, or paper, and your trading choice will be
Floyd | compared with the choices of those to your left and right.  The subject
Floyd | who prevails out of each group of three will acquire one widget each
Floyd | from the subjects on the left and right.  The experiment will proceed
Floyd | for five trading rounds.
Floyd |    "As an incentive to do your best, if you manage to win every round,
Floyd | you will be awarded Twenty Hellmids at the end of the experiment.
Floyd | Choose carefully."
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 1," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |    In the mirror above, you notice the subjects on your left and right
Floyd | making their selections.  The person on the left chooses rock, and the
Floyd | person on the right chooses paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Aha"
		Limax asks, "Scissors?"
		DavidW says, "rock beats scissors, though"
		Limax asks, "Paper, then?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push paper button" 		

Floyd | You push the button, making your choice.  One of the scientists walks
Floyd | over and looks at your choice and the choices of the people on your
Floyd | left and right.  "Let's see, you chose paper," she says, looking at
Floyd | your button.  "The subject on your left chose rock, and the subject on
Floyd | the right chose paper.  This round tied, so we'll have to do it over."
Floyd |    Your display now reads "5".
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 1," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |    In the mirror above, you notice the subjects on your left and right
Floyd | making their selections.  The person on the left chooses dynamite, and
Floyd | the person on the right chooses scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Does scissors beat dynamite?"
		DavidW says, "scissors beats paper"
		inky says, "scissors and dynamite don't interact, just like rock and paper"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push scissors button" 		

Floyd | You push the button, making your choice.  One of the scientists walks
Floyd | over and looks at your choice and the choices of the people on your
Floyd | left and right.  "Let's see, you chose scissors," she says, looking at
Floyd | your button.  "The subject on your left chose dynamite, and the subject
Floyd | on the right chose scissors.  This round tied, so we'll have to do it
Floyd | over."
Floyd |    Your display now reads "5".
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 1," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |    In the mirror above, you notice the subjects on your left and right
Floyd | making their selections.  The person on the left chooses scissors, and
Floyd | the person on the right chooses dynamite.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "I thought maybe scissors would cut the fuse"
		inky says, "it got explained at the start that in this version, dynamite>rock>scissors>paper>dynamite"
		Limax says (to inky), "That's too far back to scroll"
		DavidW says, "hm. We can never win if our opponents keep picking (rock and paper) or (dynamite and scissors)."
		inky says, "so it seems like if you pick rock, you'll get beaten by the dynamite, and if you pick paper, you'll get beaten by the scissors"
		inky says, "and if you pick one of the other two, it'll be a tie"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push dynamite button" 		

Floyd | You push the button, making your choice.  One of the scientists walks
Floyd | over and looks at your choice and the choices of the people on your
Floyd | left and right.  "Let's see, you chose dynamite," she says, looking at
Floyd | your button.  "The subject on your left chose scissors, and the subject
Floyd | on the right chose dynamite.  This round tied, so we'll have to do it
Floyd | over."
Floyd |    Your display now reads "5".
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 1," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |    In the mirror above, you notice the subjects on your left and right
Floyd | making their selections.  The person on the left chooses paper, and the
Floyd | person on the right chooses dynamite.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push scissors button" 		

Floyd | You push the button, making your choice.  One of the scientists walks
Floyd | over and looks at your choice and the choices of the people on your
Floyd | left and right.  "Let's see, you chose scissors," she says, looking at
Floyd | your button.  "The subject on your left chose paper, and the subject on
Floyd | the right chose dynamite.  You've won this round!  You gain two
Floyd | widgets."
Floyd |    Your display now reads "7".
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 2," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |    In the mirror above, you notice the subjects on your left and right
Floyd | making their selections.  The person on the left chooses dynamite, and
Floyd | the person on the right chooses rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push paper button" 		

Floyd | You push the button, making your choice.  One of the scientists walks
Floyd | over and looks at your choice and the choices of the people on your
Floyd | left and right.  "Let's see, you chose paper," she says, looking at
Floyd | your button.  "The subject on your left chose dynamite, and the subject
Floyd | on the right chose rock.  You've won this round!  You gain two
Floyd | widgets."
Floyd |    Your display now reads "9".
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 3," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |    In the mirror above, you notice the subjects on your left and right
Floyd | making their selections.  The person on the left chooses paper, and the
Floyd | person on the right chooses scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm, so I guess it's just random"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push rock button" 		

Floyd | You push the button, making your choice.  One of the scientists walks
Floyd | over and looks at your choice and the choices of the people on your
Floyd | left and right.  "Let's see, you chose rock," she says, looking at your
Floyd | button.  "The subject on your left chose paper, and the subject on the
Floyd | right chose scissors.  You've won this round!  You gain two widgets."
Floyd |    Your display now reads "11".
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 4," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |    In the mirror above, you notice the subjects on your left and right
Floyd | making their selections.  The person on the left chooses paper, and the
Floyd | person on the right chooses dynamite.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "and we happened to get two bad draws"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push scissors button" 		

Floyd | You push the button, making your choice.  One of the scientists walks
Floyd | over and looks at your choice and the choices of the people on your
Floyd | left and right.  "Let's see, you chose scissors," she says, looking at
Floyd | your button.  "The subject on your left chose paper, and the subject on
Floyd | the right chose dynamite.  You've won this round!  You gain two
Floyd | widgets."
Floyd |    Your display now reads "13".
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 5," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |    In the mirror above, you notice the subjects on your left and right
Floyd | making their selections.  The person on the left chooses dynamite, and
Floyd | the person on the right chooses scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push scissors button" 		

Floyd | You push the button, making your choice.  One of the scientists walks
Floyd | over and looks at your choice and the choices of the people on your
Floyd | left and right.  "Let's see, you chose scissors," she says, looking at
Floyd | your button.  "The subject on your left chose dynamite, and the subject
Floyd | on the right chose scissors.  This round tied, so we'll have to do it
Floyd | over."
Floyd |    Your display now reads "13".
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 5," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |    In the mirror above, you notice the subjects on your left and right
Floyd | making their selections.  The person on the left chooses dynamite, and
Floyd | the person on the right chooses scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push dynamite button" 		

Floyd | You push the button, making your choice.  One of the scientists walks
Floyd | over and looks at your choice and the choices of the people on your
Floyd | left and right.  "Let's see, you chose dynamite," she says, looking at
Floyd | your button.  "The subject on your left chose dynamite, and the subject
Floyd | on the right chose scissors.  This round tied, so we'll have to do it
Floyd | over."
Floyd |    Your display now reads "13".
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt writes some notes on his clipboard.  "Round 5," he
Floyd | announces.  "Please make your selections."
Floyd |    In the mirror above, you notice the subjects on your left and right
Floyd | making their selections.  The person on the left chooses paper, and the
Floyd | person on the right chooses dynamite.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push scissors button" 		

Floyd | You push the button, making your choice.  One of the scientists walks
Floyd | over and looks at your choice and the choices of the people on your
Floyd | left and right.  "Let's see, you chose scissors," she says, looking at
Floyd | your button.  "The subject on your left chose paper, and the subject on
Floyd | the right chose dynamite.  You've won this round!  You gain two
Floyd | widgets."
Floyd |    Your display now reads "15".
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Merkwurtigblatt announces loudly, "That concludes the experiment.
Floyd | Thank you all for participating.  You've provided a great deal of
Floyd | valuable data that will significantly advance this important field of
Floyd | science.  Those of you with with fifteen widgets will be given your
Floyd | checks now."
Floyd |    The cubicle's door slides open.
Floyd |    One of the men in labcoats walks up to your desk and looks at your
Floyd | console's display.  "Congratulations!"  he says.  He gets out a
Floyd | checkbook and proceeds to make out a check for Twenty Hellmids.  "Here
Floyd | you go," he says, handing you the check, and walks away.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Go cash the check and head to the space needle?"
		DavidW says, "ok, let's go to the bank and cash it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You're not going anywhere until you get out of the chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "surely it can't be that easy in hell"
		DavidW says, "of course it won't."
		Limax says, "Most likely not"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Bank of Hell
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the tellers waves you over to his window.  "Can I help you?"  he
Floyd | asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cash cheque" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "cash".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Give check?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read cheque" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "cheque".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read check" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to read the check.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give check to teller" 		

Floyd | "Thank you," the teller says, accepting the check and looking it over
Floyd | carefully.  "I'll need to see your Driver's License, please."
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "AGH"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take check" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "To the DMV"
smartgenes arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Limax says, "But we have no appiontment"
		inky says, "ha ha"
		inky says, "right-o"
		Limax says, "I'm not spending five hours there again"
		DavidW says, "There's still the gravel path to check out."
		Limax says, "Okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Gravel Path
Floyd |    You're on a gravel path that leads east and west.  The terrain is
Floyd | growing quite dry and rocky to the west; the air is too dusty to see
Floyd | very far west.  A small wooden sign is posted here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |                Hell Nature Preserve
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |    You are now entering the Hell Nature Preserve.  This
Floyd |    area has been set aside to preserve a small part of
Floyd |    Hell in its original state, as it was before urbanization
Floyd |    transformed Hell into what we know today.  Please don't
Floyd |    litter -- keep Hell beautiful!
Floyd |
Floyd | After reading the sign, you notice that someone has flagrantly violated
Floyd | the plea not to litter -- someone has carelessly tossed a cigarette box
Floyd | on the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take box" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd | Which box do you mean, the toolbox, or the cigarette box?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cigarette" 		

Floyd | In the cigarette box you see a cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cigarette" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Do we have a lighter or match? Or was that only the fire man?"
		DavidW says, "The man on fire had matches. Also, there's a lava river."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Desolate Plain
Floyd |    You're on the east edge of a desolate plain.  The ground is
Floyd | hard-packed sand covered with small, sharp rocks.  The plain extends to
Floyd | the west as far as the eye can see.  You notice that you can see for a
Floyd | very long distance; the ground does not seem to have any curvature at
Floyd | all, and there is no distinct horizon.  Only sheer distance seems to
Floyd | obscure your view of what may be an infinite plain.
Floyd |    You can see a red glow to the north, and the city lies back to the
Floyd | east.  The plain stretches off without any distinguishing features in
Floyd | all other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rock" 		

Floyd | You can't have the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I suppose we could litter and get arrested?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You walk for what seems like a very long time, but every time you look
Floyd | back, you realize that you are no further from the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Wastelands
Floyd |    You are on a vast, desolate plain.  The ground is hot here; steam
Floyd | rises from cracks in the dry soil, and the warm, damp air smells
Floyd | strongly of sulfur.  The area is littered with debris:  decaying bones
Floyd | of strange animals, broken parts from ancient machinery, pools of tar
Floyd | and oil.  The plain continues off in all directions; it was somewhat
Floyd | more pleasant to the south.  A bright red glow comes from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Maybe a place for that one amulet?"
		DavidW says, "Those amulets don't work, remember."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bones" 		

Floyd | The bones are of no animals you've ever seen.  Some of them look almost
Floyd | human, but not quite.  As you look more closely, you notice a
Floyd | human-looking skeleton underneath some of the strange animal bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "That's what the clerk said, yes"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x skeleton" 		

Floyd | You can't see much; it's mostly covered by the strange animal bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You think the clerk lied? Possible, I guess."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "more animal bones" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "more".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "It is hell, after all"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take skeleton" 		

Floyd | You can't get to the skeleton; it's covered by the strange animal
Floyd | bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove bones" 		

Floyd | As your hand approaches the pile of bones, bright blue electric arcs
Floyd | jump toward you.  You jump back in pain as the electricity shoots
Floyd | through your body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Rubber gloves"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear gloves" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the pair of rubber gloves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove bones" 		

Floyd | As your hand approaches the pile of bones, bright blue electric arcs
Floyd | jump toward you, but the rubber gloves provide some protection.  As you
Floyd | start to move the pile, it collapses, and sparks fly throughout the
Floyd | pile.  You jump back from the fireworks.  Once the smoke has cleared,
Floyd | you see that a human skeleton has been uncovered.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x skeleton" 		

Floyd | The skeleton has been stripped of flesh; only the bright white bones
Floyd | remain.  You notice that the skeleton's bony hand is clutching a small
Floyd | card.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "thanks for the gloves hint"
		Limax says, "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read card" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to read the appointment card.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax exclaims, "AHA!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take card" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x card" 		

Floyd | It's an appointment card for a driver's license test.  It doesn't seem
Floyd | to specify a time or date; it's probably good any time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "So now we're going to need the information from the rado"
		DavidW asks, "what a place to find it, though, eh?"
		Limax says, "Agreed"
		DavidW says, "I assume we will need the radio info, yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machinery" 		

Floyd | Most of the parts are gigantic, some standing several feet high.  The
Floyd | parts are all made of dark, rough metals that look like wrought iron;
Floyd | they have myriad sharp protrusions and appendages.  You can't imagine
Floyd | what these parts are or what machines they come from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search machinery" 		

Floyd | The machine part isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Wastelands
Floyd |    You are on a vast, desolate plain.  The ground is hot here; steam
Floyd | rises from cracks in the dry soil, and the warm, damp air smells
Floyd | strongly of sulfur.  The area is littered with debris:  decaying bones
Floyd | of strange animals, broken parts from ancient machinery, pools of tar
Floyd | and oil.  The plain continues off in all directions; it was somewhat
Floyd | more pleasant to the south.  A bright red glow comes from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tar" 		

Floyd | There's nothing special about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cracks" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "cracks".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x oil" 		

Floyd | There's nothing special about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take oil" 		

Floyd | The pool of oil isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Top of Crater
Floyd |    You're standing at the top of an enormous crater, which is at least
Floyd | several hundred feet in diameter and almost as deep.  Strangely, the
Floyd | ground around the crater is not lifted as you would expect of an impact
Floyd | crater; it is more like the result of excavation.  The sides of the
Floyd | crater are very steep, but it looks as though you could climb down with
Floyd | some effort.  The depths of the crater are obscured by a dense fog, but
Floyd | a wavering red glow penetrates the fog from below. Overpowering
Floyd | sulfurous fumes fill the air, and waves of heat and steam rise from
Floyd | below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glow" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "glow".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fog" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "fog".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Bottom of Crater
Floyd |    You're at the bottom of the crater.  The floor of the crater is
Floyd | littered with huge, sharp rocks, making travel very difficult, and the
Floyd | ground is so hot that it glows red.  It looks as though you could climb
Floyd | back up the crater wall. To the northeast is a huge stone slab.
Floyd |
Floyd |    One of the large rocks on the pit floor suddenly bursts into flames.
Floyd | You jump back and shield your eyes from the blinding fire.  After a few
Floyd | moments, the fire subsides, and all that's left of the rock is a thick
Floyd | black cloud of sulfurous fumes that slowly dissipates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | You'll have to move the huge stone slab out of the way first.
Floyd |
Floyd |    You hear a rumbling sound under your feet.  The rumbling increases
Floyd | in intensity until the sound is deafening, and the ground is shaking
Floyd | violently.  As you try to maintain your balance, several rocks are
Floyd | suddenly blown upward as a huge steam geyser blasts through the
Floyd | surface.  You jump backward away from the jet of pressurized steam.
Floyd | Eventually, the geyser weakens, and finally stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x slab" 		

Floyd | It's about ten feet tall and five feet wide.  In the center of the
Floyd | slab, you notice three small holes, arranged in a horizontal line, six
Floyd | inches apart.
Floyd |
Floyd |    You hear a noise overhead, and look up to see a number of rocks come
Floyd | sliding down the side of the crater.  You jump out of the way just in
Floyd | time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x first hole" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "first".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x holes" 		

Floyd | There are three holes, each about half an inch in diameter, arranged in
Floyd | a horizontal line, and spaced about six inches apart.  You can't tell
Floyd | how deep the holes are.
Floyd |
Floyd |    A stream of molten lava abruptly starts pouring out of the side of
Floyd | the crater.  The glowing stream of liquid rock slowly cools into yet
Floyd | more hot rocks at the floor of the crater.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put poker in holes" 		

Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit.
Floyd |
Floyd |    A thick cloud of dust drifts down from the side of the crater.  You
Floyd | watch the cloud as it slowly meanders through the complex air currents
Floyd | driven by the hot crater floor.  As the cloud approaches the hot rocks
Floyd | at the bottom of the crater, it suddenly catches fire; you leap back as
Floyd | the cloud almost instantly vanishes in a searing wall of flame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pitchfork in holes" 		

Floyd | You slide the pitchfork's prongs into the holes, and discover that it's
Floyd | an exact fit!  You hear a deep, loud rumbling sound from behind the
Floyd | slab.  You cautiously remove the pitchfork from the holes, and stand
Floyd | back.  The slab slowly starts to rotate.  It turns until a narrow
Floyd | passage is revealed to the northeast, then the rumbling ceases.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd |    One of the large rocks on the pit floor suddenly bursts into flames.
Floyd | You jump back and shield your eyes from the blinding fire.  After a few
Floyd | moments, the fire subsides, and all that's left of the rock is a thick
Floyd | black cloud of sulfurous fumes that slowly dissipates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | Ledge
Floyd |    You're on a ledge fifty feet above the floor of a huge cave.  The
Floyd | cave below is engulfed in flames.  Fire shoots out of vents in the
Floyd | rock; pools of oil on the ground burn slowly, releasing thick black
Floyd | clouds of smoke; even some of the rocks themselves smolder and burn.
Floyd | Across the cave on the north side, you can see a wide, dark lake; some
Floyd | distance into the lake is a small island.  You can probably climb down
Floyd | the gently sloping walls of the cave to the floor below, and a narrow
Floyd | passage leads outside to the crater to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Floor of Fire Cave
Floyd |    You're on the floor of the huge cave of fire.  It's extremely
Floyd | difficult to see where you're going due to all of the fire and smoke.
Floyd | High above on the cave wall, you can see a ledge; you think you'll be
Floyd | able to climb back up the wall.  The only path you can see through the
Floyd | cave is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You slowly make your way through the dense flames.  You realize that
Floyd | this cave must be totally devoid of oxygen -- certainly it's all being
Floyd | consumed by the raging fires.  It's lucky you're already dead, you
Floyd | think to yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Shore
Floyd |    You're at the north end of the fire cave, standing on the rocky
Floyd | shore of a huge, still lake.  The water is black -- so black that it
Floyd | barely reflects the brilliant light of the fires.  In the middle of the
Floyd | lake, you can see a small island.  The fire cave lies to the south, and
Floyd | you could wade into the water to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x island" 		

Floyd | The island is some distance into the lake.  You can't make out any
Floyd | details from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lake" 		

Floyd | You dip your hand into the dark water.  The water is hot and thick.  As
Floyd | you pull your hand out, and see the dark red fluid dripping off, you
Floyd | realize that the lake is filled not with water, but with human blood.
Floyd | You jump back and shake your hand violently to clean it of the
Floyd | horrifying liquid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lake
Floyd |    You're wading in the lake.  The shore is to the south.  An island
Floyd | lies some distance to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You try to wade further north, but a terrible shrieking noise rings in
Floyd | your ears, so loud that it blurs your vision and makes you tremble in
Floyd | pain, and you can go no further.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Ew"
		DavidW says, "hm. One of the amulets was a replica of one for protection against sound."
		Limax says, "Right"
		Limax says, "Ihave a feeling those will become important"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "I think ... DMV should be our next target,"
		Limax says, "Maybe so"
		Limax asks, "Do we need to take time to solve the logic puzzle?"
		inky says, "this seems like the sort of game where it might be possible to just find the answer somewhere, or it might be possible to solve it honestly"
		inky says, "or maybe they won"
		inky says, "er, won't really ask about it and it's just a fake-out"
		Limax asks, "Who is they?"
		Limax says, "Ah"
		DavidW says, "well, I'll take us to the DMV, save, then find out."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Rocky Shore
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Floor of Fire Cave
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Ledge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Ledge
Floyd |    You're on a ledge fifty feet above the floor of a huge cave.  The
Floyd | cave below is engulfed in flames.  Fire shoots out of vents in the
Floyd | rock; pools of oil on the ground burn slowly, releasing thick black
Floyd | clouds of smoke; even some of the rocks themselves smolder and burn.
Floyd | Across the cave on the north side, you can see a wide, dark lake; some
Floyd | distance into the lake is a small island.  You can probably climb down
Floyd | the gently sloping walls of the cave to the floor below, and a narrow
Floyd | passage leads outside to the crater to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | Bottom of Crater
Floyd |
Floyd |    You hear a rumbling sound under your feet.  The rumbling increases
Floyd | in intensity until the sound is deafening, and the ground is shaking
Floyd | violently.  As you try to maintain your balance, several rocks are
Floyd | suddenly blown upward as a huge steam geyser blasts through the
Floyd | surface.  You jump backward away from the jet of pressurized steam.
Floyd | Eventually, the geyser weakens, and finally stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Top of Crater
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Wastelands
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Desolate Plain
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Gravel Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Department of Motor Vehicles
Floyd |    A DMV official is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk over to the window where the employee is standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The DMV employee says, "Let's see your appointment card.  Service is by
Floyd | appointment only."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show card to employee" 		

Floyd | "Well, it's about time."  She carelessly tosses your appointment card
Floyd | onto the counter and hands you a test.  "Fill this out, and don't
Floyd | cheat.  Bring it back to me when you're finished with it."
Floyd |
Floyd | The DMV employee looks at you impatiently.  "Have you finished the test
Floyd | yet?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x test" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |        DMV Written Test
Floyd |
Floyd | This test consists of 10 multiple-choice questions.  Please consider
Floyd | each question carefully, and choose the letter of the answer that best
Floyd | completes the sentence or answers the question.
Floyd |
Floyd | The minimum passing score is 70% (7 out of 10) correct.
Floyd |
Floyd | WARNING:  You are required to answer the questions on this test without
Floyd | any help.  Anyone willfully giving answers to another person, or
Floyd | accepting answers from another person, is guilty of an immoral act.
Floyd | But, you're already in Hell, so who cares?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** APPLICANT MUST PROVIDE OWN NUMBER 2 PENCIL ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Last Name:

		Limax exclaims, "Ha! a pencil!"
		DavidW says, "Good think I have a pencil."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "write floyd on test" 		

Floyd | First Name:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "write club on test" 		

Floyd | Middle Name:

		Limax asks, "Of?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "write of on test" 		

Floyd | Age:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "write 52 on test" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Question 1:
Floyd |
Floyd | What is the speed limit in a School Zone?
Floyd |    A.  17
Floyd |    B.  23
Floyd |    C.  27
Floyd |    D.  43
Floyd |    E.  59
Floyd |
Floyd | Your answer: >

		inky says, "uh-oh"
		Limax says, "I think it was C"
		Limax asks, "Can we turn on the radio ere?"
		inky says, "I don't think so"
		DavidW says, "School or hospital was 23."
		inky | [LINK]
		Limax says, "Handy"
		DavidW says, "school is either 23 or 17"
		Limax says, "I would agree with that... and residential is the other"
		Limax says, "Five zones, five speed limits"
		Limax says, "Medium sized and large signs... along with blue and green mentioned"
		DavidW says, "residential can't be 23"
		inky says, "residential are 17"
		inky says, "given the last two clues"
		DavidW says, "so Freeway is 43"
		DavidW says, "school is 23"
		Limax asks, "So school is 23?"
		DavidW says, "Hospital is 27 and Library is 59"
		Limax says, "So it's B, not C"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Question 2:
Floyd |
Floyd | What is the speed limit in a Hospital Zone?
Floyd |    A.  17
Floyd |    B.  23
Floyd |    C.  27
Floyd |    D.  43
Floyd |    E.  59
Floyd |
Floyd | Your answer: >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Question 3:
Floyd |
Floyd | What is the speed limit in a Library Zone?
Floyd |    A.  17
Floyd |    B.  23
Floyd |    C.  27
Floyd |    D.  43
Floyd |    E.  59
Floyd |
Floyd | Your answer: >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Question 4:
Floyd |
Floyd | What is the speed limit in a Freeway Zone?
Floyd |    A.  17
Floyd |    B.  23
Floyd |    C.  27
Floyd |    D.  43
Floyd |    E.  59
Floyd |
Floyd | Your answer: >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Question 5:
Floyd |
Floyd | What is the speed limit in a Residential Zone?
Floyd |    A.  17
Floyd |    B.  23
Floyd |    C.  27
Floyd |    D.  43
Floyd |    E.  59
Floyd |
Floyd | Your answer: >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Question 6:
Floyd |
Floyd | In which zone is the speed limit 17?
Floyd |    A.  School Zone
Floyd |    B.  Residential Zone
Floyd |    C.  Hospital Zone
Floyd |    D.  Library Zone
Floyd |    E.  Freeway Zone
Floyd |
Floyd | Your answer: >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Question 7:
Floyd |
Floyd | In which zone is the speed limit 23?
Floyd |    A.  School Zone
Floyd |    B.  Residential Zone
Floyd |    C.  Hospital Zone
Floyd |    D.  Library Zone
Floyd |    E.  Freeway Zone
Floyd |
Floyd | Your answer: >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Question 8:
Floyd |
Floyd | In which zone is the speed limit 59?
Floyd |    A.  School Zone
Floyd |    B.  Residential Zone
Floyd |    C.  Hospital Zone
Floyd |    D.  Library Zone
Floyd |    E.  Freeway Zone
Floyd |
Floyd | Your answer: >

		inky says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Question 9:
Floyd |
Floyd | Given a regular pyramid with a square base, there is a sphere whose
Floyd | center is in the plane of the base of the pyramid and which is tangent
Floyd | to all edges of the pyramid.  If each edge of the pyramid base is of
Floyd | length A, what is the height of the pyramid?
Floyd |
Floyd |    A.  A
Floyd |    B.  A/sqrt(2)
Floyd |    C.  A/2
Floyd |    D.  A*sqrt(2)
Floyd |    E.  A*2
Floyd |
Floyd | Your answer: >

		inky says, "ha ha"
		Limax says, "Ha ha ha"
		Limax says, "My brain hurts"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Question 10:
Floyd |
Floyd | Given the pyramid and sphere from the previous question, what is the
Floyd | volume of the portion common to the sphere and the pyramid?
Floyd |
Floyd |    A.  (6*sqrt(2)/64 - 1/2) * pi * (A cubed)
Floyd |    B.  ((A/sqrt(2)) cubed)/3 * pi
Floyd |    C.  (7*sqrt(6)/54 - 1/4) * pi * (A cubed)
Floyd |    D.  (4/3) * pi * (A cubed)
Floyd |    E.  4 * pi * (A cubed)
Floyd |
Floyd | Your answer: >

		DavidW says, "I have no idea."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | The DMV employee looks at you impatiently.  "Have you finished the test
Floyd | yet?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give test to employee" 		

Floyd | She looks over your test skeptically.  "Fine," she says, "you got 80%.
Floyd | You pass."  She takes out a camera and snaps a picture of you before
Floyd | you realize what's going on.  She walks away from the counter (leaving
Floyd | the room totally devoid of employees) and remains in a back room for
Floyd | several minutes.  Finally, she returns, and hands you your driver's
Floyd | license!
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd | The DMV employee looks at you, obviously annoyed by your continued
Floyd | presence.  "What more could you want?  Go bother someone else."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x license" 		

Floyd | In addition to the terrible picture of you (with your eyes closed, of
Floyd | course), the license reads:
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | INFERNAL DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Floyd |        Driver's License
Floyd |
Floyd | Name: WRITE CLUB ON TEST WRITE OF ON TEST WRITE FLOYD ON TEST
Floyd |
Floyd | Age:  write 52 on test
Floyd |
Floyd | The DMV employee looks at you, obviously annoyed by your continued
Floyd | presence.  "What more could you want?  Go bother someone else."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "The last two mayube?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x license" 		

Floyd | In addition to the terrible picture of you (with your eyes closed, of
Floyd | course), the license reads:
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | INFERNAL DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Floyd |        Driver's License
Floyd |
Floyd | Name: WRITE CLUB ON TEST WRITE OF ON TEST WRITE FLOYD ON TEST
Floyd |
Floyd | Age:  write 52 on test
Floyd |
Floyd | The DMV employee looks at you, obviously annoyed by your continued
Floyd | presence.  "What more could you want?  Go bother someone else."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss employee" 		inky says, "tee hee"

Floyd | I don't know the word "kiss".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Limax says, "Ha ha" 		Limax says, "Ha ha here too"
		DavidW says, "oh dear"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Bank of Hell
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the tellers waves you over to his window.  "Can I help you?"  he
Floyd | asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give check to teller" 		

Floyd | "Thank you," the teller says, accepting the check and looking it over
Floyd | carefully.  "I'll need to see your Driver's License, please."
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give license to teller" 		

Floyd | "Thank you," the teller says, accepting the driver's license and
Floyd | looking it over carefully.  "I'll need to see your Celestial Security
Floyd | Card, please."
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take check and license" 		

Floyd | check:  Taken.
Floyd | driver's license:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "darn teller"
		Limax says, "Agh"
		Limax says, "So, we need to visit the rogrammer again"
		DavidW says, "I propose we somehow light the cigarette and put it in the wastebasket"
		DavidW says, "The programmer has an Infernolab card."
		Limax says, "Right"
		Limax asks, "What bout that piece of paper at he infornolab?"
		DavidW says, "I think the only way to light the cigarette is with lava, unless the once-on-fire guy shows up with matches."
		Limax asks, "And the recycling basket?"
		DavidW says (to Limax), "The only paper at the lab I remember was on Dr longname's clipboard."
		Limax says, "Oh. I thought there was paper in the wastebasket ther"
		Limax asks, "Or am I thinki of the wrong place?"
		DavidW says, "The wastebasket is at the Celestial Securities place."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Celestial Security Office
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Have you ever
Floyd | filed a claim against your automobile, homeowner's, renter's,
Floyd | malpractice, health, or dental insurance?"  The woman replies, "I had
Floyd | an automobile accident in 1982, but it wasn't my fault, and I had
Floyd | regular dental checkups between 1981 and 1990 that were billed to my
Floyd | dental insurance."  The officer slowly and carefully transcribes the
Floyd | information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Celestial Security Office
Floyd |    You're in the Celestial Security Office.  At one end of the room is
Floyd | a counter, and next to the counter is a wastebasket that's full of
Floyd | crumpled up paper.  The exit is to the east, and a door behind the
Floyd | counter leads west.
Floyd |    Behind the counter is a middle-aged man dressed in a light blue
Floyd | Celestial Security Administration uniform.  He's helping a young woman
Floyd | fill out an application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "In what year did
Floyd | Columbus discover America?"  The woman replies, "1492."  The officer
Floyd | slowly and carefully transcribes the information onto the application
Floyd | form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put paper in bin" 		

Floyd | Which paper do you mean, the certificate, the yellow note, or the waste
Floyd | paper?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "waste" 		

Floyd | The Celestial Security officer stops you.  "Hey!  You're not our
Floyd | regular maintenance worker!  Where's your uniform?"  He makes you put
Floyd | the papers back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Are you married?"
Floyd | The woman replies, "Yes."  The officer slowly and carefully transcribes
Floyd | the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The Celestial Security officer moves to block your way.  "I'm sorry,
Floyd | only authorized personnel are allowed in the back office."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Is your spouse
Floyd | living or dead?"  The woman replies, "Living."  The officer slowly and
Floyd | carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "lady, the marriage ended when you died."
		Limax says, "Ha ha"
		Limax asks, "oD we know what the uniform looks like?"
		DavidW says, "no."
		Limax says, "Dang"
		DavidW says, "We can still try the lit cig in the trash idea, but I'm now doubting it's correct."
		DavidW says, "We could also try listening to other radio stations."
		inky says, "maybe infernolab has a janitor's closet"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dial" 		

Floyd | The radio dial can be turned to settings numbered from 1 to 999.  It's
Floyd | currently set to 319.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "What is your
Floyd | spouse's life expectancy?"  The woman replies, "72 years."  The officer
Floyd | slowly and carefully transcribes the information onto the application
Floyd | form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 666" 		

Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 666.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Do you now or
Floyd | have you ever smoked?"  The woman replies, "No."  The officer slowly
Floyd | and carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on radio" 		

Floyd | The radio is now turned on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Do you now or
Floyd | have you ever belonged to, endorsed, supported, aided and abetted,
Floyd | given comfort to, made a contribution to, sent back a business reply
Floyd | card from, or developed an advertising slogan for a 'light beer'
Floyd | manufacturer?"  The woman replies, "No, never."  The officer slowly and
Floyd | carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio emits static.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Jane lives one
Floyd | mile from school, and Billy lives four miles away.  If Jill walks to
Floyd | school at three miles per hour, how fast must Billy ride his bike to
Floyd | arrive at school at the same time as Jane if they both leave home at
Floyd | the same time?"  The woman replies, "12 miles per hour."  The officer
Floyd | slowly and carefully transcribes the information onto the application
Floyd | form.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio emits static.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set dial to 911" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "set".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 911" 		

Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 911.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Do you use a
Floyd | hearing aid?"  The woman replies, "No."  The officer slowly and
Floyd | carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio emits static.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Lets see... we got that piece of paper with 6-24-10 on it..."
		Limax asks, "A combination?"
		DavidW asks, "I don't suppose anyone checked the dial's original setting before Jacqueline changed it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set dial to 6" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "set".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 6" 		

Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 6.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Have you ever
Floyd | experienced palpitations, heart murmurs, shortness of breath,
Floyd | convulsions, seizures, paroxysms, blurred vision, dizziness,
Floyd | queasiness, or insomnia?"  The woman replies, "Yes, I regularly have
Floyd | trouble sleeping."  The officer slowly and carefully transcribes the
Floyd | information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio emits static.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 24" 		

Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 24.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Hot enough for
Floyd | you?"  The woman replies, "Yes."  The officer slowly and carefully
Floyd | transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio emits static.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 10" 		

Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 10.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Can you taste the
Floyd | difference between margarine and butter?"  The woman replies, "No, not
Floyd | usually."  The officer slowly and carefully transcribes the information
Floyd | onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio emits static.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, wasn't expecting success there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 319" 		

Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 319.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Which of the
Floyd | following statements best describes you?  I always vote Republican; I
Floyd | think math is hard; I always go around the house turning off the
Floyd | lights."  The woman replies, "I think math is hard."  The officer
Floyd | slowly and carefully transcribes the information onto the application
Floyd | form.
Floyd |
Floyd | The announcer comes back on the radio.  "That's all the time we have
Floyd | for today's edition of Vehicle Code Forum.  Next on, live coverage of
Floyd | the swearing-in ceremony for new civil servants in the Ministry of
Floyd | Information."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Would have been cool if there was"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off radio" 		

Floyd | The radio is now turned off.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer sighs.  "Oh, my," he says, "I did it
Floyd | again!  I accidentally wrote down your last name in the space for your
Floyd | first name.  This form is just so confusing."  He crumples up the form
Floyd | and throws it into the wastebasket.  "Oh, well," he says, "we'll just
Floyd | have to start over."  He reaches beneath the counter and gets out a new
Floyd | form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "ok, so there's the parachute, the lava river/rope/stalagmite puzzle, the gas pipe, the keycard-locked door, the programmer with a card, the amulets, the bank, a rabbit, a troll that wants treasure, a noisy blood lake,...?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a printed note, a rope, a dead light bulb, a toolbox, a
Floyd | portable radio, a bucket, a pitchfork, a small metal key, a parachute
Floyd | (being worn), a paper recycling bin, a pair of rubber gloves (being
Floyd | worn), a certificate, a poker, a brush, a shovel, a pencil sharpener, a
Floyd | pencil, an Infern-O-Vac battery, a dollar bill, a cigarette box, a
Floyd | cigarette, a check, and a driver's license.  The toolbox seems to
Floyd | contain a crowbar and a yellow note.  The radio compartment seems to
Floyd | contain a DuraHell battery.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "What is your
Floyd | middle initial?"  The woman replies, "G."  The officer slowly and
Floyd | carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Lots of stuff"
		inky says, "try lighting the cigarette, I guess"
		DavidW says, "I guess."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, assuming the boat is still docked, we can take booze to the Infernolab."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "but it's probably the guys behind the keycard door that want boozin' up."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Lava Cave
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light cigarette" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to light the cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light cigarette with lava" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to light the cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "put cigarette in lava" 		

Floyd | Better not -- it would probably melt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "burn cigarette" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to burn the cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
		DavidW says, "hmmm"
		inky asks, "maybe go into the area with the fires?"
		DavidW asks, "you mean the crater?"
		inky says, "yeah I guess"
		DavidW asks, "You think it'll light spontaneously?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		inky says, "well, maybe you could put it in the fire"

Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "otherwise I'm not sure what verb to light it with"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "maybe there is someone who will light it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Gravel Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Fire dude, but we put him out"
		DavidW says, "well, maybe we're to gift it and never light it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Desolate Plain
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Wastelands
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Top of Crater
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Bottom of Crater
Floyd |
Floyd |    You hear a noise overhead, and look up to see a number of rocks come
Floyd | sliding down the side of the crater.  You jump out of the way just in
Floyd | time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fire" 		

Floyd | I don't see any fire here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd |    A stream of molten lava abruptly starts pouring out of the side of
Floyd | the crater.  The glowing stream of liquid rock slowly cools into yet
Floyd | more hot rocks at the floor of the crater.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | Ledge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fire" 		

Floyd | I don't see any fire here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | Bottom of Crater
Floyd |
Floyd |    A thick cloud of dust drifts down from the side of the crater.  You
Floyd | watch the cloud as it slowly meanders through the complex air currents
Floyd | driven by the hot crater floor.  As the cloud approaches the hot rocks
Floyd | at the bottom of the crater, it suddenly catches fire; you leap back as
Floyd | the cloud almost instantly vanishes in a searing wall of flame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lava" 		

Floyd | I don't see any lava here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "there's no fire object to use."
		Limax says, "I guess we gift it"
		inky says, "hmm"
inky says (to Floyd), "x cigarette" 		

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary cigarette to me.
Floyd |
Floyd |    One of the large rocks on the pit floor suddenly bursts into flames.
Floyd | You jump back and shield your eyes from the blinding fire.  After a few
Floyd | moments, the fire subsides, and all that's left of the rock is a thick
Floyd | black cloud of sulfurous fumes that slowly dissipates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smoke cigarette" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Huh. A rock just showed up"
		Limax says, "Oh wait"
inky says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a printed note, a rope, a dead light bulb, a toolbox, a
Floyd | portable radio, a bucket, a pitchfork, a small metal key, a parachute
Floyd | (being worn), a paper recycling bin, a pair of rubber gloves (being
Floyd | worn), a certificate, a poker, a brush, a shovel, a pencil sharpener, a
Floyd | pencil, an Infern-O-Vac battery, a dollar bill, a cigarette box, a
Floyd | cigarette, a check, and a driver's license.  The toolbox seems to
Floyd | contain a crowbar and a yellow note.  The radio compartment seems to
Floyd | contain a DuraHell battery.
Floyd |
Floyd |    You hear a rumbling sound under your feet.  The rumbling increases
Floyd | in intensity until the sound is deafening, and the ground is shaking
Floyd | violently.  As you try to maintain your balance, several rocks are
Floyd | suddenly blown upward as a huge steam geyser blasts through the
Floyd | surface.  You jump backward away from the jet of pressurized steam.
Floyd | Eventually, the geyser weakens, and finally stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Never mind"
inky says (to Floyd), "x light bulb" 		

Floyd | It's a dead light bulb.  It seems slightly charred inside.
Floyd |
Floyd |    You hear a noise overhead, and look up to see a number of rocks come
Floyd | sliding down the side of the crater.  You jump out of the way just in
Floyd | time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Light cigarettes with dollar bills?"
inky says (to Floyd), "cigarette box" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x cigarette box" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the cigarette box.
Floyd |
Floyd |    A stream of molten lava abruptly starts pouring out of the side of
Floyd | the crater.  The glowing stream of liquid rock slowly cools into yet
Floyd | more hot rocks at the floor of the crater.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I dunno. Dollar bill might be useful to tip someone with."
		Limax nods
		DavidW says, "Or the bill might be useful in Heaven."
		Limax asks, "All dollar bills go to heaven?"
		DavidW says, "I suppose there's a chance we missed some of the mall. There might be more stores in the north end."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Top of Crater
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Wastelands
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Desolate Plain
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "I didn't think it went any further, but mabye so"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You walk for what seems like a very long time, but every time you look
Floyd | back, you realize that you are no further from the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Gravel Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Minimall Parking Lot
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Amulette Shoppe
Floyd |    A shopkeeper is here waiting to help you.
Floyd |    The shop keeper greets you as you walk in.  "How may I help you?"
Floyd | he asks cheerfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask keeper about bracelet" 		

Floyd | "The original amulet upon which this is based is said to provide
Floyd | protection against deafening sound.  This one's been sold."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy bracelet" 		

Floyd | You can't possibly afford it.  Besides, it's only a genuine replica;
Floyd | you would probably find the real thing more useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Okay.. the game wouldn't lie to us"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about teen" 		

Floyd | "I'd prefer to talk about amulets."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Looks like it's a quest for five mystical objects"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about store" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "store".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about original bracelet" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "original".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, let's turn on the gas in the Infernolab building, scoot outside, and see what happens."
		Limax says, "Sounds like a plan"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Minimall Parking Lot
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on table" 		

Floyd | You climb up onto the coffee table.  It makes a pretty good platform --
Floyd | you can reach the railing from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, Jacqueline thought we should use this table to take to get the flippers"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | From here, you can easily reach the rails.  With a little effort, you
Floyd | manage to lift yourself up into the rails.
Floyd |
Floyd | Up a Rail
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Crawlway, at T
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "I remember that... but can we take the table?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open valve" 		

Floyd | You turn the wheel, opening the valve.  As you do, the pipe starts
Floyd | hissing, and you smell natural gas pouring out of the pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear gas continuing to pour out of the pipe.  The odor of gas is
Floyd | growing stronger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Crawlway, at T
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Up a Rail
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take table" 		

Floyd | You can't have the marble coffee table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no, we can't."
		Limax says, "Marble wouldn't float anyway"
		DavidW says, "oh, wasn't thinking of it for there."
		Limax says, "AH"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on table" 		

Floyd | You climb up onto the coffee table.  It makes a pretty good platform --
Floyd | you can reach the railing from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | From here, you can easily reach the rails.  With a little effort, you
Floyd | manage to lift yourself up into the rails.
Floyd |
Floyd | Up a Rail
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Up a Rail
Floyd |    You're crouching in the intricate network of rails above the lobby
Floyd | floor.  You can't stand up, because the ceiling is only a few feet
Floyd | above the top of the rails, but there's plenty of room to move around.
Floyd | You can go down, back to the lobby floor.
Floyd |    In the ceiling, you notice an access panel.  The panel is currently
Floyd | open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lights" 		

Floyd | I don't see any lights here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rails" 		

Floyd | They seem sturdy enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Can you push the table?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push table n" 		

Floyd | You can't seem to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Wortha try"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps we can stand on the recycling bin."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a printed note, a rope, a dead light bulb, a toolbox, a
Floyd | portable radio, a bucket, a pitchfork, a small metal key, a parachute
Floyd | (being worn), a paper recycling bin, a pair of rubber gloves (being
Floyd | worn), a certificate, a poker, a brush, a shovel, a pencil sharpener, a
Floyd | pencil, an Infern-O-Vac battery, a dollar bill, a cigarette box, a
Floyd | cigarette, a check, and a driver's license.  The toolbox seems to
Floyd | contain a crowbar and a yellow note.  The radio compartment seems to
Floyd | contain a DuraHell battery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Maybe"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop bin" 		

Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on bin" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to stand on the paper recycling bin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn bin over" 		

Floyd | There are words after your command I couldn't use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn bin" 		

Floyd | Turning the paper recycling bin doesn't have any effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "flip bin" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to flip the paper recycling bin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bin" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in bin" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the paper recycling bin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "So the gas is on, but nothing's happening"
		inky says, "oh, right"
		inky asks, "can you put the dead bulb back in?"
		DavidW says, "Back in where? There's no socket."
		inky says, "and then the guy will come change it again and it'll explode"
		inky says, "or something"
		inky says, "oh, darn"
		Limax asks, "You can't see the new bulb?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Cubicle
Floyd |    One of the scientists recognizes you, and walks over.  "I'm sorry,
Floyd | but we can't allow you to participate again, now that you know all
Floyd | about the experiment.  It would throw off the results if you were to
Floyd | participate.  If you're looking for more money, I've heard that
Floyd | Infernolab Missiles and Space is looking for subjects in the nosecone
Floyd | crash testing lab."  She walks away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Nosecose crash teting?"
		Limax says, "Er"
		DavidW says, "I was curious if we could return here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Cubicle
Floyd |    You're in a small cubicle, bordered on the east and west by
Floyd | six-foot-high partitions, and on the south by a desk.  There's a chair
Floyd | that occupies most of the rest of the space.  A door is to the north;
Floyd | the door is open.
Floyd |    On the other side of the desk is a very large, bright white room.
Floyd | Several men and women are walking about the room, consulting with each
Floyd | other; each is wearing a long white lab coat, and carrying a black
Floyd | metal clipboard stuffed with papers.  Overhead, you notice a small
Floyd | opening in the ceiling.  Covering the opening is a mirror.  In the
Floyd | mirror, you notice that you can easily see the people in the cubicles
Floyd | on either side of your cubicle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clipboard" 		

Floyd | It's just something the scientist is carrying.  It's not important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Hm. It does no good to check my inventory"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a printed note, a rope, a dead light bulb, a toolbox, a
Floyd | portable radio, a bucket, a pitchfork, a small metal key, a parachute
Floyd | (being worn), a pair of rubber gloves (being worn), a certificate, a
Floyd | poker, a brush, a shovel, a pencil sharpener, a pencil, an Infern-O-Vac
Floyd | battery, a dollar bill, a cigarette box, a cigarette, a check, a
Floyd | driver's license, and a paper recycling bin.  The toolbox seems to
Floyd | contain a crowbar and a yellow note.  The radio compartment seems to
Floyd | contain a DuraHell battery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Limax asks, "The printed note is from the beginning of the game?" 		DavidW says, "yes"
		Limax says, "Whoops"
		Limax asks, "Do you think that the troll woudl consider a dollar bill treasure?"
		DavidW says, "hm. A bit of a stretch, but worth trying."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | Rocky Passage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Rocky Passage
Floyd |    You're in a narrow passage among the rocks.  You can squeeze through
Floyd | to the east and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Clifftop
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Steep Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | River Bank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Bridge
Floyd |    There's a large hairy Troll standing in the center of the bridge,
Floyd | blocking your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Troll watches you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bill to troll" 		

Floyd | The Troll takes one look at the dollar bill and rejects your offer with
Floyd | a snarl, shoving it away with a backhanded slap.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Troll watches you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | River Bank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | River Bank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search thicket" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "I was thinking that the tolls here 12 years ago were around a dollar"
		DavidW says, "heh"
		Limax says, "My wife thinks that they were aready higher"
		Limax says, "It's five currently"
		Limax asks, "We havent' found a combo lock anywhere, have we?"
		DavidW asks, "I'm wondering what the deal is with the programmer. Are we supposed to heal him finish his program somehow, bribe him with snacks, conk him on the head, or what?"
		DavidW says (to Limax), "Not that I've seen."
		Limax asks, "Maybe betatest his code?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | River Bank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Steep Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Clifftop
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Rocky Passage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | North of House
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | West end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd |    Sitting on the desk is a bag of Cheese-Doodles and an empty can of
Floyd | ToxiCola.
Floyd |    A programmer is sitting in front of the computer, looking at a
Floyd | screenful of C code.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "debug code" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "betatest code" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "betatest".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "test code" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask programmer about toxicola" 		

Floyd | "I'd love to chat, but I'm busy."
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x scratch paper" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "scratch".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pile" 		

Floyd | There's pieces of scratch paper spread out all over the desk, except
Floyd | for the half of the desk occupied by the computer.  Some of the pieces
Floyd | have a bunch of hex numbers with little arrows next to them; others
Floyd | have strange maps consisting of little squares (each with a label such
Floyd | as "Hall East") connected by lines, and others have lists with about
Floyd | half of the items crossed off and the other half squeezed into the last
Floyd | inch at the top of the page.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read pile" 		

Floyd | There's pieces of scratch paper spread out all over the desk, except
Floyd | for the half of the desk occupied by the computer.  Some of the pieces
Floyd | have a bunch of hex numbers with little arrows next to them; others
Floyd | have strange maps consisting of little squares (each with a label such
Floyd | as "Hall East") connected by lines, and others have lists with about
Floyd | half of the items crossed off and the other half squeezed into the last
Floyd | inch at the top of the page.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search pile" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask programmer for card" 		

Floyd | I don't think the programmer could give that to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer types a bunch of code into the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Burn the pile?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "burn pile" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to burn the pile of paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer types a bunch of code into the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cigarette to programmer" 		

Floyd | "No, thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Dollar bill?"
		Limax asks, "To get more soda?"
		DavidW says, "I haven't seen anywhere that sells snacks or drinks, except the bar on the boat."
		DavidW says, "And the boat drinks are free."
		Limax says, "Aha"
		Limax asks, "Did theyahve toxicola there?"
		DavidW says, "The bartender only mentioned beer and alcohol, but who knows."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask programmer about program" 		

Floyd | The programmer is no longer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Bug"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask programmer about toxicola" 		

Floyd | "I'd love to chat, but I'm busy."
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer types a bunch of code into the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Maybe grab the can and go fill it with alcohol?"
		DavidW says, "hm. That might work"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer types a bunch of code into the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | West end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | North of House
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room
Floyd |    A woman is here.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the left of the room raises his hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | left," the woman says, pointing to him.
Floyd |    "Why did I end up here?  What did I do wrong?"  he asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "Really, you must shed your outdated notions of
Floyd | hell.  You don't have to do anything wrong to end up here.  New souls
Floyd | are randomly assigned to Heaven or Hell based on the last four digits
Floyd | of your Celestial Security Number.  The Heaven-Hell border was opened a
Floyd | long time ago, though, so your initial assignment is not permanent."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Pier
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Boat
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Wow. Still answering questions"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Bar
Floyd |    A bartender is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bartender for vodka" 		

Floyd | "Right away!"  He gets out a small glass and pours you a drink.  He
Floyd | hands you the glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour vodka into can" 		

Floyd | Which vodka do you mean, the glass of liquor, or the bar's stock of
Floyd | liquor?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "glass" 		

Floyd | You pour the fluid, and it evaporates on contact.  (It must be very
Floyd | arid in Hell.)  The glass vanishes into thin air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Dang"
		DavidW says, "okay, forget the subterfuge and just give it to him directly."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bartender for vodka" 		

Floyd | "Right away!"  He gets out a small glass and pours you a drink.  He
Floyd | hands you the glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Boat
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Pier
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room
Floyd |    A woman is here.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the left of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | left," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "You said we can go to Heaven.  How do we get there?"  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "The easiest way is to use the HadesCorp Space
Floyd | Needle.  It's impossible to miss -- it's the tallest free-standing
Floyd | structure in hell.  The view from the elevator is fantastic."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Oho. Use the space needle to get to heaven"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | North of House
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "we're tryin'"
		Limax says, "I know"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | West end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd |    Sitting on the desk is a bag of Cheese-Doodles.
Floyd |    A programmer is sitting in front of the computer, looking at a
Floyd | screenful of C code.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give vodka to programmer" 		

Floyd | "No, thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a hollow voice in the distance laughing for a moment.  You
Floyd | wonder what it could signify, until your eyes wander up to the status
Floyd | line and you notice the turn counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer types a bunch of code into the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turns" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "turns".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "What did we just hit on the turn counter?"
		Limax asks, "Status?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd | You are dead.  Your flesh seems to be in fairly good shape (no telltale
Floyd | signs of rotting are evident).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Score?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd | In a total of 666 turns, you have achieved a score of 154 points (out
Floyd | of a possible 666 points).  This gives you a rank of wandering spirit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Ha ha"
		inky says, "excellent"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "xyzzy".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd | Isn't it a little late for that?
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask programmer about alcohol" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "alcohol".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask programmer about bear" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "bear".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "brz"
inky says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd | It's a personal computer with the traditional accoutrements:  mouse,
Floyd | keyboard, monitor, and system CPU unit.  The screen is displaying a
Floyd | bunch of C code.

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask programmer about beer" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | "I'd love to chat, but I'm busy."
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x cpu" 		

Floyd | It's a personal computer with the traditional accoutrements:  mouse,
Floyd | keyboard, monitor, and system CPU unit.  The screen is displaying a
Floyd | bunch of C code.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "turn off computer" 		

Floyd | The programmer probably wouldn't like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x code" 		

Floyd | It doesn't shed much light on what to do next.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer types a bunch of code into the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Can we unplug it?"
inky says (to Floyd), "unplug computer" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to unplug the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "try"
inky says (to Floyd), "x notes" 		

Floyd | There's pieces of scratch paper spread out all over the desk, except
Floyd | for the half of the desk occupied by the computer.  Some of the pieces
Floyd | have a bunch of hex numbers with little arrows next to them; others
Floyd | have strange maps consisting of little squares (each with a label such
Floyd | as "Hall East") connected by lines, and others have lists with about
Floyd | half of the items crossed off and the other half squeezed into the last
Floyd | inch at the top of the page.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd | It's a very large desk, perhaps six feet wide by three feet deep, made
Floyd | from dark wood and done in Danish Modern style.  One half of the desk
Floyd | is occupied by a computer, and most of the rest of the desk is covered
Floyd | with papers.  The desk has a drawer, which is closed.  On the desk you
Floyd | see a bag of Cheese-Doodles.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get bag" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to open the bag of Cheese-Doodles.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "eat doodles" 		

Floyd | The bag of Cheese-Doodles doesn't appear appetizing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer types a bunch of code into the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "look under desk" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x programmer" 		

Floyd | You can tell just looking at him that he does nothing but program all
Floyd | day:  he looks pale, even for a dead guy, and he's dressed in jeans and
Floyd | a t-shirt, the canonical uniform of the software developer.  Clipped to
Floyd | one of his pockets is a small plastic card.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get card" 		

Floyd | The programmer is carrying the ID card and won't let you have it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Pour vodka in cheez doodles"
inky says (to Floyd), "ask programmer about card" 		

Floyd | "I'd love to chat, but I'm busy."
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw vodka on t-shirt" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "t-shirt".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Have we tried just grabbing the card?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw vodka at programmer" 		

Floyd | You miss.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw vodka at computer" 		

Floyd | You're not carrying the glass of liquor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer types a bunch of code into the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take glass" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw vodka at computer" 		

Floyd | You miss.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take vodka" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask programmer about code" 		

Floyd | "I'd love to chat, but I'm busy."
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer types a bunch of code into the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a printed note, a rope, a dead light bulb, a toolbox, a
Floyd | portable radio, a bucket, a pitchfork, a small metal key, a parachute
Floyd | (being worn), a pair of rubber gloves (being worn), a certificate, a
Floyd | poker, a brush, a shovel, a pencil sharpener, a pencil, an Infern-O-Vac
Floyd | battery, a dollar bill, a cigarette box, a cigarette, a check, a
Floyd | driver's license, a paper recycling bin, an empty can of ToxiCola, a
Floyd | bag of Cheese-Doodles, a glass of liquor, and a yellow note.  The
Floyd | toolbox seems to contain a crowbar.  The radio compartment seems to
Floyd | contain a DuraHell battery.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pile" 		

Floyd | You don't need those.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. It's really unclear what to do with this guy."
		Limax asks, "Give the can to him?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give can to programmer" 		

Floyd | "No, thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer makes a few notes on some scratch paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "you could break the mirror again and this time follow him to the mirror shop"
		DavidW says, "I was thinking about that."
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure how that'd help any, and we'd need to reclaim the mirror first."
		DavidW says, "I suppose it's worth a try"
smartgenes goes home. 		
smartgenes has disconnected. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | West end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n.n" 		

Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | North of House
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.stand on table.u.u.s.e." 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb up onto the coffee table.  It makes a pretty good platform --
Floyd | you can reach the railing from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can easily reach the rails.  With a little effort, you
Floyd | manage to lift yourself up into the rails.
Floyd |
Floyd | Up a Rail
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlway, at T
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take mirror" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Crawlway, at T
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.d.d" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | Up a Rail
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.w.w.s.s" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | North of House
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.e.n" 		

Floyd | West end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd |    Sitting on the sink is a pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pillow" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put mirror on cabinet" 		

Floyd | There's no good surface on the medicine cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break mirror" 		

Floyd | You'll have to tell me how to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Throw mirror?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw mirror at sink" 		

Floyd | You miss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take mirror" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd | The medicine cabinet is already open!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close cabinet" 		

Floyd | Closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "drop miror?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop mirror" 		

Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take mirror" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |

		Limax says, "Dang"

Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put mirror on cabinet" 		

Floyd | There's no good surface on the medicine cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put mirror in cabinet" 		

Floyd | You carefully put the mirror back in the frame.  It doesn't fit all
Floyd | that well, but it you manage to wedge it into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry cabinet with crowbar" 		

Floyd | The jammed frame creaks and moans, but it's no match for the crowbar,
Floyd | and it quickly opens with a loud cracking sound.  As it comes open, the
Floyd | mirror suddenly snaps out of the frame, and and crashes down onto the
Floyd | sink.  Glass flies everywhere.
Floyd |    The programmer walks in, evidently having heard the commotion.  "It
Floyd | looks like you tried to open the medicine cabinet," he says.  "I should
Floyd | have warned you about that.  It's yet another of the high-quality
Floyd | accessories of this house.  The mirror always pops out when the
Floyd | medicine cabinet is opened."
Floyd |    He walks out, and returns with a broom.  "I'll have to go get
Floyd | another mirror," he says as he sweeps up the glass.  "I'll just be a
Floyd | few minutes.  There's a mirror store right across the street."
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer travels out into the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |    A programmer is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer travels west down the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | West end of hall
Floyd |    A programmer is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer travels north into the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd |    A programmer is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer travels out the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | North of House
Floyd |    A programmer is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer travels out into the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |    A programmer is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer travels north into the mini-mall parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Minimall Parking Lot
Floyd |    A programmer is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer travels into the "Just Mirrors" store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Just Mirrors
Floyd |    A programmer is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks around the store.  He finds a suitable replacement
Floyd | mirror and takes it up to the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer reaches into his pocket and gets out some money.  As he
Floyd | does, you notice that his ID card drops to the floor.  He pays the
Floyd | shopkeeper for the mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take card" 		

Floyd | The programmer notices you picking up the card.  "Thanks!  I must have
Floyd | dropped it."  He snatches it out of your hands and clips it to his
Floyd | pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer travels out into the parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teenager taps his fingers nervously on the counter and tries to
Floyd | avoid eye contact with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "drat"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Just Mirrors
Floyd |    You're inside Just Mirrors, which seems to sell just mirrors.  Lots
Floyd | of mirrors are available for sale.  The shopkeeper seems to be a sullen
Floyd | teen, sitting behind the counter trying hard to ignore you.  The exit
Floyd | is to the west.
Floyd |    You see an ID card here.
Floyd |    A programmer is here, carrying a mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer travels out into the parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teenager taps his fingers nervously on the counter and tries to
Floyd | avoid eye contact with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take card" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer walks into the room.  He walks around the store, looking
Floyd | for something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Minimall Parking Lot
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer walks into the lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer walks into the area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put card in slot" 		

Floyd | You insert the card into the slot, and the little red light changes
Floyd | into a little green light.  The door slides open.  You remove the card
Floyd | and the light turns red again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "oho"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    You're in a hallway.  A doorway leads south, another leads north,
Floyd | and a door (which is open) is to the west.  Next to the door is a card
Floyd | reader slot, and above the slot is a small red light.  There's also a
Floyd | room to the east, labeled "Maintenance".
Floyd |
Floyd | The door slides shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "see, there's the janitor's closet"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Maintenance Room
Floyd |    You're in a small, closet-sized room.  The only notable feature is a
Floyd | locker, which is closed.  The exit is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x locker" 		

Floyd | The locker has a dial, which can be turned to positions from 1 to 30.
Floyd | The locker is closed.
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open locker" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read yellow note" 		

Floyd | It's a small piece of yellow paper, with nothing written on it except a
Floyd | series of numbers:  6-24-10.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn locker dial to 6" 		

Floyd | There appear to be extra words after your command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 6" 		

Floyd | Which dial do you mean, the radio dial, or the combination lock dial?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "lock" 		

Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 6.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "turn lock dial to 24" 		

Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 24.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "turn lock dial to 10" 		

Floyd | Okay, it's now turned to 10.  You hear a click within the lock
Floyd | mechanism.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "locker, lock, whatever"
inky says (to Floyd), "open locker" 		

Floyd | Opening the locker reveals a maintenance uniform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 6" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open locker" 		

Floyd | Which dial do you mean, the radio dial, or the combination lock dial?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get uniform" 		

Floyd | The locker is already open!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x uniform" 		

Floyd | It's a one-piece white jumpsuit.  It's a bit singed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take uniform" 		

Floyd | You already have the maintenance uniform!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "whoops, sorry, go ahead"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear it" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the maintenance uniform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "WOo"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear card" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the ID card.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "(A long time ago)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lab
Floyd |    You're in a large laboratory filled with strange equipment -- huge
Floyd | coils of wire, glowing translucent plastic tubes, panels of randomly
Floyd | flashing lights, and in the center of it all is a large glass booth,
Floyd | big enough for a person to stand in.  A door leads south.
Floyd |    There's a technician here, idly sitting reading a book.
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician starts telling you about a computer game.  "Have you
Floyd | ever tried to pick up one of the cursed emeralds?"  he asks.  "It's
Floyd | pretty amazing how quickly your character gets killed when you do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd | It seems to be a book that describes a role-playing game of some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician pages through his book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x technician" 		

Floyd | He's a scrawny man in his mid twenties.  He looks like he's been
Floyd | wearing a pocket protector since his early childhood.
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician looks up from his book.  "Do you know if they're going
Floyd | to get another keg in here?  We finished the last one days ago."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask technician about book" 		

Floyd | "Figure it out yourself!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician twirls around on his chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x booth" 		

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary booth to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician starts telling you about a computer game.  "Have you
Floyd | ever tried to pick up one of the cursed emeralds?"  he asks.  "It's
Floyd | pretty amazing how quickly your character gets killed when you do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask technician about keg" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "keg".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose the booth is a teleport thing but who knows."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter booth" 		

Floyd | The technician yells, "Hey!  We're not ready for a run!"  He runs over
Floyd | and prevents you from entering, then returns to his chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician pages through his book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask technician about booth" 		

Floyd | "Figure it out yourself!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician looks up from his book.  "Do you know if they're going
Floyd | to get another keg in here?  We finished the last one days ago."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give vodka to technician" 		

Floyd | The technician grabs it and immediately drinks the contents.  "Hey!
Floyd | The boat must be in!  Why didn't you say so?  Cover for me, will you?
Floyd | I'm going to run over and get some free drinks as long as it's here."
Floyd | He runs gleefully out of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd | I don't see any book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter booth" 		

Floyd | Lab, in the booth
Floyd |    You're in a large laboratory filled with strange equipment -- huge
Floyd | coils of wire, glowing translucent plastic tubes, panels of randomly
Floyd | flashing lights, and in the center of it all is a large glass booth,
Floyd | big enough for a person to stand in.  A door leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x booth" 		

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary booth to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lever" 		

Floyd | It's labeled "Infernolab Dimensional Networking Products Division Model
Floyd | DN-2."  It has a large number of dials and buttons and levers, but you
Floyd | feel safest leaving them alone.  There is, however, one particularly
Floyd | large red button labeled "Activate".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd | You can't reach that from the booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button with poker" 		

Floyd | You can't reach that from the booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button with pitchfork" 		

Floyd | You can't reach that from the booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | Lab
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd | You hear a mechanical male voice through a hidden speaker:  "Warning!
Floyd | System activated.  Commencing primary power sequence.  Diagnostics
Floyd | initiated.  All personnel report to assigned stations.  Stand by..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter booth" 		

Floyd | Lab, in the booth
Floyd |
Floyd | "Warning!  System activated.  Power sequence complete; power flux
Floyd | stabilized within nominal range.  Initiating software configuration.
Floyd | Failsafe activated; manual override disabled.  Stand by..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | "FINAL WARNING!  Software configuration completed.  Final power
Floyd | sequence calculations completed.  Power flux decoupled from main power
Floyd | feed.  Diagnostics completed; all systems within normal tolerances.
Floyd | Stand by..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | "SYSTEM ACTIVATED."  The room begins to vibrate, and a loud rumbling
Floyd | sound echoes all around.  A glowing fog starts to surround you, and the
Floyd | vibration and rumbling are gradually muffled.  Soon, you near nothing,
Floyd | and see only the strange glow.  You feel yourself losing your balance;
Floyd | you squint your eyes trying to peer through the fog, and reach out for
Floyd | the edge of the booth, but you find nothing where the booth was.  You
Floyd | feel yourself falling forward, and you reach out to brace yourself, but
Floyd | you just keep falling.
Floyd |    You start to hear a distant rumbling sound.  The noise grows
Floyd | steadily louder and closer, and you start to notice vague shapes out in
Floyd | the fog.  The shapes draw closer, and the rumbling grows louder.
Floyd | Suddenly, the glow and the rumble are gone.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |            Get out!
Floyd |               -- The voice of Satan ("The Amityville Horror")
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    You're in a large, unfinished basement.  The walls are gray
Floyd | cinderblock; some light is provided by a bare bulb hanging from the
Floyd | ceiling.  A stairwell leads up.
Floyd |    In the east wall is a strange, glowing portal.  You realize that
Floyd | it's the interdimensional portal that brought you here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of people standing around the room suddenly notices your
Floyd | presence.  They all gather around you, appearing slightly frightened
Floyd | but curious.
Floyd |
Floyd | The group of people is here, watching you carefully but keeping their
Floyd | distance. One of the reporters narrates her report:  "Top scientists
Floyd | are baffled by the continued presence of paranormal activity in this
Floyd | otherwise quiet rural home.  Many believe this can only be the work of
Floyd | Satan, while others are not so sure."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Den
Floyd |    You're in a den.  The kitchen is to the east, a hall leads south,
Floyd | and a stairway leads down.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    You're in a short north-south hallway with a very slick, shiny tile
Floyd | floor.  A passage leads east into the living room; a stairway at the
Floyd | southwest corner of the hall climbs to the second floor.  A closed door
Floyd | leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | Your hand passes through the door, nudging it just slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The group of people is here, watching you carefully but keeping their
Floyd | distance. One of the scientists points a radiation counter at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You pass directly through the closed door...
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd |    You're on the porch in front of the house.  A closed door is to the
Floyd | north, and all around is a meadow.  The porch continues to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The crowd comes bursting
Floyd | through the door, slamming it behind them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So we're a ghost in the real world now?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Porch
Floyd |    You're on the porch in front of the house, which is to the north.
Floyd | The porch continues to the west, and all around is meadow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing over to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "oh yeah, I forgot about this bit"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You approach the wall, and go right through it, emerging on the other
Floyd | side...
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd |    You're in the living room.  A kitchen lies to the north, and a hall
Floyd | is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The crowd comes bursting
Floyd | through the front door.  They slam the door behind them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd |    You're in a kitchen.  The room is a mess, as though a large group of
Floyd | people have been eating here and not cleaning up after themselves; the
Floyd | counter and the kitchen table are littered with empty styrofoam cups
Floyd | and fast-food wrappers.  Passages lead south and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You approach the wall, and pass directly through, barely feeling the
Floyd | solid matter...
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd |    You're in a large meadow.  An old house is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You pass through a wall, and find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Den
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You approach the wall, and pass directly through, barely feeling the
Floyd | solid matter...
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Floating above meadow
Floyd |    You're floating above a large meadow.  An old house is to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | You pass through a wall, and find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd |    You're in a hall at the top of a stairway.  Passages lie to the
Floyd | north and east.  There's a trap door, which is currently closed, in the
Floyd | ceiling, probably leading to the attic.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You travel directly through the ceiling, and emerge on the other
Floyd | side...
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd |    You're in an old, musty attic.  The only exit is a trap door, which
Floyd | is closed.  There's junk all around the room:  old furniture, boxes of
Floyd | books and papers, and several storage trunks.  One particularly large
Floyd | storage trunk is standing on one end near the trap door.
Floyd |    Sitting on the storage trunk is a silver ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push trunk" 		

Floyd | You manage to nudge it just slightly, causing it to rock back and forth
Floyd | a couple of times.  You manage to disturb it enough that the ring,
Floyd | which was perched precariously on the edge, falls off the trunk and
Floyd | onto the floor.  The ring bounces along the floor, and lands on the
Floyd | trap door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ring" 		

Floyd | You manage to nudge it slightly, but it doesn't go anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh dear. Do we have to maneuver this ring all the way to the portal?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary silver ring to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open trap door" 		

Floyd | Your hand passes through the trap door, nudging it just slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | You travel directly through the floor, and emerge on the other side...
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd |    You're in a bedroom.  Exits are to the west and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd |    You're in a bathroom.  Exits are to the west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd |    You're in a bedroom.  Exits are to the east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd |    You're in a hall at the top of a stairway.  Passages lie to the
Floyd | north and east.  There's a trap door, which is currently closed, in the
Floyd | ceiling, probably leading to the attic.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in VERBOSE mode.
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    You're in a short north-south hallway with a very slick, shiny tile
Floyd | floor.  A passage leads east into the living room; a stairway at the
Floyd | southwest corner of the hall climbs to the second floor.  A closed door
Floyd | leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Living Room
Floyd |    You're in the living room.  A kitchen lies to the north, and a hall
Floyd | is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You approach the wall, and pass directly through, barely feeling the
Floyd | solid matter...
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd |    You're in a large meadow.  An old house is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Meadow
Floyd |    You're in a large meadow.  An old house is to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | You pass through a wall, and find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd |    You're in the living room.  A kitchen lies to the north, and a hall
Floyd | is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd |    You're in a kitchen.  The room is a mess, as though a large group of
Floyd | people have been eating here and not cleaning up after themselves; the
Floyd | counter and the kitchen table are littered with empty styrofoam cups
Floyd | and fast-food wrappers.  Passages lead south and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of people standing around the room suddenly notices your
Floyd | presence.  They all gather around you, appearing slightly frightened
Floyd | but curious.
Floyd |
Floyd | The group of people is here, watching you carefully but keeping their
Floyd | distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Den
Floyd |    You're in a den.  The kitchen is to the east, a hall leads south,
Floyd | and a stairway leads down.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    You're in a short north-south hallway with a very slick, shiny tile
Floyd | floor.  A passage leads east into the living room; a stairway at the
Floyd | southwest corner of the hall climbs to the second floor.  A closed door
Floyd | leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd |    You're in a hall at the top of a stairway.  Passages lie to the
Floyd | north and east.  There's a trap door, which is currently closed, in the
Floyd | ceiling, probably leading to the attic.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You travel directly through the ceiling, and emerge on the other
Floyd | side...
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd |    You're in an old, musty attic.  The only exit is a trap door, which
Floyd | is closed.  There's junk all around the room:  old furniture, boxes of
Floyd | books and papers, and several storage trunks.  One particularly large
Floyd | storage trunk is standing on one end near the trap door.
Floyd |    Sitting on the trap door is a silver ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The trap door flies open.  As
Floyd | it does, the ring sitting on the trap door tumbles down into the hall
Floyd | below.  The group of people scrambles up through the trap door and into
Floyd | the attic; the trap door swings shut again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | You travel directly through the floor, and emerge on the other side...
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd |    You're in a hall at the top of a stairway.  Passages lie to the
Floyd | north and east.  There's a trap door, which is currently closed, in the
Floyd | ceiling, probably leading to the attic.
Floyd |    There's a ring here, perched precariously at the top of the stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The trap door flies open, and
Floyd | the people all scramble through it down into the hall.  The trap door
Floyd | swings shut once they're through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push ring" 		

Floyd | You manage to nudge it down the stairs.  It tumbles down to the bottom
Floyd | of the stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The group of people is here, watching you carefully but keeping their
Floyd | distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    You're in a short north-south hallway with a very slick, shiny tile
Floyd | floor.  A passage leads east into the living room; a stairway at the
Floyd | southwest corner of the hall climbs to the second floor.  A closed door
Floyd | leads south.
Floyd |    There's a ring here, sitting on the floor, right up against the
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You pass directly through the closed door...
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd |    You're on the porch in front of the house.  A closed door is to the
Floyd | north, and all around is a meadow.  The porch continues to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  You hear motion behind the
Floyd | door.  Someone says, "Hey!  What's this ring doing here?  I'll go put
Floyd | it back in the attic."  A few moments later, the crowd comes bursting
Floyd | through the door, slamming it behind them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "damn"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Meadow
Floyd |    You're in a large meadow.  An old house is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Porch
Floyd |    You're on the porch in front of the house.  A closed door is to the
Floyd | north, and all around is a meadow.  The porch continues to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of people standing around the room suddenly notices your
Floyd | presence.  They all gather around you, appearing slightly frightened
Floyd | but curious.
Floyd |
Floyd | The group of people is here, watching you carefully but keeping their
Floyd | distance. The priest flips frantically through the pages of his bible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The people don't follow into the meadow."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You pass directly through the closed door...
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    You're in a short north-south hallway with a very slick, shiny tile
Floyd | floor.  A passage leads east into the living room; a stairway at the
Floyd | southwest corner of the hall climbs to the second floor.  A closed door
Floyd | leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The crowd comes bursting
Floyd | through the front door.  They slam the door behind them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You approach the wall, and pass directly through, barely feeling the
Floyd | solid matter...
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd |    You're in a large meadow.  An old house is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Floating above meadow
Floyd |    You're floating above a large meadow.  An old house is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You float up higher.  The same strange fog that brought you here
Floyd | envelopes you again.  You feel yourself being pulled backwards,
Floyd | downwards.  Soon, you find yourself back in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Lab, in the booth
Floyd |    You're in a large laboratory filled with strange equipment -- huge
Floyd | coils of wire, glowing translucent plastic tubes, panels of randomly
Floyd | flashing lights, and in the center of it all is a large glass booth,
Floyd | big enough for a person to stand in.  A door leads south.
Floyd |    The booth seems to contain a printed note, a rope, a dead light
Floyd | bulb, a toolbox, a portable radio, a bucket, a pitchfork, a small metal
Floyd | key, a parachute, a pair of rubber gloves, a certificate, a poker, a
Floyd | brush, a shovel, a pencil sharpener, a pencil, an Infern-O-Vac battery,
Floyd | a dollar bill, a cigarette box, a cigarette, a check, a driver's
Floyd | license, a paper recycling bin, an empty can of ToxiCola, a bag of
Floyd | Cheese-Doodles, a yellow note, a pillow, an ID card, and a maintenance
Floyd | uniform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oops."
		DavidW says, "also, I didn't realize all our inventory got left behind."
		DavidW says, "There's still another room south of the hallway we didn't get to."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd | printed note:  Taken.
Floyd | rope:  Taken.
Floyd | dead light bulb:  Taken.
Floyd | toolbox:  Taken.
Floyd | portable radio:  Taken.
Floyd | bucket:  Taken.
Floyd | pitchfork:  Taken.
Floyd | small metal key:  Taken.
Floyd | parachute:  Taken.
Floyd | pair of rubber gloves:  Taken.
Floyd | certificate:  Taken.
Floyd | poker:  Taken.
Floyd | brush:  Taken.
Floyd | shovel:  Taken.
Floyd | pencil sharpener:  Taken.
Floyd | pencil:  Taken.
Floyd | Infern-O-Vac battery:  Taken.
Floyd | dollar bill:  Taken.
Floyd | cigarette box:  Taken.
Floyd | cigarette:  Taken.
Floyd | check:  Taken.
Floyd | driver's license:  Taken.
Floyd | paper recycling bin:  Taken.
Floyd | empty can of ToxiCola:  Taken.
Floyd | bag of Cheese-Doodles:  Taken.
Floyd | yellow note:  Taken.
Floyd | pillow:  Taken.
Floyd | ID card:  Taken.
Floyd | maintenance uniform:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You'll have to get out of the booth first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | Lab
Floyd |    You're in a large laboratory filled with strange equipment -- huge
Floyd | coils of wire, glowing translucent plastic tubes, panels of randomly
Floyd | flashing lights, and in the center of it all is a large glass booth,
Floyd | big enough for a person to stand in.  A door leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    You're in a hallway.  A doorway leads south, another leads north,
Floyd | and a door (which is closed) is to the west.  Next to the door is a
Floyd | card reader slot, and above the slot is a small red light.  There's
Floyd | also a room to the east, labeled "Maintenance".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Rocket Lab
Floyd |    You're in a large lab filled with equipment, all clustered around a
Floyd | disassembled missile.  You never realized how big and complex missiles
Floyd | really are; you always pictured them as oversized model rockets, with
Floyd | big cylinders full of fuel that you just light on fire and watch it go.
Floyd | The missile here is large and complicated.  The rocket motor is lying
Floyd | on the floor, with all its cover plates removed, revealing a complex
Floyd | array of pipes and electronic controls.  Lying next to the rocket motor
Floyd | is the nose cone and the heat shield, which have been disassembled and
Floyd | removed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. This may be our raft for the lava river."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shield" 		

Floyd | It's a big piece of a strange, black, flexible material, about half an
Floyd | inch thick.  It's shaped like a shallow bowl about three feet in
Floyd | diameter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cone" 		

Floyd | It's been disassembled:  the cover panels have all been removed to
Floyd | reveal a network of wires and circuit boards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shield" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x missle" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "missle".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "o missile" 		

Floyd | It's in pieces all over the lab.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "i'd like to return to the lava river."
		DavidW says, "but first, a bathroom break"
		DavidW says, "ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    You're in a hallway.  A doorway leads south, another leads north,
Floyd | and a door (which is closed) is to the west.  Next to the door is a
Floyd | card reader slot, and above the slot is a small red light.  There's
Floyd | also a room to the east, labeled "Maintenance".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swipe card in slot" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "swipe".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put card in slot" 		

Floyd | You insert the card into the slot, and the little red light changes
Floyd | into a little green light.  The door slides open.  You remove the card
Floyd | and the light turns red again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |    You're at the east end of a long hallway.  To the east is an open
Floyd | door.  Next to the door is a slot; a small red light is above the slot.
Floyd | The hall continues back to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door slides shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    You're in a hallway that leads east and west.  All along the south
Floyd | wall are closely-spaced doors; all of the doors are closed, except for
Floyd | one.  The hall continues to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "terse" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in TERSE mode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Field
Floyd |    There's a large jackrabbit hopping around, foraging for food.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Lava Cave
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter shield" 		

Floyd | You'll have to drop it first.You'll have to drop the heat shield first!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop shield" 		

Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter shield" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now in the heat shield.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter river" 		

Floyd | The searing heat of the lava shoots through your body, making you try
Floyd | desperately to escape the river.  As you flail around, though, you
Floyd | start to realize that the lava isn't harming you, despite the intense
Floyd | pain.  As you start to get used to the blistering heat, you notice that
Floyd | you're being swept rapidly downstream...
Floyd |
Floyd | River of Lava
Floyd |
Floyd | The lava flow starts to carry you downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Lava Cave, in the heat shield
Floyd |    You're in a large, cylindrical cave with smooth, black walls.
Floyd | Running through the south end of the cave is a wide, swiftly-flowing
Floyd | river of lava, which flows downhill to the east.  The lava pours in
Floyd | through an orifice in the western wall.  An exit leads back outside to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |    You see a heat shield here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put shield in river" 		

Floyd | You'll have to get off of the heat shield first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | Lava Cave
Floyd |    You see a heat shield here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put shield in river" 		

Floyd | You put the heat shield in the lava -- it floats on the flowing lava,
Floyd | and seems easily able to withstand the heat.  You hold onto it so it
Floyd | doesn't float away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter shield" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now in the heat shield.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lava flow starts to carry you downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The swift river of lava sweeps you downstream to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend in River, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The river of lava turns from east to south here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in VERBOSE mode.
Floyd | Bend in River, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The river of lava turns from east to south here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carried rapidly to the south by the flowing lava.
Floyd |
Floyd | River of Lava, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The river of lava is flowing through the cave swiftly to the south.
Floyd | To the west is a shore that appears to open into a cave.  The cave has
Floyd | many stalagmites sticking up from its floor; one particularly large
Floyd | stalagmite right on the shore -- only about ten feet away from you --
Floyd | is at least three feet tall.
Floyd |    There's a faint light downstream, and you hear a loud rushing noise
Floyd | from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw rope at stalagmite" 		

Floyd | You throw the rope at the stalagmite, but your aim isn't good enough;
Floyd | the rope falls short.  You obviously could use some practice.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lava sweeps you along to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Lavafall, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The cave abruptly opens into the night sky, and you realize that
Floyd | you're at the top of a cliff.  The lava is pouring over the edge of the
Floyd | cliff and falling hundreds of feet down the side of the mountain below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh for..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd | Wheeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can do anything, the river carries you over the edge of the
Floyd | lavafall.  You fall and fall, tumbling and flailing your arms and legs,
Floyd | catching a glimpse of the bottom of the lavafall lost in the rocks far
Floyd | below.  Suddenly, you hit something, and your fall stops abruptly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge near Lavafall
Floyd |    You're on a ledge just west of, and halfway up, a huge lavafall.
Floyd | The lava pours down with a deafening rumbling sound.  The narrow ledge
Floyd | seems to continue to the northwest.
Floyd |    You see a heat shield here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shield" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Ledge
Floyd |    You're on a narrow ledge high up on the mountainside.  The ledge
Floyd | continues to the southeast and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | You walk carefully along the ledge, but you suddenly hit a loose spot.
Floyd | You try to maintain your footing, but the rock crumbles under you, and
Floyd | you go sliding down the mountainside.  You finally stop falling, and
Floyd | you find yourself on a rocky hillside you've seen before.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |    You're on a gently sloping, rocky hillside at the base of a tall
Floyd | mountain.  The granite surface of the hillside hosts no vegetation.
Floyd | Looming high above to the east is the steep cone of a volcano; clouds
Floyd | of dark smoke rise steadily above the cone.  You can climb into the
Floyd | mountains to the east, and you can also go north, back to the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |    You're fairly high up on the side of the mountain -- you'd guess
Floyd | that you're around two thousand feet up.  (Have you noticed that they
Floyd | use the English system of measurements in Hell?  What else would you
Floyd | expect?)  You can go down the mountain to the west, and the volcano's
Floyd | cone looms above to the east.  A small opening appears to lead into a
Floyd | cave to the south.  You can also travel along a path to the north, and
Floyd | a narrow passage to the southeast.
Floyd |    You have an excellent view of Hell from here.  The tall buildings
Floyd | downtown all seem tiny from this distance and altitude, except for the
Floyd | Tower -- even from here, you can't see the top.  The Tower looks like a
Floyd | thin, gleaming string stretching from the ground up into the dark sky.
Floyd | As your eyes follow the Tower up into the sky, you realize that you're
Floyd | high enough above the surface now that you can see stars above -- so
Floyd | many stars, all so bright, that it's quite well lit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tower" 		

Floyd | From here, the tower looks like a silver thread against the black night
Floyd | sky.  Even from this distance, you can't see how high the tower is --
Floyd | it goes up into the sky as far as you can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Lava Cave
Floyd |    You're in a large, cylindrical cave with smooth, black walls.
Floyd | Running through the south end of the cave is a wide, swiftly-flowing
Floyd | river of lava, which flows downhill to the east.  The lava pours in
Floyd | through an orifice in the western wall.  An exit leads back outside to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put shield in river" 		

Floyd | You put the heat shield in the lava -- it floats on the flowing lava,
Floyd | and seems easily able to withstand the heat.  You hold onto it so it
Floyd | doesn't float away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter shield" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now in the heat shield.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lava flow starts to carry you downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The swift river of lava sweeps you downstream to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend in River, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The river of lava turns from east to south here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carried rapidly to the south by the flowing lava.
Floyd |
Floyd | River of Lava, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The river of lava is flowing through the cave swiftly to the south.
Floyd | To the west is a shore that appears to open into a cave.  The cave has
Floyd | many stalagmites sticking up from its floor; one particularly large
Floyd | stalagmite right on the shore -- only about ten feet away from you --
Floyd | is at least three feet tall.
Floyd |    There's a faint light downstream, and you hear a loud rushing noise
Floyd | from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw rope at stalagmite" 		

Floyd | You throw the rope at the stalagmite, but your aim isn't good enough;
Floyd | the rope falls short.  You obviously could use some practice.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lava sweeps you along to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Lavafall, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The cave abruptly opens into the night sky, and you realize that
Floyd | you're at the top of a cliff.  The lava is pouring over the edge of the
Floyd | cliff and falling hundreds of feet down the side of the mountain below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can do anything, the river carries you over the edge of the
Floyd | lavafall.  You fall and fall, tumbling and flailing your arms and legs,
Floyd | catching a glimpse of the bottom of the lavafall lost in the rocks far
Floyd | below.  Suddenly, you hit something, and your fall stops abruptly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge near Lavafall
Floyd |    You're on a ledge just west of, and halfway up, a huge lavafall.
Floyd | The lava pours down with a deafening rumbling sound.  The narrow ledge
Floyd | seems to continue to the northwest.
Floyd |    You see a heat shield here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder if there's a suitable practicing place."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I need a bit of a break. Gotta lie down for at least 15 minutes."
inky was one of those jerks who can only be damaged after he charges at you and misses. 		DavidW says, "hooboy"
		DavidW says, "I wonder if there's a post visible from the boat's desk to practice with."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shield" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Ledge near Lavafall
Floyd |    You're on a ledge just west of, and halfway up, a huge lavafall.
Floyd | The lava pours down with a deafening rumbling sound.  The narrow ledge
Floyd | seems to continue to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Ledge
Floyd |    You're on a narrow ledge high up on the mountainside.  The ledge
Floyd | continues to the southeast and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | You walk carefully along the ledge, but you suddenly hit a loose spot.
Floyd | You try to maintain your footing, but the rock crumbles under you, and
Floyd | you go sliding down the mountainside.  You finally stop falling, and
Floyd | you find yourself on a rocky hillside you've seen before.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |    You're on a gently sloping, rocky hillside at the base of a tall
Floyd | mountain.  The granite surface of the hillside hosts no vegetation.
Floyd | Looming high above to the east is the steep cone of a volcano; clouds
Floyd | of dark smoke rise steadily above the cone.  You can climb into the
Floyd | mountains to the east, and you can also go north, back to the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "terse" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in TERSE mode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear uniform" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the maintenance uniform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear id" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the ID card.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Celestial Security Office
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "What was your
Floyd | date of birth?"  The woman replies, "Um, November 12, 1959."  The
Floyd | officer slowly and carefully transcribes the information onto the
Floyd | application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put waste paper in bin" 		

Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "And your date of
Floyd | death?"  The woman replies, "June 23, 2013."  The officer slowly and
Floyd | carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The Celestial Security officer moves to block your way.  "I'm sorry,
Floyd | only authorized personnel are allowed in the back office."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Do you have any
Floyd | deceased dependents?"  The woman replies, "No."  The officer slowly and
Floyd | carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x waste paper" 		

Floyd | They all seem to be the same.  You pick one and look at it:
Floyd |
Floyd | Celestial Security Administration
Floyd | Form 19937/40.Z
Floyd |
Floyd | 41.  Last name spelled backwards
Floyd | 39.  First Initial
Floyd | 77.  Age (years)
Floyd | 70.  Last name
Floyd | 63.  Current date (MM/DD/YY)
Floyd | 23.  First name
Floyd | 80.  Date of birth (DD-MM-YYYY)
Floyd | 52.  Number of letters in first name
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x waste paper" 		

Floyd | They all seem to be the same.  You pick one and look at it:
Floyd |
Floyd | Celestial Security Administration
Floyd | Form 19937/40.Z
Floyd |
Floyd | 41.  Last name spelled backwards
Floyd | 39.  First Initial
Floyd | 77.  Age (years)
Floyd | 70.  Last name
Floyd | 63.  Current date (MM/DD/YY)
Floyd | 23.  First name
Floyd | 80.  Date of birth (DD-MM-YYYY)
Floyd | 52.  Number of letters in first name
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room
Floyd |    A woman is here.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the front of the room raises his hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | front," the woman says, pointing to him.
Floyd |    "You mentioned jobs.  What if I don't want to work?"  he asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "That's up to you.  Dead people have no material
Floyd | needs.  And, unlike in real life, you'll find that you won't need to
Floyd | eat or sleep every forty or fifty turns, which is a real convenience.
Floyd | However, most people like to feel useful, and derive a sense of purpose
Floyd | from their employment here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Pier
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Pier
Floyd |    You're on a large, brightly-lit pier.  The pier is obviously quite
Floyd | new; it's constructed from steel, and the walkway has a rubbery surface
Floyd | and attractive wooden handrails to make it safer.  The large white
Floyd | yacht which brought you here is docked alongside; a gangway leads east
Floyd | onto the boat's deck.  To the north lies the entrance to a large
Floyd | one-story brick building.  The building has the look of a high school
Floyd | or a post office -- that sort of simple, utilitarian style of a
Floyd | government building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "exits".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list exits" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "list".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x post" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "post".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mast" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "mast".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Control Room
Floyd |    The boat's pilot is here, operating the controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about rope" 		

Floyd | "There's not much to tell about it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about pier" 		

Floyd | "There's not much to tell about it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Boat
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Bar
Floyd |    A bartender is here.
Floyd |    There's a technician here, plowing through mugs of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician plows through another mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "cute"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about technician" 		

Floyd | "You probably know as much as I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician plows through another mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask technician about himself" 		

Floyd | "Figure it out yourself!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician plows through another mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask technician about beer" 		

Floyd | "Figure it out yourself!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician plows through another mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Boat
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |    You're on the deck of the yacht, which is docked at a large,
Floyd | brightly-lit pier.  A gangway leads west onto the pier.  A stairway
Floyd | leads down, and a doorway leads east.  Other passengers gradually are
Floyd | making their way out onto the pier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x passengers" 		

Floyd | The other passengers are gradually making their way, a few at a time,
Floyd | onto the pier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Pier
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), ";" 		

Floyd | I beg your pardon?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Pier
Floyd |    You're on a large, brightly-lit pier.  The pier is obviously quite
Floyd | new; it's constructed from steel, and the walkway has a rubbery surface
Floyd | and attractive wooden handrails to make it safer.  The large white
Floyd | yacht which brought you here is docked alongside; a gangway leads east
Floyd | onto the boat's deck.  To the north lies the entrance to a large
Floyd | one-story brick building.  The building has the look of a high school
Floyd | or a post office -- that sort of simple, utilitarian style of a
Floyd | government building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x handrails" 		

Floyd | There's nothing important about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw rope at handrails" 		

Floyd | You miss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You're not carrying the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rope" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lasso" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "me" 		

Floyd | (with the rope)
Floyd | I don't know how to lasso yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Boat
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Bar
Floyd |    A bartender is here.
Floyd |    There's a technician here, plowing through mugs of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician plows through another mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lasso technician" 		

Floyd | (with the rope)
Floyd | I don't know how to lasso the technician.
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician plows through another mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Boat
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Pier
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "write on form" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x form" 		

Floyd | They all seem to be the same.  You pick one and look at it:
Floyd |
Floyd | Celestial Security Administration
Floyd | Form 19937/40.Z
Floyd |
Floyd | 41.  Last name spelled backwards
Floyd | 39.  First Initial
Floyd | 77.  Age (years)
Floyd | 70.  Last name
Floyd | 63.  Current date (MM/DD/YY)
Floyd | 23.  First name
Floyd | 80.  Date of birth (DD-MM-YYYY)
Floyd | 52.  Number of letters in first name
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "answer form" 		

Floyd | It's been too crumpled up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "flatten form" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "flatten".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "uncrumple form" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "uncrumple".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "straighten form" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "straighten".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smooth form" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "smooth".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "roll form" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "roll".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "photocopier" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "photocopier".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "steamroller" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "steamroller".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Sorry... I'm back"
		Limax says, "Got called away to take my son shoppin right quick"
		DavidW says, "ah"
		Limax asks, "So, I take it that cashing the check didn't get us up the needle?"
		DavidW says, "We can't cash the cheque. We now need a Celestial Security Card."
		Limax says, "Oh right... I thought we just needed the employee card"
		DavidW says, "I have, however, got the waste paper from the wastebasket."
		Limax asks, "Excellent... and that's what you're trying to flatten?"
		DavidW says, "The programmer's card is for Infernolab; entirely different thing."
		Limax says, "Dang... I can't keep these places straight"
		DavidW says, "yes, trying to flatten the crumpled form, but the game doesn't seem to understand."
		Limax says, "ANd I see there's a technician in the bar now"
		DavidW says, "The heat shield works as a raft on the lava river fine, but I apparently need practice throwing the rope; I keep missing the stalagmite."
		DavidW says, "The technie was in the booth that takes us to Earth."
		DavidW says, "er, in the lab where the booth is, I mean."
		DavidW says, "Maybe the steam in the crater will flatten the form, but I kinda doubt it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "steam" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "steam".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "press form" 		

Floyd | Pushing the waste paper doesn't do anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There's the gas pipe; never did determine what kind of gas it is."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lasso machine" 		

Floyd | (with the rope)
Floyd | I don't see any machine here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room
Floyd |    A woman is here.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone in the middle of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you in the
Floyd | middle," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "I used to work as a lobbyist.  Are similar positions available
Floyd | here?"  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "Absolutely!  However, you may find that there
Floyd | are quite a few lobbyists in Hell, which will probably not surprise
Floyd | anyone.  Incidentally, anyone interested in public affairs should tune
Floyd | in to H-SPAN, which broadcasts programs that cover a wide array of
Floyd | current events.  I believe the station number is 319."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lasso machine" 		

Floyd | (with the rope)
Floyd | I don't know how to lasso the vending machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on table" 		

Floyd | You climb up onto the coffee table.  It makes a pretty good platform --
Floyd | you can reach the railing from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u.u.s.w" 		

Floyd | From here, you can easily reach the rails.  With a little effort, you
Floyd | manage to lift yourself up into the rails.
Floyd |
Floyd | Up a Rail
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlway, at T
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear gas continuing to pour out of the pipe.  The odor of gas is
Floyd | growing stronger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell gas" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "smell".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put form in gas" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "gas".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close valve" 		

Floyd | You close the valve.  The gas slowly dissipates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Crawlway, at T
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Up a Rail
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose we can try the house on Earth again."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put card in slot" 		

Floyd | You insert the card into the slot, and the little red light changes
Floyd | into a little green light.  The door slides open.  You remove the card
Floyd | and the light turns red again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | The door slides shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lab
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd | You hear a mechanical male voice through a hidden speaker:  "Warning!
Floyd | System activated.  Commencing primary power sequence.  Diagnostics
Floyd | initiated.  All personnel report to assigned stations.  Stand by..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter booth" 		

Floyd | Lab, in the booth
Floyd |
Floyd | "Warning!  System activated.  Power sequence complete; power flux
Floyd | stabilized within nominal range.  Initiating software configuration.
Floyd | Failsafe activated; manual override disabled.  Stand by..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | "FINAL WARNING!  Software configuration completed.  Final power
Floyd | sequence calculations completed.  Power flux decoupled from main power
Floyd | feed.  Diagnostics completed; all systems within normal tolerances.
Floyd | Stand by..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | "SYSTEM ACTIVATED."  The room begins to vibrate, and a loud rumbling
Floyd | sound echoes all around.  A glowing fog starts to surround you, and the
Floyd | vibration and rumbling are gradually muffled.  Soon, you near nothing,
Floyd | and see only the strange glow.  You feel yourself losing your balance;
Floyd | you squint your eyes trying to peer through the fog, and reach out for
Floyd | the edge of the booth, but you find nothing where the booth was.  You
Floyd | feel yourself falling forward, and you reach out to brace yourself, but
Floyd | you just keep falling.
Floyd |    You start to hear a distant rumbling sound.  The noise grows
Floyd | steadily louder and closer, and you start to notice vague shapes out in
Floyd | the fog.  The shapes draw closer, and the rumbling grows louder.
Floyd | Suddenly, the glow and the rumble are gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of people standing around the room suddenly notices your
Floyd | presence.  They all gather around you, appearing slightly frightened
Floyd | but curious.
Floyd |
Floyd | The group of people is here, watching you carefully but keeping their
Floyd | distance. One of the reporters narrates her report:  "Top scientists
Floyd | are baffled by the continued presence of paranormal activity in this
Floyd | otherwise quiet rural home.  Many believe this can only be the work of
Floyd | Satan, while others are not so sure."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Den
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You travel directly through the ceiling, and emerge on the other
Floyd | side...
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You approach the wall, and pass directly through, barely feeling the
Floyd | solid matter...
Floyd |
Floyd | Floating above meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You float up higher.  The same strange fog that brought you here
Floyd | envelopes you again.  You feel yourself being pulled backwards,
Floyd | downwards.  Soon, you find yourself back in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Lab, in the booth
Floyd |    The booth seems to contain a printed note, a dead light bulb, a
Floyd | toolbox, a portable radio, a bucket, a pitchfork, a small metal key, a
Floyd | parachute, a pair of rubber gloves, a certificate, a poker, a brush, a
Floyd | shovel, a pencil sharpener, a pencil, an Infern-O-Vac battery, a dollar
Floyd | bill, a cigarette box, a cigarette, a check, a driver's license, a
Floyd | paper recycling bin, an empty can of ToxiCola, a bag of Cheese-Doodles,
Floyd | a yellow note, a pillow, an ID card, a maintenance uniform, a heat
Floyd | shield, and a rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Floating above meadow
Floyd |    You're floating above a large meadow.  An old house is to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | Floating above meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | You pass through a wall, and find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You travel directly through the ceiling, and emerge on the other
Floyd | side...
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd |    Sitting on the storage trunk is a silver ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push trunk" 		

Floyd | You manage to nudge it just slightly, causing it to rock back and forth
Floyd | a couple of times.  You manage to disturb it enough that the ring,
Floyd | which was perched precariously on the edge, falls off the trunk and
Floyd | onto the floor.  The ring bounces along the floor, and lands on the
Floyd | trap door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "It was natural gas"
		Limax says, "Whoa.. a silver ring"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | You travel directly through the floor, and emerge on the other side...
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of people standing around the room suddenly notices your
Floyd | presence.  They all gather around you, appearing slightly frightened
Floyd | but curious.
Floyd |
Floyd | The group of people is here, watching you carefully but keeping their
Floyd | distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You travel directly through the ceiling, and emerge on the other
Floyd | side...
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd |    Sitting on the trap door is a silver ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The trap door flies open.  As
Floyd | it does, the ring sitting on the trap door tumbles down into the hall
Floyd | below.  The group of people scrambles up through the trap door and into
Floyd | the attic; the trap door swings shut again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | You travel directly through the floor, and emerge on the other side...
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd |    There's a ring here, perched precariously at the top of the stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The trap door flies open, and
Floyd | the people all scramble through it down into the hall.  The trap door
Floyd | swings shut once they're through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Can we get the ring?"
		DavidW says, "Not directly. We're a ghost."
		DavidW says, "I'm trying a long sequence here. Let me continue"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | You travel directly through the floor, and emerge on the other side...
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Den
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You pass directly through the closed door...
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The crowd comes bursting
Floyd | through the door, slamming it behind them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Floating above meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You pass through a wall, and find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd |    There's a ring here, perched precariously at the top of the stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push ring" 		

Floyd | You manage to nudge it down the stairs.  It tumbles down to the bottom
Floyd | of the stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    There's a ring here, sitting on the floor, right up against the
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You pass directly through the closed door...
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of people standing around the room suddenly notices your
Floyd | presence.  They all gather around you, appearing slightly frightened
Floyd | but curious.
Floyd |
Floyd | The group of people is here, watching you carefully but keeping their
Floyd | distance. One of the reporters narrates her report:  "Top scientists
Floyd | are baffled by the continued presence of paranormal activity in this
Floyd | otherwise quiet rural home.  Many believe this can only be the work of
Floyd | Satan, while others are not so sure."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You pass directly through the closed door...
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    There's a ring here, sitting on the floor, right up against the
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The crowd comes bursting
Floyd | through the front door.  As the door flies open, it sends the ring
Floyd | sliding down the hall and into the den.  They slam the door behind
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You approach the wall, and pass directly through, barely feeling the
Floyd | solid matter...
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You pass through a wall, and find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Den
Floyd |    There's a ring here, perched precariously at the top of the stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push ring" 		

Floyd | You manage to push it hard enough that it goes tumbling down the stairs
Floyd | into the basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    You see a silver ring here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push ring" 		

Floyd | Your hand passes through the silver ring, nudging it just slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push ring east" 		

Floyd | Your hand passes through the silver ring, nudging it just slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "damn"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Den
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of people standing around the room suddenly notices your
Floyd | presence.  They all gather around you, appearing slightly frightened
Floyd | but curious.
Floyd |
Floyd | The group of people is here, watching you carefully but keeping their
Floyd | distance. The priest flips frantically through the pages of his bible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Den
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    You see a silver ring here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push ring" 		

Floyd | Your hand passes through the ring, nudging it slightly.
Floyd |    The priest runs over to the ring.  "Can't you all see?  This cursed
Floyd | ring is what the evil spirit seeks!"  He picks up the ring and holds it
Floyd | in front of him, his hands trembling.  "In the name of God, I condemn
Floyd | this talisman of evil to eternal damnation!  Let this foul object be
Floyd | taken from the world by this portal of Satan, never to return from the
Floyd | infernal regions!  Now, evil spirit, with this ring, I thee damn!"  He
Floyd | throws the ring into the portal, and it disappears with a flash of
Floyd | sickly green light.  "Begone, evil spirit!  Return thee forthwith to
Floyd | Perdition's Flames!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The group of people is here, watching you carefully but keeping their
Floyd | distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. Thanks, priest."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You enter the portal.  The same strange fog that brought you here
Floyd | envelopes you again.  You feel yourself being pulled backwards,
Floyd | downwards.  Soon, you find yourself back in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Lab, in the booth
Floyd |    The booth seems to contain a printed note, a dead light bulb, a
Floyd | toolbox, a portable radio, a bucket, a pitchfork, a small metal key, a
Floyd | parachute, a pair of rubber gloves, a certificate, a poker, a brush, a
Floyd | shovel, a pencil sharpener, a pencil, an Infern-O-Vac battery, a dollar
Floyd | bill, a cigarette box, a cigarette, a check, a driver's license, a
Floyd | paper recycling bin, an empty can of ToxiCola, a bag of Cheese-Doodles,
Floyd | a yellow note, a pillow, an ID card, a maintenance uniform, a heat
Floyd | shield, a rope, and a genuine silver ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Wow"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "That looked complicated"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd | It's a silver ring with a complex pattern of very fine etchings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "The ring was for loud noises, right?"
		DavidW says, "It was a bit. I had to manuever the people up to the attic after the ring had fallen off the trunk, so the attic door would let it fall down, and then get the people onto the porch so the ring would be on the other side of the front door and get pushed into the den."
		DavidW says, "No, the bracelet is for loud noises."
		DavidW says, "The ring is protection against strong light."
		DavidW says, "Not that we've seen any light like that."
		DavidW says, "But maybe the booth will take us elsewhere, now that the ring is obtained."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd | You can't reach that from the booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | Lab
Floyd |    The booth seems to contain a printed note, a dead light bulb, a
Floyd | toolbox, a portable radio, a bucket, a pitchfork, a small metal key, a
Floyd | parachute, a pair of rubber gloves, a certificate, a poker, a brush, a
Floyd | shovel, a pencil sharpener, a pencil, an Infern-O-Vac battery, a dollar
Floyd | bill, a cigarette box, a cigarette, a check, a driver's license, a
Floyd | paper recycling bin, an empty can of ToxiCola, a bag of Cheese-Doodles,
Floyd | a yellow note, a pillow, an ID card, a maintenance uniform, a heat
Floyd | shield, a rope, and a genuine silver ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd | You hear a mechanical male voice through a hidden speaker:  "Warning!
Floyd | System activated.  Commencing primary power sequence.  Diagnostics
Floyd | initiated.  All personnel report to assigned stations.  Stand by..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter booth" 		

Floyd | Lab, in the booth
Floyd |    The booth seems to contain a printed note, a dead light bulb, a
Floyd | toolbox, a portable radio, a bucket, a pitchfork, a small metal key, a
Floyd | parachute, a pair of rubber gloves, a certificate, a poker, a brush, a
Floyd | shovel, a pencil sharpener, a pencil, an Infern-O-Vac battery, a dollar
Floyd | bill, a cigarette box, a cigarette, a check, a driver's license, a
Floyd | paper recycling bin, an empty can of ToxiCola, a bag of Cheese-Doodles,
Floyd | a yellow note, a pillow, an ID card, a maintenance uniform, a heat
Floyd | shield, a rope, and a genuine silver ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Warning!  System activated.  Power sequence complete; power flux
Floyd | stabilized within nominal range.  Initiating software configuration.
Floyd | Failsafe activated; manual override disabled.  Stand by..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | "FINAL WARNING!  Software configuration completed.  Final power
Floyd | sequence calculations completed.  Power flux decoupled from main power
Floyd | feed.  Diagnostics completed; all systems within normal tolerances.
Floyd | Stand by..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | "SYSTEM ACTIVATED."  The room begins to vibrate, and a loud rumbling
Floyd | sound echoes all around.  A glowing fog starts to surround you, and the
Floyd | vibration and rumbling are gradually muffled.  Soon, you near nothing,
Floyd | and see only the strange glow.  You feel yourself losing your balance;
Floyd | you squint your eyes trying to peer through the fog, and reach out for
Floyd | the edge of the booth, but you find nothing where the booth was.  You
Floyd | feel yourself falling forward, and you reach out to brace yourself, but
Floyd | you just keep falling.
Floyd |    You start to hear a distant rumbling sound.  The noise grows
Floyd | steadily louder and closer, and you start to notice vague shapes out in
Floyd | the fog.  The shapes draw closer, and the rumbling grows louder.
Floyd | Suddenly, the glow and the rumble are gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of people standing around the room suddenly notices your
Floyd | presence.  They all gather around you, appearing slightly frightened
Floyd | but curious.
Floyd |
Floyd | The group of people is here, watching you carefully but keeping their
Floyd | distance. One of the reporters approaches you.  "Could you make some
Floyd | wailing sounds, or rattle some chains?"  One of other reporters says,
Floyd | "Don't worry about it, we can dub it in later."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Same location."
		DavidW says, "I suppose the booth only is for the ring."
		DavidW says, "I'll just check the attic anyway"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Den
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You travel directly through the ceiling, and emerge on the other
Floyd | side...
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You travel directly through the ceiling, and emerge on the other
Floyd | side...
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The trap door flies open.
Floyd | The group of people scrambles up through the trap door and into the
Floyd | attic; the trap door swings shut again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trunk" 		

Floyd | There's nothing on the storage trunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The group of people is here, watching you carefully but keeping their
Floyd | distance. Several of the scientists approach you with test equipment.
Floyd | "This could be bad," one of the scientists says to the other.  "I'm
Floyd | getting a very high ectoplasmatic densitometer reading."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open trunk" 		

Floyd | Your hand passes through the storage trunk, nudging it just slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The group of people is here, watching you carefully but keeping their
Floyd | distance. One of the scientists points a radiation counter at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter trunk" 		

Floyd | Your hand passes through the storage trunk, nudging it just slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The group of people is here, watching you carefully but keeping their
Floyd | distance. The priest approaches you, crucifix held high in front of
Floyd | him.  "Begone, foul spirit!  Return thee to the bowels of Hell whence
Floyd | thou came!"  One of the reporters shoves him aside to get a better
Floyd | camera angle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | You travel directly through the floor, and emerge on the other side...
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | You look about the same as always.
Floyd |
Floyd | The group of people is here, watching you carefully but keeping their
Floyd | distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | You travel directly through the floor, and emerge on the other side...
Floyd |
Floyd | Den
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear several voices in the distance saying things like "where did
Floyd | it go?"  and "I think it went this way!"  The group of people comes
Floyd | rushing into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You enter the portal.  The same strange fog that brought you here
Floyd | envelopes you again.  You feel yourself being pulled backwards,
Floyd | downwards.  Soon, you find yourself back in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Lab, in the booth
Floyd |    The booth seems to contain a printed note, a dead light bulb, a
Floyd | toolbox, a portable radio, a bucket, a pitchfork, a small metal key, a
Floyd | parachute, a pair of rubber gloves, a certificate, a poker, a brush, a
Floyd | shovel, a pencil sharpener, a pencil, an Infern-O-Vac battery, a dollar
Floyd | bill, a cigarette box, a cigarette, a check, a driver's license, a
Floyd | paper recycling bin, an empty can of ToxiCola, a bag of Cheese-Doodles,
Floyd | a yellow note, a pillow, an ID card, a maintenance uniform, a heat
Floyd | shield, a rope, and a genuine silver ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Okay... so the trunk can't be used"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd | printed note:  Taken.
Floyd | dead light bulb:  Taken.
Floyd | toolbox:  Taken.
Floyd | portable radio:  Taken.
Floyd | bucket:  Taken.
Floyd | pitchfork:  Taken.
Floyd | small metal key:  Taken.
Floyd | parachute:  Taken.
Floyd | pair of rubber gloves:  Taken.
Floyd | certificate:  Taken.
Floyd | poker:  Taken.
Floyd | brush:  Taken.
Floyd | shovel:  Taken.
Floyd | pencil sharpener:  Taken.
Floyd | pencil:  Taken.
Floyd | Infern-O-Vac battery:  Taken.
Floyd | dollar bill:  Taken.
Floyd | cigarette box:  Taken.
Floyd | cigarette:  Taken.
Floyd | check:  Taken.
Floyd | driver's license:  Taken.
Floyd | paper recycling bin:  Taken.
Floyd | empty can of ToxiCola:  Taken.
Floyd | bag of Cheese-Doodles:  Taken.
Floyd | yellow note:  Taken.
Floyd | pillow:  Taken.
Floyd | ID card:  Taken.
Floyd | maintenance uniform:  Taken.
Floyd | heat shield:  Taken.
Floyd | rope:  Taken.
Floyd | genuine silver ring:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Is there another booth?"
		DavidW says, "no"
		DavidW says, "However, this ring might count as a treasure for the troll."
		Limax says, "I was just about to suggest that"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You'll have to get out of the booth first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | Lab
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put card in slot" 		

Floyd | You insert the card into the slot, and the little red light changes
Floyd | into a little green light.  The door slides open.  You remove the card
Floyd | and the light turns red again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | The door slides shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.n.e." 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.se" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Passage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Clifftop
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Steep Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | River Bank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Bridge
Floyd |    There's a large hairy Troll standing in the center of the bridge,
Floyd | blocking your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Troll watches you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give ring to troll" 		

Floyd | The Troll takes one look at the genuine silver ring and rejects your
Floyd | offer with a snarl, shoving it away with a backhanded slap.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Troll watches you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Dang"
		DavidW says, "well, I can show it to the amulet guy, I guess."
		Limax asks, "Did you need to show the certificate as well?"
		Limax says, "Sure"
		DavidW says, "The letter said the certificate isn't for the troll; the troll can't read."
		DavidW says, "btw, there's the lake area that we are also stymied with because of the undertow."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | River Bank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Steep Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Clifftop
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Rocky Passage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Minimall Parking Lot
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Amulette Shoppe
Floyd |    A shopkeeper is here waiting to help you.
Floyd |    The shop keeper greets you as you walk in.  "How may I help you?"
Floyd | he asks cheerfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show ring to shopkeeper" 		

Floyd | Which ring do you mean, the genuine silver ring, or the imitation
Floyd | silver ring?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "genuine" 		

Floyd | The shopkeeper isn't impressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmph"
		DavidW says, "Shopkeeper probably also likes margarine on pop tarts."
		Limax says, "Ha ha"
		Limax says, "I think he's just interested in selling things"
		DavidW says, "On the theory that the lassoing didn't work because we need to be carrying all the right tools at the time, maybe the silver ring is what we lacked and the lasso might work now."
		Limax says, "Maybe"
		Limax asks, "Did you try wearing the ring yet?"
		DavidW says, "I'm grasping at straws."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear ring" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the genuine silver ring.  A feeling of
Floyd | strength and safety falls over you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Hm. Maybe the whirlpool wont grab us either"
		DavidW says, "that's promising"
		DavidW says, "oh, I dunno. The guy here said it's vs. light, not anything else."
		DavidW says, "And none of the five are vs. water."
		Limax says, "Yes..."
		DavidW says, "The protections are heat, cold, illness, light, and sound."
		Limax asks, "What about near the pool of blood? Was there any light ther?"
		DavidW says, "well, there was a red glow mentioned on the Desolate Plain, letting us know where the crater was."
		DavidW says, "It's possible the island is guarded five times and sound is just the first guardian."
		Limax says, "Could be"
		DavidW says, "I'll try both the lasso and the lake again; see if there's any difference."
		Limax says, "OKay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.s.e.e" 		

Floyd | Minimall Parking Lot
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.s" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.s" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | Lava Cave
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put shield in river. enter shield" 		

Floyd | You put the heat shield in the lava -- it floats on the flowing lava,
Floyd | and seems easily able to withstand the heat.  You hold onto it so it
Floyd | doesn't float away.
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now in the heat shield.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lava flow starts to carry you downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in VERBOSE mode.
Floyd | River of Lava, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The river of lava is flowing swiftly downhill to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The swift river of lava sweeps you downstream to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend in River, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The river of lava turns from east to south here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carried rapidly to the south by the flowing lava.
Floyd |
Floyd | River of Lava, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The river of lava is flowing through the cave swiftly to the south.
Floyd | To the west is a shore that appears to open into a cave.  The cave has
Floyd | many stalagmites sticking up from its floor; one particularly large
Floyd | stalagmite right on the shore -- only about ten feet away from you --
Floyd | is at least three feet tall.
Floyd |    There's a faint light downstream, and you hear a loud rushing noise
Floyd | from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lasso stalagmite" 		

Floyd | (with the rope)
Floyd | You throw the rope at the stalagmite, but your aim isn't good enough;
Floyd | the rope falls short.  You obviously could use some practice.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lava sweeps you along to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Lavafall, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The cave abruptly opens into the night sky, and you realize that
Floyd | you're at the top of a cliff.  The lava is pouring over the edge of the
Floyd | cliff and falling hundreds of feet down the side of the mountain below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You're not going anywhere until you get off of the heat shield.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can do anything, the river carries you over the edge of the
Floyd | lavafall.  You fall and fall, tumbling and flailing your arms and legs,
Floyd | catching a glimpse of the bottom of the lavafall lost in the rocks far
Floyd | below.  Suddenly, you hit something, and your fall stops abruptly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge near Lavafall
Floyd |    You're on a ledge just west of, and halfway up, a huge lavafall.
Floyd | The lava pours down with a deafening rumbling sound.  The narrow ledge
Floyd | seems to continue to the northwest.
Floyd |    You see a heat shield here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shield" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw.nw.w" 		

Floyd | Ledge
Floyd |    You're on a narrow ledge high up on the mountainside.  The ledge
Floyd | continues to the southeast and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk carefully along the ledge, but you suddenly hit a loose spot.
Floyd | You try to maintain your footing, but the rock crumbles under you, and
Floyd | you go sliding down the mountainside.  You finally stop falling, and
Floyd | you find yourself on a rocky hillside you've seen before.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |    You're on a gently sloping, rocky hillside at the base of a tall
Floyd | mountain.  The granite surface of the hillside hosts no vegetation.
Floyd | Looming high above to the east is the steep cone of a volcano; clouds
Floyd | of dark smoke rise steadily above the cone.  You can climb into the
Floyd | mountains to the east, and you can also go north, back to the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | The terrain is too rocky that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |    You're fairly high up on the side of the mountain -- you'd guess
Floyd | that you're around two thousand feet up.  (Have you noticed that they
Floyd | use the English system of measurements in Hell?  What else would you
Floyd | expect?)  You can go down the mountain to the west, and the volcano's
Floyd | cone looms above to the east.  A small opening appears to lead into a
Floyd | cave to the south.  You can also travel along a path to the north, and
Floyd | a narrow passage to the southeast.
Floyd |    You have an excellent view of Hell from here.  The tall buildings
Floyd | downtown all seem tiny from this distance and altitude, except for the
Floyd | Tower -- even from here, you can't see the top.  The Tower looks like a
Floyd | thin, gleaming string stretching from the ground up into the dark sky.
Floyd | As your eyes follow the Tower up into the sky, you realize that you're
Floyd | high enough above the surface now that you can see stars above -- so
Floyd | many stars, all so bright, that it's quite well lit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd |    You're on the shore of a beautiful clear blue mountain lake.  The
Floyd | lake is huge -- it looks like it's almost a mile across.  The water is
Floyd | very still and clear.  The lake is circled by high cliffs, except here,
Floyd | where you could easily wade into the water.  A path leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Swimming on the lake
Floyd |    You're swimming on the lake.  The shore is to the west.  A rocky
Floyd | ledge to the north prevents travel in that direction, but you can go
Floyd | east or south.
Floyd |    You didn't notice from the shore, but there seems to be a very
Floyd | strong undertow pulling you underwater.
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to fight the undertow, but it's just too strong.  It drags you
Floyd | underwater.
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd |    You're underwater in the lake.  To the north is a rocky wall, but
Floyd | there's an opening that could be the mouth of a cave.  The rocky wall
Floyd | of the shore is to the west, but you can go east and south.  You are
Floyd | well below the surface, but the lake floor is still a ways below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd |    You're on the shore of a beautiful clear blue mountain lake.  The
Floyd | lake is huge -- it looks like it's almost a mile across.  The water is
Floyd | very still and clear.  The lake is circled by high cliffs, except here,
Floyd | where you could easily wade into the water.  A path leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put shield on lake" 		

Floyd | There's no good surface on the lake water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put shield in lake" 		

Floyd | Better not; it would just sink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Swimming on the lake
Floyd |    You're swimming on the lake.  The shore is to the west.  A rocky
Floyd | ledge to the north prevents travel in that direction, but you can go
Floyd | east or south.
Floyd |    You didn't notice from the shore, but there seems to be a very
Floyd | strong undertow pulling you underwater.
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to fight the undertow, but it's just too strong.  It drags you
Floyd | underwater.
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd |    You're underwater in the lake.  To the north is a rocky wall, but
Floyd | there's an opening that could be the mouth of a cave.  The rocky wall
Floyd | of the shore is to the west, but you can go east and south.  You are
Floyd | well below the surface, but the lake floor is still a ways below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Where can you practice lassoing?"
		DavidW says, "I have no idea."
		Limax asks, "Was there a barn near the programmer's house?"
		DavidW says, "I couldn't find a post at the dock. Random people can't be lassoed."
		DavidW says, "The barn isn't near the programmer's house, no. There is a barn elsewhere."
		Limax says, "Seems like there should be something near there to lasso"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You try to swim against the undertow, but the current drags you down.
Floyd |
Floyd | The undertow drags you down, away from the cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Floor
Floyd |    You're deep underwater, just above the rocky bottom of the lake.
Floyd | The water is swirling violently around a depression in the rocky floor
Floyd | -- you realize that it's a whirlpool!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You can't swim against the whirlpool current.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're dragged helplessly toward the whirlpool.  You try to swim
Floyd | against it, but it's too strong.  You get nearer and nearer the hole.
Floyd | You start tumbling over and over in the turbulent waters; your head
Floyd | hits a rock, then your arm, then a leg.
Floyd |    You're barely able to see what's happening as you're battered
Floyd | against the rocks, but you realize that you're falling through a narrow
Floyd | tunnel.  You're on your back, moving head-first through the tunnel.
Floyd |    You lose track of how much time you're bounced around inside the
Floyd | tunnel, but you eventually emerge into a raging river pouring down the
Floyd | hillside.  You tumble and crash into even more rocks as you're washed
Floyd | down the rocky riverbed.
Floyd |    You pass under a bridge, trying to grab onto something but finding
Floyd | nothing to hold onto.  The water continues to drag you downstream.  You
Floyd | manage to get your head above water long enough to look at what's
Floyd | coming, and you see a dense tangle of tree branches up ahead.  You
Floyd | brace yourself just in time, and crash into the thicket.
Floyd |    It's difficult, but you manage to untangle yourself from the tree
Floyd | branches, and climb out onto the riverbank.
Floyd |
Floyd | River Bank
Floyd |    You're on the west bank of a river.  The river is blocked to the
Floyd | south by a dense tangle of tree branches.  A path leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Floor
Floyd |    You're deep underwater, just above the rocky bottom of the lake.
Floyd | The water is swirling violently around a depression in the rocky floor
Floyd | -- you realize that it's a whirlpool!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "plug hole with shield" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "plug hole" 		

Floyd | What do you want to plug it in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "plug shield in hole" 		

Floyd | You can't plug the heat shield into anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're dragged helplessly toward the whirlpool.  You try to swim
Floyd | against it, but it's too strong.  You get nearer and nearer the hole.
Floyd | You start tumbling over and over in the turbulent waters; your head
Floyd | hits a rock, then your arm, then a leg.
Floyd |    You're barely able to see what's happening as you're battered
Floyd | against the rocks, but you realize that you're falling through a narrow
Floyd | tunnel.  You're on your back, moving head-first through the tunnel.
Floyd |    You lose track of how much time you're bounced around inside the
Floyd | tunnel, but you eventually emerge into a raging river pouring down the
Floyd | hillside.  You tumble and crash into even more rocks as you're washed
Floyd | down the rocky riverbed.
Floyd |    You pass under a bridge, trying to grab onto something but finding
Floyd | nothing to hold onto.  The water continues to drag you downstream.  You
Floyd | manage to get your head above water long enough to look at what's
Floyd | coming, and you see a dense tangle of tree branches up ahead.  You
Floyd | brace yourself just in time, and crash into the thicket.
Floyd |    It's difficult, but you manage to untangle yourself from the tree
Floyd | branches, and climb out onto the riverbank.
Floyd |
Floyd | River Bank
Floyd |    You're on the west bank of a river.  The river is blocked to the
Floyd | south by a dense tangle of tree branches.  A path leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "I'm having troube wiht the wireless connection here. I need to reset the router. Back soon, I hope"
Limax walks slowly out of the room and into the sunset. 		DavidW says, "ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n" 		

Floyd | River Bank
Floyd |    You're on the west bank of a river.  The water pours rapidly over
Floyd | huge rocks in the river.  A bridge crosses the river to the east.  A
Floyd | narrow path climbs steeply up the hill to the northwest, and you can
Floyd | follow the river to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Steep Path
Floyd |    You're on a path that climbs up a sheer cliff face.  The path goes
Floyd | down to the river to the southeast, and climbs steeply to the
Floyd | southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | Clifftop
Floyd |    You're on a steeply climbing path near the top of a cliff.  The path
Floyd | descends to the northeast, and continues to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Rocky Passage
Floyd |    You're in a narrow passage among the rocks.  You can squeeze through
Floyd | to the east and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |    You're fairly high up on the side of the mountain -- you'd guess
Floyd | that you're around two thousand feet up.  (Have you noticed that they
Floyd | use the English system of measurements in Hell?  What else would you
Floyd | expect?)  You can go down the mountain to the west, and the volcano's
Floyd | cone looms above to the east.  A small opening appears to lead into a
Floyd | cave to the south.  You can also travel along a path to the north, and
Floyd | a narrow passage to the southeast.
Floyd |    You have an excellent view of Hell from here.  The tall buildings
Floyd | downtown all seem tiny from this distance and altitude, except for the
Floyd | Tower -- even from here, you can't see the top.  The Tower looks like a
Floyd | thin, gleaming string stretching from the ground up into the dark sky.
Floyd | As your eyes follow the Tower up into the sky, you realize that you're
Floyd | high enough above the surface now that you can see stars above -- so
Floyd | many stars, all so bright, that it's quite well lit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x buildings" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "buildings".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stars" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "stars".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Limax arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
two-star took 30,500 buckets -- why? 		Limax says, "Back"
		DavidW says, "ok. Back at Mountainside."
		Limax says, "It was weird... only thi computer could connect... the Blu Ray and none of the game devices could"
		DavidW says, "I'm not really sure what to try next."
		Limax asks, "Maybe go to where the barn is?"
		DavidW says, "ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |    You're on a gently sloping, rocky hillside at the base of a tall
Floyd | mountain.  The granite surface of the hillside hosts no vegetation.
Floyd | Looming high above to the east is the steep cone of a volcano; clouds
Floyd | of dark smoke rise steadily above the cone.  You can climb into the
Floyd | mountains to the east, and you can also go north, back to the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "terse" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in TERSE mode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Farmhouse
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Barnyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Barnyard
Floyd |    You're in a large yard outside an old, abandoned barn.  The area is
Floyd | overgrown with weeds; it obviously hasn't been used in many years.  A
Floyd | rusty old wellhead sticks out of the weeds.  The farmhouse is to the
Floyd | west, and the entrance to the barn is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x weeds" 		

Floyd | They're rather ugly, and not terribly interesting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search weeds" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x barn" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "barn".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Barn
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Barn
Floyd |    You're in an old, rickety barn.  The area smells of rotting wood and
Floyd | damp decay.  The usual farm implements are scattered around the barn:
Floyd | a bale of hay, several stalls for horses.
Floyd |    In the center of the barn is a small single-engine airplane.  It's
Floyd | an open-cockpit, high-wing tail-dragger.  It's painted a faded yellow.
Floyd |    The exit is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wing" 		

Floyd | It's a tail-dragger with an open cockpit.  Unfortunately, it doesn't
Floyd | look like there's any hope that it can be made to work; the engine
Floyd | looks dismantled and corroded.  It looks like you could get in the
Floyd | plane if you wanted, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lasso wing" 		

Floyd | (with the rope)
Floyd | I don't know how to lasso the plane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Limax asks, "What's in the plane? Or have we already been here?" 		Limax says, "ILAK"
		DavidW says, "We were here before, yes. I took the pitchfork from the hay, and the parachute from the plane's storage compartment."
		Limax asks, "And the farmhouse belongs to the programmer, right?"
		Limax says, "Aha"
		Limax asks, "What abouthe stalls?"
		DavidW says, "No, the programmer's house is far to the west."
		DavidW says, "We're not a horse."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stalls" 		

Floyd | There's nothing interesting about them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter stalls" 		

Floyd | Why?  Hoping to return as a horse in your next life?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "And the wellhead outside is where the bucket came from"
		DavidW says, "yes, and it's dry. Pulling the lever has no effect."
		Limax asks, "What about lassoing it?"
		Limax says, "I mean, we might as well try anything"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | Barnyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lasso wellhead" 		

Floyd | (with the rope)
Floyd | I don't know how to lasso the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I really suspect the game is fibbing about practice, that the real reason is it's a one-way trip and we're not to get caught in an area without all the needed tools."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x well" 		

Floyd | It's a hand-pumped well.  It has a long lever, and a spout.  The pump
Floyd | looks very old and corroded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spout" 		

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary spout to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lever" 		

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary lever to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Oh"
		DavidW says, "[LINK]"
		DavidW says, "ilac"
		Limax asks, "YLAK?"
		Limax asks, "So what do we have left? The pool of blood, the lake, the troll, the check and the needle?"
		Limax says, "Oh, and the lasso"
		Johnny says, "I would ask that that URL and this request that that URL be removed from the transcript be removed from the transcript."
		Limax says, "And we still have the natural gas pipe that we don't know what to do with"
		DavidW says (to Limax), "uh, those plus the gas pipe; the poker, brush, and shovel; the Celestial Security business (including an unvisited location behind the counter)"
		DavidW says, "I'm tempted to get a bucket of blood and pour it on the woman at Celestial."
		Limax says, "Hm"
		Limax says, "Might be worth a shot"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Barnyard
Floyd |    You're in a large yard outside an old, abandoned barn.  The area is
Floyd | overgrown with weeds; it obviously hasn't been used in many years.  A
Floyd | rusty old wellhead sticks out of the weeds.  The farmhouse is to the
Floyd | west, and the entrance to the barn is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Farmhouse
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w.w.w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | Gravel Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Desolate Plain
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Wastelands
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Top of Crater
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Bottom of Crater
Floyd |
Floyd |    A thick cloud of dust drifts down from the side of the crater.  You
Floyd | watch the cloud as it slowly meanders through the complex air currents
Floyd | driven by the hot crater floor.  As the cloud approaches the hot rocks
Floyd | at the bottom of the crater, it suddenly catches fire; you leap back as
Floyd | the cloud almost instantly vanishes in a searing wall of flame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | Ledge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Floor of Fire Cave
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You slowly make your way through the dense flames.  You realize that
Floyd | this cave must be totally devoid of oxygen -- certainly it's all being
Floyd | consumed by the raging fires.  It's lucky you're already dead, you
Floyd | think to yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Shore
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill bucket with blood" 		

Floyd | You try to scoop up some of the horrifying fluid, but every time you
Floyd | do, the blood boils away as soon as you remove the bucket from the
Floyd | lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, we were anticipated"
		Limax says, "I would say so"
		DavidW says, "well, there's lake water"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Floor of Fire Cave
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Ledge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | Bottom of Crater
Floyd |
Floyd |    One of the large rocks on the pit floor suddenly bursts into flames.
Floyd | You jump back and shield your eyes from the blinding fire.  After a few
Floyd | moments, the fire subsides, and all that's left of the rock is a thick
Floyd | black cloud of sulfurous fumes that slowly dissipates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Yes... but would that horrify her?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u.s.s.e.e.e.e" 		

Floyd | Top of Crater
Floyd |
Floyd | Wastelands
Floyd |
Floyd | Desolate Plain
Floyd |
Floyd | Gravel Path
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.s.e." 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, the rabbit. We forgot the rabbit."
		DavidW says, "and the flippers"
		DavidW says, "(in the dumpster)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "I guess the flippers might help vs undertow?" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "guess".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill bucket with water" 		

Floyd | Okay, the bucket is now full of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.w.n.w.w." 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.w" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | Celestial Security Office
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Do you wear any
Floyd | prescription eyewear?"  The woman replies, "No."  The officer slowly
Floyd | and carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw water at woman" 		

Floyd | You miss.  The water falls to the floor and evaporates.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "What is your IQ?"
Floyd | The woman replies, "I'm not sure."  The officer slowly and carefully
Floyd | transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Let's return to the dumpster; see if anything new comes to mind."
		DavidW says, "Also, we never tried to do anything with the rabbit, really."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.n.e.sw" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Alley
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Alley
Floyd |    You're in an alley between two large low-rise buildings, one to the
Floyd | east and one to the west.  The alley dead-ends to the south; you can go
Floyd | out to the north.
Floyd |    At the south end of the alley is a large dumpster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dumpster" 		

Floyd | It's a really large, very smelly dumpster.  Over the edge of the
Floyd | dumpster, you can see a pair of flippers sticking up.  Unfortunately,
Floyd | you can't quite reach them from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flippers with pitchfork" 		

Floyd | All you can manage to do is push them away from you.  You'll have to
Floyd | get into the dumpster somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb dumpster" 		

Floyd | It's too high to climb into.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a printed note, a dead light bulb, a toolbox, a portable
Floyd | radio, a bucket, a pitchfork, a small metal key, a parachute, a pair of
Floyd | rubber gloves, a certificate, a poker, a brush, a shovel, a pencil
Floyd | sharpener, a pencil, an Infern-O-Vac battery, a dollar bill, a
Floyd | cigarette box, a cigarette, a check, a driver's license, a paper
Floyd | recycling bin, an empty can of ToxiCola, a bag of Cheese-Doodles, a
Floyd | yellow note, a pillow, an ID card, a maintenance uniform, a rope, a
Floyd | genuine silver ring (being worn), and a heat shield.  The toolbox seems
Floyd | to contain a crowbar.  The radio compartment seems to contain a
Floyd | DuraHell battery.  The paper recycling bin seems to contain some waste
Floyd | paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "btw, we can't stand on the toolbox or the recycling bin."
		DavidW says, "hm. I'm not thinking of anything new. Lemme try to take the rabbit."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Field
Floyd |    There's a large jackrabbit hopping around, foraging for food.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rabbit" 		

Floyd | The rabbit is too quick; it hops several feet away each time you get
Floyd | near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bag to rabbit" 		

Floyd | The rabbit rejects the offer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x food" 		

Floyd | I don't see any food here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Field
Floyd |    You're in a large, open field.  The ground is peppered with clumps
Floyd | of scrubby grass.  A road lies to the west.  You can see a tall
Floyd | mountain range in the distance to the southeast.
Floyd |    There's a large jackrabbit hopping around, foraging for food.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in that direction except more of the same empty field.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in that direction except more of the same empty field.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in that direction except more of the same empty field.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take grass" 		

Floyd | You can't have the scrubby grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig field with shovel" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "field".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig ground with shovel" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to dig in the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Lionheart arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		DavidW says, "I think I'm out of ideas for the present time."
		Limax says, "Back gain"
		Limax says, "Er. AGain"
		Limax says, "I keep getting called away"
		DavidW says, "s'ok. I can't think of what to try next anyway."
		Limax asks, "Are we still at the same stuck point?"
		DavidW says, "Pretty much."
		Limax says, "Hm"
		Limax asks, "Can we get in the farmhouse?"
		DavidW asks, "I suppose we could throw the pitchfork into the dumpster, then lasso it, then climb the rope?"
		Limax asks, "Sure... why not?"
		DavidW says, "The farmhouse is a one-room wonder. It had the radio in it."
		Limax says, "Okay"
		Limax asks, "Was it already tuned to the DMV station?"
		DavidW says, "At least, I think it's a one-roomer. Suppose we should doublecheck that."
		DavidW says (to Limax), "no, but I don't know what station it was originally. Jacqueline set it to 319 before I had a chance to examine the dial."
		Limax says, "Okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Field
Floyd |    You're in a large, open field.  The ground is peppered with clumps
Floyd | of scrubby grass.  A road lies to the west.  You can see a tall
Floyd | mountain range in the distance to the southeast.
Floyd |    There's a large jackrabbit hopping around, foraging for food.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Farmhouse
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Farmhouse
Floyd |    You're in a small, deserted, one-room farmhouse.  The building is
Floyd | very old and rickety, and all the paint has long since peeled off the
Floyd | walls.  You can go through doors to the south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd | I don't see any table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, Farmouse, Barnyard, Barn."
		DavidW says, "er FarmHouse"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | Alley
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pitchfork in dumpster" 		

Floyd | You can't put anything into the dumpster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lasso dumpster" 		

Floyd | (with the rope)
Floyd | I don't know how to lasso the dumpster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lasso flippers" 		

Floyd | (with the rope)
Floyd | I don't know how to lasso the pair of flippers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dumpster" 		

Floyd | It's a really large, very smelly dumpster.  Over the edge of the
Floyd | dumpster, you can see a pair of flippers sticking up.  Unfortunately,
Floyd | you can't quite reach them from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x edge" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "edge".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search dumpster" 		

Floyd | All you can see is the flippers sticking up over the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw pitchfork into dumpster" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to throw anything in the dumpster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Maybe there's a chair or table in the programmer's house we can 'borrow'."
		Limax says, "Maybe"
		DavidW says, "There was a ladder seen briefly in Infernolab, but I have no idea where it went, or even if it was a true object."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ladder" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "ladder".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "That's the one the workers were using?"
		DavidW says, "hm, not a true object."
		DavidW says, "yes, when they took out the burnt bulb."
		Limax says, "Right"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w.s.s." 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | North of House
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "So the farmhouse also had an exit to the east... that was to the barn, I take it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd |    You're in an old, dilapidated kitchen.  The appliances are all
Floyd | ancient and appear to be in poor condition; the linoleum floor has
Floyd | large gashes here and there where the plastic is curled back.  There's
Floyd | a sink, with a small cabinet underneath.  An exit leads north out into
Floyd | the yard, and passages lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The barnyard"
		DavidW says, "The barn proper was north of the barnyard."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plastic" 		

Floyd | That isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd | The cabinet is already open!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary sink to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in sink" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the sink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd |    Sitting on the table is some junk mail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take table" 		

Floyd | You can't have the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd |    You're in the dining room, which isn't really a separate room but
Floyd | just the northwest corner of the living room.  A table dominates the
Floyd | area.  A six-foot partition separates the dining room and living room
Floyd | from the kitchen, which is to the east (evidently, building a wall all
Floyd | the way up to the ceiling would have been too expensive).  The living
Floyd | room lies to the south.
Floyd |    Sitting on the table is some junk mail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Living Room
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Living Room
Floyd |    You're in the living room, which is long and narrow, with a brick
Floyd | fireplace on the south wall; next to the fireplace is a tool holder.  A
Floyd | six-foot partition to the north separates the living room and kitchen.
Floyd | The northwest corner of the room serves as the dining room.  A hallway
Floyd | leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Got it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | West end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "We got the poker from the tool holder, right?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		DavidW says, "poker, brush, and shovel: all unused by us yet."
		Limax says, "I think the flippers would help us in the lake"
		DavidW says, "I agree."
		DavidW says, "Help me get 'em. :)"
		Limax says, "And we can't climb into the dumpster"
		DavidW says, "We cannot."
		Limax says, "I've never seen a dumpster I can't climb into"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps you don't see many dumpsters."
		Limax asks, "Could you get us back to the dumpster?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.n.n" 		

Floyd | West end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | North of House
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.e.e.sw" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Alley
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ok"
		Limax says, "Let's look in the Alley first"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Alley
Floyd |    You're in an alley between two large low-rise buildings, one to the
Floyd | east and one to the west.  The alley dead-ends to the south; you can go
Floyd | out to the north.
Floyd |    At the south end of the alley is a large dumpster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb walls" 		

Floyd | I don't see any walls here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Examine the dumpste?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb buildings" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "buildings".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dumpster" 		

Floyd | It's a really large, very smelly dumpster.  Over the edge of the
Floyd | dumpster, you can see a pair of flippers sticking up.  Unfortunately,
Floyd | you can't quite reach them from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "And enter dumpster does what?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter dumpster" 		

Floyd | It's too high to climb into.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Ah"
		Limax asks, "What do we have in our inventory?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a printed note, a dead light bulb, a toolbox, a portable
Floyd | radio, a bucket, a pitchfork, a small metal key, a parachute, a pair of
Floyd | rubber gloves, a certificate, a poker, a brush, a shovel, a pencil
Floyd | sharpener, a pencil, an Infern-O-Vac battery, a dollar bill, a
Floyd | cigarette box, a cigarette, a check, a driver's license, a paper
Floyd | recycling bin, an empty can of ToxiCola, a bag of Cheese-Doodles, a
Floyd | yellow note, a pillow, an ID card, a maintenance uniform, a rope, a
Floyd | genuine silver ring (being worn), and a heat shield.  The toolbox seems
Floyd | to contain a crowbar.  The radio compartment seems to contain a
Floyd | DuraHell battery.  The paper recycling bin seems to contain some waste
Floyd | paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Can we say, tie the rope to the poker?"
		DavidW says, "And we cannot stand on either the toolbox or the bin."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to poker" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to tie anything to the poker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to pitchfork" 		Limax says, "So much for a harpoon"

Floyd | I don't know how to tie anything to the pitchfork.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to dumpster" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to tie anything to the dumpster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "ANd throwin the poker or the pitchfork does nothing?"
		Limax asks, "What about hitting the flippers with the pitchfork?"
		DavidW says, "well, it looked like we couldn't throw anything into the dumpster and all attempts to take the flippers with anything threatened to just push them in further."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw power in dumpster" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to throw anything in the dumpster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Shot"
		Limax says, "Shoot"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flippers with poker" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to take anything with the poker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flippers with pitchfork" 		

Floyd | All you can manage to do is push them away from you.  You'll have to
Floyd | get into the dumpster somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Okay"
		Limax says, "There's a clue"
		Limax asks, "Can we grab a chair from somewhere, like the Roshambo area?"
		DavidW asks, "I suppose if we did manage a gas explosion in the building next door, it *might* make a hole we can jump down from into the dumpster?"
		Limax says, "Hm. Maybe"
		Limax asks, "Is the gas still on?"
		DavidW says, "I was trying to find a chair in the programmer's house, but there just doesn't seem to be one. Unless he's sitting in it."
		DavidW says, "The gas is not still on."
		Limax says, "Right... thre was the chair we sat on for the study also"
		DavidW says, "Leaving the gas on seemed to have no effect."
		DavidW asks, "What study?"
		Limax says, "Where we got the check"
		DavidW says, "oh, huh. I didn't see a chair on return. but there might be chairs at the lecture in that first building."
		Limax says, "I thought there was a chair there still"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n." 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Cubicle
Floyd |    One of the scientists recognizes you, and walks over.  "I'm sorry,
Floyd | but we can't allow you to participate again, now that you know all
Floyd | about the experiment.  It would throw off the results if you were to
Floyd | participate.  If you're looking for more money, I've heard that
Floyd | Infernolab Missiles and Space is looking for subjects in the nosecone
Floyd | crash testing lab."  She walks away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd | It's a high-tech office chair, ergonomically designed with a low back,
Floyd | armrests, rollers, and a swivel base.  The chair is upholstered in
Floyd | black leather like all of the other furniture you've seen here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chair" 		

Floyd | You can't have the chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push chair n" 		

Floyd | You can't seem to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Dang"
		DavidW says, "well, you were right the chair was there."
		DavidW says, "on rollers too."
		Limax says, "Small consolation"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under chair" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock chair" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to unlock the chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x base" 		

Floyd | It's just part of the chair -- it's not important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rollers" 		

Floyd | It's just part of the chair -- it's not important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x armrests" 		

Floyd | It's just part of the chair -- it's not important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "lemme try the lecture room"
		Limax says, "Okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room
Floyd |    A woman is here.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the rear of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | rear," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "I'm a very rich individual and I refuse to be treated in this
Floyd | manner.  I've made charitable contributions all my life, and we've
Floyd | never beaten the help -- not when they didn't deserve it, anyway, the
Floyd | lazy bastards.  This is an outrage!  You can be sure you will be
Floyd | hearing from my lawyer!  What do you have to say for yourself?"  she
Floyd | asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "I'm sure you have a very good case.  However,
Floyd | I'm afraid that the legal system in Hell is based on the United States
Floyd | judicial system.  So, as you must know, the courts are so overloaded
Floyd | with frivolous lawsuits that legitimate claims, such as yours
Floyd | undoubtedly is, cannot be accepted.  Any lawsuit found to have merit is
Floyd | immediately and summarily dismissed.  There are some very good personal
Floyd | injury lawyers that you might wish to contact, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chair" 		

Floyd | You can't have the folding chair.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the left of the room raises his hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | left," the woman says, pointing to him.
Floyd |    "I used to drive nitro-burning ground-pounding six-second funny
Floyd | cars.  Is there any chance that I'll be able to shake hands with the
Floyd | devil while I scream through the gates of Hell?"  he asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "I'm afraid that, due to the volume of new
Floyd | immigrants, the devil is unable to personally greet each new arrival."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take podium" 		

Floyd | The podium isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the right of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | right," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "Is this heaven or hell?"  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "You know what they say -- if you have to ask
Floyd | --" she chuckles.  "It is technically hell, although that's such a
Floyd | loaded word that we don't like to use it.  Most ideas people have about
Floyd | hell are very outdated.  Ever since the deregulation of the afterlife
Floyd | industry, we've had to compete with Heaven for eternal souls -- because
Floyd | you're free to switch to Heaven at any time.  So, we've been
Floyd | modernizing!  There really isn't much eternal torment these days, for
Floyd | example.  And, thanks to the Environmental Clean-up Superfund, we have
Floyd | the brimstone problem mostly under control at this point."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stepladder" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "stepladder".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x horse" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "horse".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crate" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "crate".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x step" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "step".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "also, good thing I ate yesterday; I've hardly had anything to eat today."
		Limax asks, "Do you need to run off and get something?"
		DavidW says, "I grabbed some bread. I'll make and eat sandwiches between turns."
		Limax says, "Okay"
		Limax asks, "Can we go to where the lightbulb was changed?"
		DavidW says, "That was the lobby."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.s" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "here"
		Limax says, "Okay"
Limax says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |    You're in a lobby, decorated with a very high-tech look:  the walls
Floyd | are brushed stainless steel; the illumination is provided by black
Floyd | track lighting suspended from an intricate network of black metal
Floyd | railing; the furniture is black and angular.  Along the far wall,
Floyd | spelled out in four-foot-high Helvetica Medium Extended letters carved
Floyd | from granite, is the word:
Floyd |
Floyd |            I N F E R N O L A B
Floyd |
Floyd |    In the center of the lobby is a huge black leather couch, and a low
Floyd | black marble coffee table.  A hallway leads east, and an exit leads
Floyd | north, back out to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "DO we know anything about htecouch?"
		Limax says, "Man... this keyboard..."
		DavidW says, "I searched it and examined it. I found no change, no pillows, no lost yo-yo."
		Limax says, "Darn"
Limax says (to Floyd), "x railing" 		

Floyd | It's a very intricate network of black metal rails, hanging about four
Floyd | feet below the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Tha doesn't help"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push couch north" 		

Floyd | You can't seem to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "And the table gets us to the railier, which gets us into the ducts"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		DavidW says, "And there are no lights up there. I checked."
		Limax says, "Right"
		Limax says, "And the peson who caught on fire is no longer arond"
		DavidW says, "sadly, yes. I have wished that I could light a cigarette off him."
		Limax says, "Agreed"
		DavidW says, "Jacqueline said, however, we cannot get into unwinnable situations."
		Limax says, "My wife is having me go to the grocery store... I'll be back after a bit"
		Limax says, "Tha's good news"
		DavidW says, "The weird thing about the cig is that we can't seem to light it at all; the game seems to reject 'light cigarette' as a valid action."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light cigarette" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to light the cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'll wait for ya."
		Limax says, "Back"
		Limax says, "(again)"
		DavidW says, "that was quick"
		Limax says, "Let's see... we found the burning man in downtown.. and he just wandered off"
		Limax says, "Just needed a few things... and Trader Joes is less than a mile away"
		DavidW says, "well, he said because he wasn't burning any more, he had to go back to work."
		Limax says, "Which was where, I wonder"
		DavidW says, "well, he could be just off-stage now, part of the madding crowd of the building."
		Limax says, "Okay"
		Limax says, "Let's see..."
		Limax says, "I'm guessing the cigarette is key"
		DavidW says, "like, there's several doors south of the hallway, but only one door south for us."
		Limax says, "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lighter" 		

Floyd | I don't see any lighter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x matches" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "matches".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Ah, so maybe a lighter"
		DavidW says, "oh. it knows 'lighter', ergo, a lighter exists."
Limax says (to Floyd), "x match" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "match".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Just double-checking"
		DavidW says, "we could go around everywhere and 'ask [npc] for a light'."
		Limax says, "True"
		DavidW asks, "like, if we had a lighter, why do we need a lit cigarette in particular?"
		Limax says, "Good point"
		Limax asks, "Bartender?"
		DavidW says, "a good place to start, yes"
inky arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |    You're in a lobby, decorated with a very high-tech look:  the walls
Floyd | are brushed stainless steel; the illumination is provided by black
Floyd | track lighting suspended from an intricate network of black metal
Floyd | railing; the furniture is black and angular.  Along the far wall,
Floyd | spelled out in four-foot-high Helvetica Medium Extended letters carved
Floyd | from granite, is the word:
Floyd |
Floyd |            I N F E R N O L A B
Floyd |
Floyd |    In the center of the lobby is a huge black leather couch, and a low
Floyd | black marble coffee table.  A hallway leads east, and an exit leads
Floyd | north, back out to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s.s" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | Briefing Room
Floyd |    A woman is here.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the right of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | right," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "Can I go back to earth as a ghost and haunt people?"  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "No, unfortunately not.  However, our top
Floyd | scientists are working on this problem, and the latest reports indicate
Floyd | that it may be possible in the near future.  Those of you with
Floyd | scientific backgrounds, in particular those of you who went to Caltech
Floyd | and really understand what makes a good prank, may want to look into
Floyd | joining the project."
Floyd |
Floyd | Pier
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "were you guys able to get the paperwork from the trashcan and get a card with it?"
		Limax says, "Yes"
		DavidW says, "I saw no card there."
		Limax says, "DavidW got that"
		Limax says, "Well, no card... just a form for a card"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search waste paper" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read waste paper" 		

Floyd | They all seem to be the same.  You pick one and look at it:
Floyd |
Floyd | Celestial Security Administration
Floyd | Form 19937/40.Z
Floyd |
Floyd | 41.  Last name spelled backwards
Floyd | 39.  First Initial
Floyd | 77.  Age (years)
Floyd | 70.  Last name
Floyd | 63.  Current date (MM/DD/YY)
Floyd | 23.  First name
Floyd | 80.  Date of birth (DD-MM-YYYY)
Floyd | 52.  Number of letters in first name
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search in waste paper" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "fill out form" 		

Floyd | It's been too crumpled up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "unfold form" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "unfold".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "tried that"
inky says (to Floyd), "smooth form" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "smooth".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
		DavidW says, "tried that too"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d.s" 		

Floyd | Boat
Floyd |
Floyd | Bar
Floyd |    A bartender is here.
Floyd |    There's a technician here, plowing through mugs of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician plows through another mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bartender for a light" 		

Floyd | "Sorry, only what you see here."
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician plows through another mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Who is this technician?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show cigarette to bartender" 		

Floyd | The bartender isn't impressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician plows through another mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This is the technie from the booth lab."
		Limax says, "Ah"
		DavidW says, "I gave him a vodka to get rid of him and he came here to roost."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask technician for a light" 		

Floyd | I don't think the technician could give that to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician plows through another mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask technician for lighter" 		

Floyd | I don't see any lighter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask technician about lighter" 		

Floyd | "Figure it out yourself!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician plows through another mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bartender for lighter" 		

Floyd | I don't see any lighter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Boat
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Control Room
Floyd |    The boat's pilot is here, operating the controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain for a light" 		

Floyd | I don't think the pilot could give that to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain for lighter" 		

Floyd | I don't see any lighter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show cigarette to captain" 		

Floyd | The pilot isn't impressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under seats" 		

Floyd | I don't see any seats here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under seat" 		

Floyd | I don't see any seat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask passengers for a light" 		

Floyd | I don't think the passenger could give that to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask passenger about lighter" 		

Floyd | They seem too distracted to talk to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Pier
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room
Floyd |    A woman is here.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone in the middle of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you in the
Floyd | middle," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "I was wondering, where is the famous 'All hope abandon, ye who
Floyd | enter here' sign?  I want to get some pictures with it."  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "Actually, the sign said 'Lasciate ogni
Floyd | speranza, voi ch'entrate,' and I'm afraid it's been taken down.  People
Floyd | found it too depressing.  But there are several very nice vista points
Floyd | that you can find in the tour book."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Funny how NPCs just seem to stay in one place"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about lighter" 		

Floyd | Try as you might, you can't seem to attract her attention -- someone
Floyd | always gets in with a question first.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the right of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | right," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "Which circle of hell are we doomed to?"  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "We abolished the circle system shortly after
Floyd | the middle ages after the 'separate and unequal' principle was ruled
Floyd | illegal.  You're free to go wherever you'd like -- even up to Heaven."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman for a light" 		

Floyd | The light isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone near the center of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you near
Floyd | the center," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "Why did I end up here?  What did I do wrong?"  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "Really, you must shed your outdated notions of
Floyd | hell.  You don't have to do anything wrong to end up here.  New souls
Floyd | are randomly assigned to Heaven or Hell based on the last four digits
Floyd | of your Celestial Security Number.  The Heaven-Hell border was opened a
Floyd | long time ago, though, so your initial assignment is not permanent."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd | That isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone in the middle of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you in the
Floyd | middle," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "You said we can go to Heaven.  How do we get there?"  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "The easiest way is to use the HadesCorp Space
Floyd | Needle.  It's impossible to miss -- it's the tallest free-standing
Floyd | structure in hell.  The view from the elevator is fantastic."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x woman" 		

Floyd | She's a middle-aged woman, with light brown hair and large round
Floyd | glasses, dressed in a dark business suit.  She's busy fielding
Floyd | questions from your fellow passengers.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the rear of the room raises his hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | rear," the woman says, pointing to him.
Floyd |    "You mentioned jobs.  What if I don't want to work?"  he asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "That's up to you.  Dead people have no material
Floyd | needs.  And, unlike in real life, you'll find that you won't need to
Floyd | eat or sleep every forty or fifty turns, which is a real convenience.
Floyd | However, most people like to feel useful, and derive a sense of purpose
Floyd | from their employment here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask passenger for a light" 		

Floyd | The light isn't important.
Floyd |

		Limax says, "Maybe we need to find Satan and ask him for a light"

Floyd |    Someone at the right of the room raises his hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | right," the woman says, pointing to him.
Floyd |    "I used to work as a lobbyist.  Are similar positions available
Floyd | here?"  he asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "Absolutely!  However, you may find that there
Floyd | are quite a few lobbyists in Hell, which will probably not surprise
Floyd | anyone.  Incidentally, anyone interested in public affairs should tune
Floyd | in to H-SPAN, which broadcasts programs that cover a wide array of
Floyd | current events.  I believe the station number is 319."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Celestial Security Office
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "How many fingers
Floyd | am I holding up?"  The woman replies, "Three."  The officer slowly and
Floyd | carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman for a light" 		

Floyd | I don't think the young woman could give that to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Do you know your
Floyd | blood pressure?"  The woman replies, "130 over 70."  The officer slowly
Floyd | and carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman for lighter" 		

Floyd | I don't see any lighter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask officer for a light" 		

Floyd | I don't think the Celestial Security officer could give that to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Have you ever
Floyd | filed a claim against your automobile, homeowner's, renter's,
Floyd | malpractice, health, or dental insurance?"  The woman replies, "I had
Floyd | an automobile accident in 1982, but it wasn't my fault, and I had
Floyd | regular dental checkups between 1981 and 1990 that were billed to my
Floyd | dental insurance."  The officer slowly and carefully transcribes the
Floyd | information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Department of Motor Vehicles
Floyd |    Sitting on the counter is an appointment card.
Floyd |    A DMV official is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk over to the window where the employee is standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The DMV employee looks at you, obviously annoyed by your continued
Floyd | presence.  "What more could you want?  Go bother someone else."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask employee for a light" 		

Floyd | I don't think the DMV official could give that to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The DMV employee looks at you, obviously annoyed by your continued
Floyd | presence.  "What more could you want?  Go bother someone else."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take appointment card" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The DMV employee looks at you, obviously annoyed by your continued
Floyd | presence.  "What more could you want?  Go bother someone else."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask employee about lighter" 		

Floyd | "It's against policy to answer questions."
Floyd |
Floyd | The DMV employee looks at you, obviously annoyed by your continued
Floyd | presence.  "What more could you want?  Go bother someone else."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |    You're in the center of Hell's business district.  To the north is
Floyd | an extremely tall tower, which reaches up into the sky; the top is lost
Floyd | in mist high above.  An archway leads south.  You can go down the
Floyd | street to the east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Base of Tower
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Base of Tower
Floyd |    You're in a gigantic, imposing lobby.  The ceiling is at least five
Floyd | stories above; the dark granite walls are adorned with strange
Floyd | gargoyles looking down on you from high overhead.  The exit out to the
Floyd | street is to the south.
Floyd |    An elevator is to the north.  The elevator doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask gargoyles for a light" 		

Floyd | The gargoyles isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Elevator
Floyd |    An old, white-bearded man wearing a white robe is standing in the
Floyd | corner of the elevator near the controls.  He is evidently the elevator
Floyd | operator.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man for a light" 		

Floyd | The light isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man for lighter" 		

Floyd | I don't see any lighter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Base of Tower
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Bank of Hell
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the tellers waves you over to his window.  "Can I help you?"  he
Floyd | asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask teller for a light" 		

Floyd | He seems more interested in discussing official bank business.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask teller about lighter" 		

Floyd | He seems more interested in discussing bank business.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask teller about compound interest" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "compound".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Cubicle
Floyd |    One of the scientists recognizes you, and walks over.  "I'm sorry,
Floyd | but we can't allow you to participate again, now that you know all
Floyd | about the experiment.  It would throw off the results if you were to
Floyd | participate.  If you're looking for more money, I've heard that
Floyd | Infernolab Missiles and Space is looking for subjects in the nosecone
Floyd | crash testing lab."  She walks away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask scientists for a light" 		

Floyd | I don't think the scientist could give that to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask scientists for lighter" 		

Floyd | I don't see any lighter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. The only npcs east of here are the rabbit and troll, I think."
		DavidW asks, "There's the programmer, the two store clerks, the dead skeleton, ... anyone else?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | North of House
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | West end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd |    A programmer is sitting in front of the computer, looking at a
Floyd | screenful of C code.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "I think that might be all"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask programmer for a light" 		

Floyd | I don't think the programmer could give that to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The programmer looks pensively at the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask programmer for lighter" 		

Floyd | I don't see any lighter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lighter" 		

Floyd | I don't see any lighter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Small Bedroom
Floyd |    Sitting on the bed is a bedspread.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bedspread" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd | The bed almost fills the room.  There's nothing on the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Look under it?"
		DavidW says, "That's where we found the dollar bill."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd | You don't find anything more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Ah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move bed" 		

Floyd | You can't move the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search mattress" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "mattress".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Small Bedroom
Floyd |    You're in a small bedroom.  The room is almost entirely filled by
Floyd | the bed.  The hall is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | West end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Jump on the bed?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Never mind"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Small Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump on bed" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on bed" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now sitting on the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd | You're not tired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | East end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | West end of hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | North of House
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | North of House
Floyd |    You're in the poorly-tended, mostly dead yard of a house that lies
Floyd | to the south.  Now that you're closer to the house, you can see just
Floyd | how poorly built the house really is:  the primary building material
Floyd | seems to be cardboard stapled onto a rotting wooden frame.  The
Floyd | cardboard is ill-fitting and poorly aligned, leaving large gaps here
Floyd | and there.  You can enter the house to the south, and you can leave the
Floyd | yard to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This is a useless location."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cardboard" 		

Floyd | You can't have the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gaps" 		

Floyd | It's a pretty sad looking house.  The entrance is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tear house" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "tear".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take door" 		

Floyd | I don't see any door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Bah"
inky says (to Floyd), "break cardboard" 		

Floyd | You'll have to tell me how to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd | I don't see any wall here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x cardboard" 		

Floyd | It's a pretty sad looking house.  The entrance is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x gaps" 		

Floyd | It's a pretty sad looking house.  The entrance is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "search house" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I called locations like this 'pointless porch' on ifwiki."
		Limax says, "Heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x yard" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "yard".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig ground" 		

Floyd | What do you want to dig in it with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shovel" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to dig in the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "It's maybe just meant as a transition point"
		DavidW says, "well, yes, but it's still pointless."
		Limax says, "Kind of like the topiary in Zork II"
		DavidW says, "The only reason to have it is to put the house description in the room description."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Minimall Parking Lot
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Minimall Parking Lot
Floyd |    You're in the parking lot of a suburban mini-mall.  The street is to
Floyd | the south.  To the east is a store labeled "Just Mirrors", and to the
Floyd | west is The Amulette Shoppe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x car" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "car".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "a parking lot with zero cars."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Just Mirrors
Floyd |
Floyd | The teenager taps his fingers nervously on the counter and tries to
Floyd | avoid eye contact with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask teen for a light" 		

Floyd | I don't think the sullen teen could give that to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teenager taps his fingers nervously on the counter and tries to
Floyd | avoid eye contact with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show bill to teen" 		

Floyd | He doesn't seem very interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teenager taps his fingers nervously on the counter and tries to
Floyd | avoid eye contact with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show cigarette to teen" 		

Floyd | He snatches the cigarette and sticks it in his mouth.  He fumbles in
Floyd | his pockets for a lighter, finds one, and lights the cigarette.
Floyd | "Thanks, man," he says, not really looking at you.  He drops the
Floyd | lighter on the counter and puffs on the cigarette contentedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teenager puffs away at a cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wow. We found our lighter."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lighter" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd | The teenager puffs away at a cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Minimall Parking Lot
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Bingo"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "And wow..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on table. u" 		

Floyd | You climb up onto the coffee table.  It makes a pretty good platform --
Floyd | you can reach the railing from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can easily reach the rails.  With a little effort, you
Floyd | manage to lift yourself up into the rails.
Floyd |
Floyd | Up a Rail
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u.s.w" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlway, at T
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lighter" 		

Floyd | It's a small plastic pocket lighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open valve" 		

Floyd | You turn the wheel, opening the valve.  As you do, the pipe starts
Floyd | hissing, and you smell natural gas pouring out of the pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear gas continuing to pour out of the pipe.  The odor of gas is
Floyd | growing stronger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear gas continuing to pour out of the pipe.  The odor of gas is
Floyd | growing stronger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "I should have recognized the taps as nicotine withdrawal"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light lighter" 		

Floyd | Just as you flick the lighter, your realize that there's natural gas in
Floyd | the room.  The gas bursts into a large cloud of fire.  You jump back
Floyd | and shield your eyes.  In a few moments, the flames die down.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear gas continuing to pour out of the pipe.  The odor of gas is
Floyd | growing stronger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Crawlway, at T
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light lighter" 		

Floyd | You flick the lighter, and it emits a small flame.  After a few
Floyd | moments, you take your thumb off the lever, and the flame goes out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear gas continuing to pour out of the pipe.  The odor of gas is
Floyd | growing stronger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x west wall" 		

Floyd | I don't see any west wall here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put lighter in pipe" 		

Floyd | You can't put anything into the pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear gas continuing to pour out of the pipe.  The odor of gas is
Floyd | growing stronger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light gas" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "gas".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light lighter" 		

Floyd | Just as you flick the lighter, your realize that there's natural gas in
Floyd | the room.  The gas explodes in a huge ball of fire.  You suddenly feel
Floyd | as though someone hit you with dozens of sledgehammers all at once.
Floyd | Time seems to slow down as the force of the explosion lifts you off the
Floyd | floor of the crawlway and hurls you towards the west wall.  You crash
Floyd | into the wall, and the metal rips open.  You suddenly find yourself
Floyd | flying through the air over the alley, sailing over a shorter building
Floyd | to the west...
Floyd |
Floyd | Flying through the air
Floyd |    You're flying through the air, sailing toward a short building to
Floyd | the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Once you close the valve, the gas goes away immediately?"
		Limax says, "Uh oh... too far"
		Limax says, "Maybe"
		DavidW says, "it's okay. The hole will remain."
		Limax says, "True"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x short building" 		

Floyd | I don't see any short building here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear parachute" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the parachute.
Floyd |
Floyd | You just barely clear the roof of the building, and find yourself
Floyd | falling toward the ground.  Within moments, you hit the ground with a
Floyd | painful thud.  You're dazed for a few seconds, but you manage to get up
Floyd | and brush yourself off.  You find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Okay... we seem to be fine"
		inky says, "hmm"
		DavidW says, "oh. Didn't need the parachute for that. Dead is a blessing in some ways."
		inky says, "I think that was incorrect"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		inky says, "though maybe I misunderstood"

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on table. u. s. w." 		

Floyd | You climb up onto the coffee table.  It makes a pretty good platform --
Floyd | you can reach the railing from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can easily reach the rails.  With a little effort, you
Floyd | manage to lift yourself up into the rails.
Floyd |
Floyd | Up a Rail
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u. s. w" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlway, at T
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear gas continuing to pour out of the pipe.  The odor of gas is
Floyd | growing stronger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close valve" 		

Floyd | You close the valve.  The gas slowly dissipates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Crawlway
Floyd |    You're at the west end of a crawlway.  Large metal pipes run along
Floyd | the walls.  The crawlway continues to the east.
Floyd |    One of the pipes ends here.  The end of the pipe is not connected to
Floyd | anything at all; you assume it's being left for future expansion.  Just
Floyd | before the end of the pipe is a valve, evidently to cut off the flow of
Floyd | whatever the pipe carries until something is attached here.  The valve
Floyd | is currently closed.
Floyd |    The west wall of the crawlway has been ripped open (you think you
Floyd | may recall what caused the hole).  The hole seems to lead outside, and
Floyd | is easily large enough for you to go through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "No hole?"
		Limax says, "Aha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You step through the hole, and discover that you're about twenty feet
Floyd | up in the air alongside the building.  As you fall, you notice there's
Floyd | a dumpster below you.  You close your eyes, and land with a thud in the
Floyd | dumpster.
Floyd |
Floyd | dumpster
Floyd |    You're in a large, smelly dumpster, which is at the south end of a
Floyd | short alley.  The dumpster is filled with disgusting, slimy trash.  You
Floyd | can climb out into the alley.
Floyd |    You see a pair of flippers here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "aha"
		DavidW says, "huzzah: dumpster"
		Limax says, "Yay"
		inky says, "I figured the point was t land on the roof"
		inky says, "but I guess not"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flippers" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax exclaims, "Now to the lake!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trash" 		

Floyd | There's quite a lot of it.  You see a shiny object glimmering under the
Floyd | trash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Aha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shiny" 		

Floyd | You can't reach it; it's under a lot of trash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Good job"
		Limax asks, "Shovel?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig trash with shovel" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to dig in the trash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shiny" 		

Floyd | You can just barely see something shiny under the trash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take trash" 		

Floyd | You can't have the trash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move trash" 		

Floyd | You pull back some of the trash to locate the glimmering object.  The
Floyd | trash is ripe and disgusting, but you manage to look through it long
Floyd | enough to find a very nice bracelet!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bracelet" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax exclaims, "Yay!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear bracelet" 		

Floyd | As you put on the genuine gold bracelet, you feel strangely
Floyd | disoriented.  Everything grows dark and you feel very dizzy and faint.
Floyd | You realize there must be some strange interaction between the genuine
Floyd | gold bracelet and the genuine silver ring, so you take the genuine gold
Floyd | bracelet back off; as you do, the disorientation lifts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Now pfor protection againstnoises"
		Limax says, "Oh... one at a time"
		inky says, "hunh"
		Limax says, "Hw annoying"
		DavidW says, "oh, interesting."
inky says (to Floyd), "x bracelet" 		

Floyd | It's a gold bracelet, made up of little loops of gold wire all linked
Floyd | together.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "well, you probably only need one at a time"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | dumpster
Floyd |    You're in a large, smelly dumpster, which is at the south end of a
Floyd | short alley.  The dumpster is filled with disgusting, slimy trash.  You
Floyd | can climb out into the alley.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | Alley
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Lake of water with the flippers, or lake of blood with the bracelet now?"
		Limax says, "Water first"
		DavidW says, "agreed"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.e.e.e" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | Field
Floyd |    There's a large jackrabbit hopping around, foraging for food.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing in that direction except more of the same empty field.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.s.e.n" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear flippers" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the pair of flippers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Swimming on the lake
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to fight the undertow, but it's just too strong.  It drags you
Floyd | underwater.
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in VERBOSE mode.
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd |    You're underwater in the lake.  To the north is a rocky wall, but
Floyd | there's an opening that could be the mouth of a cave.  The rocky wall
Floyd | of the shore is to the west, but you can go east and south.  You are
Floyd | well below the surface, but the lake floor is still a ways below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Underwater Cave
Floyd |    You're in an underwater cave, which is fully submerged.  The only
Floyd | exit leads back into the lake to the south.
Floyd |    You see a genuine jewel stone here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice that's it's been quite a while since you were able to inhale
Floyd | air.  As you think about this, you become faint, and reach for
Floyd | something for support. After a few moments, though, you realize that,
Floyd | apart from the great discomfort of holding your breath for an extended
Floyd | period, you're quite capable of going on without breathing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Cool. The blue stone?"
		DavidW says, "I think so. Protection vs. cold."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take jewel stone" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd | It's a large, multi-faceted, clear blue jewel stone.  It's attached to
Floyd | a gold chain, for wearing it around the neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Excellen"
		Limax says, "ty"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Underwater
Floyd |    You're underwater in the lake.  To the north is a rocky wall, but
Floyd | there's an opening that could be the mouth of a cave.  The rocky wall
Floyd | of the shore is to the west, but you can go east and south.  You are
Floyd | well below the surface, but the lake floor is still a ways below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The undertow drags you down, away from the cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Floor
Floyd |    You're deep underwater, just above the rocky bottom of the lake.
Floyd | The water is swirling violently around a depression in the rocky floor
Floyd | -- you realize that it's a whirlpool!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You can't swim against the whirlpool current.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're dragged helplessly toward the whirlpool.  You try to swim
Floyd | against it, but it's too strong.  You get nearer and nearer the hole.
Floyd | You start tumbling over and over in the turbulent waters; your head
Floyd | hits a rock, then your arm, then a leg.
Floyd |    You're barely able to see what's happening as you're battered
Floyd | against the rocks, but you realize that you're falling through a narrow
Floyd | tunnel.  You're on your back, moving head-first through the tunnel.
Floyd |    You lose track of how much time you're bounced around inside the
Floyd | tunnel, but you eventually emerge into a raging river pouring down the
Floyd | hillside.  You tumble and crash into even more rocks as you're washed
Floyd | down the rocky riverbed.
Floyd |    You pass under a bridge, trying to grab onto something but finding
Floyd | nothing to hold onto.  The water continues to drag you downstream.  You
Floyd | manage to get your head above water long enough to look at what's
Floyd | coming, and you see a dense tangle of tree branches up ahead.  You
Floyd | brace yourself just in time, and crash into the thicket.
Floyd |    It's difficult, but you manage to untangle yourself from the tree
Floyd | branches, and climb out onto the riverbank.
Floyd |
Floyd | River Bank
Floyd |    You're on the west bank of a river.  The river is blocked to the
Floyd | south by a dense tangle of tree branches.  A path leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "So, now what? Blood?"
		DavidW says, "well there's still what's east and south of the lake center."
		Limax says, "OKay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove flippers" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the pair of flippers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | River Bank
Floyd |    You're on the west bank of a river.  The water pours rapidly over
Floyd | huge rocks in the river.  A bridge crosses the river to the east.  A
Floyd | narrow path climbs steeply up the hill to the northwest, and you can
Floyd | follow the river to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "terse" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in TERSE mode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "That's annoying to have to go around three times though"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Steep Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | Clifftop
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Rocky Passage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear flippers" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the pair of flippers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Swimming on the lake
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to fight the undertow, but it's just too strong.  It drags you
Floyd | underwater.
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Underwater
Floyd |    You're underwater in the lake.  You are far below the surface, but
Floyd | the lake floor is still a ways below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The undertow drags you down toward the lake floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Floor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd |    You're underwater in the lake.  To the north is a rocky wall, but
Floyd | there's an opening that could be the mouth of a cave.  The rocky wall
Floyd | of the shore is to the west, but you can go east and south.  You are
Floyd | well below the surface, but the lake floor is still a ways below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in VERBOSE mode.
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd |    You're underwater in the lake.  To the north is a rocky wall, but
Floyd | there's an opening that could be the mouth of a cave.  The rocky wall
Floyd | of the shore is to the west, but you can go east and south.  You are
Floyd | well below the surface, but the lake floor is still a ways below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | The undertow is too strong.
Floyd |
Floyd | The undertow drags you down, away from the cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Floor
Floyd |    You're deep underwater, just above the rocky bottom of the lake.
Floyd | The water is swirling violently around a depression in the rocky floor
Floyd | -- you realize that it's a whirlpool!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Perhaps we're never meant to go east or south of lake center."
		Limax says, "COuld be"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary pencil-sized hole to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're dragged helplessly toward the whirlpool.  You try to swim
Floyd | against it, but it's too strong.  You get nearer and nearer the hole.
Floyd | You start tumbling over and over in the turbulent waters; your head
Floyd | hits a rock, then your arm, then a leg.
Floyd |    You're barely able to see what's happening as you're battered
Floyd | against the rocks, but you realize that you're falling through a narrow
Floyd | tunnel.  You're on your back, moving head-first through the tunnel.
Floyd |    You lose track of how much time you're bounced around inside the
Floyd | tunnel, but you eventually emerge into a raging river pouring down the
Floyd | hillside.  You tumble and crash into even more rocks as you're washed
Floyd | down the rocky riverbed.
Floyd |    You pass under a bridge, trying to grab onto something but finding
Floyd | nothing to hold onto.  The water continues to drag you downstream.  You
Floyd | manage to get your head above water long enough to look at what's
Floyd | coming, and you see a dense tangle of tree branches up ahead.  You
Floyd | brace yourself just in time, and crash into the thicket.
Floyd |    It's difficult, but you manage to untangle yourself from the tree
Floyd | branches, and climb out onto the riverbank.
Floyd |
Floyd | River Bank
Floyd |    You're on the west bank of a river.  The river is blocked to the
Floyd | south by a dense tangle of tree branches.  A path leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove flippers" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the pair of flippers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "i kinda suspect the heat amulet is in the lava cave. And the illness one was shaped like a boat from ivory."
		DavidW says, "We might ask the captain about the ivory amulet. And I bet we need to get that lasso working before fully solving the lake of blood."
		DavidW says, "But still, I suppose we should return to lake of blood first to see how far we can get now."
		DavidW says, "In case my assumptions are wrong."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove ring. wear bracelet" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the genuine silver ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the genuine gold bracelet.  A feeling of
Floyd | strength and safety falls over you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "shame it's on the far side of the map from here."
		Limax says, "Yup... we could use a teleporter"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n.nw.nw.w.n" 		

Floyd | River Bank
Floyd |    You're on the west bank of a river.  The water pours rapidly over
Floyd | huge rocks in the river.  A bridge crosses the river to the east.  A
Floyd | narrow path climbs steeply up the hill to the northwest, and you can
Floyd | follow the river to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Steep Path
Floyd |    You're on a path that climbs up a sheer cliff face.  The path goes
Floyd | down to the river to the southeast, and climbs steeply to the
Floyd | southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw.w.nw" 		

Floyd | Clifftop
Floyd |    You're on a steeply climbing path near the top of a cliff.  The path
Floyd | descends to the northeast, and continues to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Passage
Floyd |    You're in a narrow passage among the rocks.  You can squeeze through
Floyd | to the east and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |    You're fairly high up on the side of the mountain -- you'd guess
Floyd | that you're around two thousand feet up.  (Have you noticed that they
Floyd | use the English system of measurements in Hell?  What else would you
Floyd | expect?)  You can go down the mountain to the west, and the volcano's
Floyd | cone looms above to the east.  A small opening appears to lead into a
Floyd | cave to the south.  You can also travel along a path to the north, and
Floyd | a narrow passage to the southeast.
Floyd |    You have an excellent view of Hell from here.  The tall buildings
Floyd | downtown all seem tiny from this distance and altitude, except for the
Floyd | Tower -- even from here, you can't see the top.  The Tower looks like a
Floyd | thin, gleaming string stretching from the ground up into the dark sky.
Floyd | As your eyes follow the Tower up into the sky, you realize that you're
Floyd | high enough above the surface now that you can see stars above -- so
Floyd | many stars, all so bright, that it's quite well lit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "terse" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in TERSE mode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.n.w.w.w.w.w" 		

Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | Gravel Path
Floyd |
Floyd | Desolate Plain
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n.d." 		

Floyd | Wastelands
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Crater
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of Crater
Floyd |
Floyd |    You hear a rumbling sound under your feet.  The rumbling increases
Floyd | in intensity until the sound is deafening, and the ground is shaking
Floyd | violently.  As you try to maintain your balance, several rocks are
Floyd | suddenly blown upward as a huge steam geyser blasts through the
Floyd | surface.  You jump backward away from the jet of pressurized steam.
Floyd | Eventually, the geyser weakens, and finally stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne.d.n" 		

Floyd | Ledge
Floyd |
Floyd | Floor of Fire Cave
Floyd |
Floyd | You slowly make your way through the dense flames.  You realize that
Floyd | this cave must be totally devoid of oxygen -- certainly it's all being
Floyd | consumed by the raging fires.  It's lucky you're already dead, you
Floyd | think to yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Shore
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear flippers" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the pair of flippers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You manage to wade a little further toward the island, but as you do,
Floyd | you feel freezing cold, as though you were embedded in a block of ice,
Floyd | and you are unable to get any further.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove bracelet. wear jewel" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the genuine gold bracelet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the genuine jewel stone.  A feeling of
Floyd | strength and safety falls over you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You manage to wade a little further toward the island, but as you do, a
Floyd | terrible burst of searing heat shoots through your body, as though your
Floyd | clothes were on fire, and you are unable to get any further.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, blocked by heat"
		Limax says, "Darn"
		Limax says, "I'm guessing that's where the treasure is"
		DavidW says, "I feel vindicated in thinking it's a five locked lake."
		Limax says, "Good"
		DavidW says (to Limax), "yes, that's highly likely."
		DavidW says, "Does make me wonder just what the adventurer's club can do for us, though."
		Limax says, "Right"
		Limax asks, "Maybe they have an iron to smooth out forms?"
		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		DavidW says, "perhaps they do."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x iron" 		

Floyd | It's a black wrought-iron fireplace poker.  It's about half an inch in
Floyd | diameter, and a couple of feet long.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to bedsheet" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "bedsheet".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to bedspread" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to tie anything to the bedspread.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tear bedspread" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "tear".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Rocky Shore
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u. sw. u" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Floor of Fire Cave
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u.sw.u" 		

Floyd | Ledge
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of Crater
Floyd |
Floyd |    You hear a noise overhead, and look up to see a number of rocks come
Floyd | sliding down the side of the crater.  You jump out of the way just in
Floyd | time.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Crater
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s.e" 		

Floyd | Wastelands
Floyd |
Floyd | Desolate Plain
Floyd |
Floyd | Gravel Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "So do we have the holy hand grenade to deal with the rabbit?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e.e.e.e" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | Field
Floyd |    There's a large jackrabbit hopping around, foraging for food.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no."
		DavidW says, "Rabbit seems to want food."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x carrot" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "carrot".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lettuce" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "lettuce".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pellet" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "pellet".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x food" 		

Floyd | I don't see any food here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Not sure"
Limax says (to Floyd), "x salad" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "salad".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill rabbit" 		

Floyd | What do you want to attack it with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "poker" 		

Floyd | Attacking the rabbit doesn't appear productive.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rabbit foot" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.s.e.s." 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | Lava Cave
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose. put shield in river. enter shield" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in VERBOSE mode.
Floyd | Lava Cave
Floyd |    You're in a large, cylindrical cave with smooth, black walls.
Floyd | Running through the south end of the cave is a wide, swiftly-flowing
Floyd | river of lava, which flows downhill to the east.  The lava pours in
Floyd | through an orifice in the western wall.  An exit leads back outside to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put shield in river. enter shield" 		

Floyd | You put the heat shield in the lava -- it floats on the flowing lava,
Floyd | and seems easily able to withstand the heat.  You hold onto it so it
Floyd | doesn't float away.
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now in the heat shield.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lava flow starts to carry you downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess mixing meta-commands and normal ones on one line is a no-go."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The swift river of lava sweeps you downstream to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend in River, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The river of lava turns from east to south here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carried rapidly to the south by the flowing lava.
Floyd |
Floyd | River of Lava, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The river of lava is flowing through the cave swiftly to the south.
Floyd | To the west is a shore that appears to open into a cave.  The cave has
Floyd | many stalagmites sticking up from its floor; one particularly large
Floyd | stalagmite right on the shore -- only about ten feet away from you --
Floyd | is at least three feet tall.
Floyd |    There's a faint light downstream, and you hear a loud rushing noise
Floyd | from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lasso stalagmite" 		

Floyd | (with the rope)
Floyd | You throw the rope at the stalagmite, but your aim isn't good enough;
Floyd | the rope falls short.  You obviously could use some practice.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lava sweeps you along to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Lavafall, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The cave abruptly opens into the night sky, and you realize that
Floyd | you're at the top of a cliff.  The lava is pouring over the edge of the
Floyd | cliff and falling hundreds of feet down the side of the mountain below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "I guess no yet"
		DavidW says, "ugh. I hate not getting this one."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | River of Lava, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The river of lava is flowing through the cave swiftly to the south.
Floyd | To the west is a shore that appears to open into a cave.  The cave has
Floyd | many stalagmites sticking up from its floor; one particularly large
Floyd | stalagmite right on the shore -- only about ten feet away from you --
Floyd | is at least three feet tall.
Floyd |    There's a faint light downstream, and you hear a loud rushing noise
Floyd | from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend in River, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The river of lava turns from east to south here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lean right" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "lean".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You're not going anywhere until you get off of the heat shield.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carried rapidly to the south by the flowing lava.
Floyd |
Floyd | River of Lava, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The river of lava is flowing through the cave swiftly to the south.
Floyd | To the west is a shore that appears to open into a cave.  The cave has
Floyd | many stalagmites sticking up from its floor; one particularly large
Floyd | stalagmite right on the shore -- only about ten feet away from you --
Floyd | is at least three feet tall.
Floyd |    There's a faint light downstream, and you hear a loud rushing noise
Floyd | from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lasso stalagmite" 		

Floyd | (with the rope)
Floyd | You throw the rope at the stalagmite, but your aim isn't good enough;
Floyd | the rope falls short.  You obviously could use some practice.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lava sweeps you along to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Lavafall, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The cave abruptly opens into the night sky, and you realize that
Floyd | you're at the top of a cliff.  The lava is pouring over the edge of the
Floyd | cliff and falling hundreds of feet down the side of the mountain below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can do anything, the river carries you over the edge of the
Floyd | lavafall.  You fall and fall, tumbling and flailing your arms and legs,
Floyd | catching a glimpse of the bottom of the lavafall lost in the rocks far
Floyd | below.  Suddenly, you hit something, and your fall stops abruptly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge near Lavafall
Floyd |    You're on a ledge just west of, and halfway up, a huge lavafall.
Floyd | The lava pours down with a deafening rumbling sound.  The narrow ledge
Floyd | seems to continue to the northwest.
Floyd |    You see a heat shield here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd | Wheeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You try to get back into the lavafall, but the pressure of the lava
Floyd | pushes you back.  You're just as happy to stay out of the molten rock,
Floyd | anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shield" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put shield in river" 		

Floyd | I don't see any river here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put shield in lavafall" 		

Floyd | You can't put anything into the lavafall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder if the heat amulet simply has to be the last amulet obtained for some odd reason."
		DavidW says, "I'd like to ask the captain about the ivory amulet"
		DavidW says, "I think the boat shape has to be a clue."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Ledge
Floyd |    You're on a narrow ledge high up on the mountainside.  The ledge
Floyd | continues to the southeast and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | You walk carefully along the ledge, but you suddenly hit a loose spot.
Floyd | You try to maintain your footing, but the rock crumbles under you, and
Floyd | you go sliding down the mountainside.  You finally stop falling, and
Floyd | you find yourself on a rocky hillside you've seen before.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |    You're on a gently sloping, rocky hillside at the base of a tall
Floyd | mountain.  The granite surface of the hillside hosts no vegetation.
Floyd | Looming high above to the east is the steep cone of a volcano; clouds
Floyd | of dark smoke rise steadily above the cone.  You can climb into the
Floyd | mountains to the east, and you can also go north, back to the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "terse" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in TERSE mode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.w.w.w" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.s.s.s" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | Briefing Room
Floyd |    A woman is here.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone near the center of the room raises his hand.  "Yes, you near
Floyd | the center," the woman says, pointing to him.
Floyd |    "I'm a very rich individual and I refuse to be treated in this
Floyd | manner.  I've made charitable contributions all my life, and we've
Floyd | never beaten the help -- not when they didn't deserve it, anyway, the
Floyd | lazy bastards.  This is an outrage!  You can be sure you will be
Floyd | hearing from my lawyer!  What do you have to say for yourself?"  he
Floyd | asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "I'm sure you have a very good case.  However,
Floyd | I'm afraid that the legal system in Hell is based on the United States
Floyd | judicial system.  So, as you must know, the courts are so overloaded
Floyd | with frivolous lawsuits that legitimate claims, such as yours
Floyd | undoubtedly is, cannot be accepted.  Any lawsuit found to have merit is
Floyd | immediately and summarily dismissed.  There are some very good personal
Floyd | injury lawyers that you might wish to contact, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | Pier
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |
Floyd | Control Room
Floyd |    The boat's pilot is here, operating the controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about ivory amulet" 		

Floyd | "There's not much to tell about it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain for ivory amulet" 		

Floyd | I don't see any ivory amulet here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about amulet" 		

Floyd | "There's not much to tell about it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about boat" 		

Floyd | "This is a very nice boat, don't you think?  We used to use a small
Floyd | rowboat, but lots of people complained that the passage to the
Floyd | afterlife should be a little nicer.  Besides, with more people dying
Floyd | these days, it was getting crowded."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about illness" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "illness".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x controls" 		

Floyd | That isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Ask about the rowboat?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about rowboat" 		

Floyd | "There's not much to tell about it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about charon" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "charon".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about devil" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "devil".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, maybe the bartender? Or another look at the replica."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d.s" 		

Floyd | Boat
Floyd |
Floyd | Bar
Floyd |    A bartender is here.
Floyd |    There's a technician here, plowing through mugs of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician plows through another mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about amulet" 		

Floyd | "You probably know as much as I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician plows through another mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bartender for amulet" 		

Floyd | "Sorry, only what you see here."
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician plows through another mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bartender for screwdriver" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "screwdriver".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bartender for rum" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "rum".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bartender for whiskey" 		

Floyd | "Right away!"  He gets out a small glass and pours you a drink.  He
Floyd | hands you the glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician plows through another mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Where is the replica?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink whiskey" 		

Floyd | You drink the glass of liquor all at once.  It's very good.  You notice
Floyd | a slight alcoholic buzz, but it clears fairly quickly.  After you
Floyd | finish, the glass vanishes into thin air.
Floyd |
Floyd | The technician plows through another mug of beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "in the Amulette Shoppe."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Boat
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Aha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Control Room
Floyd |    The boat's pilot is here, operating the controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "That replica"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about amulet" 		

Floyd | "There's not much to tell about it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "I thought yo were talking about the boat"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |
Floyd | Pier
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, it's boat-shaped"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n.n.n" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room
Floyd |    A woman is here.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the rear of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | rear," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "I used to drive nitro-burning ground-pounding six-second funny
Floyd | cars.  Is there any chance that I'll be able to shake hands with the
Floyd | devil while I scream through the gates of Hell?"  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "I'm afraid that, due to the volume of new
Floyd | immigrants, the devil is unable to personally greet each new arrival."
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.n.w" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | Minimall Parking Lot
Floyd |
Floyd | Amulette Shoppe
Floyd |    A shopkeeper is here waiting to help you.
Floyd |    The shop keeper greets you as you walk in.  "How may I help you?"
Floyd | he asks cheerfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ivory" 		

Floyd | The carving depicts what looks like a rowboat.  It's attached to a gold
Floyd | chain for wearing it around the neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about rowboat" 		

Floyd | "I'd prefer to talk about amulets."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about ivory" 		

Floyd | "This is real ivory, which is very hard to find these days.  The
Floyd | original amulet was said to provide protection against sickness.  I
Floyd | think the idea is that you might become ill in a rowboat.  This one's
Floyd | been sold."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "right"
		Limax says, "Aha... a rowboat"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "vomit" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "vomit".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "And the rowboat is no longer anywhere around?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get seasick" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "seasick".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I haven't seen any actual rowboats."
		Limax says, "Just making sure"
		inky says, "hmm"
		inky asks, "have you tried throwing lassos at random stuff?"
		DavidW says, "but you see why I thought the yacht might have the amulet."
		DavidW says (to inky), "yes. I have yet to find anything that can be lassoed."
		Limax says, "We have not found a place to practice"
		inky says, "oh!"
		DavidW says, "It's always I doe't know how to lasso that."
		inky asks, "maybe the rabbit?"
		inky asks, "or some other animal?"
		Limax says, "Hm"
		DavidW says, "huh. worth a try"
		Limax says, "Hadn't thought of that"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.s.e.e.e.e" 		

Floyd | Minimall Parking Lot
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | Field
Floyd |    There's a large jackrabbit hopping around, foraging for food.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lasso rabbit" 		

Floyd | (with the rope)
Floyd | You clumsily throw the rope at the rabbit, and miss by a mile.  You
Floyd | obviously need some practice at this.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ooh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You throw the rope at the rabbit with a little more confidence, but the
Floyd | rabbit still easily evades the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You nearly catch the rabbit this time.  Maybe with a little more
Floyd | practice, you could snare it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rabbit hops around the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You manage to catch the rabbit in the loop at the end of the rope!  You
Floyd | now feel quite confident with the rope.  (Wow!  Character development
Floyd | in a text adventure!  What will they think of next?)  While you're
Floyd | standing there feeling smug, the rabbit wriggles its way out of the
Floyd | rope and runs off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Aha"
		inky says, "ha ha"
		Limax says, "And ha ha"
		Limax says, "Aha ha ha"
		DavidW struts proudly to lava river.
		Limax says, "Ha ha ha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.s.e.s" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | Mountainside
Floyd |
Floyd | Lava Cave
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put shield in river" 		

Floyd | You put the heat shield in the lava -- it floats on the flowing lava,
Floyd | and seems easily able to withstand the heat.  You hold onto it so it
Floyd | doesn't float away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter shield" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now in the heat shield.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lava flow starts to carry you downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in VERBOSE mode.
Floyd | River of Lava, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The river of lava is flowing swiftly downhill to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The swift river of lava sweeps you downstream to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend in River, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The river of lava turns from east to south here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carried rapidly to the south by the flowing lava.
Floyd |
Floyd | River of Lava, in the heat shield
Floyd |    The river of lava is flowing through the cave swiftly to the south.
Floyd | To the west is a shore that appears to open into a cave.  The cave has
Floyd | many stalagmites sticking up from its floor; one particularly large
Floyd | stalagmite right on the shore -- only about ten feet away from you --
Floyd | is at least three feet tall.
Floyd |    There's a faint light downstream, and you hear a loud rushing noise
Floyd | from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lasso stalagmite" 		

Floyd | (with the rope)
Floyd | Your throw the rope at the stalagmite with a practiced aim.  The loop
Floyd | at the end of the rope hooks around the stalagmite.  You easily pull
Floyd | yourself to shore, get out of the heat shield, and untie the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd |    You're on the shore of a lava river, which flows by to the east.
Floyd | There is no exit from this cave apart from the river.
Floyd |    You see a genuine gold disk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Woo"
		Limax says, "So all we need is the boat"
		DavidW says, "I think so, yes"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take disk" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score just went up.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x disk" 		

Floyd | It's a large gold disk with complex etchings.  The pattern of etchings
Floyd | resembles a starburst:  a central circle with lines radiating.  The
Floyd | disk is attached to a gold chain, for wearing the amulet around the
Floyd | neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stalagmite" 		

Floyd | The particularly tall stalagmite is at least three feet tall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb it" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to climb the stalagmite.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Landing
Floyd |    You're on the shore of a lava river, which flows by to the east.
Floyd | There is no exit from this cave apart from the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter river" 		

Floyd | The searing heat of the lava shoots through your body, making you try
Floyd | desperately to escape the river.  As you flail around, though, you
Floyd | start to realize that the lava isn't harming you, despite the intense
Floyd | pain.  As you start to get used to the blistering heat, you notice that
Floyd | you're being swept rapidly downstream...
Floyd |
Floyd | River of Lava
Floyd |    The river of lava is flowing through the cave swiftly to the south.
Floyd | To the west is a shore that appears to open into a cave.  The cave has
Floyd | many stalagmites sticking up from its floor; one particularly large
Floyd | stalagmite right on the shore -- only about ten feet away from you --
Floyd | is at least three feet tall.
Floyd |    There's a faint light downstream, and you hear a loud rushing noise
Floyd | from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lava flow starts to carry you downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd |    You're on the shore of a lava river, which flows by to the east.
Floyd | There is no exit from this cave apart from the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove jewel. wear disk" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the genuine jewel stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the genuine gold disk.  A feeling of strength
Floyd | and safety falls over you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter lava" 		

Floyd | The searing heat of the lava shoots through your body, making you try
Floyd | desperately to escape the river.  As you flail around, though, you
Floyd | start to realize that the lava isn't harming you, despite the intense
Floyd | pain.  As you start to get used to the blistering heat, you notice that
Floyd | you're being swept rapidly downstream...
Floyd |
Floyd | River of Lava
Floyd |    The river of lava is flowing through the cave swiftly to the south.
Floyd | To the west is a shore that appears to open into a cave.  The cave has
Floyd | many stalagmites sticking up from its floor; one particularly large
Floyd | stalagmite right on the shore -- only about ten feet away from you --
Floyd | is at least three feet tall.
Floyd |    There's a faint light downstream, and you hear a loud rushing noise
Floyd | from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lava flow starts to carry you downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmph"
		DavidW says, "The heat amulet doesn't notice I'm in lava."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The lava sweeps you along to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Lavafall
Floyd |    The cave abruptly opens into the night sky, and you realize that
Floyd | you're at the top of a cliff.  The lava is pouring over the edge of the
Floyd | cliff and falling hundreds of feet down the side of the mountain below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can do anything, the river carries you over the edge of the
Floyd | lavafall.  You fall and fall, tumbling and flailing your arms and legs,
Floyd | catching a glimpse of the bottom of the lavafall lost in the rocks far
Floyd | below.  Suddenly, you hit something, and your fall stops abruptly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge near Lavafall
Floyd |    You're on a ledge just west of, and halfway up, a huge lavafall.
Floyd | The lava pours down with a deafening rumbling sound.  The narrow ledge
Floyd | seems to continue to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "terse" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in TERSE mode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Ledge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | You walk carefully along the ledge, but you suddenly hit a loose spot.
Floyd | You try to maintain your footing, but the rock crumbles under you, and
Floyd | you go sliding down the mountainside.  You finally stop falling, and
Floyd | you find yourself on a rocky hillside you've seen before.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Hillside
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The terrain is too rocky that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We could try the lake of blood again, but ... hm"
		Limax says, "YEs... we don't have the final amulet"
		DavidW asks, "ask captain about seasickness?"
		Limax says, "That might work"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w.w" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown

		Limax says, "I thought we tried that... but it wouldn't hurt"

Floyd |
Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.s.s.s." 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | Briefing Room
Floyd |    A woman is here.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone near the center of the room raises her hand.  "Yes, you near
Floyd | the center," the woman says, pointing to her.
Floyd |    "Is this heaven or hell?"  she asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "You know what they say -- if you have to ask
Floyd | --" she chuckles.  "It is technically hell, although that's such a
Floyd | loaded word that we don't like to use it.  Most ideas people have about
Floyd | hell are very outdated.  Ever since the deregulation of the afterlife
Floyd | industry, we've had to compete with Heaven for eternal souls -- because
Floyd | you're free to switch to Heaven at any time.  So, we've been
Floyd | modernizing!  There really isn't much eternal torment these days, for
Floyd | example.  And, thanks to the Environmental Clean-up Superfund, we have
Floyd | the brimstone problem mostly under control at this point."
Floyd |
Floyd | Pier
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "not that exact word, no"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |
Floyd | Control Room
Floyd |    The boat's pilot is here, operating the controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about seasickness" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "seasickness".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hold breath" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "hold".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn green" 		

Floyd | Turning the pair of flippers doesn't have any effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "I forgot those were green"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about illness" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "illness".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about rowboat" 		

Floyd | "There's not much to tell about it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "captain, where is rowboat" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "where".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rowboat" 		

Floyd | I don't see any rowboat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "so, there is one."
		DavidW says, "unless that just means the amulet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "find rowboat" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "find".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "go to amulet" 		

Floyd | Which amulet do you mean, the genuine silver ring, the genuine gold
Floyd | bracelet, the genuine jewel stone, or the genuine gold disk?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rowboat" 		

Floyd | You don't see any rowboat amulet here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "go to bank" 		

Floyd | I don't see any bank here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search captain" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the pilot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "There's just here and the bar, right?"
		Limax asks, "Have we asked the bartender about the boat?"
		Limax says, "(Although I'm usre I know what his rply will be)"
		DavidW says, "And deck and 'boat'"
		DavidW says, "The bartender said re: boat to ask the captain."
		Limax says, "Okay"
		DavidW says, "well, the logical places for a rowboat are by lakes and rivers."
		DavidW says, "and doublecheck the wasteland, I guess."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w" 		

Floyd | Deck
Floyd |
Floyd | Pier
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Pier
Floyd |    You're on a large, brightly-lit pier.  The pier is obviously quite
Floyd | new; it's constructed from steel, and the walkway has a rubbery surface
Floyd | and attractive wooden handrails to make it safer.  The large white
Floyd | yacht which brought you here is docked alongside; a gangway leads east
Floyd | onto the boat's deck.  To the north lies the entrance to a large
Floyd | one-story brick building.  The building has the look of a high school
Floyd | or a post office -- that sort of simple, utilitarian style of a
Floyd | government building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Yes, I guess... since that's a 'preseve'"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under gangway" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the gangway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd | What do you want to swim in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "river" 		

Floyd | I don't see any river here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim in lake" 		

Floyd | I don't see any lake here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room
Floyd |    A woman is here.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Someone at the right of the room raises his hand.  "Yes, you at the
Floyd | right," the woman says, pointing to him.
Floyd |    "Can I go back to earth as a ghost and haunt people?"  he asks.
Floyd |    The woman responds, "No, unfortunately not.  However, our top
Floyd | scientists are working on this problem, and the latest reports indicate
Floyd | that it may be possible in the near future.  Those of you with
Floyd | scientific backgrounds, in particular those of you who went to Caltech
Floyd | and really understand what makes a good prank, may want to look into
Floyd | joining the project."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |    You're in a large courtyard surrounded by buildings.  To the south
Floyd | is the Immigration Building, to the east is the Department of Motor
Floyd | Vehicles, and to the west is a Celestial Security office.  An archway
Floyd | leads out of the courtyard to the north.  In the center of the
Floyd | courtyard is a vending machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.w.w" 		

Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | Gravel Path
Floyd |
Floyd | Desolate Plain
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Wastelands
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You walk for what seems like a very long time, but it seems as though
Floyd | you walk only in circles.  You keep walking past the same strange
Floyd | debris, and it doesn't seem to get any cooler.  After a great deal of
Floyd | walking, you realize that you're back where you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You walk for what seems like a very long time, but it seems as though
Floyd | you walk only in circles.  You keep walking past the same strange
Floyd | debris, and it doesn't seem to get any cooler.  After a great deal of
Floyd | walking, you realize that you're back where you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x debris" 		

Floyd | Which debris do you mean, the pool of oil, the pile of bones, or the
Floyd | machine part?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bones" 		

Floyd | The bones are of no animals you've ever seen.  Some of them look almost
Floyd | human, but not quite.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search bones" 		

Floyd | The pile of bones isn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rowboat" 		

Floyd | I don't see any rowboat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dig ground" 		

Floyd | I don't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig ground" 		

Floyd | What do you want to dig in it with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shovel" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to dig in the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Top of Crater
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in VERBOSE mode.
Floyd | Top of Crater
Floyd |    You're standing at the top of an enormous crater, which is at least
Floyd | several hundred feet in diameter and almost as deep.  Strangely, the
Floyd | ground around the crater is not lifted as you would expect of an impact
Floyd | crater; it is more like the result of excavation.  The sides of the
Floyd | crater are very steep, but it looks as though you could climb down with
Floyd | some effort.  The depths of the crater are obscured by a dense fog, but
Floyd | a wavering red glow penetrates the fog from below. Overpowering
Floyd | sulfurous fumes fill the air, and waves of heat and steam rise from
Floyd | below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Bottom of Crater
Floyd |    You're at the bottom of the crater.  The floor of the crater is
Floyd | littered with huge, sharp rocks, making travel very difficult, and the
Floyd | ground is so hot that it glows red.  It looks as though you could climb
Floyd | back up the crater wall. To the northeast is a narrow passage leading
Floyd | into an underground cave.
Floyd |
Floyd |    A stream of molten lava abruptly starts pouring out of the side of
Floyd | the crater.  The glowing stream of liquid rock slowly cools into yet
Floyd | more hot rocks at the floor of the crater.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lava" 		

Floyd | I don't see any lava here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Trying it again?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | Ledge
Floyd |    You're on a ledge fifty feet above the floor of a huge cave.  The
Floyd | cave below is engulfed in flames.  Fire shoots out of vents in the
Floyd | rock; pools of oil on the ground burn slowly, releasing thick black
Floyd | clouds of smoke; even some of the rocks themselves smolder and burn.
Floyd | Across the cave on the north side, you can see a wide, dark lake; some
Floyd | distance into the lake is a small island.  You can probably climb down
Floyd | the gently sloping walls of the cave to the floor below, and a narrow
Floyd | passage leads outside to the crater to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, there is a lake down here."
		Limax says, "True"
		Limax asks, "The lake of blood?"
		DavidW says, "we can try going around the island instead of towards it."
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Limax nos
		Limax nods
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lake" 		

Floyd | I don't see any lake here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Floor of Fire Cave
Floyd |    You're on the floor of the huge cave of fire.  It's extremely
Floyd | difficult to see where you're going due to all of the fire and smoke.
Floyd | High above on the cave wall, you can see a ledge; you think you'll be
Floyd | able to climb back up the wall.  The only path you can see through the
Floyd | cave is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You slowly make your way through the dense flames.  You realize that
Floyd | this cave must be totally devoid of oxygen -- certainly it's all being
Floyd | consumed by the raging fires.  It's lucky you're already dead, you
Floyd | think to yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Shore
Floyd |    You're at the north end of the fire cave, standing on the rocky
Floyd | shore of a huge, still lake.  The water is black -- so black that it
Floyd | barely reflects the brilliant light of the fires.  In the middle of the
Floyd | lake, you can see a small island.  The fire cave lies to the south, and
Floyd | you could wade into the water to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lake
Floyd |    You're wading in the lake.  The shore is to the south.  An island
Floyd | lies some distance to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You try to wade further north, but a terrible shrieking noise rings in
Floyd | your ears, so loud that it blurs your vision and makes you tremble in
Floyd | pain, and you can go no further.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove disk. wear bracelet" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the genuine gold disk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the genuine gold bracelet.  A feeling of
Floyd | strength and safety falls over you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You manage to wade a little further toward the island, but as you do,
Floyd | you feel freezing cold, as though you were embedded in a block of ice,
Floyd | and you are unable to get any further.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove bracelet. wear jewel" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the genuine gold bracelet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the genuine jewel stone.  A feeling of
Floyd | strength and safety falls over you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You manage to wade a little further toward the island, but as you do, a
Floyd | terrible burst of searing heat shoots through your body, as though your
Floyd | clothes were on fire, and you are unable to get any further.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove jewel. wear disk" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the genuine jewel stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the genuine gold disk.  A feeling of strength
Floyd | and safety falls over you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You manage to wade a little further toward the island, but as you do, a
Floyd | blinding light forces you to cover your eyes, and you are unable to get
Floyd | any further.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove disk. wear ring" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the genuine gold disk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the genuine silver ring.  A feeling of
Floyd | strength and safety falls over you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You manage to wade a little further toward the island, but as you do,
Floyd | you double over with painful stomach cramps and nausea, and you are
Floyd | unable to get any further.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "right"
		DavidW says, "It's after midnight and I have to be downtown at 9am. I should stop soon."
		Limax says, "Almost made it"
		Limax says, "Yeah... I have to be at work by 6 tomorrow myself"
		DavidW says, "wonder where that last amulet is."
		Limax asks, "Are there any other places we haven't gotten to or dealt with?"
		DavidW says, "we haven't gone up the elevator or past the troll or past the celestial security guy"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a printed note, a dead light bulb, a toolbox, a portable
Floyd | radio, a bucket, a pitchfork, a small metal key, a parachute (being
Floyd | worn), a pair of rubber gloves, a certificate, a poker, a brush, a
Floyd | shovel, a pencil sharpener, a pencil, an Infern-O-Vac battery, a dollar
Floyd | bill, a cigarette box, a check, a driver's license, a paper recycling
Floyd | bin, an empty can of ToxiCola, a bag of Cheese-Doodles, a yellow note,
Floyd | a pillow, an ID card, a maintenance uniform, a rope, a genuine silver
Floyd | ring (being worn), an appointment card, a bedspread, a pocket lighter,
Floyd | a pair of flippers (being worn), a genuine gold bracelet, a genuine
Floyd | jewel stone, a heat shield, and a genuine gold disk.  The toolbox seems
Floyd | to contain a crowbar.  The radio compartment seems to contain a
Floyd | DuraHell battery.  The paper recycling bin seems to contain some waste
Floyd | paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Maybe the security gy, then"
		Limax says, "Wait..."
		Limax says, "We need the security pass to cash the check... that would be the last thing"
		DavidW says, "mm"
		Limax asks, "Do you suppose one of our amulets counts as a treasure now?"
		DavidW says, "no"
		DavidW says, "besides, we just proved we need all 5 amulets to get to the island."
		Limax says, "Right"
		Limax asks, "Bribe the guard with the dollar bill?"
		DavidW asks, "guard?"
		Limax says, "security guy"
		DavidW says, "oh. hm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Lake
Floyd |    You're wading in the lake.  The shore is to the south.  An island
Floyd | lies some distance to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s.u.sw.s.s.s" 		

Floyd | Rocky Shore
Floyd |    You're at the north end of the fire cave, standing on the rocky
Floyd | shore of a huge, still lake.  The water is black -- so black that it
Floyd | barely reflects the brilliant light of the fires.  In the middle of the
Floyd | lake, you can see a small island.  The fire cave lies to the south, and
Floyd | you could wade into the water to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Floor of Fire Cave
Floyd |    You're on the floor of the huge cave of fire.  It's extremely
Floyd | difficult to see where you're going due to all of the fire and smoke.
Floyd | High above on the cave wall, you can see a ledge; you think you'll be
Floyd | able to climb back up the wall.  The only path you can see through the
Floyd | cave is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge
Floyd |    You're on a ledge fifty feet above the floor of a huge cave.  The
Floyd | cave below is engulfed in flames.  Fire shoots out of vents in the
Floyd | rock; pools of oil on the ground burn slowly, releasing thick black
Floyd | clouds of smoke; even some of the rocks themselves smolder and burn.
Floyd | Across the cave on the north side, you can see a wide, dark lake; some
Floyd | distance into the lake is a small island.  You can probably climb down
Floyd | the gently sloping walls of the cave to the floor below, and a narrow
Floyd | passage leads outside to the crater to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of Crater
Floyd |    You're at the bottom of the crater.  The floor of the crater is
Floyd | littered with huge, sharp rocks, making travel very difficult, and the
Floyd | ground is so hot that it glows red.  It looks as though you could climb
Floyd | back up the crater wall. To the northeast is a narrow passage leading
Floyd | into an underground cave.
Floyd |
Floyd |    A thick cloud of dust drifts down from the side of the crater.  You
Floyd | watch the cloud as it slowly meanders through the complex air currents
Floyd | driven by the hot crater floor.  As the cloud approaches the hot rocks
Floyd | at the bottom of the crater, it suddenly catches fire; you leap back as
Floyd | the cloud almost instantly vanishes in a searing wall of flame.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd |    One of the large rocks on the pit floor suddenly bursts into flames.
Floyd | You jump back and shield your eyes from the blinding fire.  After a few
Floyd | moments, the fire subsides, and all that's left of the rock is a thick
Floyd | black cloud of sulfurous fumes that slowly dissipates.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd |    You hear a rumbling sound under your feet.  The rumbling increases
Floyd | in intensity until the sound is deafening, and the ground is shaking
Floyd | violently.  As you try to maintain your balance, several rocks are
Floyd | suddenly blown upward as a huge steam geyser blasts through the
Floyd | surface.  You jump backward away from the jet of pressurized steam.
Floyd | Eventually, the geyser weakens, and finally stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd |    You hear a noise overhead, and look up to see a number of rocks come
Floyd | sliding down the side of the crater.  You jump out of the way just in
Floyd | time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u.s.s" 		

Floyd | Top of Crater
Floyd |    You're standing at the top of an enormous crater, which is at least
Floyd | several hundred feet in diameter and almost as deep.  Strangely, the
Floyd | ground around the crater is not lifted as you would expect of an impact
Floyd | crater; it is more like the result of excavation.  The sides of the
Floyd | crater are very steep, but it looks as though you could climb down with
Floyd | some effort.  The depths of the crater are obscured by a dense fog, but
Floyd | a wavering red glow penetrates the fog from below. Overpowering
Floyd | sulfurous fumes fill the air, and waves of heat and steam rise from
Floyd | below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wastelands
Floyd |    You are on a vast, desolate plain.  The ground is hot here; steam
Floyd | rises from cracks in the dry soil, and the warm, damp air smells
Floyd | strongly of sulfur.  The area is littered with debris:  decaying bones
Floyd | of strange animals, broken parts from ancient machinery, pools of tar
Floyd | and oil.  The plain continues off in all directions; it was somewhat
Floyd | more pleasant to the south.  A bright red glow comes from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Desolate Plain
Floyd |    You're on the east edge of a desolate plain.  The ground is
Floyd | hard-packed sand covered with small, sharp rocks.  The plain extends to
Floyd | the west as far as the eye can see.  You notice that you can see for a
Floyd | very long distance; the ground does not seem to have any curvature at
Floyd | all, and there is no distinct horizon.  Only sheer distance seems to
Floyd | obscure your view of what may be an infinite plain.
Floyd |    You can see a red glow to the north, and the city lies back to the
Floyd | east.  The plain stretches off without any distinguishing features in
Floyd | all other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "terse" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in TERSE mode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e.e" 		

Floyd | Gravel Path
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburbs
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.w" 		

Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | Celestial Security Office
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "In what year did
Floyd | Columbus discover America?"  The woman replies, "1492."  The officer
Floyd | slowly and carefully transcribes the information onto the application
Floyd | form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bribe officer" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "bribe".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bill to officer" 		

Floyd | The Celestial Security officer rejects the offer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Are you married?"
Floyd | The woman replies, "Yes."  The officer slowly and carefully transcribes
Floyd | the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give waste paper to officer" 		

Floyd | The Celestial Security officer rejects the offer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Is your spouse
Floyd | living or dead?"  The woman replies, "Living."  The officer slowly and
Floyd | carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "Dang... Thought abuot it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "uniform" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x uniform" 		

Floyd | It's a one-piece white jumpsuit.  It's a bit singed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "What is your
Floyd | spouse's life expectancy?"  The woman replies, "72 years."  The officer
Floyd | slowly and carefully transcribes the information onto the application
Floyd | form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about first name" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "first".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about age" 		

Floyd | "Please wait until I'm done here."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Do you now or
Floyd | have you ever smoked?"  The woman replies, "No."  The officer slowly
Floyd | and carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask officer about age" 		

Floyd | "You'll have to wait your turn.  I can only help one person at a time."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Do you now or
Floyd | have you ever belonged to, endorsed, supported, aided and abetted,
Floyd | given comfort to, made a contribution to, sent back a business reply
Floyd | card from, or developed an advertising slogan for a 'light beer'
Floyd | manufacturer?"  The woman replies, "No, never."  The officer slowly and
Floyd | carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bin" 		

Floyd | It's a blue plastic bin, labeled "Paper", with the familiar recycling
Floyd | symbol underneath.  In the paper recycling bin you see some waste
Floyd | paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Jane lives one
Floyd | mile from school, and Billy lives four miles away.  If Jill walks to
Floyd | school at three miles per hour, how fast must Billy ride his bike to
Floyd | arrive at school at the same time as Jane if they both leave home at
Floyd | the same time?"  The woman replies, "12 miles per hour."  The officer
Floyd | slowly and carefully transcribes the information onto the application
Floyd | form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wastebasket" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the waste basket.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Celestial Security officer asks the young woman, "Do you use a
Floyd | hearing aid?"  The woman replies, "No."  The officer slowly and
Floyd | carefully transcribes the information onto the application form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "bathroom break"
		DavidW says, "back"
		Limax says, "I shoudl be getting to bed myself"
		Limax says, "So I think I'll call it a night"
		Limax says, "Hard to give up when we're this close"
		DavidW says, "yeah, well, it happens."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cfperdition" 		

Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | In a total of 1623 turns, you have achieved a score of 431 points (out
Floyd | of a possible 666 points).  This gives you a rank of honored dead.

		
		
*** END TRANSCRIPT - CLUBFLOYD OPTED TO FOREGO ANOTHER SESSION *** 			



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Make It Good by Jon Ingold
As played on ifMUD on June 30, 2013

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 Make It Good written by Jon Ingold. Make It Good was released in 2009. It was nominated for a number of Xyzzies: Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best Puzzles, Best NPCs, and Best Individual PC. 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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DavidW says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask makegood" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                   MAKE IT GOOD
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                      -- By Jon Ingold (c) 2000 - 2008
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ##
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |              "Word is: if you don't crack this one, you're
Floyd | out of a job."
Floyd |
Floyd |        -- First-time players should read the help menu.
Floyd | -- This game features some graphics settings which can be
Floyd | configured.
Floyd | -- Text-mode is provided for those using palm-tops or screen
Floyd | reading programs.
Floyd |
Floyd |     Display Help Menu               :     M
Floyd |     Configure Graphics              :     C
Floyd |     Start Game - in default mode    :   [SPACE]
Floyd |                - in text-only mode  :     T
Floyd |                - from saved         :     R
Floyd |     Exit Game                       :     Q

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "m" 		

Floyd ]                             MAKE IT GOOD
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                                Q = resume game
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  Please select a topic:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    >  About and Instructions
Floyd ]       Technical Documentation
Floyd ]       Configuration Settings
Floyd ]       Credits and Acknowledgements
Floyd ]       Return to the Game
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    MAKE IT GOOD - About the Game
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous

		
Fang presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                              Q = previous menu
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  About the Game:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    >  Introduction
Floyd ]       About the Author
Floyd ]       Guide for Beginners
Floyd ]       A Note about Characters
Floyd ]       Unusual Commands
Floyd ]       I'm stuck!
Floyd ]       Return to Main Menu
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd ]                             Introduction
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | MAKE IT GOOD is a detective game. A murder has been committed
Floyd | at No 15 Brokentop Boulevard. A man lies dead, and unfortunately, they
Floyd | called you. Now either you can get the evidence together to make a
Floyd | conviction - or you'll be out for good.
Floyd |
Floyd | MAKE IT GOOD is dedicated to one of the best Infocom titles
Floyd | ever written: Stu Galley's Witness. A tightly-focused game it
Floyd | was smart enough to use a few characters with interesting lives rather
Floyd | than several characters with nothing at all, and told its story in a
Floyd | series of gripping set-pieces.
Floyd |
Floyd | MAKE IT GOOD was begun in order to settle an argument over the
Floyd | merits of text gaming over graphical adventures. Intended as quick
Floyd | demo project in 2000 it took seven years to reach the THE END text,
Floyd | and another year to finish filling the spaces in-between. He hopes you
Floyd | will finish it more easily, and find the inevitable lapses of
Floyd | consistency in the narrative voice are compensated for by the
Floyd | extensive testing the first six moves have received.
Floyd |
Floyd | Should you find any bugs - and there will be bugs - please send
Floyd | details to the author at jon.ingold@gmail.com.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		DavidW says, "We will want the text mode setting."
Fang pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                    MAKE IT GOOD - About the Game
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                              Q = previous menu
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  About the Game:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    >  Introduction
Floyd ]       About the Author
Floyd ]       Guide for Beginners
Floyd ]       A Note about Characters
Floyd ]       Unusual Commands
Floyd ]       I'm stuck!
Floyd ]       Return to Main Menu
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]                             MAKE IT GOOD
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                                Q = resume game
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  Please select a topic:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    >  About and Instructions
Floyd ]       Technical Documentation
Floyd ]       Configuration Settings
Floyd ]       Credits and Acknowledgements
Floyd ]       Return to the Game
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The call comes through. Of all the dicks; you get the call, sitting in
Floyd | the front seat of your car, hands shaking on the steering wheel. An
Floyd | urgent call; but all you were thinking of was the bottle in the liquor
Floyd | store and so that's where you went first.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Now you're pulled up outside the house. The rear mirror's showing two
Floyd | steely eyes. You adjust your hat, stiffen up your collar and grab your
Floyd | badge off the dash. Here goes. You've one last chance to...
Floyd |
Floyd |                            *  *  *  *  *

		
Roger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Fang says, "er"
		DavidW says, "ack"
Fang says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:26 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy
Floyd ]                [For a closer description of something, EXAMINE it.]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |    MAKE IT GOOD
Floyd |       By Jon Ingold
Floyd |
Floyd |    -- Release 1 / Serial number 090413 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15 (in the black chevy)
Floyd | The boulevard through the windscreen is lined with ash trees, thick
Floyd | trunks casting shadows and gnarled roots mangling up the sidewalk.
Floyd | You're sat in your car, parked too high up the kerb; just outside the
Floyd | gate to No. 15. Just an ordinary house. With a body inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Homicide. One Jack Draginam, accountant. Married, no kids.
Floyd | Stabbed. Yadda yadda, blah blah. We got the call from the maid - geez,
Floyd | who has a maid? Apparently she wanted to stress there's a lot of
Floyd | blood."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, Inspector. Word is, if you don't crack this one, you're out
Floyd | of a job."
Floyd |
Floyd | The glove compartment is closed. Sat on the passenger seat is a
Floyd | whiskey bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:26 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy
Floyd ]                [For a closer description of something, EXAMINE it.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > RESTART
Floyd |
Floyd | -- Are you sure you want to restart?

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                   MAKE IT GOOD
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                      -- By Jon Ingold (c) 2000 - 2008
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ##
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |              "Word is: if you don't crack this one, you're
Floyd | out of a job."
Floyd |
Floyd |        -- First-time players should read the help menu.
Floyd | -- This game features some graphics settings which can be
Floyd | configured.
Floyd | -- Text-mode is provided for those using palm-tops or screen
Floyd | reading programs.
Floyd |
Floyd |     Display Help Menu               :     M
Floyd |     Configure Graphics              :     C
Floyd |     Start Game - in default mode    :   [SPACE]
Floyd |                - in text-only mode  :     T
Floyd |                - from saved         :     R
Floyd |     Exit Game                       :     Q

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "T" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The call comes through. Of all the dicks; you get the call, sitting in
Floyd | the front seat of your car, hands shaking on the steering wheel. An
Floyd | urgent call; but all you were thinking of was the bottle in the liquor
Floyd | store and so that's where you went first.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Now you're pulled up outside the house. The rear mirror's showing two
Floyd | steely eyes. You adjust your hat, stiffen up your collar and grab your
Floyd | badge off the dash. Here goes. You've one last chance to...
Floyd |
Floyd |                            *  *  *  *  *

		Fang says, "okay"
		DavidW says, "thanks"
		DavidW says, "I would like to see the unusual commands that Help mentioned."
Fang pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:26 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |    MAKE IT GOOD
Floyd |       By Jon Ingold
Floyd |
Floyd |    -- Release 1 / Serial number 090413 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15 (in the black chevy)
Floyd | The boulevard through the windscreen is lined with ash trees, thick
Floyd | trunks casting shadows and gnarled roots mangling up the sidewalk.
Floyd | You're sat in your car, parked too high up the kerb; just outside the
Floyd | gate to No. 15. Just an ordinary house. With a body inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Homicide. One Jack Draginam, accountant. Married, no kids.
Floyd | Stabbed. Yadda yadda, blah blah. We got the call from the maid - geez,
Floyd | who has a maid? Apparently she wanted to stress there's a lot of
Floyd | blood."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, Inspector. Word is, if you don't crack this one, you're out
Floyd | of a job."
Floyd |
Floyd | The glove compartment is closed. Sat on the passenger seat is a
Floyd | whiskey bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "well, be my guest"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]                             MAKE IT GOOD
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                                Q = resume game
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  Please select a topic:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    >  About and Instructions
Floyd ]       Technical Documentation
Floyd ]       Configuration Settings
Floyd ]       Credits and Acknowledgements
Floyd ]       Return to the Game
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd ]                             MAKE IT GOOD
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                                Q = resume game
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  Please select a topic:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    >  About and Instructions
Floyd ]       Technical Documentation
Floyd ]       Configuration Settings
Floyd ]       Credits and Acknowledgements
Floyd ]       Return to the Game
Floyd ]

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    MAKE IT GOOD - About the Game
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                              Q = previous menu
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  About the Game:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    >  Introduction
Floyd ]       About the Author
Floyd ]       Guide for Beginners
Floyd ]       A Note about Characters
Floyd ]       Unusual Commands
Floyd ]       I'm stuck!
Floyd ]       Return to Main Menu
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                    MAKE IT GOOD - About the Game
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                              Q = previous menu
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  About the Game:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]       Introduction
Floyd ]    >  About the Author
Floyd ]       Guide for Beginners
Floyd ]       A Note about Characters
Floyd ]       Unusual Commands
Floyd ]       I'm stuck!
Floyd ]       Return to Main Menu
Floyd ]

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                    MAKE IT GOOD - About the Game
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                              Q = previous menu
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  About the Game:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]       Introduction
Floyd ]       About the Author
Floyd ]    >  Guide for Beginners
Floyd ]       A Note about Characters
Floyd ]       Unusual Commands
Floyd ]       I'm stuck!
Floyd ]       Return to Main Menu
Floyd ]

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                    MAKE IT GOOD - About the Game
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                              Q = previous menu
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  About the Game:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]       Introduction
Floyd ]       About the Author
Floyd ]       Guide for Beginners
Floyd ]    >  A Note about Characters
Floyd ]       Unusual Commands
Floyd ]       I'm stuck!
Floyd ]       Return to Main Menu
Floyd ]

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                    MAKE IT GOOD - About the Game
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                              Q = previous menu
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  About the Game:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]       Introduction
Floyd ]       About the Author
Floyd ]       Guide for Beginners
Floyd ]       A Note about Characters
Floyd ]    >  Unusual Commands
Floyd ]       I'm stuck!
Floyd ]       Return to Main Menu
Floyd ]

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                             Unusual Commands
Floyd |
Floyd | The following commands are used by MAKE IT GOOD but are
Floyd | unusual, or of unusual importance, to the game.
Floyd |
Floyd |   ACCUSE     -- To accuse someone directly.
Floyd |
Floyd |   ARREST     -- To make an arrest. You must have your policeman
Floyd | in the house. You'll need this one to complete the game!
Floyd |
Floyd |   ANALYSE    -- Get your policeman to take an item to the lab
Floyd | for analysis and detailed information.
Floyd |
Floyd |   CONFIGURE  -- Set up display options.
Floyd |
Floyd |   GO TO         -- Navigate directly towards a room or
Floyd | landmark. (To continue walking, type AGAIN or G.)
Floyd |
Floyd |   HINTS ON/OFF  -- Turn on or off the hint text in the status
Floyd | bar (top right of the screen).
Floyd |
Floyd |   SEARCH      -- Search through a drawer, pile of papers, a
Floyd | corpse's pockets, and so forth.
Floyd |
Floyd |   TOPICS FOR -- Suggest conversation topics for somebody.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		DavidW says, "that looks useful."
		JimKaplan says, "INteresting."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                    MAKE IT GOOD - About the Game
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                              Q = previous menu
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  About the Game:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]       Introduction
Floyd ]       About the Author
Floyd ]       Guide for Beginners
Floyd ]       A Note about Characters
Floyd ]    >  Unusual Commands
Floyd ]       I'm stuck!
Floyd ]       Return to Main Menu
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]                             MAKE IT GOOD
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                                Q = resume game
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  Please select a topic:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    >  About and Instructions
Floyd ]       Technical Documentation
Floyd ]       Configuration Settings
Floyd ]       Credits and Acknowledgements
Floyd ]       Return to the Game
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:26 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15 (in the black chevy)
Floyd | The boulevard through the windscreen is lined with ash trees, thick
Floyd | trunks casting shadows and gnarled roots mangling up the sidewalk.
Floyd | You're sat in your car, parked too high up the kerb; just outside the
Floyd | gate to No. 15. Just an ordinary house. With a body inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glove compartment is closed. Sat on the passenger seat is a
Floyd | whiskey bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open glove" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:26 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (unlocking it first - with the car key)
Floyd | You pull open the compartment, and it catches after only opening a
Floyd | tiny crack. Stupid thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open glove" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:27 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The catch is pretty firmly stuck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:27 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In your trenchcoat pockets are your badge and a car key, and in your
Floyd | hands you hold some black leather gloves.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition to your trenchcoat, you are wearing your wide-brimmed hat
Floyd | and your scuffed black shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "hit glove" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:28 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning up in the seat, you give the thing a smack with both feet and
Floyd | it clicks shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "open glove" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:28 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (unlocking it first - with the car key)
Floyd | You pull open the compartment, and it catches again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. I dislike games with running clocks."
		Fang says, "hmm"
		DavidW says, "I think we'll need a prying tool from elsewhere."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:29 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Uncle Stan's Golden Malt"; yeah, it's bargain bin liquor at 80% proof
Floyd | and 80% off. Your body's crying out for it. To slip back, let the
Floyd | whole goddamn world ride all the way to the glass at the bottom. Oh
Floyd | yeah.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suggest leaving the bottle alone, although it's weird that it's there in the first place."
		Fang says, "I hope this isn't a timed bottle"
Fang says (to Floyd), "take bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:29 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your fingers shiver on the glass as you lift it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "maybe it can come in handy"
		JimKaplan says, "Showing up to an investigation with a bottle may arouse suspicion"
		DavidW says, "exactly why I didn't want to take it."
		Fang exclaims, "we can pour out some for the poor maid!"
		JimKaplan asks, "Can the trenchcoat contain things, maybe?"
		DavidW says, "yes, since it mentions the pockets."
		JimKaplan asks, "Maybe put the bottle in the coat?"
		Fang asks, "bah, what are they gonna do, arrest us?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gloves" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:30 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GLOVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You've had them all your years in the force; though you're always
Floyd | forgetting to use them. For example, this morning you left them on the
Floyd | table back home; had to stop off for them just before you took this
Floyd | call, right after you bought the booze. Priorities all straight, oh
Floyd | yeah.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, we've put our fingerprints on the glass already, I bet."
Fang says (to Floyd), "drink whiskey" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:30 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRINK WHISKEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle's not open. You can suck the cap all you like, it won't do
Floyd | you no good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says (to DavidW), "We should accuse ourselves"
		DavidW says, "oh well. There's always restart if it's a problem."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear gloves" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:31 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR GLOVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the gloves onto your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x badge" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:31 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BADGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your police badge - oh yeah, this proves you're an upstanding, honest,
Floyd | officer of the goddamn law. It has a small pin on the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "pin might be helpful for picking a simple lock, perhaps."
		JimKaplan says, "True."
		DavidW asks, "shall we get out of the car and view the body? Or do you guys really want to drink the booze?"
		JimKaplan says, "Probably best saved for later"
		Fang says, "we can drink after"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:32 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on

		JimKaplan says, "Perhaps we can pour drinks for someone to warm them up"

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the black chevy first)
Floyd | You open the car door.
Floyd | You clamber out of the driving seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15
Floyd | The boulevard is lined with ash trees, thick trunks casting shadows
Floyd | and gnarled roots mangling up the sidewalk. Your car is parked too
Floyd | high up the kerb; just outside the gate to No. 15. Just an ordinary
Floyd | house. With a body inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | There'd better be some faces too: you need the slam. What did the peep
Floyd | at the station say? Inspector, the only case you cracked open last
Floyd | year was the Michaelmas liquor. He has a point. If you come up
Floyd | blank (or facedown in a gutter) you'll be off the payroll. And then
Floyd | you'd really have a problem.
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the street there's a dog, running about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:32 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog's somewhere else down the road. You can hear its damn yapping.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a loud barking in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Barking AND yapping. Two dogs?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to 15" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:33 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO 15
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front gate first)
Floyd | The gate swings creakily.
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Porch
Floyd | A tasteful little porch; white painted wood strapped onto red-brick
Floyd | building. The front door is north, and through a small diamond of
Floyd | frosted glass you can make out nothing of the wood-panelled hallway
Floyd | inside. Your neck is sweating; sunlight hides behind the trees to the
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hanging basket with a couple of petunias in is attached just to the
Floyd | left of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x basket" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:33 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | The basket is small and wicker, and hangs on a rough twine from a
Floyd | screw in the ceiling, just out of the sunlight from the door. It's
Floyd | about as high up as your head. Inside the basket a couple of petunias
Floyd | are growing limp in the shade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to Floyd), "search basket" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:34 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | The hanging basket has got some petunias in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Well now I just feel dumb"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:34 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                 [You should maybe DROP the bottle before knocking.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You knock a smart rap on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a short wait the door opens, Angela's face appears, then the
Floyd | rest of her. She looks just like she should considering, no time to do
Floyd | her face. "Yes, hello? Oh - " and you follow her eyes, which have
Floyd | noticed the whiskey bottle in your grubby paws. "I've no time for
Floyd | drunks now. Goodbye." The door is slammed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Well, there we go."
		DavidW says, "uh-huh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "drop bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:35 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                [You could KNOCK on the front door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You set the bottle down carefully. Don't want to break it now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:35 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                [You could KNOCK on the front door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You knock a smart rap on the door. Perhaps a face appears behind the
Floyd | red glass, but there's no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:36 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                [You could KNOCK on the front door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You knock a smart rap on the door. Perhaps a face appears behind the
Floyd | red glass, but there's no answer. Somehow, it seems like you've
Floyd | managed to screw up the entire investigation before even starting.
Floyd | Impressive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Maybe the bottle needs to be out of sight."
		JimKaplan says, "Like back in the car or in a coat pocket"
Fang says (to Floyd), "kick door" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:36 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                [You could KNOCK on the front door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door's such a hard-wood that even trying to kick it down comes out
Floyd | as nothing but a smart little knock. Perhaps a face appears behind the
Floyd | red glass, but there's no answer. Somehow, it seems like you've
Floyd | managed to screw up the entire investigation before even starting.
Floyd | Impressive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "show badge to face"
Fang says (to Floyd), "show badge to door" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:37 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                [You could KNOCK on the front door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW BADGE TO DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Inanimate. Give up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show badge to face" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:37 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "show badge to face" 		

Floyd ]                                [You could KNOCK on the front door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW BADGE TO FACE
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:37 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                [You could KNOCK on the front door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW BADGE TO FACE
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to Floyd), "show badge to woman" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:37 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                [You could KNOCK on the front door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW BADGE TO WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:37 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                [You could KNOCK on the front door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door is closed and locked, green, kind of cheery in a
Floyd | backwater way. Screwed into the front are two brass numbers. They say
Floyd | "15". Set into it is a diamond of red-frosted glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "well, restart?"
		JimKaplan says, "The door's being very uncooperative. We could accuse the door."
Fang says (to Floyd), "accuse bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:38 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                [You could KNOCK on the front door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ACCUSE BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to have impressed it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yeah, I think we need to restart." 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:38 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                [You could KNOCK on the front door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > YEAH, I THINK WE NEED TO RESTART.
Floyd |
Floyd | You reckon?
Floyd | -- I only got as far as wanting to inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:38 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                [You could KNOCK on the front door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > RESTART
Floyd |
Floyd | -- Are you sure you want to restart?

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                   MAKE IT GOOD
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                      -- By Jon Ingold (c) 2000 - 2008
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ##
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |              "Word is: if you don't crack this one, you're
Floyd | out of a job."
Floyd |
Floyd |        -- First-time players should read the help menu.
Floyd | -- This game features some graphics settings which can be
Floyd | configured.
Floyd | -- Text-mode is provided for those using palm-tops or screen
Floyd | reading programs.
Floyd |
Floyd |     Display Help Menu               :     M
Floyd |     Configure Graphics              :     C
Floyd |     Start Game - in default mode    :   [SPACE]
Floyd |                - in text-only mode  :     T
Floyd |                - from saved         :     R
Floyd |     Exit Game                       :     Q

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The call comes through. Of all the dicks; you get the call, sitting in
Floyd | the front seat of your car, hands shaking on the steering wheel. An
Floyd | urgent call; but all you were thinking of was the bottle in the liquor
Floyd | store and so that's where you went first.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Now you're pulled up outside the house. The rear mirror's showing two
Floyd | steely eyes. You adjust your hat, stiffen up your collar and grab your
Floyd | badge off the dash. Here goes. You've one last chance so...
Floyd |
Floyd |                            *  *  *  *  *

		Fang says, "so lesson one... don't be too noire"
Fang pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:26 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |    MAKE IT GOOD
Floyd |       By Jon Ingold
Floyd |
Floyd |    -- Release 1 / Serial number 090413 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15 (in the black chevy)
Floyd | The boulevard through the windscreen is lined with ash trees, thick
Floyd | trunks casting shadows and gnarled roots mangling up the sidewalk.
Floyd | You're sat in your car, parked too high up the kerb; just outside the
Floyd | gate to No. 15. Just an ordinary house. With a body inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Homicide. One Jack Draginam, accountant. Married, no kids.
Floyd | Stabbed. Yadda yadda, blah blah. We got the call from the maid - geez,
Floyd | who has a maid? Apparently she wanted to stress there's a lot of
Floyd | blood."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, Inspector. Word is, if you don't crack this one, you're out
Floyd | of a job."
Floyd |
Floyd | The glove compartment is closed. Sat on the passenger seat is a
Floyd | whiskey bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear gloves" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:26 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR GLOVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the gloves onto your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  2:27 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the black chevy first)
Floyd | You open the car door.
Floyd | You clamber out of the driving seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15
Floyd | The boulevard is lined with ash trees, thick trunks casting shadows
Floyd | and gnarled roots mangling up the sidewalk. Your car is parked too
Floyd | high up the kerb; just outside the gate to No. 15. Just an ordinary
Floyd | house. With a body inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | There'd better be some faces too: you need the slam. What did the peep
Floyd | at the station say? Inspector, the only case you cracked open last
Floyd | year was the Michaelmas liquor. He has a point. If you come up
Floyd | blank (or facedown in a gutter) you'll be off the payroll. And then
Floyd | you'd really have a problem.
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the street there's a dog, running about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to 15" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:27 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO 15
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front gate first)
Floyd | The gate swings creakily.
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Porch
Floyd | A tasteful little porch; white painted wood strapped onto red-brick
Floyd | building. The front door is north, and through a small diamond of
Floyd | frosted glass you can make out nothing of the wood-panelled hallway
Floyd | inside. Your neck is sweating; sunlight hides behind the trees to the
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hanging basket with a couple of petunias in is attached just to the
Floyd | left of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:28 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]     [To see what you're carrying, type INVENTORY (or I for short).]
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You knock a smart rap on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a short wait the door opens, Angela's face appears, then the
Floyd | rest of her. She looks just like she should considering, no time to do
Floyd | her face. "Yes? What do you want?" she says uncertainly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "show badge to angela"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x angela" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  2:28 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [You could SHOW Angela something to convince her.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ANGELA
Floyd |
Floyd | Thirty-something, maybe forty on a bad day; Angela is housewife
Floyd | through and through. From her thick black ball of hair down through
Floyd | her one piece long dress, she's sophistication via mail-order. Sure,
Floyd | maybe she could be pretty, if you'd lost all your teeth and were three
Floyd | notches out in the belt, and she wasn't pinched and blotchy, like she
Floyd | is today. Yeah, today is not a day to be sizing her up, that's true
Floyd | enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can I help you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to Floyd), "show badge to angela" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  2:29 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                 [You could answer ANGELA, NO, or GIVE her your hat]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW BADGE TO ANGELA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, Inspector! I'm sorry.. do come in, I'm glad you came so quickly."
Floyd | You follow her into the house. It has a smell you recognise, all
Floyd | right.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | A wood-panelled hallway, with the front door to the south next to
Floyd | which is a dark polished roll-top desk. Stairs in the northeast corner
Floyd | of the room lead to the upstairs landing where the bedrooms are, and a
Floyd | passage northwest runs through to the kitchen and blue wallpapered
Floyd | living room, which you can't quite see from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the lefthand corner is a hat stand. Hanging off the stand is Jack's
Floyd | hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mrs. Draginam closes the door shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The man on the phone told me to make sure nothing was touched. They
Floyd | told me you were coming, but they said there'd be more of you." She
Floyd | fusses a little. "Shall I take your hat?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  2:29 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]            [To interview Angela Draginam, ASK her about something.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | You remove your hat, and Angela hangs it on the stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | "And your coat, Inspector?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask angela about jack" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  2:30 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]        [To inform Angela Draginam of something, TELL her about it.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT JACK
Floyd |
Floyd | "In the bedroom," she replies. "That's where it happened. I was
Floyd | downstairs and... oh." She raises one hand to her mouth. "Maybe you
Floyd | should just see."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Did we check if there was something in the coat?"
		DavidW says, "Inventory said that our car keys and badge are in the pocket, but we never examined or searched it directly."
		Fang says, "let's not give her our coat"
		JimKaplan says (to Fang), "I agree."
		DavidW says, "I don't think we should've given our hat either, to be honest."
		Fang says (to DW), "that's just politeness"
		DavidW says, "Jack's hat is there, in case you didn't notice. Could be a clue."
		JimKaplan says, "A coat is more useful than a hat and also more likely to be used against us."
		Fang says, "let's look at the body first"
		JimKaplan says, "Agreed."
		DavidW says, "sure"
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to bedroom" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  2:30 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]        [To inform Angela Draginam of something, TELL her about it.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO BEDROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | -- What do you want to go: the Maid's Bedroom, the Guest Bedroom or
Floyd | the Master Bedroom?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to master bedroom" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  2:30 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                           [You could OPEN the master bedroom door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO MASTER BEDROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You make your way upstairs around the curve of the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | A neat little corridor, running with the stairwell to the east down
Floyd | the length of the house. The carpet is a worn-down brown pattern; the
Floyd | wallpaper a lurid yellow colour, like flowers stuck in another guy's
Floyd | wedding cake. The closed doorway to the bedroom lies north of here,
Floyd | another door is open to the west; by the look of it a guest bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Through there, Inspector," Angela says to you, pointing to the north
Floyd | door; hanging back herself though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to Floyd), "x north door" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  2:31 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                           [You could OPEN the master bedroom door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NORTH DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The master bedroom door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to master bedroom" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:31 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]              [To search the crime scene for clues, EXAMINE things.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO MASTER BEDROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the master bedroom door first)
Floyd | You open the door. And catch a glimpse of the corpse - a crumpled heap
Floyd | of dead human, nothing but the knife wounds in its back between him
Floyd | and you. Stabbed in the back - oh yeah, stabbed in the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | Angela follows you in, and looks uncertainly at the body, her eyes a
Floyd | little cold. "I'll be in the living room if you want to ask me any
Floyd | questions, Inspector," she say thickly, before stepping out the room
Floyd | and closing the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is relatively tasteful, and dominated by the bed
Floyd | sticking out of the east wall. Opposite is a mirrored dresser shoved
Floyd | in the corner at an angle, just by the large windows overlooking the
Floyd | garden. These are shut tight like normal. The closed door is in the
Floyd | southwest - in fact, lying on the bed you could probably see it in the
Floyd | reflection. The carpet's beige-with-dried-bloodstain, and there's more
Floyd | rancid wallpapering. Between the window and the bed is a little yucca
Floyd | tree in a pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sprawled in a messy heap, pining for attention, is Jack's corpse.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the dresser is a green-shaded table lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Then you can meet the others," Angela calls. "There's the maid, and
Floyd | William Matheston, outside, in the shed. Good. Well, all right then."
Floyd | You hear Angela's footsteps move off, but they don't go downstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I recommend just starting with the body."
		DavidW says, "sure."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:32 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]              [To search the crime scene for clues, EXAMINE things.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's one beat-up gentleman, that is.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a loud thump, of something falling, from somewhere nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "uhoh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  2:32 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]     [To see what you're carrying, type INVENTORY (or I for short).]
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the master bedroom door first)
Floyd | You open the master bedroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a slight click through the door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Is Angela bye-bye"
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  2:33 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]        [To inform Angela Draginam of something, TELL her about it.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the guest bedroom door first)
Floyd | You open the guest bedroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Bedroom
Floyd | Heh. That you thought this was a guest bedroom says something - from
Floyd | the photo on the nightstand by the bed, this is Angela's bedroom. It's
Floyd | pretty spartan, no dresser or table, just a wicker chair for
Floyd | furniture. The door lies to the east, a little window in the north
Floyd | wall has a view into the garden. The carpet's blue; so's the owner.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a flurry of movement as you enter. Angela is sitting on the
Floyd | wicker chair. She looks a little flustered.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the nightstand is a silver frame framing a photo.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tall teak wardrobe leans against one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "ask Angela about noise?"
ParserGirl arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		DavidW asks, "I guess?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "open wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  2:33 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                             [To pick up the wicker chair, TAKE it.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the wardrobe doors, and take a peek inside. Pretty empty,
Floyd | just a few shelves and a clothes rail, with not much on them. On the
Floyd | rail are a few coathangers. The shelves have got Angela's shoes on
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'll be in the living room, Inspector," she says, her voice a little
Floyd | shaky, then goes out the door and downstairs like her tail was on
Floyd | fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "hm"
JimKaplan says (to Floyd), "x shoes" 		DavidW says, "We're being very unsystematic here, loosing opportunities."

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  2:33 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                             [To pick up the wicker chair, TAKE it.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHOES
Floyd |
Floyd | -- What do you want to examine: Angela's shoes or your scuffed black
Floyd | shoes?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "do you think she just hid something?"
		DavidW says, "er losing"
		JimKaplan says, "I think she just took something."
		JimKaplan says, "But in any case, prioritizing the body still makes more sense to me."
		DavidW says, "yes"
		JimKaplan says, "Tampering with the direct scene of the crime is going to be more detrimental to the case."
		DavidW says, "Let's try to get some facts first."
		JimKaplan says, "So I suggest taking this as a hint that Angela's up to something and going back to the master bedroom for now."
		Fang says, "okay"
JimKaplan says (to Floyd), "go to master bedroom" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  2:34 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]     [To see what you're carrying, type INVENTORY (or I for short).]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO MASTER BEDROOM
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:34 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]              [To search the crime scene for clues, EXAMINE things.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | Bed, mirrored dresser, window. Door. Yucca. Dead guy.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the dresser is a green-shaded table lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ParserGirl has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
JimKaplan says (to Floyd), "x corpse" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:35 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [You could WAIT here, or GO DOWNSTAIRS.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | The corpse looks peaceful, like he just tripped and stayed there.
Floyd | Except for his face: two gashes, not deep, but running from temples to
Floyd | cheekbones. The stab wounds in his back are deep, as long as the blade
Floyd | used, thin. There are about seven of them. He'd been turning for the
Floyd | door when he was struck. That's how he lies now, reaching out.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's bled messily over the carpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone knocks on the front door below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Could we look out the window, perhaps?"
		JimKaplan says, "My guess is it's the witnesses arriving."
		DavidW says, "The window won't show who just arrived. Concentrate on the main task, please."
		JimKaplan says, "Fair enough."
		JimKaplan asks, "Searching the body is called for, I suppose?"
		DavidW says, "This bedroom's on the north side of the house; the front door is on the south side."
		DavidW says, "yes, search the body."
		JimKaplan says, "Good point."
JimKaplan says (to Floyd), "search corpse" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:35 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]     [To see what you're carrying, type INVENTORY (or I for short).]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You rifle the corpse; find a key in his pocket. A dirty Yale key.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are footsteps in the hall; and the maid's voice: "Yes? How can I
Floyd | - oh."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:35 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]     [To see what you're carrying, type INVENTORY (or I for short).]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | -- What do you want to take: the dirty house key or the car key?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "take dirty house key" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:36 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]     [To see what you're carrying, type INVENTORY (or I for short).]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DIRTY HOUSE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the hallway: "Is the Inspector here?" There is a pause. "I'll go
Floyd | and find him, then."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Ok then."
		JimKaplan says, "There's, what else, the dresser, the mirror, the potted plant, and a sw (closet?) door."
		Fang says, "maybe we should think why the victim was in this room"
		DavidW says, "Too much is happening at once for my liking, but examine all. I think the door connects to the guest bedroom."
Roger goes home. 		
Roger has disconnected. 		JimKaplan says, "OK, then."
		Fang says, "standing with his back to the door"
JimKaplan says (to Floyd), "x dresser" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:36 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                    [You could answer by saying JOE,YES or JOE, NO.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRESSER
Floyd |
Floyd | The dresser has no drawers, just a surface and a mirror. The
Floyd | reflection is not flattering, it looks both like you need the bottle
Floyd | and you've been at it for too long. It's like the faces you see in the
Floyd | cells in the morning; after the kissers have been through with them.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the hallway, you hear the front door close.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are footsteps on the stairs, and a policeman appears huffing
Floyd | like a steam train. He comes in and shuts the door. Only then does his
Floyd | jowly smile drop into a scowl. "Inspector. Sorry you made it. I hoped
Floyd | you wouldn't." He comes closer, then reels, waving one hand in front
Floyd | of his nose. "You've been drinking. Maybe not recently. But
Floyd | generally." A fat fist grabs you by the collar. "I need you to get
Floyd | this one right. I'm not getting stuck on another one of your
Floyd | blow-out cases. Okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Isn't he nice."
		Fang says, "I feel like the key is a red herring"
JimKaplan says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:37 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]          [To inform the policeman of something, TELL him about it.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | The policeman sneers a smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't think you can. The Chief doesn't think you can. Don't think
Floyd | he doesn't know all about you. This is your last chance, Inspector. If
Floyd | you muss this one up you're out on your ear and then you're just
Floyd | little people again. You'll find yourself in the drunk block quicker
Floyd | than I can take your badge. Understand?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "if it's relevant to the case, the killer would have searched the body and removed it"
		JimKaplan says, "I feel like saying no, just to irritate him."
		JimKaplan says (to Fang), "incompetence is a wonderful thing"
		JimKaplan says (to Fang), "if we're going by Christie logic, it may have been planted for some reason as well"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:38 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]          [To inform the policeman of something, TELL him about it.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "You'd better."
Floyd |
Floyd | The policeman lessens his gaze a bit, drags a hand through short,
Floyd | slicked back black hair. He's a real grease monkey, one of these
Floyd | modern kids. "Okay, Inspector. Get started. Do the body first, then
Floyd | when you're finished with the body, tell me and we'll get it away from
Floyd | here. Though I'll take it myself around four, when the coroner closes
Floyd | up. Otherwise, if you want something analysing at the lab you let me
Floyd | know. And if you want to make an arrest, you tell me. Now get on with
Floyd | it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think it's dangerous to overthink this too early. We hardly know anything yet."
		JimKaplan says, "I agree."
		JimKaplan says, "OK, so the dresser doesn't have drawers."
Fang says (to Floyd), "analyse door" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:39 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]          [To inform the policeman of something, TELL him about it.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ANALYSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Stop wasting your time," he replies. "My time."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		JimKaplan asks, "'Analyse' means he takes it away to the lab, right?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "tell policeman about body" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:39 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]     [To see what you're carrying, type INVENTORY (or I for short).]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELL POLICEMAN ABOUT BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | "There's nothing on him back at the station," Joe informs you.
Floyd | "Accountant, married. Nothing you couldn't detect just looking around
Floyd | at this place. Not much else going on. No obvious reason for someone
Floyd | to do that to him, anyhow." Joe wrinkles his nose. "Are you finished
Floyd | with him yet, Inspector? Shall I take him away?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Itax arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		JimKaplan says, "I suppose we are finished with the body itself"
		Fang says, "maybe they can look into the wounds"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure. Search him again."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "search corpse" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:40 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]     [To see what you're carrying, type INVENTORY (or I for short).]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing. Well, nothing of any worth to you. A handkerchief but you
Floyd | don't feel like crying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x handkerchief" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:40 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]     [To see what you're carrying, type INVENTORY (or I for short).]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HANDKERCHIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "handkerchief" isn't a word I know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:40 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In your trenchcoat pockets are your badge and two keys: the dirty
Floyd | house key and the car key, and in your gloved hands you hold nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition to your trenchcoat and gloves, you are wearing your
Floyd | scuffed black shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		JimKaplan says, "That seems fairly definitive."
Fang says (to Floyd), "tell police about body" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:41 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELL POLICE ABOUT BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the policeman about that)
Floyd | "What's more to say?" Joe wrinkles his nose. "Are you finished with
Floyd | him yet, Inspector? Shall I take him away?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:41 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay," the policeman says to you, and disappears downstairs. A few
Floyd | minutes later the coroner's van pulls up, and you watch
Floyd | dispassionately as Joe, and the coroner, and a long flat guy called
Floyd | Jack wander out to the taxi. There's no fuss or big deal, just a
Floyd | sheet. Angela watches pale-faced from a window or something, who
Floyd | knows.
Floyd |
Floyd | If we're being honest, no-one seems to miss the guy and he's only two
Floyd | hours gone. Joe returns to the room. "I'll stick around if you need
Floyd | anything analysed, Inspector. I'll go sit and read a paper in the
Floyd | living room or something." You nod and he leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		JimKaplan says, ""or something, who knows..." Cute."
		DavidW says, "I can't help but feel we've screwed up already."
		JimKaplan says, "We have the bed and the potted plant remaining, I believe."
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Fang says (to DW), "didn't drink the whiskey"
		JimKaplan says (to DavidW), "If we have, then this is probably one of those games that requires re-playing"
		Fang says, "tut tut"
		DavidW says (to Jim), "I'm sure of that, at least."
		JimKaplan says (to DavidW), "So either way, we're probably within the parameters the game has set for us."
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:42 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is relatively tasteful, and dominated by the bed
Floyd | sticking out of the east wall. Opposite is a mirrored dresser shoved
Floyd | in the corner at an angle, just by the large windows overlooking the
Floyd | garden. These are shut tight like normal. The open door is in the
Floyd | southwest - in fact, lying on the bed you could probably see it in the
Floyd | reflection. The carpet's beige-with-dried-bloodstain, and there's more
Floyd | rancid wallpapering. Between the window and the bed is a little yucca
Floyd | tree in a pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the dresser is a green-shaded table lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:42 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | It's too dark to see anything under the bed. Not that there'll be
Floyd | anything there, of course.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Of course my caboose, Inspector"
		DavidW says, "geezus. Our flashlight is probably in the glove compartment."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "pull bed" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:43 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You are unable to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "get under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:43 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You've no reason to hide.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search dresser" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:44 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH DRESSER
Floyd |
Floyd | The dresser has got a green-shaded table lamp on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:44 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                   [You could SWITCH ONthe green-shaded table lamp.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | A bent brass spine leads up from the thick discus base to the long
Floyd | thin green shade. Inside is a short neon bulb which is dark. The glass
Floyd | is a little scratched; the brass colouring flecking off the metal in
Floyd | places.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder if we can pry open the unlocked glove compartment with our car key or the badge."
		JimKaplan says, "Doubt it."
Fang says (to Floyd), "switch on lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:45 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWITCH ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn on the lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | The light glints off the surface of the dresser, picking out marks in
Floyd | the varnish. Letters and words etched in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Ooh."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "read marks" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:45 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ MARKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't make much out, because the light only picks out certain
Floyd | bits; just letters here and there. Certainly not enough to make sense
Floyd | of it; apart from the last two letters: "J.D." Familiar?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "he wrote a note?"
		DavidW says, "seems like it."
		Fang says, "if we can get some paper and a pencil..."
		DavidW says, "yeah, that's a plan."
		JimKaplan says, "Jack Draginam's initials"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:46 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | (the large window)
Floyd | Large windows, with painted green frames, the paint on which looks a
Floyd | little ragged. They're closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | They offer a good vista of the poky little garden, which is damp from
Floyd | the recent rain. A thick clump of climbing roses comes up the wall to
Floyd | the sill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "A pencil rubbing of the dresser might reveal what he wrote."
		JimKaplan says, "Good thought."
		JimKaplan says, "I think the game is hinting at us to open the window"
Fang says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:46 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | (the large window)
Floyd | You open the window that opens: the others are painted shut and would
Floyd | require a lot of tugging.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "look out window" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:47 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK OUT WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | (the large window)
Floyd | They offer a good vista of the poky little garden, which is damp from
Floyd | the recent rain. A thick clump of climbing roses comes up the wall to
Floyd | the sill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "You think there's a climbable trellis out there?"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x climbing roses" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:47 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLIMBING ROSES
Floyd |
Floyd | A webbing of thick thorny branches and a few buds that mangles over
Floyd | the side of the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  2:48 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:47 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | -- Previous turn undone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says (to DW), "yeah"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x sill" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:48 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SILL
Floyd |
Floyd | The paint is thick, and dark green, perhaps the third layer the frame
Floyd | has seen. Along the hinged seam, the paint has flaked away, revealing
Floyd | a white undercoat colour underneath. A few flecks of green paint are
Floyd | visible on the carpet just below the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:48 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is relatively tasteful, and dominated by the bed
Floyd | sticking out of the east wall. Opposite is a mirrored dresser shoved
Floyd | in the corner at an angle, just by the large windows overlooking the
Floyd | garden. These are wide open, letting in the bite of cold air. The open
Floyd | door is in the southwest - in fact, lying on the bed you could
Floyd | probably see it in the reflection. The carpet's
Floyd | beige-with-dried-bloodstain, and there's more rancid wallpapering.
Floyd | Between the window and the bed is a little yucca tree in a pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the dresser is a green-shaded table lamp with bulb lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Ok, so some green paint has been scraped in"
		Fang says, "hmm, so maybe someone came through the window"
		JimKaplan says, "Which could just be normal wear"
		JimKaplan says, "But - yes, that too"
		JimKaplan says, "We've got the pot, I suppose."
		DavidW says, "You could analyse the paint, perhaps."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x pot" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:49 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]        [You could SEARCH the small pot plant to see what's inside.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POT
Floyd |
Floyd | A stubby little tree, leaves green like the beer from that hole on
Floyd | 12th Street, and sprouting thicker than a ex-con's beard, so much so
Floyd | that the rim of the ceramic pot is shrouded from view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "search plant" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:49 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You spread the leaves back, to reveal a short stake pushed deep into
Floyd | the soil of the plant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x stake" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:50 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's about two inches of metal, hidden in the leaves, which seems to
Floyd | carry on down into the soil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:50 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You draw out the short stake, which becomes the hilt of the carved
Floyd | steel letter opener, its blade sticky with blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "murder weapon?"
		JimKaplan says, "Oho."
		JimKaplan says, "That'll want analysing"
		DavidW says, "yes, analyse that for sure."
		JimKaplan says, "though we should x it first probably"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x stake" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:51 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]               [You could have Joe ANALYSE the steel letter opener.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | A short stubby handle and a long carved blade. Soil coats the metal;
Floyd | stuck down with some substance you know well. It's blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "analyse stake" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:51 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ANALYSE STAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | After a moment, Joe steps in through the open master bedroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Joe has seen the blood-soaked steel letter opener. "Is that our
Floyd | possible murder weapon?" he asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Anyway, you called for me." He slicks his hair back. "So, what have
Floyd | you got?" You show him the steel letter opener. "It'd be difficult to
Floyd | get that much blood out of a bunch of tax-returns," he remarks. "If
Floyd | there's fingerprints on this, that'd make this the most careless
Floyd | murder ever. But still, it's worth a shot." Wearing gloves he takes
Floyd | the letter opener from you and drops it into a bag.
Floyd |
Floyd | The policeman leaves through the master bedroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan exclaims, "Accuse the stake!"
		JimKaplan says, "We could analyse those flakes of paint as well."
		JimKaplan says, "Although actually I don't see much point in that."
		Fang says, "don't see what that'll achievve"
		Fang says, "except to confirm it came from the sill"
		JimKaplan says, "Yeah."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x carpet" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:52 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | A beige, wall-to-wall carpet. In the middle of it is a large
Floyd | bloodstain; and by one window you observe some flecks of green paint.
Floyd | Otherwise it's quite clean, and not very dusty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "unless there's something we can't see on those flakes."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x bloodstain" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:52 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLOODSTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Quite a wide patch of carpet is soaked in blood, maybe two feet in
Floyd | diameter. The red on cream effect is quite compelling, like a pavlova.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "what if there's shoe poiish on one of them?"
		JimKaplan says, "I was going to ask of Jon Ingold was British"
		JimKaplan says, "But I've just seen that he is"
		DavidW says, "yes, he is"
		JimKaplan says (to DavidW), "I doubt there'd be shoe polish."
		DavidW says, "but we don't know"
		JimKaplan says, "If it's from a boot or shoe, it would have been the shoe's polish-less underside scraping the paint off, surely"
		DavidW says, "I still want the paint checked out."
		JimKaplan says, "But sure. If we assume that it doesn't hurt to have things analysed, then we can try it for anything."
		Fang says (to DW), "try then"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "analyse paint" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:53 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ANALYSE PAINT
Floyd |
Floyd | Right now Joe's off analysing the steel letter opener. You'll have to
Floyd | wait for him to come back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Ah."
Roger disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		JimKaplan asks, "Hence the timing, I guess?"
		JimKaplan says, "So if there's a time limit, it actually might hurt to have too many things analysed."
		Fang asks, "we're done with this room?"
		DavidW says, "I guess. I still want the paint checked, though. Feel free to find better clues."
		JimKaplan says, "In any case, unless we wanna check out the wallpaper, I recommend moving on to the guest room."
		JimKaplan says (to DavidW), "I guess we'll know when Officer Angryface is ready to analyse more stuff."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x wallpaper" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  2:53 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on

		DavidW says, "hm. Several ways we could go. Guest room wouldn't be my choice, but better than nothing."

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALLPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just wallpaper. It doesn't do anything; except spin on the
Floyd | ceiling every other night of the week.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Was the sw door the guest room?"
		JimKaplan asks, "Or the closet?"
		DavidW says, "We haven't checked that yet."
		JimKaplan says, "That door's what I'd go for, then."
		JimKaplan asks, "Any other ideas?"
		DavidW says, "questioning the people in the house, obviously."
		DavidW asks, "We're told that Jack was married; where's the wife?"
		JimKaplan asks (of DavidW), "Yes. Did Angela say where they'd be waiting, besides downstairs?"
		DavidW asks, "Living room, I think. If Angela's the wife, who's the maid?"
		Fang says (to DW), "angela is the wife"
		JimKaplan says, "After we question them, they might scatter, and that could be inconvenient for us."
		JimKaplan says, "It might be better to search the upstairs while we know no one's interfering here."
		JimKaplan says, "I doubt they'll go anywhere if we take a while."
		DavidW says, "They might scatter anyway."
		Fang says, "search the guest room, we need to know what angela was doing in there"
		JimKaplan says, "Could be, if no one's keeping an eye on them."
		DavidW says, "I'd also like another try at opening the glove compartment."
		JimKaplan says, "On balance, I'm still in favor of at least checking out the sw door first."
		DavidW says, "of course"
		JimKaplan asks, "If no one objects, then?"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  2:54 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Did I misunderstand the geography there?"
		DavidW asks, "hm. North: in, Southwest: out?"
		JimKaplan says, "Looks like it."
		JimKaplan says, "Well, in that case I'm for the guest bedroom."
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  2:54 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Bedroom
Floyd | Bed, nightstand, wicker chair. Door to the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the nightstand is a silver frame framing a photo.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tall teak wardrobe leans against one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x photo" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  2:55 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | Sickening picture of happier times; Angela and Jack, arm in arm,
Floyd | outside a registrar office. But even here not everything's good -
Floyd | there's another couple in the background carrying open umbrellas.
Floyd | Angela is arm in arm with Jack who is arm in arm with Angela's sister.
Floyd | Sweet touch. There's a strange, flat bulge under one corner of the
Floyd | photo.
Floyd |
Floyd | The photo is in a charming silver frame. Could be worth something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "open frame" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  2:55 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FRAME
Floyd |
Floyd | The clasp needs to be clipped out but like the straps on the girls
Floyd | they pull in from Chinatown. It's far too small for your fat shaky
Floyd | fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "open frame with pin"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "open frame with pin" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  2:56 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FRAME WITH PIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Using the pin on the back you flip open the clasp of the frame. The
Floyd | cover swings open and the photo slides out and wafts to the floor. A
Floyd | flimsy key which was hidden behind it also falls out. You pick it up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Good one."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x back of photo" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  2:56 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BACK OF PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | -- I only got as far as wanting to examine the silver frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x frame" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  2:56 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]           [You could SEARCH the silver frame to see what's inside.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRAME
Floyd |
Floyd | The frame is all twirly and flowery, you know, flowers like you get
Floyd | near gravestones. It has a little clasp on the side and the silver
Floyd | front hangs open on a hinge from the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Did I phrase that poorly?"
		JimKaplan says, "Perhaps it's irrelevant."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x photo" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  2:57 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | Sickening picture of happier times; Angela and Jack, arm in arm,
Floyd | outside a registrar office. But even here not everything's good -
Floyd | there's another couple in the background carrying open umbrellas.
Floyd | Angela is arm in arm with Jack who is arm in arm with Angela's sister.
Floyd | Sweet touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'back of photo' is an unlikely object to be implemented, yes."
		JimKaplan says, "OK."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x flimsy key" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  2:57 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLIMSY KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | A small flimsy key, like the key to a diary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "We more or less checked the wardrobe, so we've got the nightstand, the chair, the bed."
		Fang says, "diary, eh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x nightstand" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  2:58 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NIGHTSTAND
Floyd |
Floyd | A little bedside table, pretty empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Probably under the bed."
Fang says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  2:58 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The nightstand has got a silver frame on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search bed" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  2:59 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BED
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the single bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no drawer, I take it."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  2:59 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Just by the foot of the bed is a small red spot on the carpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang exclaims, "hm!"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x spot" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:00 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | Just a small spot of drying blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Well now."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "search nightstand" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:00 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH NIGHTSTAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The nightstand has got a silver frame on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:01 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety old chair, made of little bits of wood like the bones of an
Floyd | old guy. It's over by the bed. Just next to the legs, but not quite
Floyd | under, are four circular dents in the carpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Ah, we did that."
		JimKaplan says, "So the chair's been moved."
		DavidW asks, "we did what?"
		JimKaplan says, "searched the nightstand."
		JimKaplan asks, "Here's a thought. If she stood on the chair, maybe she got to something on the wardrobe?"
		DavidW says, "Possible, sure."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "stand on chair" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:01 pm
Floyd ]  - on the wicker chair, with gloves on
Floyd ]                               [You could GET OFF the wicker chair.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the wicker chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:02 pm
Floyd ]  - on the wicker chair, with gloves on
Floyd ]     [You could SEARCH the tall teak wardrobe to see what's inside.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | A tall wardrobe made of teak, with cocky brass handles on the doors.
Floyd | It's got nasty little carved flourishes between base and carpet, and
Floyd | same up top, so you can't easily see under it or over it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "maybe if we push it against the wardrobe."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "get off chair" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:02 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET OFF CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the wicker chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Bedroom
Floyd | Bed, nightstand, wicker chair. Door to the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the nightstand is a silver frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tall teak wardrobe leans against one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a wedding photo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x flourish" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:02 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLOURISH
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "flourish" isn't a word I know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "push chair against wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:02 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CHAIR AGAINST WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  3:03 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:02 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Bedroom
Floyd | -- Previous turn undone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Interesting direction."
Fang says (to Floyd), "push wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:03 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't start picking on things bigger than you, you barely manage the
Floyd | current way round.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "maybe just a simple "push chair"?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push chair to wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:03 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CHAIR TO WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You move the chair over to the tall teak wardrobe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "ah, better."
		DavidW says, "there we go"
Fang says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:04 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The only door is east. You can't even jump out of the window in this
Floyd | room, as there's nowhere to jump to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I was thinking of Anchorhead."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on chair" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:04 pm
Floyd ]  - on the wicker chair, with gloves on
Floyd ]                               [You could GET OFF the wicker chair.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the wicker chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd ]  - on the wicker chair, with gloves on
Floyd ]     [You could SEARCH the tall teak wardrobe to see what's inside.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | A tall wardrobe made of teak, with cocky brass handles on the doors.
Floyd | It's got nasty little carved flourishes between base and carpet, and
Floyd | same up top, so you can't easily see under it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "x the top?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "f search wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd ]  - on the wicker chair, with gloves on
Floyd ]     [You could SEARCH the tall teak wardrobe to see what's inside.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > F SEARCH WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | (--> d search wardrobe)
Floyd | -- I only got as far as wanting to d.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd ]  - on the wicker chair, with gloves on
Floyd ]                               [You could GET OFF the wicker chair.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Pretty empty, just a few shelves and a clothes rail, with not much on
Floyd | them. On the rail are a few coathangers. The shelves have got Angela's
Floyd | shoes on them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach top" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd ]  - on the wicker chair, with gloves on
Floyd ]                               [You could GET OFF the wicker chair.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > REACH TOP
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You're not making any sense to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "look over wardobe" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd ]  - on the wicker chair, with gloves on

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search top" 		

Floyd ]                               [You could GET OFF the wicker chair.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK OVER WARDOBE
Floyd |
Floyd | (--> look over wardrobe)
Floyd | Ah-ha! There's an ugly pink suitcase hidden on top of the wardrobe!
Floyd | You pull it out - it's heavy - and drop it noisily to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd ]  - on the wicker chair, with gloves on
Floyd ]                               [You could GET OFF the wicker chair.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TOP
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Huzzah."
Fang says (to Floyd), "get off chair" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET OFF CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the wicker chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Bedroom
Floyd | Bed, nightstand, wicker chair. Door to the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the nightstand is a silver frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tall teak wardrobe leans against one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wicker chair is over by the wardrobe.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a closed pink suitcase, its lock clicked down, and a
Floyd | wedding photo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock suitcase with flimsy" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK SUITCASE WITH FLIMSY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the pink suitcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the pink suitcase, revealing Angela's clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | (Angela's clothes)
Floyd | You rummage around in the clothing, unearthing a novel, a toiletry
Floyd | bag, passport documents, which you lay out to one side. But even more
Floyd | interesting - a highly valuable black and white photograph is
Floyd | revealed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x photograph" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PHOTOGRAPH
Floyd |
Floyd | -- What do you want to examine: the black and white incriminating
Floyd | photograph, the passport photo or the wedding photo?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "angela was about to skip town?"
		Fang says, "'incriminating, eh'"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "incriminating" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "black and white" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > INCRIMINATING
Floyd |
Floyd | Well. It's quite an image, neatly framed by the green-painted window
Floyd | frame. The sun was in just the right place for this shot it seems, it
Floyd | doesn't reflect on the glass, you can see straight through to the
Floyd | couple getting jitty on the bed. There's an odd number of legs on view
Floyd | here; oh yeah. You can see it all - you can see their faces. Jack
Floyd | looks like a fat nightmare teddy-bear. Emilia looks like she's eating
Floyd | a wasp, but then what tart looks pretty?
Floyd |
Floyd | The photo is defaced by a few splatters of blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | Joe steps in through the open guest bedroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Joe nods at the photograph, before picking it up to examine it more
Floyd | closely. "My, my," he whistles, "The plot thickens." He hands the
Floyd | photograph to you. "I suppose you found this? I wonder who knew?"
Floyd |
Floyd | He hands back the letter opener. "On this; no good, Inspector. The
Floyd | only fingerprints we got were yours and the deceased - you must have
Floyd | handled it without gloves on. However, the blood is the deceased
Floyd | alright."
Floyd |
Floyd | The policeman leaves through the guest bedroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "not enough info yet"

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                   [For help on playing, type HELP.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > BLACK AND WHITE
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "black" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan exclaims, "Wait a minute, we were wearing gloves!"
		JimKaplan asks, "Did someone plant those prints?"
		Fang says, "hmm"
		DavidW says, "I don't understand how our prints could be on it."
		JimKaplan says, "Yes, we were definitely wearing gloves."
		JimKaplan says, "Unless Officer Angryface is in on it."
		JimKaplan says, "Crooked cop in a noir story? Maybe he wants to boost his career by incriminating us...or it could be a bug."
		JimKaplan says, "We could analyse the photo, and/or x the other items in the suitcase."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x novel" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NOVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Complete Adventures of Slick Gurner." Pocket sized. Bin sized.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the back flap, in blue ink, are the numbers 43 and 41.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "why do we all know these people's names?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know."
		JimKaplan says, "I was wondering about Emilia, yeah."
		JimKaplan asks, "Are those page numbers, perhaps?"
		DavidW says, "I assume Emilia is Angela's sister."
Fang says (to Floyd), "turn to page 43" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN TO PAGE 43
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the trashy novel)
Floyd | You find the page, and read:
Floyd |
Floyd | ...with another double four. Just how much luck could one man
Floyd | have? 
Floyd |   "You're cheating," Sam exclaimed, standing from the table and
Floyd | throwing her cards at him. They missed of course, landing short just
Floyd | by Slick's left hand. "You're a dirty pig, and I hate you!" 
Floyd |    But that strike was ineffectual - Slick caught her slim wrist
Floyd | as it flicked across the air to connect with the regal stubble of the
Floyd | Gurner family jaw. "Lady," he replied, purring. "Sit down, and finish
Floyd | the game." 
Floyd |    "Best out of four?" Sam replied, ruefully, making no effort to
Floyd | free her arm. 
Floyd |    "Okey," Slick replied, and Sam strutted out, sending the next
Floyd | girl in. But this girl was different, and Slick knew it by the
Floyd | tingling under his coat; just below his third rib where his heart was.
Floyd | It was Clarissa. 
Floyd |   "Clarissa!" he hissed, ever concious of the two thousand-strong
Floyd | audience in hushed silence around him. "What are you doing here?"
Floyd |   "Same as you, Slick," she whispered in reply, whilst shaking his
Floyd | hand formally to convince the onlookers it was just a friendly
Floyd | greeting. "Trying to diffuse the bomb." 
Floyd |   Slick nodded grimly. This was his kind of girl. "Maybe," he
Floyd | said, and then: "I have an idea. If we work together..." 
Floyd |   "We can force a draw! Then it won't detonate!" Clarissa
Floyd | continued, her eyes sparkling as she slid with cat-like grace, learned
Floyd | through years of air-hostessing, into her electronic PlaymoChair.
Floyd | "What's the game?" 
Floyd |   Slick looked across at the list, and his face fell. "Some Ruskie
Floyd | invention. A bit like Tic-Tac-Toe." 
Floyd |   Clarissa's face lit up in excitement. "Tic Tac Toe? Slick! I
Floyd | think ... I think we've got a chance!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Probably."
		JimKaplan says, "Diffusing a bomb is unlikely to render it inert."
		JimKaplan says, "But what do we have here? Possible hints at: cheating (which we know was happening), and an accomplice."
		DavidW says, "I haven't a clue."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "turn to page 41" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN TO PAGE 41
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the trashy novel)
Floyd | You find the page, and read:
Floyd |
Floyd | ...and would fail. He gazed at her levelly, and adjusted his hat.
Floyd | 
Floyd |   "If that's the way you want to play it, lady," Slick purred,
Floyd | "Then I guess I'll just play along. I'll wrap to your tune." 
Floyd |   Krissie smiled back, a plan forming in her mind. Stretching
Floyd | forward a hand, long thin fingers reached out and grasped. Slick
Floyd | blinked - a hotel. On Mayfair. 
Floyd |   "It's at times like this," Krissie purred back, in a similar
Floyd | tone to that of Slick's, only slightly higher pitched because she was
Floyd | a broad, "I just love to be a woman." 
Floyd |   Slick nodded. "I know what you mean," he replied.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "turn to page 42" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN TO PAGE 42
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the trashy novel)
Floyd | You find the page, and read:
Floyd |
Floyd | Just more of the same old pulp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "OK, so the page numbers are significant."
		JimKaplan says, "But their meaning is as of yet cryptic."
		Fang says, "I wonder if there's some kind of code involved"
		JimKaplan says, "could be, but we don't have the info to decipher it yet, I don't think"
		DavidW says, "Or there's invisible ink circling relevant words."
		JimKaplan says, "We could find a heat source at some point."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x toiletries" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOILETRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "or ultraviolet light"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x toiletry bag" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]             [You could OPEN the toiletry bag to see what's inside.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOILETRY BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | A black plasticky toiletry bag, with a zip along the top, which is
Floyd | closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the zip across.
Floyd |
Floyd | The toiletry bag has got some assorted toiletries in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "maybe this is an address"
		DavidW says, "if it's the invisible ink that works with heat, it doesn't disappear when it's revealed."
		Fang asks, "mayfair, 44?"
		Fang asks, "like if Angela was skipping town, maybe she intends to meet someone, at some point?"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "search toiletries" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TOILETRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | They're not of any interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks (of Fang), "awk Seven?"
		Fang asks (of DW), "?"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x toiletries" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOILETRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | The usual sort of stuff - toothbrush, perfume, nothing interesting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x passport" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:13 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PASSPORT
Floyd |
Floyd | (Angela's passport)
Floyd | The date of issue is recent - just over a month ago - but the
Floyd | photograph looks a few years old.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Fang), "I have no idea what on earth you mean by 'mayfair, 44'."
Itax goes home. 		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "turn to page 44" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:13 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN TO PAGE 44
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the trashy novel)
Floyd | You find the page, and read:
Floyd |
Floyd | Just more of the same old pulp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says (to DavidW), "the two pages refer to a hotel in mayfair"
		JimKaplan says, "OK, so the passport was recently issued."
		Fang says, "then also the other passage starts with mention of 'double fours'"
		JimKaplan says, "Which does imply a desire to leave the country soon."
		JimKaplan says (to Fang), "It's not something we can do anything with yet, though. Short of taking the novel. I think."
		Fang says, "yes"
		JimKaplan says, "At this point, I would suggest having the photo analysed. If I'm not mistaken it had blood on it."
		Fang says, "there's also the paint"
		DavidW says, "And I'm surprised you guys didn't analyze something right away when Joe came back."
		JimKaplan says, "We can try having them both done at the same time, but if that doesn't work I'd prioritize the photo blood."
		Fang says (to JimKaplan), "not sure what that'd tell us too"
		Fang says, "I think we should keep the photo"
		JimKaplan asks, "If the blood matches the victim's?"
		Fang says, "we can confront angela with it"
		Fang says, "get some answers"
		JimKaplan says, "We may be able to just tell Angela about the photo."
		Fang says, "we can always analyse after we confront her"
		JimKaplan says, "You have a point, I think. Analysing it could remove it from play, and that might complicate things."
		Fang asks, "should we search the maid's room?"
		DavidW says, "Or Angela could grab it and remove it from play."
		JimKaplan says (to DavidW), "I doubt it. It's evidence in a murder investigation. She can't just keep it."
		Fang asks (of DW), "impeding an investigation? In front of a police man?"
		Fang says, "instant arrest"
		JimKaplan says, "Well, I don't think there's anything left in this room, in any case."
		DavidW says, "There's the blood spot that could be analysed."
		JimKaplan says, "OK, let's try that."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "analyse spot" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:14 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ANALYSE SPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | After a moment, Joe steps in through the open guest bedroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, what did you want doing?" he asks, and you indicate the red
Floyd | spot. He shakes his head. "Well, we can guess who's it is, but it's
Floyd | too small. I mean, I can't get a sample from that to take the lab.
Floyd | Sorry, Inspector. You'll have to wing this one."
Floyd |
Floyd | The policeman leaves through the guest bedroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "So maybe the photo also has too little?"
		Fang asks, "wanna do the paint?"
		DavidW says, "The photo is at least portable. The floor isn't."
		Fang says, "even though I think it's pointless"
		DavidW says, "Yes, try the paint."
		JimKaplan says, "OK."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to master bedroom" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  3:14 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO MASTER BEDROOM
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  3:15 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | Bed, mirrored dresser, window. Door. Yucca. Blood, lots of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the dresser is a green-shaded table lamp with bulb lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "analyse paint" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  3:15 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ANALYSE PAINT
Floyd |
Floyd | After a moment, Joe steps in through the open master bedroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well?" You direct his attention to the green paint flecks. "You
Floyd | expect to learn a lot from those, do you?" Joe smarts back. "Some
Floyd | cretin you are."
Floyd |
Floyd | The policeman leaves through the master bedroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "bah"
		JimKaplan says, "Well screw you, Joe"
		Fang says (to DW), "some cretin you are :)"
		DavidW says, "bah to you too"
		JimKaplan asks, "Did he actually take the paint?"
		Fang says, "no"
		DavidW says, "no, he refused."
		JimKaplan asks, "OK. How about trying the photo?"
		Fang says, "I think we should use it on angela first"
		Fang says, "we can dangle the threat of having it analysed in front of her, too"
		JimKaplan says, "I recommend trying it to see if it can at least be done. We could always undo, unless we have a thing about undoing."
		DavidW says, "hm. I guess it's worth more as a tool vs Angela at this stage."
		JimKaplan says, "If you're both OK with not analysing it, then so am I."
		DavidW says, "We don't have a thing against undoing, but it's not worth it yet when we're still feeling out the game's status quo."
		JimKaplan says, "Fine by me."
		JimKaplan says, "finger fang"
		JimKaplan says, "blech, stupid semicolon"
		Fang asks, "?"
		DavidW says, "Search another room or question people or pry open the glove compartment."
		JimKaplan says, "I'm still memorizing names."
		Fang says, "let's search the maids' room"
		JimKaplan says, "I recommend searching another room."
		Fang says, "then we'll be done with this floor"
		JimKaplan says (to Fang), "I second that."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  3:16 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, South End               Time:  3:16 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, South End
Floyd | The long hallway ends here with the door to the south into the study;
Floyd | and another bedroom, unfamiliar except for the sofa just visible from
Floyd | here, lies east. The bathroom lies opposite, a sweet porcelain number.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stumpy rubber tree in a brown pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x rubber tree" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, South End               Time:  3:17 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RUBBER TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the height of a doubled-up guy on his knees and its leaves flop
Floyd | like his head might.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x pot" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, South End               Time:  3:17 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the height of a doubled-up guy on his knees and its leaves flop
Floyd | like his head might.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I vote bedroom."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search leaves" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, South End               Time:  3:18 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't find anything interesting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ok"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:18 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maid's Bedroom
Floyd | A nice little room - petite, sure, but that probably suits its owner
Floyd | down to the ground. The bed is a single and next to the head is a low
Floyd | chest being used as a bedside table. The centre of the room is taken
Floyd | up by a slightly threadbare sofa. A couple of paintings hang on the
Floyd | wall, nothing famous. There's a tall room lamp by the door, back west,
Floyd | and a thin wardrobe in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | By the crummy-view window is screwed a small silver hook. Hanging from
Floyd | the hook is a silver key.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the low chest is a jar of face-cream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thrown in one corner of the sofa is a pile of men's clothing: someone
Floyd | changing in a hurry and flinging what they had on away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "which man's clothing, I wonder"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x clothing" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:19 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                 [You could SEARCH the shirts to see what's inside.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLOTHING
Floyd |
Floyd | Definitely men's shirts; they might be the maid's boyfriend's, they
Floyd | might be Jack's waiting to be ironed. Picking one at random, it has
Floyd | the letters ADC stitched into the back of the collar. In the
Floyd | breast-pocket of one you find a scrap of pink paper. Otherwise...
Floyd | Nothing but clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "well, Jack's, I suppose. His laundry?"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "search shirts" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:19 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH SHIRTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing but clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x pink paper" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:20 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PINK PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | A small square of pink notepaper, folded twice, and scrumpled: it's
Floyd | been through the wash; this is one bit of paper you empathise with.
Floyd | Written on it is:
Floyd |
Floyd | 1488
Floyd |  J xx
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pink paper" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:20 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PINK PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | A small square of pink notepaper, folded twice, and scrumpled: it's
Floyd | been through the wash; this is one bit of paper you empathise with.
Floyd | Written on it is:
Floyd |
Floyd | 1488
Floyd |  J xx
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "A year or a street/room number, maybe."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:21 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | An old red sofa, the stuffing all beaten out and the armrests covered
Floyd | in tea rings. Presumably the household got it on the cheap to make the
Floyd | maid feel more at home. Maybe they made her get it herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "look under sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:21 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | You run your hand under the thin crack between sofa and carpet, and
Floyd | unearth a quarter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'ADC' doesn't seem to match anything we know of yet."
		JimKaplan says, "Yeah, doesn't ring a bell for me either."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x quarter" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:22 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X QUARTER
Floyd |
Floyd | On closer inspection it's not a quarter, it's not even currency. It's
Floyd | a French franc, dated seven years ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "So what exactly is...The French Connection?"
		DavidW says, "perhaps Emelia is the maid, not Angela's sister."
		JimKaplan says, "Possibly. She hasn't been mentioned before that photo, I'm sure of that."
		JimKaplan says, "We've got the chest, the bed, paintings, room lamp, wardrobe, silver key, and face cream left."
		DavidW says, "well, the key might unlock the chest or wardrobe, if either is locked."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "take silver key" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:22 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SILVER KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x face cream" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:23 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FACE CREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | A small jar of stuff with a label in French. The picture shows a tide
Floyd | smoothing down sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Yes, the maid's probably French."
JimKaplan says (to x), "floyd smell cream" 		DavidW says, "seems like it."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "smell cream" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:23 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL CREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | You want to smell the jar of face-cream?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:24 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | Sure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Well, gee, that was helpful."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cream" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:24 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The jar's about half-full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell cream" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:25 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL CREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | You want to smell the jar of face-cream?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search cream" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:25 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | You poke around, but there's nothing in the jar but cream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close jar" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:26 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE JAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the jar of face-cream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Should we take the jar?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gloves" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:26 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GLOVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You've had them all your years in the force; though you're always
Floyd | forgetting to use them. For example, this morning you left them on the
Floyd | table back home; had to stop off for them just before you took this
Floyd | call, right after you bought the booze. Priorities all straight, oh
Floyd | yeah.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "not sure, to be honest."
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:27 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maid's Bedroom
Floyd | A nice little room - petite, sure, but that probably suits its owner
Floyd | down to the ground. The bed is a single and next to the head is a low
Floyd | chest being used as a bedside table. The centre of the room is taken
Floyd | up by a slightly threadbare sofa. A couple of paintings hang on the
Floyd | wall, nothing famous. There's a tall room lamp by the door, back west,
Floyd | and a thin wardrobe in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | By the crummy-view window is screwed a small silver hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the low chest is a jar of face-cream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thrown in one corner of the sofa is a pile of men's clothing: someone
Floyd | changing in a hurry and flinging what they had on away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "What would we potentially use it for?"
		JimKaplan says (to DavidW), "Not sure. I was hoping smelling it would be useful for identifying someone, but other than that..."
Fang says (to Floyd), "search clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:27 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing but clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "we searched the clothes already"
Fang says (to Floyd), "open chest" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:28 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | The metal chest is locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "unlock chest with silver key" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:28 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK CHEST WITH SILVER KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "unlock chest with dirty key" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:29 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK CHEST WITH DIRTY KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm"
		Fang says, "hm"
		JimKaplan asks, "what's the third key?"
		JimKaplan asks, "the one we got from the frame?"
		JimKaplan says, "Ah, but that's for the suitcase anyway"
		DavidW says, "The flimsy key unlocked the suitcase."
Fang says (to Floyd), "search paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:29 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't find anything interesting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "open wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:30 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the tall thin wardrobe, revealing some dresses and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search dresses" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:30 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on

		JimKaplan says, "We could look behind the paintings, incidentally."

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH DRESSES
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't find anything interesting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "you know, we should have checked angela's shoes"
		Fang says, "in her room"
		JimKaplan says, "I think we did."
Fang says (to Floyd), "take paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:31 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're not portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:31 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maid's Bedroom
Floyd | A nice little room - petite, sure, but that probably suits its owner
Floyd | down to the ground. The bed is a single and next to the head is a low
Floyd | chest being used as a bedside table. The centre of the room is taken
Floyd | up by a slightly threadbare sofa. A couple of paintings hang on the
Floyd | wall, nothing famous. There's a tall room lamp by the door, back west,
Floyd | and a thin wardrobe in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | By the crummy-view window is screwed a small silver hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the low chest is a jar of face-cream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thrown in one corner of the sofa is a pile of men's clothing: someone
Floyd | changing in a hurry and flinging what they had on away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "oh, I just checked; we didn't."
Fang says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:32 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing under the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "it asked for clarification and then we did something else"
Fang says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:32 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip the switch under the base of the lampshade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "we could get back to that."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:33 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                           [You could SWITCH OFFthe tall room lamp.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Six foot high lamp, the only lighting in the room if you don't count
Floyd | the windows. Right now it's on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x windows" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:33 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                           [You could SWITCH OFFthe tall room lamp.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:33 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the window is the brick-side of Number 17 Broken Top
Floyd | Boulevard. It's like the final view of a crash-test dummy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "That's sort of most everything, isn't it?"
		Fang asks, "why does the hints want us to turn off the lamp?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:34 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip the switch under the base of the lampshade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "It could just be a beginner thing."
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  3:34 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maid's Bedroom
Floyd | A nice little room - petite, sure, but that probably suits its owner
Floyd | down to the ground. The bed is a single and next to the head is a low
Floyd | chest being used as a bedside table. The centre of the room is taken
Floyd | up by a slightly threadbare sofa. A couple of paintings hang on the
Floyd | wall, nothing famous. There's a tall room lamp by the door, back west,
Floyd | and a thin wardrobe in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | By the crummy-view window is screwed a small silver hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the low chest is a jar of face-cream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thrown in one corner of the sofa is a pile of men's clothing: someone
Floyd | changing in a hurry and flinging what they had on away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think there's more in here until we get a key for the chest."
		Fang says, "okay, let's check the guest bedroom again"
		JimKaplan says, "I agree."
Fang says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, South End               Time:  3:35 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, South End
Floyd | Corridor back north. Maid's bedroom to the east. Bathroom opposite,
Floyd | handy. South is the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stumpy rubber tree in a brown pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search pot" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, South End               Time:  3:35 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH POT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't find anything interesting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to guest" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  3:36 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO GUEST
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move pot" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  3:36 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE POT
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to guest" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:36 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO GUEST
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Bedroom
Floyd | Bed, nightstand, wicker chair. Door to the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the nightstand is a silver frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tall teak wardrobe leans against one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wicker chair is over by the wardrobe.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Angela's passport, a toiletry bag, a trashy novel, a
Floyd | wide open pink suitcase and a wedding photo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take novel" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:37 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE NOVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take passport" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:37 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PASSPORT
Floyd |
Floyd | (Angela's passport)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "open wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:38 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search shoes" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:38 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH SHOES
Floyd |
Floyd | -- What do you want to search: Angela's shoes or your scuffed black
Floyd | shoes?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search angela's shoes" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:38 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH ANGELA'S SHOES
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't find anything interesting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x angela's shoes" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:39 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ANGELA'S SHOES
Floyd |
Floyd | Prussy tight little black numbers, slip on slip off; perfect for a
Floyd | little black dress and a limp. Yeah, they look even more uncomfortable
Floyd | than you feel in this damn coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x my shoes" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  3:39 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MY SHOES
Floyd |
Floyd | Your shoes. They could do with a polish; the soles could do with a
Floyd | scrape - too many damn dogs in the neighbourhood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  3:40 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "study?"
		JimKaplan says, "Yep."
		DavidW says, "I missed that there is a study"
Fang says (to Floyd), "turn to page 14" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  3:40 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN TO PAGE 14
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the trashy novel)
Floyd | You find the page, and read:
Floyd |
Floyd | The streetlight fell dark, and Slick stepped back into the shadow
Floyd | like Orson Welles in that great black and white film.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "turn to page 88" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  3:41 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN TO PAGE 88
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the trashy novel)
Floyd | You find the page, and read:
Floyd |
Floyd | Just more of the same old pulp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "It's at the south end of the hallway."
		Fang says, "oh hmmm"
		JimKaplan says, "Interesting."
		Fang asks, "that's referring to the Maltese Falcon, right?"
		Fang says, "oh wait"
		JimKaplan says, "Orson Welles is in a few great black and white films."
		Fang says, "The Third Man"
		JimKaplan says, "Could be."
		JimKaplan says, "I don't think that's a clue in and of itself, though."
		Fang asks, "that's set in switzerland, isn't it?"
		Fang says, "maybe this is just a wild theory"
		Tale says, "Austria"
		Tale says, "It only references Switzerland (falsely) as the birthplace of the cuckooclock"
		Fang asks, "well, is this referring to that scene?"
		JimKaplan asks (of Fang), "were you going to suggest the maid is Swiss?"
		Fang says, "I'm suggesting this, with the book, is setting up a rendezvous to go to switzerland"
		JimKaplan says (to Fang), "I think the reference is too obscure for the casual player to constitute a legitimate gameplay clue."
		DavidW says, "I think the dog barking is a clue to get on with it."
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to study#" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, South End               Time:  3:41 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO STUDY#
Floyd |
Floyd | (--> go to study)
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, South End
Floyd | Corridor back north. Maid's bedroom to the east. Bathroom opposite,
Floyd | handy. South is the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stumpy rubber tree in a brown pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I can't believe the overanalysing going on."
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to study" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:42 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO STUDY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This room is long and thin, like a jailhouse corridor, from the
Floyd | doorway in the northeast corner to the large bay window opposite which
Floyd | stretches the length of the room, overlooking the street outside. The
Floyd | colours are your eyes on a Sunday; red like blood, red like the
Floyd | leather of the over-stuffed chair, which sits a cheap trophy by the
Floyd | main desk. A bookshelf fills the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the mahogany desk are a pencil, a wooden block and a telephone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning against the side of the desk is Jack's briefcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take pencil" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:42 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PENCIL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x block" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:43 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]           [You could SEARCH the wooden block to see what's inside.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | A square wooden block, carved with the odd flourish, with one slot in
Floyd | the top, about an inch long and as as thin as a playing card - maybe a
Floyd | little thicker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yay pencil for pencil rubbing"
		JimKaplan says, "That block is puzzling me though."
Fang says (to Floyd), "search block" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:43 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden block is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "tissue dispenser?"
		DavidW says, "It might be to hold the letter opener."
		JimKaplan says (to DavidW), "That sounds right."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x telephone" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:44 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TELEPHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the telephone)
Floyd | A squat little black telephone, with a receiver and a dial. You should
Floyd | recognise it, you're allowed to use it once every time you're kept in.
Floyd | On the front is a sticker with the number: 3734.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "dial 1488" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:44 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIAL 1488
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the telephone)
Floyd | You lift the receiver and dial. The phone rings seven times - maybe
Floyd | twenty-three - and finally a woman answers: "Hello?"
Floyd |
Floyd | In the background you hear a man's voice, all growling, whining-like,
Floyd | a puppy nursing his bone: "Who's that, Jenny? Come back here."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Ask her about Jack?"
		Fang says, "hmmm"
		DavidW says, "hang up"
		JimKaplan asks, "Jenny is, I assume, "J xx"?"
		Fang says, "let's find out who this is, first"
Fang says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:44 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | (talking to the woman's voice)
Floyd | -- You could try talking to the woman's voice about: the silver key,
Floyd | the scrap of pink paper, the black and white incriminating photograph,
Floyd | the trashy novel, the steel letter opener or yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "pink paper?"
		JimKaplan says, "Pink paper, I think."
		DavidW says, "sure"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask woman about pink paper" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:45 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT PINK PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm sorry, I think you've got a wrong number," she says quickly. The
Floyd | phone clicks dead. You hang up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "damn"
		JimKaplan says, "Well, I think we can guess who she was."
		Fang says, "a 'Jenny'"
		JimKaplan says, "Jack fooled around, and more than once."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open briefcase" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:45 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BRIEFCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the briefcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:46 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The briefcase is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "hm"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:46 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This room is long and thin, like a jailhouse corridor, from the
Floyd | doorway in the northeast corner to the large bay window opposite which
Floyd | stretches the length of the room, overlooking the street outside. The
Floyd | colours are your eyes on a Sunday; red like blood, red like the
Floyd | leather of the over-stuffed chair, which sits a cheap trophy by the
Floyd | main desk. A bookshelf fills the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the mahogany desk are a wooden block and a telephone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning against the side of the desk is Jack's briefcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "search desk" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:47 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | The mahogany desk has got a wooden block and a telephone on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Right. It didn't have drawers?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "search bookshelf" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:47 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BOOKSHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | What, all of them? Are you hoping to get a qualification or something?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x bookshelf" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:48 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOKSHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | There's perhaps a hundred volumes here, ranging from academic texts on
Floyd | the subject of accountancy through trashy novels with pictures of
Floyd | women and airplanes and the like on the cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "bathroom?"
		DavidW says, "I suppose if we knew the title of a book to look for."
		Fang says, "might be some toilet paper there"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trophy" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:48 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TROPHY
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "trophy" isn't a word I know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:48 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | The damn thing's still warm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "warm, hmm"
		JimKaplan says, "Someone left it running."
		DavidW says, "oh 'trophy' was a simile."
		JimKaplan says, "Yeah."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x window" 		DavidW says, "sorry, misread the text"

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  3:49 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The window has a nice view of the garden path and then out over the
Floyd | street; a picturesque little suburban vista marred only by your car,
Floyd | halfway up the pavement like it had been dropped there. That's okay -
Floyd | someone'll probably clear it up in a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I think we can move on to the bathroom."
		DavidW says, "ok"
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to bathroom" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, South End               Time:  3:49 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO BATHROOM
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, South End
Floyd | Corridor back north. Maid's bedroom to the east. Bathroom opposite,
Floyd | handy. South is the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stumpy rubber tree in a brown pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to bathroom" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:50 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO BATHROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the bathroom door first)
Floyd | You open the bathroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | The usual fittings, in a slightly sullen white. Blue and yellow tiling
Floyd | checkers the wall by the shower head, the rest is cream wallpaper like
Floyd | the faces in the drunk tank on Tuesday morning. The door is east, back
Floyd | to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Above the sink is an open cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:50 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "look in it" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:51 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The mirrored cabinet has got some assorted toiletries and a medicine
Floyd | tube in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "open cabinet is open"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x medicine" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:51 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]            [You could OPEN the medicine tube to see what's inside.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MEDICINE
Floyd |
Floyd | A small brown medicine tube. The label reads: "CERESTEX: Mr A
Floyd | Carpenter. Dose - maximum one tablet every four hours. Do not exceed
Floyd | four tablets in 24 hours."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "...ADC."
		JimKaplan asks, "Right?"
		Fang says, "interesting"
Fang says (to Floyd), "take cerestex" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:52 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CERESTEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes, maybe."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x toiletries" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:52 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOILETRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | A whole bunch of ordinary stuff. Toothbrush, toothpaste, that sort of
Floyd | thing. There are two razors here; you notice one has a slight mark of
Floyd | dried blood on the handle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "hmm"
		Fang asks, "someone cut themselves? Or a second murder weapon?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x razor" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:53 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on

		JimKaplan says, "I'mma go out on a limb and say a razor with a slight mark of dried blood is not particularly out-of-place"

Floyd ]                            [You could have Joe ANALYSE the razors.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RAZOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The handles are white with old soap and the blades red with dried
Floyd | blood. It's the same in your place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't know. Analyse it, maybe."
		Fang says, "I think it's worth analysing"
		JimKaplan says, "The hint appears to be telling us to."
Fang says (to Floyd), "analyse razors" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:53 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ANALYSE RAZORS
Floyd |
Floyd | After a moment, Joe steps in through the open bathroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well?" You direct his attention to the razors. Joe takes one look.
Floyd | "You might want to learn how to use one of those," he remarks acidly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The policeman leaves through the bathroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "thanks, joe"
		DavidW says, "geez, he's a price."
		DavidW says, "er prick"
		Fang says, "I thought you meant prince"
		JimKaplan says, "I can tell why our work morale is so high."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:54 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]              [You could SEARCH the washbasin to see what's inside.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | The washbasin is crisp white. Except for a few dried up flecks of
Floyd | blood at the bottom of the sink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search washbasin" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:54 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH WASHBASIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The washbasin is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "It's like Iwo Jima in here"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x blood" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:55 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                   [You could have Joe ANALYSE the specks of blood.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | (the specks of blood)
Floyd | Just a few spots in a rough line from plug hole to under the hot tap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "someone washed their hands?"
Roger arrives, full of fun and funk. 		DavidW says, "It is sink."
		JimKaplan says, "We'll have to wait for Joe to come back if he's to analyse the specks."
		DavidW says, "er a sink"
Fang says (to Floyd), "analyse blood" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:55 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ANALYSE BLOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | (the specks of blood)
Floyd | After a moment, Joe steps in through the open bathroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well?" You direct his attention to the specks of blood. "Some blood?
Floyd | Well - it could be anybody's, couldn't it? But my money's on it
Floyd | belonging to the stiff, okay?" Joe snarls, before producing a swab and
Floyd | a bag and soaking up a little of the blood, which he places in a bag.
Floyd |
Floyd | The policeman leaves through the bathroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Or not. Hmm."
		JimKaplan says, "Jeez, Joe."
		Fang says (to JimKaplan), "he didn't take the razors"
		JimKaplan says, "Right."
		JimKaplan says, "I feel a second murder coming on."
Fang says (to Floyd), "take toilet paper" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:55 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOILET PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:56 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | The usual fittings, in a slightly sullen white. Blue and yellow tiling
Floyd | checkers the wall by the shower head, the rest is cream wallpaper like
Floyd | the faces in the drunk tank on Tuesday morning. The door is east, back
Floyd | to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Above the sink is an open cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x shower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:56 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "shower" isn't a word I know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "look under sink" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:56 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x shower head" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  Time:  3:56 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHOWER HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "shower" isn't a word I know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "we can do the pencil rubbing thing with the pink note, maybe"
		JimKaplan says, "Perhaps."
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to master bedroom" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, South End               Time:  3:57 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO MASTER BEDROOM
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, South End
Floyd | Corridor back north. Maid's bedroom to the east. Bathroom opposite,
Floyd | handy. South is the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stumpy rubber tree in a brown pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "And the shower is clogged with dried blood, so no shower for you."
Fang says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  3:57 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  3:58 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | Bed, mirrored dresser, window. Door. Yucca. Blood, lots of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the dresser is a green-shaded table lamp with bulb lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I don't think it would be a great idea, though, given that the scrap is itself evidence."
		DavidW says, "gah, lag"
Fang says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  3:58 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  3:59 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | Bed, mirrored dresser, window. Door. Yucca. Blood, lots of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the dresser is a green-shaded table lamp with bulb lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "a zillion lines zipped by"
		Fang says, "evidence smevidence"
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  3:59 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In your trenchcoat pockets are a medicine tube, closed, with eight
Floyd | tablets inside, a pencil, Angela's passport, a trashy novel, a Franc,
Floyd | a black and white incriminating photograph, your badge and four keys:
Floyd | the silver key, the flimsy key, the dirty house key and the car key,
Floyd | and in your gloved hands you hold a scrap of pink paper and a steel
Floyd | letter opener.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition to your trenchcoat and gloves, you are wearing your
Floyd | scuffed black shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x franc" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:00 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRANC
Floyd |
Floyd | On closer inspection it's not a quarter, it's not even currency. It's
Floyd | a French franc, dated seven years ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Shouldn't we use a blank page or paper to do the pencil rubbing?"
		Fang says (to DW), "I can't find one"
		JimKaplan says, "Maybe downstairs."
		DavidW says, "well, you've hardly seen more than the upstairs."
		Fang asks (of DW), "wanna drive then?"
		DavidW says, "no. The interruptions would kill me."
		DavidW says, "Since you're here now, you might as well try. Learn the correct syntax at least."
Fang says (to Floyd), "put note on table" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:00 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT NOTE ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:00 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is relatively tasteful, and dominated by the bed
Floyd | sticking out of the east wall. Opposite is a mirrored dresser shoved
Floyd | in the corner at an angle, just by the large windows overlooking the
Floyd | garden. These are wide open, letting in the bite of cold air. The open
Floyd | door is in the southwest - in fact, lying on the bed you could
Floyd | probably see it in the reflection. The carpet's
Floyd | beige-with-dried-bloodstain, and there's more rancid wallpapering.
Floyd | Between the window and the bed is a little yucca tree in a pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the dresser is a green-shaded table lamp with bulb lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "dresser, not table"
Fang says (to Floyd), "put note on dresser" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:00 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT NOTE ON DRESSER
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "and I think scrap, not note."
		DavidW says, "yeah"
Fang says (to Floyd), "put scrap on dresser" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:01 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SCRAP ON DRESSER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the scrap of pink paper on the marks in the varnish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "rub pencil on scrap" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:01 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUB PENCIL ON SCRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | The paper's not clean enough for the rubbing to be clear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "erase paper?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "erase scrap" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:02 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ERASE SCRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing written on the paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take scrap" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:02 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SCRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay"
Fang says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  4:03 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We did confirm that a pencil rubbing is expected."
Fang says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  4:03 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the half-circle of the stairs, into the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Stairs up, passage northwest, front door behind. Desk one side,
Floyd | hat-stand on the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Yes."
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  4:04 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | A wood-panelled hallway, with the front door to the south next to
Floyd | which is a dark polished roll-top desk. Stairs in the northeast corner
Floyd | of the room lead to the upstairs landing where the bedrooms are, and a
Floyd | passage northwest runs through to the kitchen and blue wallpapered
Floyd | living room, which you can't quite see from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the lefthand corner is a hat stand. Hanging off the stand are your
Floyd | wide-brimmed hat and Jack's hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  4:04 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]            [You could OPEN the roll-top desk to see what's inside.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | No doubt an antique or something, that'd explain why it's missing a
Floyd | handle on one drawer and the varnish on top is scratched and covered
Floyd | in coffee-rings. Probably worth a few bucks; that would fit with the
Floyd | household just right. The lid is rollback like a bread-bin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Currently the lid is shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "open lid" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  4:05 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LID
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the roll-top desk, revealing the closet key and a blank sheet
Floyd | of paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "woot"
		Fang says, "woo"
Fang says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  4:05 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blank sheet of paper)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hello paper"
Fang says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  4:06 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the closet key)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search desk" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  4:06 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing of note inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x jack's hat" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  4:07 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JACK'S HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's Jack's hat, he only had the one, a light brown number. Kind he'd
Floyd | wear to parties but remember not to leave on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search hat" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  4:07 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | -- What do you want to search: your wide-brimmed hat or Jack's hat?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says, "I guess that's those narrative lapses mentioned earlier" 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search jack's hat" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  4:07 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH JACK'S HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't find anything interesting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  4:08 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You make your way upstairs around the curve of the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to master" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:08 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO MASTER
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | Bed, mirrored dresser, window. Door. Yucca. Blood, lots of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the dresser is a green-shaded table lamp with bulb lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put blank paper on dresser" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:09 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BLANK PAPER ON DRESSER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the blank sheet of paper on the marks in the varnish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "rub pencil on paper" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:09 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUB PENCIL ON PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the scrap of pink paper)
Floyd | Don't go scribbling over that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "rub pencil on blank paper" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:10 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUB PENCIL ON BLANK PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You start rubbing at the surface but can't get any detail - the
Floyd | dresser top is covered with some sticky stuff that makes the surface
Floyd | rough and uneven. You pick the paper back up to see what it is. You
Floyd | pick at it with a fingernail, but you could do with something to help
Floyd | clean it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, the face cream might help now."
		JimKaplan asks, "Clean it with face-cream? Whisky?"
		JimKaplan says, "Ninja'd"
		Fang says, "I'd have thought whisky"
		Fang says, "80% proof after all"
		DavidW says, "perhaps there's two solutions."
		JimKaplan says, "let's try the cream for now, it's closer"
		Roger says (to DW), "Heh"
		Fang says, "okay, go ahead"
		DavidW says, "I guess we shoulda grabbed it at the time."
		DavidW says, "But I couldn't think of any use for it."
		DavidW asks, "so, s.s.e. ??"
		JimKaplan says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s.s.e" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  4:11 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > S.S.E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, South End
Floyd | Corridor back north. Maid's bedroom to the east. Bathroom opposite,
Floyd | handy. South is the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stumpy rubber tree in a brown pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maid's Bedroom
Floyd | Maid's room. Sofa, wardrobe, standing lamp, bed. Door to the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | By the crummy-view window is screwed a small silver hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the low chest is a jar of face-cream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thrown in one corner of the sofa is a pile of men's clothing: someone
Floyd | changing in a hurry and flinging what they had on away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cream" 		

Floyd ]  Maid's Bedroom                            Time:  4:12 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w.n.n" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:13 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W.N.N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, South End
Floyd | Corridor back north. Maid's bedroom to the east. Bathroom opposite,
Floyd | handy. South is the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stumpy rubber tree in a brown pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | Bed, mirrored dresser, window. Door. Yucca. Blood, lots of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the dresser is a green-shaded table lamp with bulb lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open jar" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:14 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN JAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The jar's about half-full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "optimistic"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean dresser with cream" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:14 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN DRESSER WITH CREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The jar of face-cream wouldn't help much to get that stuff off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "okay"
		DavidW says, "darn."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close jar" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:15 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE JAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the jar of face-cream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "whiskey time"
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to car.g.g.g" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:17 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO CAR.G.G.G
Floyd |
Floyd | (the black chevy door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Joe appears from downstairs. "I'm sorry I took so long. But it's not
Floyd | from the dead guy. So I checked the blood type with some people; local
Floyd | doctors, the hospital, that sort of thing. It matches someone in the
Floyd | household, though. One Anthony Carpenter; the maid's boyfriend? And
Floyd | he's still not come back yet?" Joe raises an eyebrow, hands you the
Floyd | blood test report.
Floyd |
Floyd | The policeman heads off downstairs.
Floyd | (the black chevy)
Floyd | You descend the half-circle of the stairs, into the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Stairs up, passage northwest, front door behind. Desk one side,
Floyd | hat-stand on the other.
Floyd | (the black chevy)
Floyd | (drawing back the latch first and opening the door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Porch
Floyd | Front door, front gate. Small diamond of glass in the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hanging basket with a couple of petunias in is attached just to the
Floyd | left of the door.
Floyd | (the black chevy)
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15
Floyd | Your car. Front gate, leading up to the porch of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "it's *always* whiskey time"
Fang says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  4:17 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Porch
Floyd | Front door, front gate. Small diamond of glass in the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hanging basket with a couple of petunias in is attached just to the
Floyd | left of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to car.g" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:18 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                             [You could GET OUT of the black chevy.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO CAR.G
Floyd |
Floyd | (the black chevy)
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15
Floyd | Your car. Front gate, leading up to the porch of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd | (the black chevy)
Floyd | You slide into the front seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15 (in the black chevy)
Floyd | The boulevard through the windscreen is lined with ash trees, thick
Floyd | trunks casting shadows and gnarled roots mangling up the sidewalk.
Floyd | You're sat in your car, parked too high up the kerb; just outside the
Floyd | gate to No. 15. Just an ordinary house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glove compartment is closed. Sat on the passenger seat is a
Floyd | whiskey bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:19 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                             [You could GET OUT of the black chevy.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your fingers shiver on the glass as you lift it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "if you want to try prying the glove compartment again, be my guest"
		DavidW says, "bet you still can't get the whiskey inside."
Fang says (to Floyd), "open bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:19 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                        [You could GET OUT of the black chevy door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Shaky fingers unscrew the cap. Oh, yeah.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open glove compartment with badge" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:20 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                        [You could GET OUT of the black chevy door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GLOVE COMPARTMENT WITH BADGE
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "pry glove compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:20 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                        [You could GET OUT of the black chevy door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRY GLOVE COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | (--> pray glove compartment)
Floyd | -- I only got as far as wanting to pray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "open glove" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:20 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                        [You could GET OUT of the black chevy door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (unlocking it first - with the car key)
Floyd | You pull open the compartment, and it catches after only opening a
Floyd | tiny crack. Stupid thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Up the road, a dog drifts in and out from between the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock glove compartment with car key" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:21 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                        [You could GET OUT of the black chevy door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK GLOVE COMPARTMENT WITH CAR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | No, the great thing is, when it catches, the barrel for the key can't
Floyd | turn either.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "hit glove" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:21 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                             [You could GET OUT of the black chevy.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning up in the seat, you give the thing a smack with both feet and
Floyd | it clicks shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "unlock glove with car key" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:22 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                        [You could GET OUT of the black chevy door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK GLOVE WITH CAR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the glove compartment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "goddamit one at afreakin time"
Fang says (to Floyd), "open glove" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:22 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                        [You could GET OUT of the black chevy door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull open the compartment, and it catches again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunlight gleams through the windshield.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I don't think this is openable"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry compartment with badge" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:22 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                        [You could GET OUT of the black chevy door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRY COMPARTMENT WITH BADGE
Floyd |
Floyd | (--> pray compartment with badge)
Floyd | -- I only got as far as wanting to pray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "maybe lubricate it with the face cream?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jimmy compartment with badge" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:22 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                                   [For help on playing, type HELP.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > JIMMY COMPARTMENT WITH BADGE
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "jimmy" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "prise compartment with badge" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:22 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                                   [For help on playing, type HELP.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRISE COMPARTMENT WITH BADGE
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "prise" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I'm not even sure what we want to get out of this thing"
		JimKaplan asks, "put badge in crack?"
		Fang asks, "a gun?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put cream on compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:23 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                             [You could GET OUT of the black chevy.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT CREAM ON COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | The glove compartment isn't exactly wrinkled.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the high street comes the rumble of cars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crack" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:23 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]        [You could OPEN the glove compartment to see what's inside.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The glove compartment is built under the dashboard and has a lock on
Floyd | it. It's open a crack, the damn thing's caught again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put badge in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:24 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                             [You could GET OUT of the black chevy.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BADGE IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the badge through the crack into the glove compartment. Nice
Floyd | going.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "damn."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:23 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]        [You could OPEN the glove compartment to see what's inside.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15
Floyd | -- Previous turn undone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "That letter opener would help now, wouldn't it?"
		JimKaplan says, "I think we may still be under-equipped for this task"
		DavidW says, "yeah, perhaps"
		Fang says, "we have the letter opener"
		JimKaplan asks (of Fang), "Do we?"
		DavidW asks, "we do?"
		Fang says, "joe gave it back to us"
		JimKaplan says (to Fang), "Did he now? I'd have thought the lab would have kept it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open compartment with opener" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:24 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                        [You could GET OUT of the black chevy door.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN COMPARTMENT WITH OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip the catch with the blade and the whole thing flaps open. The
Floyd | glove compartment has got a handwritten note in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some little mutt is yammering away in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "oh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read handwritten" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:24 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                             [You could GET OUT of the black chevy.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ HANDWRITTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The note you received, what, yesterday? Crabby handwriting, like the
Floyd | skink was scared or something. It reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Dear "Colin", 
Floyd |
Floyd |   Let's get straight to business, shall we? I know who you 
Floyd | are, I know your name, so I'm not going to mess around with 
Floyd | this stupid arrangement of yours any more. I've already paid 
Floyd | you far too much. 
Floyd |   Let me dictate terms for once: if we can't finish this for 
Floyd | good then I'm going to tell her. I'm going to tell
Floyd | her that 
Floyd | you know, and that you've been blackmailing me. I may as 
Floyd | well; I don't have anything to lose. You do, as it's that - or
Floyd | 
Floyd | one final payment and I get photos and negatives and you 
Floyd | disappear from my life and Angela never knows. 
Floyd |   It's time we spoke face to face and stopped all this silly 
Floyd | business with notes-under-doors. Meet me, here, tomorrow. 
Floyd | Tuesday. I will leave a key to the front door in the petunia 
Floyd | basket. 
Floyd |
Floyd |   J. D.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "what the f"
		JimKaplan says, "whoah."
		Fang says, "so"
		Johnny asks, "Ah, y'all just "got it"?"
		Fang says, ">accuse me"
		JimKaplan asks, "The prints on the letter opener...was that an actual thing? Are we in a Roger Ackroyd Situation?"
		Fang says, "this explains also how we knew everyone so well"
		JimKaplan says, "Hell yeah."
		DavidW says, "so, uh, are we the murderer then? sh*t."
		JimKaplan asks, "So what's the story now? Do we drive away, destroy evidence?"
		DavidW says, "That kinda changes our plans, I think. We need to plant evidence to point to someone else."
		Fang says, "we should have wiped the letter opener for prints"
		JimKaplan says, "Joe didn't see us pick up the opener, so he doesn't know we were wearing gloves."
		JimKaplan says, "We could explain that away pretty easily."
		JimKaplan says, "We need to get rid of blood."
		JimKaplan says, "Possibly."
		Fang asks, "what about our shoes?"
		DavidW says, "a bit late to get rid of the blood."
		DavidW asks (of Fang), "I dunno. Wear Angela's?"
		JimKaplan says, "I mean, if there's any of ours hanging around."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x colin" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:25 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                             [You could GET OUT of the black chevy.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (--> x coin)
Floyd | On closer inspection it's not a quarter, it's not even currency. It's
Floyd | a French franc, dated seven years ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Oh. Long shot."
		Fang says (to DavidW), "I mean, there's dog poop on them, maybe we left prints"
		JimKaplan says (to Fang), "Unless we came in through the window, I don't think that's an issue."
		DavidW says, "if we came in the window, there could be prints at the base of the roses."
		JimKaplan says, "But we do have enough info to convict Angela."
		Fang says, "I think we left through the window, potentially"
		JimKaplan says, "Well, maybe not convict."
		JimKaplan says, "But we already have a lot of circumstantial evidence against her."
		Fang says, "I think there's the marks on the dresser"
		DavidW says, "I'm still not fully sure what happened or should happen."
		Fang says, "that might be the note he wrote to us"
		JimKaplan says, "I'm wondering what would happen at this point if we just up and accused Angela."
		Fang asks, "and use the photo on her?"
		JimKaplan says, "Well, possibly. Maybe accusation summarizes the available evidence automatically or something."
		Fang says, "I think we need to destroy the marks on the dresser"
		Fang says, "somehow"
		JimKaplan says, "That seems difficult."
		DavidW says, "Joe's not exactly on our side. Our evidence needs to be as solid as we can make it."
		JimKaplan says, "Ok."
		JimKaplan asks, "We probably can't get Angela's prints on the opener, can we?"
		DavidW asks, "Can the whiskey clean the dresser?"
		JimKaplan says, "Actually, no point, it was already analysed."
		Fang says (to DW), "probably"
		Fang says (to JimKaplan), "too late new"
		Fang says, "*now"
		DavidW says, "Fortunately, Joe's willing to believe we have sloppy technique"
		Fang says (to DW), "I assume one ending would just be to come clean to Joe now"
		JimKaplan says, "Sure"
		JimKaplan says, "But I think we're implicitly being given the option to frame someone here."
		JimKaplan says, "If so, we should clean the dresser and then look around downstairs."
		DavidW says, "We're still unclear on all the players."
		DavidW asks, "Like, who is 'ADC' aka 'Mr A Carpenter'?"
		DavidW asks, "Did Jack have a double life?"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "read badge" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  4:25 pm
Floyd ]  - in the black chevy, with gloves on
Floyd ]                             [You could GET OUT of the black chevy.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BADGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your police badge - oh yeah, this proves you're an upstanding, honest,
Floyd | officer of the goddamn law. It has a small pin on the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunlight gleams through the windshield.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "My instinct is that we need to know as much as we can about the details of the house/crime before we get within view of any of the witnesses/suspects/characters."
		DavidW says, "yeah, I think that's wise."
		JimKaplan says, "Hence, dresser, then downstairs."
		DavidW says, "And out around the outside, if possible."
		JimKaplan asks, "Yeah. Shall we?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, someone take the wheel"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to master" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  4:26 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO MASTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You clamber out of the driving seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15
Floyd | The boulevard is lined with ash trees, thick trunks casting shadows
Floyd | and gnarled roots mangling up the sidewalk. Your car is parked too
Floyd | high up the kerb; just outside the gate to No. 15. Just an ordinary
Floyd | house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Porch
Floyd | Front door, front gate. Small diamond of glass in the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hanging basket with a couple of petunias in is attached just to the
Floyd | left of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  4:26 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Stairs up, passage northwest, front door behind. Desk one side,
Floyd | hat-stand on the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "g.g" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  4:27 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > G.G
Floyd |
Floyd | You make your way upstairs around the curve of the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:27 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | Bed, mirrored dresser, window. Door. Yucca. Blood, lots of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the dresser is a green-shaded table lamp with bulb lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "open bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:28 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "clean dresser with whiskey" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:28 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN DRESSER WITH WHISKEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully splash a drop - just a drop - of the fine, fine whiskey
Floyd | over the top of the dresser. Another splash and the stuff starts to
Floyd | wipe away nicely. You use your sleeve to mop it up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "put blank paper on dresser" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:29 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BLANK PAPER ON DRESSER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the blank sheet of paper on the marks in the varnish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "nice"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "rub pencil on blank paper" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:29 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUB PENCIL ON BLANK PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You shade over the paper with the pencil, and the remains of a note
Floyd | emerge. The fragments of the letter are patchy, some full words, some
Floyd | you can work out without too much staring.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | De
Floyd |
Floyd |   L       t str         busine                know who you
Floyd | are,     ow your nam
Floyd |      stupid arr   em  t           ny more        already paid
Floyd | you far       ch.
Floyd |   Le   e d  ta     r s for onc       e can't finish this for
Floyd |   od then I'm going to tell her. I'm goi    o tell her that
Floyd | you know,           ou've be            ing me. I may as
Floyd | well; I don't        ything to lose. You do
Floyd |     fi       ment and                            an   ou
Floyd |      p     rom my life.
Floyd |     's time we spoke fa      face an           ll thi
Floyd |           ith notes-under-  ors. M      , h      omor
Floyd |   esd        ll le          to th        do r     he p t  ia
Floyd |     et.
Floyd |
Floyd |   J. D.
Floyd |
Floyd | No names, which makes it nicely suggestive, right? More useful that
Floyd | way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Hahaha"
		DavidW says, "oh geez"
		JimKaplan asks, "This is getting overt, isn't it?"
		JimKaplan says, "I think we need to destroy the note."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:30 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Eyes red, chin unshaved, cheek bruised. Your
Floyd | whole body aches like a bombsite. Oh yeah, the finest in the state.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're wearing your trenchcoat, and your scuffed black shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Perhaps the game knows to change the tone once we've read the handwritten note."
		Fang says, "maybe we are ADC"
		Fang asks, "?"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x carpenter" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:30 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CARPENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x colin" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            Time:  4:30 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (--> x coin)
Floyd | On closer inspection it's not a quarter, it's not even currency. It's
Floyd | a French franc, dated seven years ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I tried that."
		DavidW asks, "What does cerestex do, anyway? What condition does it treat?"
		JimKaplan asks, "Maybe if we look at the pills?"
		Fang says, "we could have it analysed"
		JimKaplan says (to Fang), "If we're Carpenter, that would be a very bad idea"
		DavidW says, "I'd rather look it up in a medical book if the bookcase has one."
		Fang says, "good point"
		JimKaplan says, "OK"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to study" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  4:31 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to study.g.g" 		

Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO STUDY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, South End               Time:  4:32 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO STUDY.G.G
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, South End
Floyd | Corridor back north. Maid's bedroom to the east. Bathroom opposite,
Floyd | handy. South is the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stumpy rubber tree in a brown pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | Long and thin. Big window, big bookcase, big desk, very big chair.
Floyd | Door to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the mahogany desk are a wooden block and a telephone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning against the side of the desk is Jack's briefcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, South End
Floyd | Corridor back north. Maid's bedroom to the east. Bathroom opposite,
Floyd | handy. South is the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stumpy rubber tree in a brown pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  4:33 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | Long and thin. Big window, big bookcase, big desk, very big chair.
Floyd | Door to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the mahogany desk are a wooden block and a telephone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning against the side of the desk is Jack's briefcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "look up ceretex in bookcase" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  4:33 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP CERETEX IN BOOKCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "look up cerestex in bookcase" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  4:34 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP CERESTEX IN BOOKCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up medicine in bookcase" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  4:34 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MEDICINE IN BOOKCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Actually, yeah."
		JimKaplan says, "Though apparently not that either."
		DavidW says, "it's a bit of a longshot without titles."
		JimKaplan asks, "Could we try wearing the shirts?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "dial 1488" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  4:35 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIAL 1488
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the telephone)
Floyd | You lift the receiver and dial. The phone rings, and rings, and rings,
Floyd | and eventually the company cuts it off for you. The phone goes dead.
Floyd | You replace the handset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x phone" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  4:35 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the telephone)
Floyd | A squat little black telephone, with a receiver and a dial. You should
Floyd | recognise it, you're allowed to use it once every time you're kept in.
Floyd | On the front is a sticker with the number: 3734.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You knew Jenny wouldn't answer again."
		JimKaplan says, "If we tried wearing the shirts, we might get some useful passing comment."
		Fang says, "Jenny didn't recognise us"
		DavidW asks, "We were kept in where?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "dial 3734" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  4:36 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIAL 3734
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the telephone)
Floyd | You lift the receiver and dial. Engaged. You replace the handset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I think that means the hypothetical jail inhabitant."
		Fang says, "wait"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  4:36 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Complete Adventures of Slick Gurner." Pocket sized. Bin sized.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the back flap, in blue ink, are the numbers 43 and 41.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Or us, if we're arrested a lot."
		DavidW says, "I thought it meant we used this phone before."
		JimKaplan asks, "Dial 4341?"
		Fang says, "we could try that"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "dial 4341" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  4:37 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIAL 4341
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the telephone)
Floyd | You lift the receiver and dial. There is no answer, unsurprisingly.
Floyd | You replace the handset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "dial 4143" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  4:37 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIAL 4143
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the telephone)
Floyd | You lift the receiver and dial. The phone goes dead. You replace the
Floyd | handset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "goes dead?"
		JimKaplan says, "Yeah, that surprised me too."
Fang says (to Floyd), "dial 0" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Time:  4:38 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIAL 0
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the telephone)
Floyd | You lift the receiver and dial. The phone goes dead. You replace the
Floyd | handset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Oh, oh."
		Fang says, "wait"
		DavidW says, "A quaint Britishism, perhaps."
		JimKaplan says, "There is no answer - unsurprisingly..."
		Fang says, "'unsurprisingly?'"
		JimKaplan says, "...because *we're* not there."
		Fang says, "yes"
		JimKaplan says, "That's our number."
		Fang says, "that's possible"
		JimKaplan says, "I'd bet money on that."
		Fang says, "okay, possibly angela *knows*"
		JimKaplan says, "What if..."
JimKaplan What if we're working *with* Angela... 		Fang says, "unlikely"
		Fang says, "oh shit"
		Fang says, "think about it, angela, when she answered the door, was unhappy there was only one of us"
		DavidW asks, "so?"
		JimKaplan says, "Look at this from when we met her:"
		Fang says, "like, if she suspects us of being the killer, she needs to something to help her arrest us"
		JimKaplan says, "After a short wait the door opens, Angela's face appears, then the rest of her. She looks just like she should considering, no time to do her face."
		JimKaplan says, "No time, because she was in the house when we killed Jack."
		Fang says, "I don't buy it"
		Fang says, "no way she'd have turned us away if we had the bottle"
		JimKaplan says, "It's flimsy, I'll admit."
		Fang says, "if she's with us"
		JimKaplan says, "And in fairness we did have to show her the bage."
		JimKaplan says, "er, badge."
		JimKaplan says, "OK, nvm that I guess."
		DavidW says, "I don't think Angela knows us."
		DavidW says, "previously, I mean"
		Fang says, "she might know of 'Colin' though"
		Fang asks, "so how do we want to play this?"
		JimKaplan says, "OK. Angela doesn't know us...but a number which may well be our own is in a novel in her suitcase."
		DavidW says, "Investigate more of the house, I think"
		JimKaplan asks, "Do we get rid of the novel?"
		JimKaplan says (to DavidW), "I think I agree"
		Fang says, "okay, we need to check the back garden at least"
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to garden" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, South End               Time:  4:38 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, South End
Floyd | Corridor back north. Maid's bedroom to the east. Bathroom opposite,
Floyd | handy. South is the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is a stumpy rubber tree in a brown pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to garden" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  4:39 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to garden" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  4:39 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the half-circle of the stairs, into the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Stairs up, passage northwest, front door behind. Desk one side,
Floyd | hat-stand on the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The gardener, if that's who William is, ought to be neutral."
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to garden" 		

Floyd ]  Passage from Hallway                      Time:  4:40 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Passage from Hallway
Floyd | This passage runs from the hallway southeast to the kitchen at the far
Floyd | north end of the house. There's not much here but the closed door
Floyd | westwards to the frost-bite blue living room, and a small cupboard set
Floyd | into the east wall. With no real natural light here the ambient
Floyd | dinginess of the house comes through like stain.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is closed and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says (to DW), "I doubt he's neutral about murder"
		JimKaplan says, "YYEEEEEAAHHHHHHHH"
Fang says (to Floyd), "open cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Passage from Hallway                      Time:  4:40 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | (unlocking it first - with the closet key)
Floyd | You open the small cupboard, revealing a black box and a shoe rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Cue CSI Miami titles"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x black box" 		

Floyd ]  Passage from Hallway                      Time:  4:41 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                [You could OPEN the black box to see what's inside.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLACK BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | A black metal box with a small brass lock; the kind people who can't
Floyd | afford a safe use to store their cheque books. Back home, you use a
Floyd | shoe-box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd ]  Passage from Hallway                      Time:  4:41 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "unlock box with dirty key" 		

Floyd ]  Passage from Hallway                      Time:  4:42 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK BOX WITH DIRTY KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh dear. Receipts to us might be in there."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x shoe rack" 		

Floyd ]  Passage from Hallway                      Time:  4:42 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHOE RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rack, made from a few bits of wire in a sort of bent mesh, on
Floyd | which you put shoes. As if the corner of the room wasn't good enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shoe rack has got Jack's shoes and Emilia's shoes on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x emilia's shoes" 		

Floyd ]  Passage from Hallway                      Time:  4:43 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EMILIA'S SHOES
Floyd |
Floyd | One of many pairs no doubt; these are functional - flat soled, soft
Floyd | white leather. The only decoration are slight frills to the seams,
Floyd | totally pointless, virtually invisible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x jack" 		

Floyd ]  Passage from Hallway                      Time:  4:43 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JACK
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x jack's shoes" 		

Floyd ]  Passage from Hallway                      Time:  4:43 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JACK'S SHOES
Floyd |
Floyd | These have got to be Jack's shoes - they're spit polished; they look
Floyd | like they haven't seen a days use but for the thin, worn down soles.
Floyd | The laces are an even length out of the eyelets. Got to be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take box" 		

Floyd ]  Passage from Hallway                      Time:  4:44 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to garden" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  4:44 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | A plush little kitchen, with a kitchenette area full of drawers and
Floyd | cookers and a sink, and one long table filling the rest of the room,
Floyd | where they eat. A flapping swing door leads north onto the garden, and
Floyd | lets in a little air. The passage back to the hallway is opposite,
Floyd | above that door is a cheerful round clock. To the east is a pantry.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a young dark-haired girl here. She must be the maid who phoned
Floyd | the station.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the worktop are a closed biscuit barrel and a ceramic water-jug.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girl looks up and notices you, and leaps to her feet, flustered.
Floyd | She begins speaking hurriedly. "You are from the police? You are a
Floyd | policeman? It is terrible, quite terrible." She has traces of a French
Floyd | accent, a stain like day-old mascara. "We were all here, when it
Floyd | happened, all of us. Like some kind of joke... I have not said who I
Floyd | am. Emilia Jordane. The maid, here." A useless curtsey, then she sits
Floyd | back down at the table and waits to get done.
Floyd |
Floyd | The maid shrieks! She has seen the knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | Emilia's eyes are on the whiskey bottle in your hand. "We do not have
Floyd | whiskey in the house, Inspector, not since Anthony started to live
Floyd | here. It is not good for him. He - used to drink a lot, Inspector."
Floyd | Her face darkens a little. "So did Jack."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "OK, so we're not Carpenter."
		DavidW asks, "why, because we dont drink?"
		Fang says, "anthony, huh"
		Fang asks, "ADC. Anthony Carpenter?"
		JimKaplan says (to DW), "No, because she referred to him in the third person (I assume it's Anthony)."
		Fang says, "so Jack was sleeping with the maid"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x maid" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  4:45 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAID
Floyd |
Floyd | French by blood, you can see that around the soft lines of her face
Floyd | and the redness of the lips. She's pretty - sure, she's a real young
Floyd | flower, with long black hair tied back, and a look of quiet respect
Floyd | that takes little getting used to, you'd reckon. She's wearing
Floyd | comfortable casual clothes, so you'd hardly pin her as a maid except
Floyd | for the dishcloth and her hands neatly folded in her lap; and that
Floyd | subservient look that fills her rich brown eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The maid tries not to look at the knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "well, what if we wore a disguise as Anthony?"
		JimKaplan says, "Maybe, but if we were living here I think she'd know his face well enough to recognize us."
		JimKaplan says, "I think we should ask her about Carpenter, I still don't know how he fits into this story."
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask maid about anthony" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  4:45 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAID ABOUT ANTHONY
Floyd |
Floyd | She smiles. "Anthony is my boyfriend. We met last year. He is
Floyd | wonderful, Inspector. He has had some problems in the past, Inspector.
Floyd | He was an alcoholic when I met him, it was terrible. But he is through
Floyd | that now, and I am very proud of him. He is staying here, with me, at
Floyd | the moment - you will meet him when he comes back, I suppose,
Floyd | Inspector. This will all be a great shock to him when he returns.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I suppose we will be leaving now, we will get a place of our own. It
Floyd | is not so bad, I suppose."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh."
		JimKaplan says, "Although we do know her name..."
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask maid about carpenter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  4:46 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAID ABOUT CARPENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "He's a wonderful man. He is very kind to me. I do not think Mrs.
Floyd | Draginam likes to have him stay, but Mr. Draginam allows it. I think
Floyd | they get - got - on well, Anthony and Jack. He has had some problems
Floyd | in the past, Inspector. He was an alcoholic when I met him, it was
Floyd | terrible. But he is through that now, and I am very proud of him. He
Floyd | went out just after lunch, at about half past one. He went swimming.
Floyd | He'll probably be back quite soon."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "so anthony carpenter is the maid's boyfriend"
		Fang says, "except the maid is also sleeping with Jack"
		DavidW says, "ask maid about cerestex"
		JimKaplan says, "Mm, yes."
		Fang says, "which means Anthony has motive"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "ask maid about cerestex" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  4:46 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAID ABOUT CERESTEX
Floyd |
Floyd | "Those are Anthony's painkillers, Inspector. He has sprained his
Floyd | ankle."
Floyd |
Floyd | The maid avoids the letter-opener with her eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask maid about jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  4:47 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAID ABOUT JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Emilia has no idea who you're talking about. "Is there someone at the
Floyd | library like that?" she asks. You shake your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "How about Colin?"
		Fang says, "risky"
		DavidW asks, "library?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask maid about library" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  4:47 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAID ABOUT LIBRARY
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "library" isn't a word you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says (to DW), "The library is probably where the others are."
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask maid about jack" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  4:47 pm
Floyd ]  - on the chair, with gloves on
Floyd ]                                      [You could GET OFF the chair.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAID ABOUT JACK
Floyd |
Floyd | "I should tell you what happened, yes? Please, sit down." They don't
Floyd | often ask, so you go ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was a little before 2pm. I was here clearing up the things from
Floyd | lunch. Mrs. Draginam was in the living room with her friend Mr.
Floyd | Matheston, I think. Anyway - I was singing to myself and I didn't know
Floyd | anything until there was this most awful scream. I thought Mrs.
Floyd | Draginam, she must have dropped something, so I went upstairs with my
Floyd | dustpan. And the bedroom door, it was open - I could see blood
Floyd | already, from the stairs I could see it. Angela was there also, with
Floyd | her back to me, by the window. She was closing it. She told me to call
Floyd | the police. She didn't turn around - she was shaking. Such a shock.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So I called the police. You. That is what happened."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh"
		JimKaplan says, "I shouldn't think asking about Colin is risky"
		JimKaplan says, "Unless that's our real name, I suppose"
		Fang says, "okay, we left via the window"
		Fang says (to JimKaplan), "I don't think we want anyone to think there's another suspect"
		JimKaplan says, "OK."
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask maid about jack" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  4:48 pm
Floyd ]  - on the chair, with gloves on
Floyd ]                                      [You could GET OFF the chair.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAID ABOUT JACK
Floyd |
Floyd | "He was a good employer, I suppose, Inspector. He paid my wages on
Floyd | time. They were good wages. And he kept me on - I know Mrs. Draginam
Floyd | did not think I was needed any more. Jack insisted."
Floyd |
Floyd | The maid's eyes stay fixed on you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Could we show the photo to the maid?"
		Fang says, "nooo"
		JimKaplan says, "whyyy"
		Fang says, "she'll realise that Jack was being blackmailed"
		JimKaplan says, "They'll realize it anyway"
		JimKaplan asks, "The desk, remember?"
		Fang says (to JimKaplan), "the note was incomplete"
		Fang says, "no mention of the word blackmail"
		JimKaplan says, "Blackmail notes rarely do mention the word"
		JimKaplan says, "It's a very suggestive note, though"
		JimKaplan says, "I guess it wouldn't hurt to continue searching the house for now, she isn't going anywhere"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  4:48 pm
Floyd ]  - on the chair, with gloves on
Floyd ]                                      [You could GET OFF the chair.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen (on the chair)
Floyd | A plush little kitchen, with a kitchenette area full of drawers and
Floyd | cookers and a sink, and one long table filling the rest of the room,
Floyd | where they eat. A flapping swing door leads north onto the garden, and
Floyd | lets in a little air. The passage back to the hallway is opposite,
Floyd | above that door is a cheerful round clock. To the east is a pantry.
Floyd |
Floyd | The maid is sitting at the table, trying to look all mournful and
Floyd | European.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the worktop are a closed biscuit barrel and a ceramic water-jug.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Back Garden                               Time:  4:49 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Garden
Floyd | A small square garden, borded on three sides by a high privet hedge
Floyd | and on the fourth by the house. The swing door south to the kitchen
Floyd | flaps lazily in the light breeze. The garden is in shade, the
Floyd | afternoon sun not yet pushing over the chimney stack, and it's all
Floyd | lawn, but for the beat-up shed in the northwest corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thick net of dog roses covers the wall of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a sweet smell coming from the roses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x roses" 		

Floyd ]  Back Garden                               Time:  4:49 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROSES
Floyd |
Floyd | A thick bush of thorny roses, which grips the wall of the house up
Floyd | towards one of the windows, growing out of a muddy flowerbed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "and blood?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x flowerbed" 		

Floyd ]  Back Garden                               Time:  4:50 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLOWERBED
Floyd |
Floyd | A thick bush of roses grows from the flowerbed up the side of the
Floyd | house.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the soil there are some footprints, clear as mud.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a sweet smell coming from the roses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Oho."
		Fang says, "we're a pretty crappy murderer"
		JimKaplan exclaims, "We can afford to be, we get first crack at the crime scene!"
		JimKaplan asks, "We can fake footprints, can't we? If we get someone else's shoes?"
		Fang says, "maybe"
		DavidW says, "and I bet we can change those footprints to Jack's, or Angela's or Emelie's."
Fang says (to Floyd), "erase footprints" 		

Floyd ]  Back Garden                               Time:  4:50 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ERASE FOOTPRINTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You muss all over the footprints already there, pretty much obscuring
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Yeah, this is starting to take shape I think"
		DavidW asks, "you didn't want to examine them first?"
		Fang says (to DW), "or anthony's"
		DavidW asks, "Just to be certain it was ours?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Back Garden                               Time:  4:50 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Garden
Floyd | -- Previous turn undone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x footprints" 		

Floyd ]  Back Garden                               Time:  4:50 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]         [You can ANALYSE the footprints to collect it as evidence.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FOOTPRINTS
Floyd |
Floyd | The footprints are quite clear, and right at the base of the roses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "We can analyse footprints for an early grave :D"
		Fang says, "I really doubt analysing them is a good idea"
Fang says (to Floyd), "erase footprints" 		

Floyd ]  Back Garden                               Time:  4:51 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ERASE FOOTPRINTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You muss all over the footprints already there, pretty much obscuring
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "OK, so there's a snag with framing Angela."
		JimKaplan says, "The maid says Angela was downstairs with Matheson, and no one will disagree on that."
		JimKaplan says, "She couldn't have been downstairs and causing Jack's scream at the same time."
		Fang says, "but angela was also the first on the scene of the crime"
		DavidW says, "hm."
		JimKaplan says, "But Matheston will corroborate that Angela wasn't there when the scream was heard."
		Fang says, "I think the question is whether matheson can provide her with an alibi or not"
		JimKaplan says, "Yeah."
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Back Garden                               Time:  4:51 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Garden
Floyd | A small square garden, borded on three sides by a high privet hedge
Floyd | and on the fourth by the house. The swing door south to the kitchen
Floyd | flaps lazily in the light breeze. The garden is in shade, the
Floyd | afternoon sun not yet pushing over the chimney stack, and it's all
Floyd | lawn, but for the beat-up shed in the northwest corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thick net of dog roses covers the wall of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "D'you think it would be safe to ask them before proceeding?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x roses" 		

Floyd ]  Back Garden                               Time:  4:52 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROSES
Floyd |
Floyd | A thick bush of thorny roses, which grips the wall of the house up
Floyd | towards one of the windows, growing out of a muddy flowerbed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "William's supposed to be in the shed here."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x hedge" 		

Floyd ]  Back Garden                               Time:  4:52 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | A thick privet hedge, about five foot high, bordering the garden on
Floyd | three sides. On the east side there's a medium size hole, a gap
Floyd | between branches. Large enough for a cat, or a desperate man.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a sweet smell coming from the roses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  Back Garden                               Time:  4:53 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A thick privet hedge, about five foot high, bordering the garden on
Floyd | three sides. On the east side there's a medium size hole, a gap
Floyd | between branches. Large enough for a cat, or a desperate man.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a sweet smell coming from the roses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  No. 17's Back Garden                      Time:  4:53 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | No. 17's Back Garden
Floyd | Well-mown grass covers the garden of No. 17 which stands to the south.
Floyd | Luckily the place seems pretty empty. The garden is bordered on the
Floyd | east side by a low stone wall, and on the other by a privet hedge.
Floyd |
Floyd | The coloured back door of the house is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  No. 17's Back Garden                      Time:  4:54 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | A low wall of cement-topped bricks, that you could scramble over. It
Floyd | borders the garden to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  No. 19's Back Garden                      Time:  4:54 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a face in a window - you wait for it to go before crossing the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | No. 19's Back Garden
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the house is shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the back of the garden is a clapped-out shed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x shed" 		

Floyd ]  No. 19's Back Garden                      Time:  4:55 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHED
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a beat-up, join-the-dots shed. It's what husbands buy when they
Floyd | want somewhere cheap to bang the mistress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "well"
		Fang says, "is that what sheds are for"
Fang says (to Floyd), "open shed" 		

Floyd ]  No. 19's Back Garden                      Time:  4:55 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SHED
Floyd |
Floyd | Let them be. You can take up gardens when you lose your badge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  No. 19's Back Garden                      Time:  4:56 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the back door of house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 19      Time:  4:56 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The door seems pretty firmly closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | But all your fiddling has attracted attention - the door opens and a
Floyd | frail old gent appears, giving you an earful, for being scruffy and
Floyd | for being unauthorised in a back garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | Still, the job's got its perks - one flash of the badge and your
Floyd | treated with the utmost courtesy; offered tea, spoken to demurely, and
Floyd | led carefully - so as not to see anything they didn't want you to, you
Floyd | guess - to the front door; and finally booted out into the street like
Floyd | the stray you are.
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 19
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the west. Down the street, some yammering
Floyd | dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  No. 19's Back Garden                      Time:  4:56 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | No. 19's Back Garden
Floyd | -- Previous turn undone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  No. 21's Back Garden                      Time:  4:56 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You scrape your hand on the top of the wall as you pull yourself up.
Floyd |
Floyd | No. 21's Back Garden
Floyd |
Floyd | The bright painted door to the house is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a greenhouse is one corner of the garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "what on earth are we up to?"
		JimKaplan says, "I sort of lost track, myself"
		Fang says (to DW), "I'm recreating our escape"
		JimKaplan says, "OK"
		Fang says, "in case we left more traces of ourselves en route"
		DavidW asks, "Are we gonna find Anthony's body?"
		Fang asks, "Anthony's dead?"
		JimKaplan says (to Fang), "Could be."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x greenhouse" 		

Floyd ]  No. 21's Back Garden                      Time:  4:57 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GREENHOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | The greenhouse has a few soggy plants in it, a load of muck on the
Floyd | floor and some broken pots. Yeah, it's a real labour of love.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I have no idea. Last i heard, he was swimming."
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  No. 23's Back Garden                      Time:  4:57 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a running jump, but basically fall over the hedge.
Floyd |
Floyd | No. 23's Back Garden
Floyd |
Floyd | On the ground is a stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cat prowls the grass, stalking the world.
Floyd |
Floyd | The coloured back door of the house is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat sniffs the air and pricks its tail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x stick" 		

Floyd ]  No. 23's Back Garden                      Time:  4:58 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Maybe we gotta kill the dog"
Fang says (to Floyd), "take stick" 		

Floyd ]  No. 23's Back Garden                      Time:  4:58 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat mews a little and chases a beetle. And catches it, and crushes
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "f e"
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  No. 25's Back Garden                      Time:  4:59 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a face in a window - you wait for it to go before crossing the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | No. 25's Back Garden
Floyd |
Floyd | The bright painted door to the house is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a garden here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  No. 27's Back Garden                      Time:  4:59 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | A branch scratches your face as you scramble across.
Floyd |
Floyd | No. 27's Back Garden
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the south is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a greenhouse is one corner of the garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  No. 25's Back Garden                      Time:  4:59 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | No. 25's Back Garden
Floyd | -- Previous turn undone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x garden" 		

Floyd ]  No. 25's Back Garden                      Time:  4:59 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the garden)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I'm wondering if there's a way out to the street at some point"
		Fang says, "this is kinda getting silly though"
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  No. 27's Back Garden                      Time:  5:00 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | A branch scratches your face as you scramble across.
Floyd |
Floyd | No. 27's Back Garden
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the south is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a greenhouse is one corner of the garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  No. 29's Back Garden                      Time:  5:00 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a hole in the hedge here, which you squirm through.
Floyd |
Floyd | No. 29's Back Garden
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the house is shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nasty mouldy garden furniture is laid out of the lawn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "It really is"
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  No. 31's Back Garden                      Time:  5:01 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You hop up onto the wall, and step down into the next garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | No. 31's Back Garden
Floyd |
Floyd | The mesh door to the house is shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the back of the garden is a clapped-out shed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  No. 33's Back Garden                      Time:  5:01 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a running jump, but basically fall over the hedge.
Floyd |
Floyd | No. 33's Back Garden
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the south is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a greenhouse is one corner of the garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I think we're meant to find the number (if any) from another source."
		Fang says, "these seem randomly generated"
		JimKaplan says (to Fang), "and even if not, it'll take forever to search all of them."
Fang says (to Floyd), "climb greenhouse" 		

Floyd ]  No. 33's Back Garden                      Time:  5:02 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB GREENHOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  No. 33's Back Garden                      Time:  5:02 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is solidly locked. Luckily the house seems pretty empty -
Floyd | no-one notices your rattling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  No. 31's Back Garden                      Time:  5:03 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Your coat snags but you make it over.
Floyd |
Floyd | No. 31's Back Garden
Floyd |
Floyd | The mesh door to the house is shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the back of the garden is a clapped-out shed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 31      Time:  5:03 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The door seems pretty firmly closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | But all your fiddling has attracted attention - the door opens and a
Floyd | fat sweaty guy appears, giving you an earful, for being scruffy and
Floyd | for being unauthorised in a back garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | Still, the job's got its perks - one flash of the badge and your
Floyd | treated with the utmost courtesy; offered tea, spoken to demurely, and
Floyd | led carefully - so as not to see anything they didn't want you to, you
Floyd | guess - to the front door; and finally booted out into the street like
Floyd | the stray you are.
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 31
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the west. Down the street, some yammering
Floyd | dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 31      Time:  5:04 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog's somewhere else down the road. You can hear its damn yapping.
Floyd |
Floyd | How many bodies have you seen by now? How many empty houses? How many
Floyd | wasted lives? Not enough to save your own, it would seem.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Throw the stick, attract the dog, kill it?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to dog" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 31      Time:  5:04 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog's somewhere else to the west along the road. You can hear its
Floyd | damn yapping.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 29      Time:  5:05 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 29
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the west. Down the street, some yammering
Floyd | dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 27      Time:  5:05 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 27
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the west. Down the street, some yammering
Floyd | dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 25      Time:  5:06 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 25
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the west. Down the street, some yammering
Floyd | dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're standing right by a streetlight, on the edge of the kerb.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 23      Time:  5:06 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 23
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the west. Down the street, some yammering
Floyd | dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 21      Time:  5:07 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 21
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the west. Down the street, some yammering
Floyd | dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the high street comes the distant rumble of cars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 19      Time:  5:07 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 19
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the west. Down the street, some yammering
Floyd | dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're standing right by a streetlight, on the edge of the kerb.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 17      Time:  5:08 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 17
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the west. Down the street, some yammering
Floyd | dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A light breeze tickles your face and makes it itch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  5:08 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15
Floyd | Your car. Front gate, leading up to the porch of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "okay, that was a waste of time"
		Fang says, "sorry"
		JimKaplan says, "No, it's OK"
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to garden" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  5:09 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Porch
Floyd | Front door, front gate. Small diamond of glass in the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hanging basket with a couple of petunias in is attached just to the
Floyd | left of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "We learned something anyway."
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to garden" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  5:09 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Stairs up, passage northwest, front door behind. Desk one side,
Floyd | hat-stand on the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to garden" 		

Floyd ]  Passage from Hallway                      Time:  5:10 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Passage from Hallway
Floyd | Southeast to the hallway, north to the kitchen. Closet. Door to the
Floyd | living room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's weird that it let us do all that."
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to garden" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  5:10 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Sink, drawers. Cooker. Table, chairs. Swing door to the garden. Clock.
Floyd | Pantry. Passage to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The maid is at the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the worktop are a closed biscuit barrel and a ceramic water-jug.
Floyd |
Floyd | The maid tries not to look at the knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang asks, "maid about garden" 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask maid about garden" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  5:11 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAID ABOUT GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | "I love the garden, Inspector! It's only small, but I enjoy tending
Floyd | it. You should see it in summer, not now, when all the flowers have
Floyd | bloomed. Jack - Mr. Draginam - used to watch me pruning the roses from
Floyd | the study window. Said I distracted him."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Ooh la la"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask maid about shed" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  5:11 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAID ABOUT SHED
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, we keep gardening tools there," the maid says. "And Mr
Floyd | Matheston, he likes the quiet I suppose."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Shall we ask about Matheston?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask maid about matheson" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  5:11 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAID ABOUT MATHESON
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "matheson" isn't a word you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask maid about matheston" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  5:12 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAID ABOUT MATHESTON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mr Matheston is a good friend of Mrs Draginam. He's from the church.
Floyd | They often spend time talking together, many hours. He's a very nice
Floyd | man. I'm sure he couldn't be anything to do with... this. I think he
Floyd | was in the living room when it happened. Now he's in the shed. For
Floyd | whatever reason I do not know, but he likes to sit there sometimes."
Floyd |
Floyd | The maid avoids the letter-opener with her eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask maid about letter opener" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  5:12 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAID ABOUT LETTER OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, I know the one. Jack - Mr. Daginham - kept it on his desk in the
Floyd | study. It was for his business mail. He got so many letters every day
Floyd | it said it hurt his fingers to tear them all."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask maid about phone" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  5:12 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAID ABOUT PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | -- Be more specific about what you want to ask Emilia the maid about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  5:12 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | (talking to Emilia the maid)
Floyd | -- You could try talking to Emilia the maid about: Jack Draginam, the
Floyd | whiskey bottle, the medicine tube, the silver key, the jar of
Floyd | face-cream or the scrap of pink paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask maid about silver key" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  5:13 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAID ABOUT SILVER KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Every woman has her secrets," she blushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "... ooh lala"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask maid about face cream" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  5:13 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAID ABOUT FACE CREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | "Every woman has her secrets," she blushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The maid's eyes stay fixed on you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to garden" 		

Floyd ]  Back Garden                               Time:  5:14 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Garden
Floyd | Swing door. Flower-bed. Roses climbing up the house. A shed. A hedge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thick net of dog roses covers the wall of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x shed" 		

Floyd ]  Back Garden                               Time:  5:14 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHED
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaten-up. Dilapidated. If this shed were a bum you would have hauled
Floyd | its ass down G-block so many times you'd recognise it by smell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "knock on shed" 		

Floyd ]  Back Garden                               Time:  5:15 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON SHED
Floyd |
Floyd | No answer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a sweet smell coming from the roses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "enter shed" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:15 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER SHED
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the beaten-up shed door first)
Floyd | You open the beaten-up shed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Shed
Floyd | The shed smells musty, like long-lost confessions - four rickety pine
Floyd | walls filled with gardening tools, and a lawnmower, but still with
Floyd | plenty of space for the terminally rich to potter around in. One small
Floyd | dirty window has a view over the garden outside and the back of the
Floyd | house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chess set has been set up on an upturned wheelbarrow and laid out
Floyd | mid-game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Angela had mentioned someone called William Matheston who was in the
Floyd | shed: this old guy reclining in the deckchair must be him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Matheston looks up and makes eye contact.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "ask him about Angela?"
		Fang says, "yes"
		DavidW asks, "show badge first, no?"
		Fang says, "sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show badge to matheston" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:16 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW BADGE TO MATHESTON
Floyd |
Floyd | William Matheston is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There you are again," Matheston says, rising to his feet to shake
Floyd | your hand, though if you've ever seen his mush before it didn't stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | "My name is Reverend William Matheston." He must think you're part of
Floyd | his flock. "Have you spoken to Angela already? Tell me, is she holding
Floyd | up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Again?"
		JimKaplan asks, "Do we need to be silencing the Reverend?"
		DavidW says, "I dunno what he means by 'again'."
		JimKaplan says, "We may as well tell about Angela, I think."
		DavidW says, "I wouldn't tell anything if we can help it."
		DavidW asks, "who's driving?"
		JimKaplan asks, "We should at least learn where they were during the murder, right?"
		JimKaplan says, "I mean, they'll tell the cops that eventually."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask rev about himself" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:16 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK REV ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | (--> ask red about himself)
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask wm about himself" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:16 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WM ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | (--> ask am about himself)
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "ask reverend about reverend" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:16 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK REVEREND ABOUT REVEREND
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "reverend" isn't a word I know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask matheston about himself" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:16 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MATHESTON ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "ask matheston about matheston" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:16 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MATHESTON ABOUT MATHESTON
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Hmm."
		Fang says, "this game isn't very good about synonyms"
Fang says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:16 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | (talking to William Matheston)
Floyd | -- You could try talking to William Matheston about: Jack Draginam,
Floyd | Angela Draginam, the whiskey bottle, the medicine tube, the silver key
Floyd | or the jar of face-cream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a jack" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:16 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > A JACK
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask matheston about jack" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:16 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                 [Type LOOK for a room description.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MATHESTON ABOUT JACK
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You referred to something that can't be interacted with at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask william about jack" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:16 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT JACK
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm sorry, Inspector. I don't believe I can help you there."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask william about william" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:17 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT WILLIAM
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm a vicar, at the local church. I've known Angela ever since they
Floyd | moved to the area, about three and a half years ago. She was very
Floyd | distraught on account of losing the baby. I helped her through that.
Floyd | Helped her to reconcile it with God. And we became firm friends - all
Floyd | three of us, her, God and myself."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask william about angela" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:17 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT ANGELA
Floyd |
Floyd | "She's an excellent woman, Inspector. One of the most devoted members
Floyd | of my congregation. Strong at heart too, though she wouldn't let you
Floyd | see it. We've been firm friends for many years."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well," Matheston adds, mostly to himself. "Maybe Angela is only as
Floyd | well as could be expected."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask william about angela" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:18 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT ANGELA
Floyd |
Floyd | "She's an excellent woman, Inspector. One of the most devoted members
Floyd | of my congregation. Strong at heart too, though she wouldn't let you
Floyd | see it. We've been firm friends for many years."
Floyd |
Floyd | Matheston considers the board carefully. "Do you play chess,
Floyd | Inspector?" he asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chess" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:18 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHESS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the chess board)
Floyd | The chess board is kinda thin: white has a few pawns as backup and two
Floyd | rooks roaming free. Black has an assortment: a knight, a queen, a
Floyd | pawn, and one of those guys that looks like an asparagus hiding off in
Floyd | a corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "chess?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, I dunno what's up with this at all."
		JimKaplan says, "say yes, I suppose"
		Fang says, "no"
		Fang says, "if we played chess we'd know what an aparagus is"
		Fang asks, "I assume the king?"
		DavidW says, "bishop, I think"
		JimKaplan says, ""white has a few pawns as backup and two rooks roaming free" sounds a tad knowledgeable to me though."
Fang says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:20 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm glad. Excellent game. Full of subtleties. Things you don't see
Floyd | that tie together into something by the end." He shakes his head. "If
Floyd | life were a little more like chess, I think people would find it
Floyd | easier."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask william about chess" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:20 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT CHESS
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's an interesting position," William says. "Black is on the move.
Floyd | Two rooks can't attack directly but they do create deadly alignments.
Floyd | Traps. As for white, it's spread very thin. The queen is in retreat.
Floyd | That bishop there is watching the long diagonal but doesn't look at
Floyd | all ready to come into play. I think the problem centres on the knight
Floyd | and the pawn. It's white to play, by the way."
Floyd |
Floyd | William considers the board in front of him carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "this seems rather metaphorical"
		DavidW says, "metaphor for the house situation, yeah"
		Fang asks, "the pawn is Emilia?"
		Fang asks, "the knight's anthony?"
		DavidW asks, "maybe?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask william about chess" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:21 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT CHESS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think it's about pressure, on the knight, to force a sacrifice of
Floyd | the pawn. But that does leave open what part the other pieces play."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I see you're the kind of man who takes his work very seriously,"
Floyd | Matheston observes, quite out of the blue. "I'm the same. It's what I
Floyd | recognise in you, I think, that dedication."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "And we can't attack directly, but we can create deadly alignments of evidence"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask william about chess" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:21 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT CHESS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think it's about pressure, on the knight, to force a sacrifice of
Floyd | the pawn. But that does leave open what part the other pieces play."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask william about dedication" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:21 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT DEDICATION
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "dedication" isn't a word you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask william about murder" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:22 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "ask william about bishop" 		

Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT MURDER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I suppose you want to hear my version of events? Well - Mrs. Draginam
Floyd | and I were sat in the living room, talking. To my knowledge Emilia the
Floyd | maid was in the kitchen - we couldn't hear her, though, due to our
Floyd | conversation and the television on in the background. However, at some
Floyd | point, around 2pm maybe, perhaps earlier, there was a heavy 'thump'
Floyd | from upstairs - like a large dictionary falling from a shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Angela stood and went to the doorway, to see if she could see
Floyd | anything. We expected Jack to shout something, you would - but there
Floyd | wasn't anything. So she went upstairs and into the bedroom. A few
Floyd | moments later she gave a terrible shriek - I rose to go and see, and
Floyd | Emilia streaked past me, up the stairs and into the room. I waited at
Floyd | the foot. Then the maid came back and went to call the police. I went
Floyd | to comfort Angela - I found her in her bedroom, sat on the bed. That's
Floyd | about it, I think."
Floyd |
Floyd | The vicar is deep in thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:22 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT BISHOP
Floyd |
Floyd | -- I didn't recognise that as a topic of conversation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Ah, OK."
		JimKaplan says, "So no one saw Angela at the time of the scream."
		JimKaplan says, "Framing her becomes more straightforward."
		Fang says, "the thump was the actual murder, I guess"
		JimKaplan asks, "What I'm wondering, though, is that passport and suitcase - why was she intending to travel if she didn't kill him? Was she going to move out as part of a divorce?"
		DavidW says, "maybe"
		Fang says, "maybe"
		Fang says, "maybe this is why Jack sent us the note"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask william about emilia" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:22 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT EMILIA
Floyd |
Floyd | "The maid, Inspector? That sweet young thing, she couldn't be anything
Floyd | to do with this, I'm sure."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask william about anthony" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:23 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT ANTHONY
Floyd |
Floyd | "The maid has a young man called Anthony, I think. I'm not sure I've
Floyd | ever spoken to him beyond a simple hello. I know Mrs. Draginam
Floyd | despairs slightly of the kind of man he is, but she can hardly see her
Floyd | way to preventing the maid from having something pleasant around,
Floyd | considering."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't understand how we got messed up with this in the first place."
Fang asks, "william about me" 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask william about me" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:23 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm sorry, Inspector. I don't believe I can help you there."
Floyd |
Floyd | William is counting through moves on his fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask william about william" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:24 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT WILLIAM
Floyd |
Floyd | "As I said, I'm the vicar here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask william about baby" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:24 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT BABY
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was a terrible, terrible loss. I don't think Angela ever quite got
Floyd | over it. And Jack, of course, had no sympathy in him whatsoever."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I think we weren't sleeping with anyone. We found out that Jack was fooling around and attempted to blackmail him. He tried to end it, and we killed him."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask william about shed" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:25 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT SHED
Floyd |
Floyd | "This is my little part of the house," he replies. "It's not much." No
Floyd | buts there.
Floyd |
Floyd | Matheston looks up from the board to look straight at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "yes"
		JimKaplan says, "How we found out is not something I know, though."
		DavidW asks, "But how did we find out Jack was doing anything? Do we climb roses at random with a camera?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask william about whiskey" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:25 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT WHISKEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm sorry, Inspector. I don't believe I can help you there."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Funnily enough, our own involvement seems to be the biggest mystery at the moment."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask william about angela's sister" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:25 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT ANGELA'S SISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "sister" isn't a word you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I'm not sure the sister is relevant anymore."
		JimKaplan says, "At least at this point in time."
		DavidW says, "I guess not."
Nitku leaves. 		JimKaplan says, "What worries me about framing Angela at the moment is the footprint thing."
		Fang says, "maybe Jack just blabbed at some point"
		Fang says, "we know he's an alcoholic"
		Fang says, "so are we"
		JimKaplan says, "It feels like we're supposed to fake footprints in the flowerbed, but there's no reason Angela would go through there."
		Fang says, "we see him in a bar, he talks about Emilia"
		Fang says, "we collect evidence"
		Fang says, "boom"
		JimKaplan asks, "Once we destroy the note and the footprints (and maybe the novel), there's nothing really tying us to the scene, right?"
		Fang says, "there's still the sealed box"
		DavidW says, "The box"
		Fang says, "and also whether Angela has put any pieces together re the novel"
		JimKaplan says, "This is far-fetched...but maybe she just picked a novel out at random, and it happened to be the one containing our phone number."
		JimKaplan says, "There were other trashy romance novels in the study."
		Fang says (to JimKaplan), "implausible"
		JimKaplan says, "Yeah, I'm inclined to think so too."
		Fang says, "she also stashed it with the photo"
		Fang says, "I can only assume we left the photo and book at the scene"
		JimKaplan says, "OK, let's put it this way:"
		DavidW says, "We found the pink note in Anthony's shirt, yes? Anthony is sleeping with Jenny, then, perhaps."
		Fang asks, "so angela put it in the suitcase... to hide it from us?"
		Fang says (to DW), "maybe, or maybe their connection is innocent"
		JimKaplan asks, "We have Angela being first at the scene, we have evidence she was packing to leave the country, a bloody photo...what else could we plant to make her look guilty?"
		JimKaplan says, "If the answer is 'nothing', then we just need a way to get into that box and then we've done most everything we need to do."
		Fang says, "okayyy"
		Fang says, "but Matheston seems to be hinting to go after Anthony"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "read handwritten note" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:26 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ HANDWRITTEN NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the trashy novel)
Floyd | You can't find that chapter. The chapters are listed in the contents
Floyd | at the front.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "That's assuming Anthony is the "knight", which I'm not sure he is."
		DavidW says, "I dunno. The dresser note wasn't written to Angela, so framing Angela alone isn't going to explain the note at all."
		JimKaplan says, "hang on."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read contents" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:26 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ CONTENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the trashy novel)
Floyd |      THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF SLICK GURNER
Floyd |           -- as serialised in "Woman's Weekly"
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapter one .... "Something in the Water? - Slick's First Mission" --
Floyd | Page  2
Floyd | Chapter two .... "Essential Fish Oils - Slick Gurner in Love" --
Floyd | Page  23
Floyd | Chapter three .. "Carpentry is Easy - Slick Teaches a Lesson" --
Floyd | Page  64
Floyd | Chapter four ... "Amethysts Have Feelings Too - Slick Goes Too Far"
Floyd | -- Page  83
Floyd | Chapter five ... "Whose Traffic Cone Is That, Comrade? - Gurner in
Floyd | Russia" -- Page  105
Floyd | Chapter six .... "Try Next Door, Mister - Gurner has Amnesia!" --
Floyd | Page  123
Floyd | Chapter seven .. "Every Dog Has His Viola - Gurner's Last Bow" --
Floyd | Page  144
Floyd |
Floyd | William moves a pawn one space forwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "It's a hint guide, isn't it?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask william about chess" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:27 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WILLIAM ABOUT CHESS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think it's about pressure, on the knight, to force a sacrifice of
Floyd | the pawn. But that does leave open what part the other pieces play."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "So our problem seems to be: we need to frame someone to look like they were blackmailing Jack...but the easiest person to frame, Angela, is the least plausible blackmailer."
		Fang says, "maybe, we've wasted too many turns, but"
Fang says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Time:  5:27 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd | -- Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "go and try framing angela if you want"
		DavidW says, "I think Anthony ought to be framed as the blackmailer. If he's really screwing Jenny instead of swimming, he has no abili for this afternoon."
		Fang says, "at least we'll see what that fail state is"
		JimKaplan says, "OK, so how about this:"
		JimKaplan says, "We put Anthony's prints in the flowerbed, leave the rest as is."
		Fang says, "we should ask emelia about the box, also. She might know where the key is"
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to emilia" 		

Floyd ]  Back Garden                               Time:  5:27 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO EMILIA
Floyd |
Floyd | The kitchen's the place to find her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Garden
Floyd | Swing door. Flower-bed. Roses climbing up the house. A shed. A hedge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thick net of dog roses covers the wall of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "It looks like Angela was colluding with Anthony"
		DavidW says, "But we don't have Anthony's shoes."
Fang says (to Floyd), "go to emilia" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  5:28 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO EMILIA
Floyd |
Floyd | The kitchen's the place to find her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Sink, drawers. Cooker. Table, chairs. Swing door to the garden. Clock.
Floyd | Pantry. Passage to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The maid is at the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the worktop are a closed biscuit barrel and a ceramic water-jug.
Floyd |
Floyd | The maid tries not to look at the knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask maid about box" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  5:28 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAID ABOUT BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | -- I didn't recognise that as a topic of conversation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says (to DavidW), "we could find them somewhere, surely."
		DavidW says, "I dunno. We haven;t seen them."
		JimKaplan says, "I guess. And if he's out...then, yeah."
		Fang says, "I think putting angela's shoes in the mud don't make sense"
		JimKaplan says (to Fang), "I agree, it doesn't."
		Fang says, "I think anthony, or maybe emilia"
		Fang says, "are the only ones it makes sense for"
		JimKaplan says, "I can't think what else we could do to tie Anthony to the crime scene. Just a lack of alibi."
		JimKaplan says, "I'm a sufficiently non-rigorous player that I'd be willing to just go accuse Angela and see how it works out."
		Fang says, "I think we might have fucked up already, because we should have talked more carefully when we called ADC"
		Fang says (to JimKaplan), "okay then"
		JimKaplan says, "If that's OK with everyone, though"
		Fang says, "yeah do it"
		JimKaplan asks (of DW), "Any concerns?"
		DavidW says, "well, they were drinking buddies. Anthony's pills in a whiskey bottle with Jack's fingerprints on it might be enough to suggest some connection."
		JimKaplan says, "Put pills in the whiskey...we can try that."
		Fang asks (of DW), "why do we need to connect Anthony with Jack?"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure."
		DavidW says, "I don't feel confident yet without more facts."
		JimKaplan says, "It's still a bit vague."
		Fang says, "okay, let's accuse angela"
		JimKaplan says, "I'm willing to accuse Angela so that at least we'll have some idea of how the process works."
		Fang says, "I'll be afk for a while, so go ahead"
		DavidW says, "My eyes are getting tired, btw. I feel I have to lie down to rest them soon."
		JimKaplan says, "We can of course continue this another time."
		DavidW says, "I guess this game is longer than I expected."
		Fang says, "I think we're talking too much"
		Fang says, "between each move"
		JimKaplan says (to Fang), "It's that sort of game, though"
		DavidW asks, "do we really want to accuse Angela without even talking to her first?"
		JimKaplan says, "Fair point, I guess"
		Fang says, "ask her about her sequence of events"
		JimKaplan asks, "So talk to Angela and decide what to do from there?"
		Fang says, "like a proper policeman"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		JimKaplan says, "ok"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to angela" 		

Floyd ]  Passage from Hallway                      Time:  5:28 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO ANGELA
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Passage from Hallway
Floyd | Southeast to the hallway, north to the kitchen. Closet. Door to the
Floyd | living room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to angela" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:29 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO ANGELA
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the living room door first)
Floyd | You open the living room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | The living room is bright blue, the wallpaper shines out like the
Floyd | flashing siren of an ambulance, and isn't helped by a light green sofa
Floyd | and a wide window, south-facing, overlooking the sun-drenched street.
Floyd | Opposite the open door in the east wall is a small cabinet, and next
Floyd | to that is a television set.
Floyd |
Floyd | Joe is sat on the sofa, reading a newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mrs. Draginam looks up as you enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | On top of the set is a magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That'd better be a gift for the bereaved," he snarls, nodding at the
Floyd | whiskey bottle in your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Angela's eyes are fixed on the photograph, though from there she can't
Floyd | see what's on it. But then as soon as she notices that you're looking,
Floyd | she looks away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "ask angela about photograph" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:29 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT PHOTOGRAPH
Floyd |
Floyd | She sighs, and turns to stare out of the window as she speaks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I found it, there on the desk. When I came in, the mirror was tilted,
Floyd | I saw it in the reflection. I raced over to the window, and snatched
Floyd | it, I stepped right over his body... and just then Emilia came rushing
Floyd | in. I couldn't... I couldn't... I turned my back, I pretended I was
Floyd | just closing the window, you see. And then when she'd gone I left it
Floyd | in my room. I was going to hide it, but I didn't get a chance - all
Floyd | those policeman - until you arrived, Inspector. There. That's my
Floyd | confession."
Floyd |
Floyd | Joe looks at her sternly. "So you lied in your statement? That's a
Floyd | serious offence."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, I know," she replies brusquely. The policeman looks up at you
Floyd | and raises a brow. He takes the photo from you for a closer look then
Floyd | hands it back, Angela watching him do so with disdain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Angela gasps as she sees the steel letter opener. "That's Jacks? From
Floyd | his study. Was he.. it.. oh, my, that's awful.." With horror, Angela
Floyd | recoils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Oh, whoops."
		JimKaplan says, "I thought she was looking at another photograph."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "topics" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:29 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | -- Please be specific who you want to talk to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "topics angela" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:29 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS ANGELA
Floyd |
Floyd | -- You could try talking to Angela Draginam about: Jack Draginam,
Floyd | herself, William Matheston, the whiskey bottle, the medicine tube or
Floyd | the silver key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "herself?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask angela about the silver key" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:30 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT THE SILVER KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think those are the tablets Emilia's boyfriend has been taking for
Floyd | his sprain."
Floyd |
Floyd | Angela notices the bottle in your hand. "One of my husband's, I
Floyd | suppose. Nice to see it's not empty."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask angela about silver key" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:30 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT SILVER KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Angela takes the key and peers at it. "Front door," she says finally.
Floyd | "Is that the maid's copy? We only have three. Emilia has one, I have
Floyd | one," she pats a pocket, "and Jack had one, of course. Emilia lends
Floyd | hers to her boyfriend when he stays too, I think."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "ask angela about herself" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:31 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT HERSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's there to say Inspector? I'm just another housewife. Jack and I
Floyd | were married for twelve years. We never had any children because of
Floyd | his work, we live here because of his work. I don't see that any of
Floyd | it's interesting to you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "lies"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "ask angela about jack" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:31 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT JACK
Floyd |
Floyd | "You've had a good look around up there? Good. Well," she straightens
Floyd | down her skirts with one hand, methodically. "I suppose you want to
Floyd | know what happened?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:31 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please specifiy whom you want to say that to using PERSON, YES.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "angela, yes" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:32 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ANGELA, YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well. I was sat here, in the living room, talking to William - I
Floyd | suppose you'll have to talk to William too, won't you? He's outside in
Floyd | the garden right now, I think. Anyway, there was this loud thump, from
Floyd | upstairs. I expected - well, you know, to hear Jack call downstairs,
Floyd | or curse or something. When I didn't hear anything, I thought I ought
Floyd | to check. I thought maybe he'd slipped and hit his head. I went
Floyd | upstairs to see... and there he was, lying in a pool of blood." She
Floyd | raises a hand to her mouth. She is staring down at the floor as she
Floyd | speaks. "It was horrible!
Floyd |
Floyd | "I must have screamed, I don't remember. Anyway, Emilia came running
Floyd | up the stairs to see what the matter was."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "That's new."
		JimKaplan says, "ask angela about whiskey? She already noticed it."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "ask angela about whiskey" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:32 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT WHISKEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jack liked to drink, a little. We used to both, I suppose. These days
Floyd | we keep the alcohol hidden. Anthony's little problem."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask angela about anthony" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:33 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT ANTHONY
Floyd |
Floyd | "The maid's boyfriend? I barely know him. When he stays - well, he
Floyd | keeps himself to himself as much as he can. He works quite a lot too.
Floyd | Used to have a problem with drink but he's much better now. But Emilia
Floyd | seems happy enough. He's out - he left right before it happened. Went
Floyd | swimming. The only sport he can do with that sprain of his."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "this is the thing, though, that the alcohol we brought could be interpreted as either Jack's or Anthony's."
		Fang says, "hmm, forgot about the spraing"
		Fang says, "sprain"
		JimKaplan says, "The sprain may make Anthony a less plausible climber of roses"
		Fang says, "this means the footprint, if we want to plant one, can only be emilia's, maybe"
		DavidW says, "I'd like to know if cerestex is really a painkiller or not or if Anthony just told everyone that and it's really for something else."
		JimKaplan says, "I think it's fictional."
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask joe about cerestex" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:33 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK JOE ABOUT CERESTEX
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're a waste of space, Inspector, you know that?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I mean, in the game world, what is it really."
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask angela about cerestex" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:34 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT CERESTEX
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think those are the tablets Emilia's boyfriend has been taking for
Floyd | his sprain."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Wow, screw you, Joe"
		DavidW says, "yes, Angela already said that."
		Fang says, "maybe there could be something more"
		JimKaplan says, "I'm in favor of losing if it means we can kill Joe"
		Fang says, "Joe's kinda justified in hating us"
		Fang asks, "shall we accuse?"
		JimKaplan says, "I feel very scattered in terms of what I feel we need to be doing"
		JimKaplan says, "Accusing, even if it backfires, may help clarify that"
		DavidW says, "perhaps"
		JimKaplan says (to DavidW), "It's your choice."
		JimKaplan says, "If you feel strongly about it, we can try other stuff."
		DavidW says, "it's not my idea!"
Fang says (to Floyd), "accuse angela" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:34 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ACCUSE ANGELA
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's not funny, Inspector. We were having problems, sure, but
Floyd | nothing new, nothing major... But if you don't believe me you can ask
Floyd | William. I was with him when it happened. You can ask him."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "accuse angela" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:35 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ACCUSE ANGELA
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's not funny, Inspector. We were having problems, sure, but
Floyd | nothing new, nothing major... But if you don't believe me you can ask
Floyd | William. I was with him when it happened. You can ask him."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "arrest angela" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:35 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ARREST ANGELA
Floyd |
Floyd | You keep your voice down so that no-one overhears. "Mrs. Draginam?
Floyd | Well, I suppose it's usually the wives in cases like this, and I've no
Floyd | doubt that Mr. Draginam did a hundred things wrong every minute and
Floyd | maybe some of them was real bad too. But we can't arrest a woman on
Floyd | nothing, even if she did close the window in the crime scene. Get a
Floyd | motive sorted, and maybe we can give this a shot."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "show photograph to joe" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:36 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW PHOTOGRAPH TO JOE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the black and white incriminating photograph to the policeman)
Floyd | He grins. "Good, isn't it?" is his excited reply, and then like a
Floyd | five-star idiot he notices Angela and becomes suddenly very timid. "Do
Floyd | you want that analysing?" Joe asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "analyse photo" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:36 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ANALYSE PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | (the black and white incriminating photograph)
Floyd | "Let's see - I'll run an analysis on the blood, but I think we can
Floyd | guess. I'll pass it by the fake-spotters, get blow-ups of the faces -
Floyd | hell, I'll get copies made for Christmas. Good going, Inspector."
Floyd |
Floyd | The policeman leaves through the living room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | He's left his newspaper on the sofa.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:37 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The main story on the front of the paper is the bank heist down on
Floyd | fourth last night. It seems the robbers managed to escape the cops
Floyd | with $10,000 - a pretty meagre horde, but they'd been stupid enough to
Floyd | strike right after the cash van had come. Oh, and for once the paper
Floyd | can't be blamed though for getting facts wrong; they aren't to know
Floyd | the robbers only have $9,000 of the loot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Other stories are the old lady who won the lottery, the kids from some
Floyd | school who got hit by a truck, nothing big. There's a crossword on the
Floyd | back page, with some baseball results.
Floyd |
Floyd | Angela stares with blank eyes at the blank TV.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Well."
		Fang asks, "did we help with the bank heist?"
		DavidW asks, "I-- maybe?"
		JimKaplan says, "I think it's false information"
		JimKaplan asks, "Y'know, how the police do sometimes with papers?"
		DavidW says, "Or we robbed the robbers."
		JimKaplan says, "Could be."
		JimKaplan says, ";But in any case...this had less catastrophic results than I'd expected."
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask angela about novel" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:38 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT NOVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "So you just want to insult my taste in books? Fine. Yes, I read Slick
Floyd | Gurner books," she snaps irritably. "Those are page numbers on the
Floyd | back flap, by the way," she adds quickly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Or we got $1000 from the robbers for our help in helping them get away."
		JimKaplan says, "I wonder if accusing ourselves is an actual option"
		JimKaplan says, "Also...Yeah, she definitely knows about the phone number"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask angela about novel" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:39 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT NOVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "So you just want to insult my taste in books? Fine. Yes, I read Slick
Floyd | Gurner books," she snaps irritably. "Those are page numbers on the
Floyd | back flap, by the way," she adds quickly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask angela about numbers" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:39 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT NUMBERS
Floyd |
Floyd | -- I didn't recognise that as a topic of conversation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crossword" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:39 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CROSSWORD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |1    |2    |     |     |3    |     |4  E
Floyd | |#####|5    |#####|
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |#####|     |#####|#####|     |#####|   X
Floyd | |#####|     |#####|
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |6  H |     |7    |     |     |     |
Floyd | A |     |     |     |
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |   A |#####|     |#####|     |#####|
Floyd | M |#####|     |#####|
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |   L |#####|     |#####|8    |9    |
Floyd | S |10   |     |11   |
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |12 F |13   |     |14   |     |     |#####|
Floyd | |#####|     |
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |#####|     |#####|     |#####|     |#####|     |#####|     |
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |15 I |   N |   C
Floyd | |   R |   E |   A
Floyd | |   S |   I |16 N
Floyd | |   G |
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |#####|     |#####|     |#####|     |#####|#####|     |#####|
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |#####|     |#####|17   |     |     |     |     |     |     |
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |
Floyd | Angela glares at you like all this was your fault.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Uh, wow."
		DavidW says, "That looks like a big mess on my screen."
		Fang says, "I hope this crossword isn't relevant"
		JimKaplan asks, "Jesus, how complicated *is* this game?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x clues" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:40 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLUES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |1    |2    |     |     |3    |     |4  E
Floyd | |#####|5    |#####|
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |#####|     |#####|#####|     |#####|   X
Floyd | |#####|     |#####|
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |6  H |     |7    |     |     |     |
Floyd | A |     |     |     |
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |   A |#####|     |#####|     |#####|
Floyd | M |#####|     |#####|
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |   L |#####|     |#####|8    |9    |
Floyd | S |10   |     |11   |
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |12 F |13   |     |14   |     |     |#####|
Floyd | |#####|     |
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |#####|     |#####|     |#####|     |#####|     |#####|     |
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |15 I |   N |   C
Floyd | |   R |   E |   A
Floyd | |   S |   I |16 N
Floyd | |   G |
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |#####|     |#####|     |#####|     |#####|#####|     |#####|
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |     |#####|     |#####|17   |     |     |     |     |     |     |
Floyd |     +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Yowza"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x baseball" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:40 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BASEBALL
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "baseball" isn't a word I know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Yeah, it looks like a textual car crash to me as well"
Fang says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:40 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | (talking to Angela Draginam)
Floyd | -- You could try talking to Angela Draginam about: Jack Draginam, the
Floyd | whiskey bottle, the medicine tube, the silver key, the jar of
Floyd | face-cream or the scrap of pink paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask angela about face cream" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:40 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT FACE CREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | "Her face-cream?" Angela looks surprised. "I've borrowed it once or
Floyd | twice, maybe. It's a good brand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The sleepmask didn't help with the crossword."
		JimKaplan asks, "Could we get the passport and show it to her/ask her about it?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask angela about pink paper" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:41 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT PINK PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't recognise it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask angela about passport" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:41 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT PASSPORT
Floyd |
Floyd | -- Be more specific about what you want to ask Angela Draginam about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask angela about suitcase" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:41 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT SUITCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | She doesn't even flinch. "It's no crime to have a packed suitcase, is
Floyd | it? I was about to go on holiday."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask angela about holiday" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:42 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ANGELA ABOUT HOLIDAY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Just a holiday. William was taking me upstate to where his parents
Floyd | live. Jack didn't mind, of course. Church trip. Not something he would
Floyd | have cared for himself."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "you don't need a passport to go upstate, right?"
		JimKaplan says, "Not at all."
		DavidW says, "no"
		JimKaplan says, "I think we may need to physically show the passport to her."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to guest bedroom" 		

Floyd ]  Passage from Hallway                      Time:  5:42 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO GUEST BEDROOM
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Passage from Hallway
Floyd | Southeast to the hallway, north to the kitchen. Closet. Door to the
Floyd | living room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'upstate' implies we're in the States instead of England."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to guest bedroom" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  5:43 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO GUEST BEDROOM
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Stairs up, passage northwest, front door behind. Desk one side,
Floyd | hat-stand on the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to guest bedroom" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  5:43 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO GUEST BEDROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You make your way upstairs around the curve of the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to guest bedroom" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  5:44 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO GUEST BEDROOM
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Bedroom
Floyd | Bed, nightstand, wicker chair. Door to the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the nightstand is a silver frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tall teak wardrobe leans against one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wicker chair is over by the wardrobe.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a toiletry bag, a wide open pink suitcase and a
Floyd | wedding photo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "take passport" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                             Time:  5:44 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PASSPORT
Floyd |
Floyd | (Angela's passport)
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Well now I feel like an idiot"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to angela" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hallway, North End               Time:  5:45 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO ANGELA
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hallway, North End
Floyd | Corridor, south; guest bedroom, west; murder, north. Stairs, down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "g.g.g" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  5:45 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > G.G.G
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the half-circle of the stairs, into the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Stairs up, passage northwest, front door behind. Desk one side,
Floyd | hat-stand on the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "we're all getting tired"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Passage from Hallway                      Time:  5:46 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Passage from Hallway
Floyd | Southeast to the hallway, north to the kitchen. Closet. Door to the
Floyd | living room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:46 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | Two armchairs, a door. Small cabinet for drinks, another that's a TV.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mrs. Draginam glares at you as you approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | On top of the set is a magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Angela picks up the glossy magazine and flicks it open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Yeah, I'm a little fatigued as well"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "show passport to angela" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:47 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW PASSPORT TO ANGELA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Angela's passport to Angela Draginam)
Floyd | Angela Draginam is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Well gee, Angela, I didn't show it to impress you"
Fang says (to Floyd), "winnable" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:47 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                           [To talk directly, try: ANGELA, COMMENT.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > WINNABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "winnable" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Unfortunately, parsers aren't good enough to do >ASK ANGELA WHY SHE PACKED HER PASSPORT WHEN SHE'S ONLY GOING UPSTATE."
		JimKaplan asks (of Fang), "do some games actually have that as a command?"
		DavidW says, "winnable? yes, some games do. It's rare, though."
		DavidW says, "'winnable' tests if the game is still winnable or not."
		JimKaplan says, "I figured."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                               Time:  5:47 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                           [To talk directly, try: ANGELA, COMMENT.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "xyzzy" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I'm trying to find out if the game is considered cruel or not"
		JimKaplan says, "Emily said it needs to be played repeatedly to be solved, which bodes ill for our current efforts"
		DavidW says, "I'm not even sure if we've seen the whole house yet. I was too tired to attempt mapping the ground floor with all those 'go to's making the layout vague."
		JimKaplan says, "Same."
		DavidW says, "We haven't looked at the pantry, iirc."
		JimKaplan says, "Sure."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to pantry" 		

Floyd ]  Passage from Hallway                      Time:  5:47 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO PANTRY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Passage from Hallway
Floyd | Southeast to the hallway, north to the kitchen. Closet. Door to the
Floyd | living room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to pantry" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  5:48 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO PANTRY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Sink, drawers. Cooker. Table, chairs. Swing door to the garden. Clock.
Floyd | Pantry. Passage to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The maid is at the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the worktop are a closed biscuit barrel and a ceramic water-jug.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to pantry" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    Time:  5:48 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO PANTRY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry's well-stocked, with cans they bought because they had
Floyd | nothing else to spend the money on. A few bags of potatoes fill one
Floyd | shelf, below that a fruit basket, some hams and bacon. There's a door
Floyd | west when you've finished eyeing up their food.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sat on a shelf is a dustpan.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a broken plate here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x dustpan" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    Time:  5:49 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DUSTPAN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a piece of technology way beyond you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "search dustpan" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    Time:  5:49 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH DUSTPAN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a piece of technology way beyond you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x plate" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    Time:  5:50 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLATE
Floyd |
Floyd | A white dinner plate, with a deep crack running three-quarters of its
Floyd | length.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "geez. Like Joe isn't insulting enough."
		JimKaplan says, "No wonder he's a homicidal alcoholic."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x potato bag" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    Time:  5:50 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POTATO BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | (--> x potatoes bag)
Floyd | What, are you training for your new job in the burger bar?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Jesus."
		DavidW says, "I can't see any use for a broken plate."
		JimKaplan says, "I do wonder why it's here."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x basket" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    Time:  5:51 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | What, are you training for your new job in the burger bar?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Emilia might hide something in here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under plate" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    Time:  5:51 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER PLATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x hams" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    Time:  5:52 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HAMS
Floyd |
Floyd | (--> x ham)
Floyd | What, are you training for your new job in the burger bar?
Floyd |
Floyd | Joe appears from out again. He returns the photograph to your sweaty
Floyd | little hands. "Well, the blood belongs to you-know-who. Where did you
Floyd | find it? In the room? Anyway. The boys in the lab were happy to give
Floyd | it some close study. It's no fake." Of course it's not a fake. You
Floyd | can't fake high art like this.
Floyd |
Floyd | The policeman heads off out again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "OK, so maybe we can arrest her now?"
		DavidW says, "I dunno."
		DavidW says, "It still seems very flimsy evidence."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "True enough." 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    Time:  5:52 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                   [For help on playing, type HELP.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TRUE ENOUGH.
Floyd |
Floyd | (--> tree enough.)
Floyd | -- "tree" isn't a recognised verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Whoops."
		JimKaplan asks, "Anyway, I'm not sure there's anything else to find here. Is there a room we haven't searched?"
		DavidW asks, "The attic? The cellar? The doghouse for yapping dog out west?"
		JimKaplan asks, "There's an attic?"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to basement" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    Time:  5:52 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO BASEMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "basement" isn't a word I know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to cellar" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    Time:  5:52 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO CELLAR
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "cellar" isn't a word I know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to attic" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    Time:  5:52 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO ATTIC
Floyd |
Floyd | -- "attic" isn't a word I know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I didn't see one, but my point is that my understanding of the house layout is still vague."
		JimKaplan says, "Mm, yeah."
		JimKaplan asks, "Shall we try and map the house, or are you guys too tired?"
		DavidW says, "I'm tired. I wouldn't mind seeing the dog, though, find out what's up with it."
		JimKaplan says, "I'm a little worn out as well, but yeah, we may as well check out the dog."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to car" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Time:  5:52 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the black chevy)
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Sink, drawers. Cooker. Table, chairs. Swing door to the garden. Clock.
Floyd | Pantry. Passage to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The maid is at the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the worktop are a closed biscuit barrel and a ceramic water-jug.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to car" 		

Floyd ]  Passage from Hallway                      Time:  5:53 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the black chevy)
Floyd |
Floyd | Passage from Hallway
Floyd | Southeast to the hallway, north to the kitchen. Closet. Door to the
Floyd | living room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to car" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                   Time:  5:53 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the black chevy)
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Stairs up, passage northwest, front door behind. Desk one side,
Floyd | hat-stand on the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to car" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                               Time:  5:54 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the black chevy)
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Porch
Floyd | Front door, front gate. Small diamond of glass in the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hanging basket with a couple of petunias in is attached just to the
Floyd | left of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "go to car" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  5:54 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the black chevy)
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15
Floyd | Your car. Front gate, leading up to the porch of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 15      Time:  5:55 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Somewhere to the west a dog is yapping.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 13      Time:  5:55 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 13
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the east. Down the street, some yammering
Floyd | dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're standing right by a streetlight, on the edge of the kerb.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 11      Time:  5:56 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 11
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the east. Down the street, some yammering
Floyd | dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 11      Time:  5:56 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Somewhere to the west a dog is yapping.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunlight trickles through the trees; your neck itches under the heavy
Floyd | coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 9       Time:  5:57 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 9
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the east. Down the street, some yammering
Floyd | dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the east of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 7       Time:  5:57 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ] [You could THROW the stick, or THROW it in a particular direction.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 7
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the east. Down the street, some yammering
Floyd | dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're standing right by a streetlight, on the edge of the kerb.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the east of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small dog runs up to you from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 7       Time:  5:58 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | A small, sleek white mutt mongrel thing, with a voice he seems sure
Floyd | proud of. No doubt the pride and joy of some old dear on the street.
Floyd | If you had the energy you'd hit him with your car.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog scampers away to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 9       Time:  5:58 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 9
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the east of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small dog here, running round in circles.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog scampers away to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "We can throw the stick, it suggested?"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "Throw stick" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 9       Time:  5:59 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                            [For more help, type HELP for the menu.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | Up the road, a dog drifts in and out from between the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder why we'd want to."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "take stick" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 9       Time:  5:59 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | A light breeze tickles your face and makes it itch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no, when the dog is here."
		JimKaplan says, "yeah."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 7       Time:  6:00 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 7
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're standing right by a streetlight, on the edge of the kerb.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the east of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small dog here, running round in circles.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog scampers away to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 5       Time:  6:00 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                                        [Type LOOK for more detail.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 5
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the east of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small dog here, running round in circles.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog scampers away to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 7       Time:  6:01 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ] [You could THROW the stick, or THROW it in a particular direction.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 7
Floyd | Nice houses. Your car, to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're standing right by a streetlight, on the edge of the kerb.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the east of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small dog here, running round in circles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Should I just throw it, or in a specific direction?"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "throw stick" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 7       Time:  6:01 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You lob the stick down the street. The dog wastes no time in going off
Floyd | in pursuit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, it seems that we might be able to get the dog to a particular location. Why -- I haven't a clue."
		JimKaplan says, "Yeah."
		DavidW asks, "like, do we want to introduce the dog to the cat?"
		DavidW asks, "and if so, why? ???"
		JimKaplan says, "This is among the more mind-boggling mysteries I've ever encountered"
		JimKaplan says, "Maybe the dog was sleeping with Jenny or something"
		JimKaplan says, "I don't even know anymore"
		JimKaplan says, "I dunno about you, but my brain is kind of running on empty at the moment"
		DavidW says, "I really do need to rest my eyes."
		DavidW asks, "should we even bother to save?"
		JimKaplan says, "I don't think we accomplished anything since that last save"
		DavidW says, "ok"
		JimKaplan says, "Besides analysing the photo, which wasn't hard"
		JimKaplan says, "So I think we're fine"
		JimKaplan says, "Live to fight another day, I guess"
		DavidW says, "yeah. Thanks for playing today."
		JimKaplan says, "Thanks for having me. It was a lot of fun."
		DavidW says, "hopefully the transcript will make the crossword appear sane."
		JimKaplan says, "Hopefully it won't be 15% game and 85% us speculating, though my hopes aren't high on that score"
		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		DavidW asks, "We were all over the map in speculation, weren't we?"
		JimKaplan says, "Yeah"
		JimKaplan says, "I mean, it does make for engaging gameplay"
		JimKaplan says, "At least until you realize you have no idea what your goals are exactly"
		Fang asks, "are there hints?"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]                             MAKE IT GOOD
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                                Q = resume game
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  Please select a topic:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    >  About and Instructions
Floyd ]       Technical Documentation
Floyd ]       Configuration Settings
Floyd ]       Credits and Acknowledgements
Floyd ]       Return to the Game
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I think there might be, yes. We didn't look at all the help."
JimKaplan pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                             MAKE IT GOOD
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                                Q = resume game
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  Please select a topic:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    >  About and Instructions
Floyd ]       Technical Documentation
Floyd ]       Configuration Settings
Floyd ]       Credits and Acknowledgements
Floyd ]       Return to the Game
Floyd ]

		
Fang presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    MAKE IT GOOD - About the Game
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                              Q = previous menu
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  About the Game:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    >  Introduction
Floyd ]       About the Author
Floyd ]       Guide for Beginners
Floyd ]       A Note about Characters
Floyd ]       Unusual Commands
Floyd ]       I'm stuck!
Floyd ]       Return to Main Menu
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		Fang says, "I guess I'm struck! might be it"
		JimKaplan says, "Probably"
		Fang says, "unless that goes 'suck it up, noob'"
		Fang says, "*stuck"
		DavidW says, "But I don't wanna see 'I'm stuck!' yet."
		JimKaplan says, "I just tried accusing myself on the IFDB version. Didn't work."
		JimKaplan says, "But it would have been kind of a game-breaker if it did; someone would do it to get a snarky response and spoil 80% of the game."
		Fang says, "maybe you can only self-accuse after finding the note"
Fang says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]                             MAKE IT GOOD
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                                Q = resume game
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  Please select a topic:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    >  About and Instructions
Floyd ]       Technical Documentation
Floyd ]       Configuration Settings
Floyd ]       Credits and Acknowledgements
Floyd ]       Return to the Game
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		JimKaplan says, "possibly"
Fang says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 7       Time:  6:01 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 7
Floyd | The boulevard is lined with ash trees, thick trunks casting shadows
Floyd | and gnarled roots mangling up the sidewalk. Your car is parked too
Floyd | high up the kerb; just outside the gate to No. 15. You're further
Floyd | along to the east, standing outside No. 7.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're standing right by a streetlight, on the edge of the kerb.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police squad car is parked outside No. 11, a little to the east of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "accuse me" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Top Boulevard, Outside No. 7       Time:  6:02 pm
Floyd ]  - with gloves on
Floyd ]                  [To turn these hint messages off, type HINTS OFF.]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ACCUSE ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're guilty of enough - spending a whole month's advance on tequila,
Floyd | beating to death that Indian kid in the cell in January, being a
Floyd | crummy cop and not solving a single case for a good long while. You
Floyd | don't need accusations, you've got a string of them. You need to sort
Floyd | it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "or I guess you can just show Joe the note"
		JimKaplan says, "exactly."
		Fang says, "if you want a suicide by cop"
Fang disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
JimKaplan has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "I'm gonna lie down for at least 15 minutes but probably somewhat longer. I don't think I can guess how much time I need."
		JimKaplan says, "It's getting pretty late over here for me; I'll prolly be out longer."
		
*** AFTER A LENGTHY BREAK... *** 		
		DavidW says, "I did have one idea after we stopped playing, but I doubt it's helpful, that of leading the dog to the cat."
		Fang says, "I genuinely don't think that the cat and dogs are relevant"
		Fang says, "but then again I didn't think the glove compartment was relevant either"
		DavidW says, "True, but there might be a fun response just the same."
		DavidW says, "I seriously expected a flashlight to be in the glove compartment."
		Fang says, "I thought it was just scenery to show how down and out we were"
		Fang says, "that even our car is this crappy, and we didn't have our gun with us because it's stuck in there"
		DavidW says, "oh. hm. I didn't think to wonder where our gun might be."
		Fang says, "then again, I guess this might be set in the UK"
		Fang says, "so no one has guns"
		
*** END TRANSCRIPT ***			



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
I Was a Teenage Headless Experiment by Duncan Bowsman
As played on ifMUD on July 7, 2013

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 I Was a Teenage Headless Experiment written by Duncan Bowsman. I Was a Teenage Headless Experiment was released as part of the 2010 EctoComp, in which it placed fourth. 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 headless" 		

Floyd |
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Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Loading game...
Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | I Was a Teenage Headless Experiment
Floyd | by Duncan Bowsman
Floyd | *     *     *     *
Floyd |
Floyd | ... but he has the element of surprise and a bonesaw, and you do not.
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm afraid you are dead!
Floyd | You scored 0 out of the maximum 0!
Floyd | That is 100% of the game!
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | [Press any key to continue]
Floyd |
Floyd | ENTRYWAY
Floyd | The only way in and out of the doctor's secret lair.  The only way out,
Floyd | back into the freezing weather, is to the north, while a hallway
Floyd | leading farther in slopes gradually downward to the south.  The area
Floyd | has the sterile look of an unused hospital room, except for your
Floyd | headless body lying on the floor here.  Your metal snow shovel lies
Floyd | next to you.  Gerchis looms over you with a bonesaw and a blank
Floyd | expression.
Floyd |
Floyd | The doctor's ugly servant finishes separating your head from your body
Floyd | and tucks it under one of his lower arms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gerchis moves south.
Floyd | HALLWAY JUNCTION
Floyd | A gradual slope here indicates the floor is rising to the north and
Floyd | descending further west.  Other than a trail of blood from your severed
Floyd | head, the area is completely white.  A door stands in the western wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gerchis opens the door and enters.
Floyd | LAB
Floyd | This is where the doctor plots his evil schemes!  The room is filled
Floyd | with experimental equipment.  On one far wall is a raised metal tray of
Floyd | some sort.  Equipment fills one other corner, but in another lies a
Floyd | syringe of glowing serum!  It smells strongly of alcohol in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gerchis shuts and locks the door behind him.  He places your head on a
Floyd | tray along the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Da doctor will be wit' ya soon as 'e returns from away, which should
Floyd | be any minit now," says Gerchis.  "Tings are about to get pretty...
Floyd | heady... for you!"  With a gadawful chortling, the doctor's servant
Floyd | disposes of the bonesaw and goes to work at some equipment at your far
Floyd | right.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is all you can do to even keep your eyes open ("look").
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *        *        *        *
Floyd | For credits, type about and press enter.  For hints, type hints and
Floyd | press enter.
Floyd | *        *        *        *
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ LAB (upon a metal tray) | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Yes!"
		Johnny says, "No!"
		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, are you conflicted, Johnny?"
serif goes home. 		Jacqueline asks, "Or you don't want to play this, or... ?"
		Johnny says, "Reacting to before and after the button press."
		Jacqueline says, "Ah."
		JimKaplan says, "Yeah, bit of a wall of text."
		Jacqueline says, "Many games start this way, 'tis true."
BrenBarn arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline says, "I always feel like 'tis should be 't'is."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | LAB (upon a metal tray)
Floyd | This is where the doctor plots his evil schemes!  From your place on
Floyd | the metal tray, you can see that the room is filled with experimental
Floyd | equipment.  Directly opposite of you is an old wooden door with a
Floyd | frosted glass window.  It smells strongly of alcohol in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon the floor here lies a glowing syringe of Formula X.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gerchis is here, fiddling intently at some lab equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x formula" 		

Floyd | A syringe full of mysteriously glowing, violet slime.  An injection of
Floyd | its entire contents could probably kill someone ("kill Gerchis with
Floyd | formula"), but it's also your only chance at getting your head back
Floyd | atop your neck ("put head on body").
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Hmm, those seem unlikely to be fruitful actions"
BrenBarn says, "nice hints" 		
BrenBarn says (to floyd), "x gerchis" 		

Floyd | Moronic hulk with four arms and one hideously bulging eye.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your legs twitch.  You're not connected to them anymore, but somehow
Floyd | you still feel it.  Twitching, like they're ready to go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I kind of feel like, given that we are the head and the hands are over there on our body, that... yeah."
		JimKaplan says, "Ahhh."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | Those commands are kind of meaningless when you're stuck on a tray with
Floyd | no legs or torso or anything.  But you can assume a state of mind that
Floyd | reflects that posture, sure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "meh"
		JimKaplan says, "It's not about height, it's about stature"
BrenBarn says (to floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | You're as well as can be expected, considering the circumstances.  I
Floyd | mean, they're pretty grim circumstances, and you're alive somehow,
Floyd | so...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		JimKaplan asks, "Apparently we can feel our legs? So is there maybe a way of steering the body?"
		Jacqueline says, "It seems to be hinting that way, but then it shot me down for trying to stand, so."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "feel legs" 		

Floyd | You feel nothing out of the ordinary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x body" 		

Floyd | You can't see your body from here... but somehow you sense that it is
Floyd | empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "body, stand up" 		

Floyd | I don't understand what you mean!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "body, stand" 		

Floyd | I don't understand what you mean!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You'd have to look at your body to see what you're holding.
Floyd | You can't see your body from here... but somehow you sense that it is
Floyd | empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Grr"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | LAB (upon a metal tray)
Floyd | This is where the doctor plots his evil schemes!  From your place on
Floyd | the metal tray, you can see that the room is filled with experimental
Floyd | equipment.  Directly opposite of you is an old wooden door with a
Floyd | frosted glass window.  It smells strongly of alcohol in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon the floor here lies a glowing syringe of Formula X.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gerchis is here, fiddling intently at some lab equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to floyd), "x head" 		

Floyd | Not your most photogenic moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd | That smells normal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | You can't open the door.  You're just a severed head on a tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, Duncan. You lost your apostrophe."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, no you didn't."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "nod" 		

Floyd | I don't understand what you mean!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That's a default, not a reply to what I wanted to smell."
BrenBarn says (to floyd), "blink" 		

Floyd | You blink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to floyd), "scream" 		

Floyd | I don't understand what you mean!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to floyd), "yell" 		

Floyd | I don't understand what you mean!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd | An old, wooden door with a frosted glass window.  It stands between you
Floyd | and escape.  The door is locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "roll" 		

Floyd | You manage to wiggle your head around a little, but not any productive
Floyd | amount.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look through window" 		

Floyd | You see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to floyd), "talk to gerchis" 		

Floyd | Your vocal cords don't seem to function correctly at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd | Look fragile enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to floyd), "spit" 		

Floyd | I don't understand what you mean!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I still think there's a way of controlling the body"
		Jacqueline says (to Bren), "What with the not having lungs, perhaps."
BrenBarn says (to floyd), "blow" 		

Floyd | I don't understand what you mean!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to floyd), "blow on gerchis" 		

Floyd | I don't understand what you want to do with Gerchis.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to floyd), "gerchis, pick up head" 		

Floyd | I don't understand what you want to do with Gerchis.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't pick anything up.  You're just a head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "roll" 		

Floyd | You manage to wiggle your head around a little, but not any productive
Floyd | amount.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to floyd), "put head on body" 		

Floyd | Gerchis would probably kill you while you tried.  You'll have to deal
Floyd | with him, first!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "kill gerchis with formula" 		

Floyd | You seem to be forgetting that you're just a head on a tray at the
Floyd | moment, and Gerchis is a four-armed freak who just recently overpowered
Floyd | you and cut your head off with a bonesaw.  Perhaps decapitation has
Floyd | affected your memory...
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyway, you'll need to think of something else first before you can get
Floyd | ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Get *ahead*....AHAHAHAHAHA"
BrenBarn says (to floyd), "whisper" 		

Floyd | I don't understand what you mean!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x legs" 		

Floyd | You see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to floyd), "roll off tray" 		

Floyd | You manage to wiggle your head around a little, but not any productive
Floyd | amount.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to floyd), "fall" 		

Floyd | I don't understand what you mean!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd | Wheee-boinng.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says, "heh" 		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | LAB (upon a metal tray)
Floyd | This is where the doctor plots his evil schemes!  From your place on
Floyd | the metal tray, you can see that the room is filled with experimental
Floyd | equipment.  Directly opposite of you is an old wooden door with a
Floyd | frosted glass window.  It smells strongly of alcohol in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon the floor here lies a glowing syringe of Formula X.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gerchis is here, fiddling intently at some lab equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x tray" 		

Floyd | Totally uncomfortable, metal thing.  Your head is on the tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "get head" 		

Floyd | You can't pick anything up.  You're just a head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "bite tray" 		

Floyd | Now that's not going to be very effective...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "bite syringe" 		

Floyd | [bite formula x]
Floyd | Now that's not going to be very effective...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "bite gerchis" 		

Floyd | Now that's not going to be very effective...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x neck" 		

Floyd | You see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "x equipment" 		

Floyd | That's not important to you.  You can hardly even decipher what it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Should we check the help file? There may be a command we're missing."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "shake head" 		

Floyd | You shake your head, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hm, yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd | These are some of the typical commands used in this adventure:
Floyd |
Floyd |   [N]orth, [E]ast, [S]outh, [W]est, [U]p, [D]own, [In], [O]ut, [L]ook,
Floyd | [Exits]
Floyd |   E[x]amine , [Get ], [Drop ], [...it],
Floyd | [...all]
Floyd |   [Where is ]
Floyd |   [Give  to  ], [Open...], [Close...], [Ask
Floyd |  about ]
Floyd |   [Wear ], [Remove ], [I]nventory
Floyd |   [Put  into ], [Put  onto ]
Floyd |
Floyd | Use the Save, Restore, Undo, and Quit commands to save and restore
Floyd | games, undo a move, and leave the  game.  Use History and Redo to view
Floyd | and repeat recent game commands.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Hint command displays any game hints, Notify provides score change
Floyd | notification, and Verbose and Brief control room descriptions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Use License to view SCARE's licensing terms and conditions, and Version
Floyd | to print both SCARE's and the game's version number.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Try 'glk help' for help on special interpreter commands]
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Nothing very out of the ordinary, looks like"
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "die" 		

Floyd | I don't understand what you mean!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | I don't understand what you mean!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "open mouth" 		

Floyd | Open what?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd | "I Was a Teenage Headless Experiment", 25 Oct 2010, Duncan Bowsman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "blink" 		

Floyd | You blink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "wink" 		

Floyd | I don't understand what you mean!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "blink morse" 		

Floyd | You blink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says, "heh" 		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "move body" 		

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

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "get body" 		

Floyd | Take what?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "turn around" 		

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

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "turn" 		

Floyd | Turn what?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "turn tray" 		

Floyd | You can't turn the tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "get tray" 		

Floyd | You can't take the tray!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "off" 		

Floyd | I don't understand what you mean!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "get off" 		

Floyd | You are not on anything!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "whistle" 		

Floyd | You whistle a little tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "get out" 		

Floyd | Take what?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | You can't go in any direction!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd | You do a little dance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "The Decapitation Conga"
		Jacqueline says, "Blink morse. Nice thought."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Oof!  You bump into a wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | LAB (upon a metal tray)
Floyd | This is where the doctor plots his evil schemes!  From your place on
Floyd | the metal tray, you can see that the room is filled with experimental
Floyd | equipment.  Directly opposite of you is an old wooden door with a
Floyd | frosted glass window.  It smells strongly of alcohol in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon the floor here lies a glowing syringe of Formula X.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gerchis is here, fiddling intently at some lab equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Yer wot?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Feeling your way around, you shamble south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | LAB (upon a metal tray)
Floyd | This is where the doctor plots his evil schemes!  From your place on
Floyd | the metal tray, you can see that the room is filled with experimental
Floyd | equipment.  Directly opposite of you is an old wooden door with a
Floyd | frosted glass window.  It smells strongly of alcohol in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon the floor here lies a glowing syringe of Formula X.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gerchis is here, fiddling intently at some lab equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, I am still on the tray. Hrmph."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd | Zzzzz.  Bored are you?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take syeringe" 		

Floyd | Take what?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "er"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take syringe" 		

Floyd | [take formula x]
Floyd | You can't pick anything up.  You're just a head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "head north" 		

Floyd | Feeling your way around, you shamble north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan exclaims, "Yo!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask Gerchis about me" 		

Floyd | Your vocal cords don't seem to function correctly at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "bite syringe" 		

Floyd | [bite formula x]
Floyd | Now that's not going to be very effective...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "head south" 		

Floyd | Feeling your way around, you shamble south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "OK, if we check the opening sequence, we can navigate to this room, if I'm not mistaken."
		Johnny says, "That's probably the same as roll <direction>"
BrenBarn says, "what the heck" 		Jacqueline says, "So, if we were just supposed to wait for a cut scene, one would have thought it'd happened by now."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "roll 7" 		

Floyd | You manage to wiggle your head around a little, but not any productive
Floyd | amount.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Oof!  You bump into a wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "f snake eyes"
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "north" 		

Floyd | Feeling your way around, you shamble north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "north" 		

Floyd | Oof!  You bump into a wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "west" 		

Floyd | Oof!  You bump into a wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "No, wait."
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "east" 		

Floyd | Oof!  You bump into a wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "south" 		

Floyd | Feeling your way around, you shamble south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "east" 		

Floyd | Oof!  You bump into a wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "west" 		

Floyd | THUD!  Your body smacks up against the door to the lab.  You can barely
Floyd | see its outline through the frosted glass window.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's hopeless," Gerchis scolds you.  "Da door is locked.  Now sit
Floyd | tight, da doctor will be wit' you shortly, ya?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says, "aha" 		Jacqueline says, "Oh, huh."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hit window" 		

Floyd | [kill window]
Floyd | Your body smashes through the window with an elbow and throws the rest
Floyd | of the door open.  Gerchis spins to meet it, but freezes on the spot.
Floyd | His eyes dart nervously toward the syringe of Formula X!
Floyd | LAB (upon a metal tray)
Floyd | This is where the doctor plots his evil schemes!  From your place on
Floyd | the metal tray, you can see that the room is filled with experimental
Floyd | equipment.  Directly opposite of you is an old wooden door with a
Floyd | frosted glass window.  It smells strongly of alcohol in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon the floor here lies a glowing syringe of Formula X.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also here are some glass shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your headless body stands here.  Gerchis is here, shocked stiff by your
Floyd | still-standing body in the doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Kill Gerchis with formula? Or shards?"
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "get formula x" 		

Floyd | Your body takes the glowing syringe in hand...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Did it say that it would kill him but also could save us?? I'm thinking it's better to save us."
		Jacqueline asks, "Or... hm, what did it say?"
		Jacqueline scrolls back up.
		JimKaplan asks, "It was kill him or put head back on body, I think?"
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "get shards" 		

Floyd | [get glass]
Floyd | You go scrambling for glass shards.  Too small.  Useless, no good.  You
Floyd | just cut up your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "punch gerchis" 		

Floyd | [kill gerchis]
Floyd | Gerchis grapples your body and tries to wrest the syringe away from it,
Floyd | but you stab it into him and inject its full contents into Gerchis, who
Floyd | spasms wildly and falls flat on the floor, stone dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Golly."
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "put head on body" 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, you used the last of the formula in the syringe to kill
Floyd | Gerchis.  Without Formula X, it's impossible to get your head back on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Ah."
		Jacqueline says, "...yeah"
		JimKaplan asks, "So maybe the shards?"
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | LAB (upon a metal tray)
Floyd | This is where the doctor plots his evil schemes!  From your place on
Floyd | the metal tray, you can see that the room is filled with experimental
Floyd | equipment.  Directly opposite of you is an old wooden door with a
Floyd | frosted glass window.  It smells strongly of alcohol in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also here are some glass shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your headless body stands here.  Gerchis is here, lifeless on the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "x gerchis" 		

Floyd | Moronic hulk with four arms and one hideously bulging eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "search gerchis" 		

Floyd | I don't understand what you want to do with Gerchis.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take eye" 		

Floyd | Take what?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline is a newbie. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd | You go scrambling for glass shards.  Too small.  Useless, no good.  You
Floyd | just cut up your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "get head" 		

Floyd | Your body picks up your head.  Certainly one of the stranger sensations
Floyd | in life.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ LAB | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says, "nice, it's like that part in Bill & Ted" 		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can't go in that direction, but you can move east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Feeling your way around, you shamble east.
Floyd |
Floyd | HALLWAY JUNCTION
Floyd | A gradual slope here indicates the floor is rising to the north and
Floyd | descending further west.  Other than a trail of blood from your severed
Floyd | head, the area is completely white.  A door stands in the western wall.
Floyd | Your headless body stands here, carrying your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ HALLWAY JUNCTION | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "West is where we came from, there's nothing there."
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "put head on body" 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, you used the last of the formula in the syringe to kill
Floyd | Gerchis.  Without Formula X, it's impossible to get your head back on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Only the exit to this place."
		JimKaplan asks, "So maybe north?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Are we looking for more formula X, or... ?"
		JimKaplan says, "I imagine so."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe we're just going to be like this forever."
		JimKaplan says, "There may still be the doctor to reckon with."
		Jacqueline says, "We could write a song about it to improve public perception of our appearance."
		Jacqueline says, "We could call the song 'Died This Way.'"
		JimKaplan says, "Dear me."
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry."
		Jacqueline says, "(Not really.)"

Floyd | Oof!  You bump into a wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | You hurry north.
Floyd |
Floyd | ENTRYWAY
Floyd | The only way in and out of the doctor's secret lair.  The way out, back
Floyd | into the freezing weather, is to the north, while while a hallway
Floyd | leading farther in slopes gradually downward to the south.  The area
Floyd | has the sterile look of an unused hospital room, except for your blood
Floyd | pooling all over the floor.  Your metal snow shovel is here.  Your
Floyd | headless body stands here, carrying your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ ENTRYWAY | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >
Floyd | You pick up your metal snow shovel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "If this was the UK, "Sawn This Way", obviously."

Floyd | You hurry south.
Floyd |
Floyd | HALLWAY JUNCTION
Floyd | A gradual slope here indicates the floor is rising to the north and
Floyd | descending further west.  Other than a trail of blood from your severed
Floyd | head, the area is completely white.  A door stands in the western wall.
Floyd | Your headless body stands here, carrying your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ HALLWAY JUNCTION | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >
Floyd | Oof!  You bump into a wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | You hurry west.
Floyd |
Floyd | LAB
Floyd | This is where the doctor plots his evil schemes.  The room is filled
Floyd | with experimental equipment.  On the far end of the room is a sort of
Floyd | metal tray.  Equipment fills one other corner.  It smells strongly of
Floyd | alcohol in here.  Also here are some glass shards.  Gerchis is here,
Floyd | lifeless upon the floor.  Your headless body stands here, carrying your
Floyd | head.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ LAB | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >
Floyd | Feeling your way around, you shamble east.
Floyd |
Floyd | HALLWAY JUNCTION
Floyd | A gradual slope here indicates the floor is rising to the north and
Floyd | descending further west.  Other than a trail of blood from your severed
Floyd | head, the area is completely white.  A door stands in the western wall.
Floyd | Your headless body stands here, carrying your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ HALLWAY JUNCTION | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says, "hmmm" 		JimKaplan says, "Hmm."
		JimKaplan says, "I misgeographied that bit."
		Jacqueline says, "I feel like our score should be greater than but not equal to zero."
		JimKaplan asks, "*but* not equal to?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, as opposed to 'greater than or equal to' zero."
		Jacqueline says, "It is a phrase."
		Jacqueline says, "It is a way of saying, yeah, we shouldn't have zero."
		JimKaplan says, "I know, but *but* seems redundant in that construction"
		JimKaplan says, "In any case, this could be a one-point game, and we've forfeited the point; though the presence of a scoring system implies to me that there's something else to do."
		Jacqueline shrugs. "I get that. Anyway... maybe there is no score, and he just forgot to take out the score thing, because we deserve some points."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x equipment" 		

Floyd | You see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Honestly, I can't think of anything to do but go north. Unless we wanna try digging something."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, we left the lab, right."
		Jacqueline asks, "Did we check out that equipment in the lab?"
		JimKaplan says, "It made no sense to us, I believe."

Floyd | You'd have to look at your body to see what you're holding.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | You are carrying your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | You hurry west.
Floyd |
Floyd | LAB
Floyd | This is where the doctor plots his evil schemes.  The room is filled
Floyd | with experimental equipment.  On the far end of the room is a sort of
Floyd | metal tray.  Equipment fills one other corner.  It smells strongly of
Floyd | alcohol in here.  Also here are some glass shards.  Gerchis is here,
Floyd | lifeless upon the floor.  Your headless body stands here, carrying your
Floyd | head.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ LAB | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >
Floyd | [get formula x]
Floyd | Take what?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay."

Floyd | You can't pick him up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
serif arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		

Floyd | Moronic hulk with four arms and one hideously bulging eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | You can't take the tray!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "get equipment" 		

Floyd | You can't take the equipment!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Gee, we didn't know we couldn't take the tray, you don't have to be a douche about it"

Floyd | You can't go in that direction, but you can move east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Feeling your way around, you shamble east.
Floyd |
Floyd | HALLWAY JUNCTION
Floyd | A gradual slope here indicates the floor is rising to the north and
Floyd | descending further west.  Other than a trail of blood from your severed
Floyd | head, the area is completely white.  A door stands in the western wall.
Floyd | Your headless body stands here, carrying your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ HALLWAY JUNCTION | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >
Floyd | You hurry north.
Floyd |
Floyd | ENTRYWAY
Floyd | The only way in and out of the doctor's secret lair.  The way out, back
Floyd | into the freezing weather, is to the north, while while a hallway
Floyd | leading farther in slopes gradually downward to the south.  The area
Floyd | has the sterile look of an unused hospital room, except for your blood
Floyd | pooling all over the floor.  Your headless body stands here, carrying
Floyd | your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ ENTRYWAY | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >
Floyd | You stagger out of the doctor's complex of horror into the cold of
Floyd | Escanaba, but your body is beyond being saved by any refrigeration.
Floyd | You wander in search of the highway for almost an hour, but to no
Floyd | avail.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some days later, a pair of elderly deer hunters stumble upon your
Floyd | corpse in the woods.  Tales of its discovery will haunt their lodges
Floyd | for years to come, but they will not stop the doctor from recreating
Floyd | Formula X...
Floyd | Better luck next time.
Floyd |

		JimKaplan says, "Hrmmrm."
BrenBarn says, "oops" 		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		JimKaplan says, "OK, so I guess we do need to figure out a way to save the Formula X."
		Jacqueline says, "I do like that ending."
		Jacqueline says, "We are now the topic of legends."
		JimKaplan asks, "Perhaps if the body can get a hold of the shovel before breaking in, it can use it as a weapon?"

Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, UNDO a turn, or QUIT? Restart
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | I Was a Teenage Headless Experiment
Floyd | by Duncan Bowsman
Floyd | *     *     *     *
Floyd |
Floyd | ... but he has the element of surprise and a bonesaw, and you do not.
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm afraid you are dead!
Floyd | You scored 0 out of the maximum 0!
Floyd | That is 100% of the game!
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "So, maybe we try getting better rather than killing him?"
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [Press any key to continue]
Floyd |
Floyd | ENTRYWAY
Floyd | The only way in and out of the doctor's secret lair.  The only way out,
Floyd | back into the freezing weather, is to the north, while a hallway
Floyd | leading farther in slopes gradually downward to the south.  The area
Floyd | has the sterile look of an unused hospital room, except for your
Floyd | headless body lying on the floor here.  Your metal snow shovel lies
Floyd | next to you.  Gerchis looms over you with a bonesaw and a blank
Floyd | expression.
Floyd |
Floyd | The doctor's ugly servant finishes separating your head from your body
Floyd | and tucks it under one of his lower arms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gerchis moves south.
Floyd | HALLWAY JUNCTION
Floyd | A gradual slope here indicates the floor is rising to the north and
Floyd | descending further west.  Other than a trail of blood from your severed
Floyd | head, the area is completely white.  A door stands in the western wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gerchis opens the door and enters.
Floyd | LAB
Floyd | This is where the doctor plots his evil schemes!  The room is filled
Floyd | with experimental equipment.  On one far wall is a raised metal tray of
Floyd | some sort.  Equipment fills one other corner, but in another lies a
Floyd | syringe of glowing serum!  It smells strongly of alcohol in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gerchis shuts and locks the door behind him.  He places your head on a
Floyd | tray along the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Da doctor will be wit' ya soon as 'e returns from away, which should
Floyd | be any minit now," says Gerchis.  "Tings are about to get pretty...
Floyd | heady... for you!"  With a gadawful chortling, the doctor's servant
Floyd | disposes of the bonesaw and goes to work at some equipment at your far
Floyd | right.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is all you can do to even keep your eyes open ("look").
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *        *        *        *
Floyd | For credits, type about and press enter.  For hints, type hints and
Floyd | press enter.
Floyd | *        *        *        *
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ LAB (upon a metal tray) | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Feeling your way around, you shamble south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Oof!  You bump into a wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | THUD!  Your body smacks up against the door to the lab.  You can barely
Floyd | see its outline through the frosted glass window.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's hopeless," Gerchis scolds you.  "Da door is locked.  Now sit
Floyd | tight, da doctor will be wit' you shortly, ya?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I think trying to get the shovel and then killing him might be a good idea."
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "hit window" 		

Floyd | [kill window]
Floyd | Your body smashes through the window with an elbow and throws the rest
Floyd | of the door open.  Gerchis spins to meet it, but freezes on the spot.
Floyd | His eyes dart nervously toward the syringe of Formula X!
Floyd | LAB (upon a metal tray)
Floyd | This is where the doctor plots his evil schemes!  From your place on
Floyd | the metal tray, you can see that the room is filled with experimental
Floyd | equipment.  Directly opposite of you is an old wooden door with a
Floyd | frosted glass window.  It smells strongly of alcohol in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon the floor here lies a glowing syringe of Formula X.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also here are some glass shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your headless body stands here.  Gerchis is here, shocked stiff by your
Floyd | still-standing body in the doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "get syringe" 		

Floyd | [get formula x]
Floyd | Your body takes the glowing syringe in hand...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "He subdued us the first time, I'm not sure why simply reattaching our head is going to do much good."
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "get head" 		

Floyd | Your body picks up your head.  Certainly one of the stranger sensations
Floyd | in life.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ LAB | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | If your body turned its back on Gerchis, you'd be mincemeat.
Floyd | Gerchis seems to come unstuck all of a sudden and wrestles with your
Floyd | body.  Despite your body's struggle, his four arms overpower you, and
Floyd | he stabs you with the needle in your own hand.  Your body collapses to
Floyd | the floor like a rag doll.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a wipe at his brow, Gerchis turns to you.  "You're a troublesome
Floyd | one, wa..." he croaks.  "When da doctor returns, I'll make certain 'e
Floyd | takes special care of you..."
Floyd | Better luck next time.
Floyd |

		
BrenBarn says, "rats" 		
BrenBarn says, "I was hoping to get the shovel and waste him" 		
BrenBarn says, "maybe we can get the shovel before we open the door" 		Jacqueline says, "Channel. :)"
JimKaplan says, "Yeah, that's what I said." 		Jacqueline says, "But yes."
BrenBarn asks, "when?" 		
JimKaplan says, "On the channel." 		
BrenBarn says, "oh" 		* BrenBarn has joined the channel.
		JimKaplan says, "Oh, well hi."
		BrenBarn says, "sorry, I didn't realize that was how this worked"
		JimKaplan says, "Ah, I see."
		Jacqueline exclaims, ";Gosh, huh. I just assumed you were here!"
		Jacqueline says, "You have heard none of our ponderings."
		BrenBarn says, "yeah"
		JimKaplan says, "You missed out on the wit of the century, I promise you."
		JimKaplan says, "In any case, I agree with the shovel idea."
		BrenBarn says, "okay, let's try it"

Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, UNDO a turn, or QUIT? Restart
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | I Was a Teenage Headless Experiment
Floyd | by Duncan Bowsman
Floyd | *     *     *     *
Floyd |
Floyd | ... but he has the element of surprise and a bonesaw, and you do not.
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm afraid you are dead!
Floyd | You scored 0 out of the maximum 0!
Floyd | That is 100% of the game!
Floyd |

		
JimKaplan presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | [Press any key to continue]
Floyd |
Floyd | ENTRYWAY
Floyd | The only way in and out of the doctor's secret lair.  The only way out,
Floyd | back into the freezing weather, is to the north, while a hallway
Floyd | leading farther in slopes gradually downward to the south.  The area
Floyd | has the sterile look of an unused hospital room, except for your
Floyd | headless body lying on the floor here.  Your metal snow shovel lies
Floyd | next to you.  Gerchis looms over you with a bonesaw and a blank
Floyd | expression.
Floyd |
Floyd | The doctor's ugly servant finishes separating your head from your body
Floyd | and tucks it under one of his lower arms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gerchis moves south.
Floyd | HALLWAY JUNCTION
Floyd | A gradual slope here indicates the floor is rising to the north and
Floyd | descending further west.  Other than a trail of blood from your severed
Floyd | head, the area is completely white.  A door stands in the western wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gerchis opens the door and enters.
Floyd | LAB
Floyd | This is where the doctor plots his evil schemes!  The room is filled
Floyd | with experimental equipment.  On one far wall is a raised metal tray of
Floyd | some sort.  Equipment fills one other corner, but in another lies a
Floyd | syringe of glowing serum!  It smells strongly of alcohol in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gerchis shuts and locks the door behind him.  He places your head on a
Floyd | tray along the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Da doctor will be wit' ya soon as 'e returns from away, which should
Floyd | be any minit now," says Gerchis.  "Tings are about to get pretty...
Floyd | heady... for you!"  With a gadawful chortling, the doctor's servant
Floyd | disposes of the bonesaw and goes to work at some equipment at your far
Floyd | right.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is all you can do to even keep your eyes open ("look").
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *        *        *        *
Floyd | For credits, type about and press enter.  For hints, type hints and
Floyd | press enter.
Floyd | *        *        *        *
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ LAB (upon a metal tray) | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "get shovel" 		

Floyd | You fumble around until your hands close about the shaft of your metal
Floyd | snow shovel.  It has a cold heft in your hands, like the certainty of
Floyd | death.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Aha."
		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Feeling your way around, you shamble south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | THUD!  Your body smacks up against the door to the lab.  You can barely
Floyd | see its outline through the frosted glass window.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's hopeless," Gerchis scolds you.  "Da door is locked.  Now sit
Floyd | tight, da doctor will be wit' you shortly, ya?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "hit window" 		

Floyd | [kill window]
Floyd | Your body smashes through the window with an elbow and throws the rest
Floyd | of the door open.  Gerchis spins to meet it, but freezes on the spot.
Floyd | His eyes dart nervously toward the syringe of Formula X!
Floyd | LAB (upon a metal tray)
Floyd | This is where the doctor plots his evil schemes!  From your place on
Floyd | the metal tray, you can see that the room is filled with experimental
Floyd | equipment.  Directly opposite of you is an old wooden door with a
Floyd | frosted glass window.  It smells strongly of alcohol in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon the floor here lies a glowing syringe of Formula X.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also here are some glass shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your headless body stands here.  Gerchis is here, shocked stiff by your
Floyd | still-standing body in the doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "hit gerchis with shovel" 		

Floyd | [kill gerchis with shovel]
Floyd | Crack!  You pank Gerchis's skull with the shovel and he falls to the
Floyd | floor, strings cut, a dead puppet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Whee"
		BrenBarn says, "aw yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "Whee"
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "get formula x" 		

Floyd | Your body takes the glowing syringe in hand...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "put head on body" 		

Floyd | You sit your head back upon your neck and seal it back together with a
Floyd | small injection of Formula X.  A searing pain follows that jolts the
Floyd | whole of you-- you drop the syringe and it shatters on the floor.  You
Floyd | shiver in a painful wholeness for a moment, but pull yourself together.
Floyd |
Floyd | You will be okay.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ LAB | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "x gerchis" 		

Floyd | Moronic hulk with four arms and one hideously bulging eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "We'll get out of this in one piece"
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
		BrenBarn asks, "so now do we just run away?"
		JimKaplan says, "I don't think there are any other locations."
		JimKaplan says, "We could head out, sure."
		Jacqueline asks, "What about the doctor?"
		Jacqueline says, "But, hm, yeah, we could just leave."
		JimKaplan says, "Maybe the doctor is outside somewhere."
		Jacqueline says, "We probably won't end up the story of lodge legends."
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You move east.
Floyd | HALLWAY JUNCTION
Floyd | A gradual slope here indicates the floor is rising to the north and
Floyd | descending further west.  Other than a trail of blood from your severed
Floyd | head, the area is completely white.  A door stands in the western wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ HALLWAY JUNCTION | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You move north.
Floyd | ENTRYWAY
Floyd | The only way in and out of the doctor's secret lair.  The way out, back
Floyd | into the freezing weather, is to the north, while while a hallway
Floyd | leading farther in slopes gradually downward to the south.  The area
Floyd | has the sterile look of an unused hospital room, except for your blood
Floyd | pooling all over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ ENTRYWAY | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >

		
BrenBarn says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You rush out of the door into the cold of Escanaba in a frantic search
Floyd | for the highway.  You manage to hail a car and get to the police
Floyd | station with your story.  At your prompting, they storm the doctor's
Floyd | lab and arrest him for his heinous operations.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may have saved the day, but still no-one will ever completely
Floyd | believe the horrifying extent of the time you spent as a teenage
Floyd | headless experiment!
Floyd | Congratulations!
Floyd |

		BrenBarn says, "well, that wasn't so bad"
		JimKaplan says, "Though no one believed us"
		JimKaplan says, "They thought we were a nut"
		JimKaplan says, "Little did they know...we were"
		Jacqueline says, "Huh. So, that was short and not-so-sweet."
		Jacqueline says, "Well done."
		Jacqueline says, "I was kind of in the mood for a short one today."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks."
		JimKaplan bows.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, UNDO a turn, or QUIT? Quit

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "no" 		
Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "roll over" 		
Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "speak" 		
Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "heel" 		
Floyd says (to JimKaplan), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		Jacqueline says, "I swear, we should send Floyd to obedience school."
		JimKaplan says, "Tsk, tsk."
		Johnny says, "He reads a lot, that has to be worth something."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Castle of the Red Prince by C.E.J. Pacian
As played on ifMUD on July 14, 2013

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 Castle of the Red Prince written by C.E.J. Pacian. Castle of the Red Prince was released in 2013. 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 castleoftheredprince" 		

Floyd ]  Sunrise
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Even after you ended your studies into the arcane, the nightmares
Floyd | continued to get worse.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see Amaranth in these dreams - a small and distant land that
Floyd | claims some vague portion of your ancestry - and the tyrant of a
Floyd | prince who rules it. You see everyone you have ever loved, everything
Floyd | you have ever cherished, shrivel and wither and fade - touched by his
Floyd | corrupting shadow.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Prince must die. You realise that now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Only then will the dreams stop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle of the Red Prince
Floyd | An interactive land of darkness by C.E.J. Pacian
Floyd | Release 7 / Serial number 130227 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd | [If you have not previously visited Amaranth, in dreams or otherwise,
Floyd | type ABOUT and press return.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Amaranth
Floyd | Wild forestland surrounds a quaint and shadowed village.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sheer cliff rises over the treetops, upon which is perched an
Floyd | ancient and gothic castle.
Floyd |
Floyd | (EXPLORE or X the land to find the means to the Red Prince's
Floyd | undoing.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x village" 		

Floyd ]  Sunrise
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VILLAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow deserted cobble roads between shuttered cottages and past a
Floyd | burnt-out church. Although barely a soul is to be found out of doors,
Floyd | there is movement in the windows of the local inn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "The concept I believe is that you examine places to go to them."
Binder says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Early Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Welcome to Amaranth, traveller.
Floyd |
Floyd | This whole blighted land sprawls out before you. Interact with any
Floyd | region, building or object you've seen mentioned in the text, at any
Floyd | time, by typing a simple command and pressing return.
Floyd |
Floyd | The game will try to introduce the commands you need as you play -
Floyd | either in bracketed, italicised prompts or in the story text itself.
Floyd | You can also use the command COMMANDS to view a brief list of
Floyd | the most important actions.
Floyd |
Floyd | The command CREDITS will fill you in on who made this game
Floyd | possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "A commands list might be of use."
		DavidW says, "yes, esp. if they're non-standard"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "commands" 		

Floyd ]  Early Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > COMMANDS
Floyd |
Floyd | EXPLORE or X any part of Amaranth you've seen mentioned
Floyd | in the text. Exploring the land and uncovering new areas will be one
Floyd | of the most important parts of your quest.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you come across the inhabitants of Amaranth, you can TALK
Floyd | TO or ATTACK them, as you see fit.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also TAKE certain useful items you may find and
Floyd | PUT them IN other places. Find out what items you have
Floyd | taken with the command INVENTORY or I.
Floyd |
Floyd | To remind yourself of the main areas of Amaranth, use the command
Floyd | MAP.
Floyd |
Floyd | And if you get stuck, SLEEP. The same dreams that brought you
Floyd | to Amaranth may also show you the path ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | (To remind yourself of the lay of the land, type MAP.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "The main weird ones look like explore, map, and sleep."
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
Jacqueline disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "map" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAP
Floyd |
Floyd | Amaranth
Floyd | Wild forestland surrounds a quaint and shadowed village.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sheer cliff rises over the treetops, upon which is perched an
Floyd | ancient and gothic castle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "explore"
		DavidW says, "explore"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "explore" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXPLORE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to explore?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "explore" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXPLORE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to explore?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x village" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VILLAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow deserted cobble roads between shuttered cottages and past a
Floyd | burnt-out church. Although barely a soul is to be found out of doors,
Floyd | there is movement in the windows of the local inn.
Floyd |
Floyd | (If you get stuck, SLEEP. Your dreams brought you to Amaranth and
Floyd | they may still show you the way.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x inn" 		

Floyd ]  Late Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X INN
Floyd |
Floyd | The inn bears no name, only a hanging sign depicting an overflowing
Floyd | tankard. The windows are barred and the door is unusually heavyset,
Floyd | but the hearth within casts a friendly glow and the barstool is a
Floyd | welcome respite for your weary legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The innkeeper nods a silent greeting, while a drunken carouser stamps
Floyd | his feet and slurs boisterous songs.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You may find out important information if you TALK TO the
Floyd | inhabitants of Amaranth.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "talk to innkeeper" 		

Floyd ]  Late Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO INNKEEPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The innkeeper sizes you up. "Don't get so many of your sort round
Floyd | here, least not these days. If you're looking for a drink, I have the
Floyd | best ale in all Amaranth."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "talk to carouser" 		

Floyd ]  Noon
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO CAROUSER
Floyd |
Floyd | The carouser looms over you, his breath stinking of cheap ale. "We
Floyd | don't need any more of your sort around here. Why don't you bloody
Floyd | well bugger off back where you came from?"
Floyd |
Floyd | (ATTACK belligerent parties WITH any weapons you may have. If you
Floyd | have yet to find anything more suitable, you can always resort to your
Floyd | FISTS.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I think he wants to throw down"
		JimKaplan asks, "Shall we?"
		DavidW says, "I have no serious gripe with him, but up to you."
		JimKaplan says, "The game seems to be suggesting it."
		DavidW says, "I don't think it is. I think it's only educating us on our options."
		smartgenes says, "Mos Eisley Cantina"
		JimKaplan says, "Could be."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x carouser" 		

Floyd ]  Noon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAROUSER
Floyd |
Floyd | Burly and red-nosed. He reeks of ale.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "We could come back to him."
		DavidW says, "on the other hand, the carouser may well be a handy punching bag just tor practicing."
		JimKaplan says, "Insult Punchfighting."
		DavidW says, "Like, to understand how the game works."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "talk to carouser" 		

Floyd ]  Early Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO CAROUSER
Floyd |
Floyd | The carouser slams his drink on the bar. "Get out! Your kind aren't
Floyd | welcome here! Or are you looking for a fight?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I wonder what our kind is"
		DavidW says, "oh. He is asking for it now. That's much more explicit."
		smartgenes says, "R2 unit"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Early Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | One who has spent too many nights studying forgotten lore, and too few
Floyd | days in the sunlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I doubt we're the droid he's looking for."
		DavidW asks, "Are we a robot? Or just guessing?"
		JimKaplan says, "Too few days in the sunlight doesn't seem like a robot issue."
		JimKaplan says, "Maybe we're just a geek."
		DavidW says, "Or a chick."
		smartgenes says, "or a rooster"
		JimKaplan says, "I think his reaction would be a little different in that situation."
		DavidW says, "cockadoodle-doo"
		JimKaplan asks, "So shall we punch him?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "tell carouser to naff off" 		

Floyd ]  Early Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELL CAROUSER TO NAFF OFF
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, attack carouser with fists"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "attack carouser with fists" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK CAROUSER WITH FISTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You raise your fists to attack, and the carouser suddenly falls to his
Floyd | knees. "No, don't! I'm the last of my brothers and sisters left alive!
Floyd | This lighter's not worth much, but my father gave it to me. Take it,
Floyd | and we'll call it quits!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You pocket the lighter and lower your fists.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Well, that was a clash of the titans."
		DavidW says, "oh, score"
		JimKaplan says, "We got a sweet zippo out of it too."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The engraving reads, "Be sober, be vigilant."
Floyd |
Floyd | With this, you should be able to light anything suitably flammable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "does no-one else feel guilty and taking his family heirloom?"
		JimKaplan says, "Nah."
		JimKaplan says, "We can give it back after we've liberated the land and stuff."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x carouser" 		

Floyd ]  Late Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAROUSER
Floyd |
Floyd | Burly and red-nosed. He reeks of ale.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Call it a Freedom Tax."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "talk to carouser" 		

Floyd ]  Late Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO CAROUSER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I s'pose you'll be setting fire to all sorts of things now. You look
Floyd | the type."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		JimKaplan says, "Racist."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "set fire to carouser" 		

Floyd ]  Sunset
Floyd |
Floyd | > SET FIRE TO CAROUSER
Floyd |
Floyd | There seems little purpose in setting the carouser on fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan exclaims, "Of course there's a purpose! It would be effing awesome!"
		DavidW says (to game), "The lolz"
		smartgenes says, "sorry, i had to know"
		JimKaplan asks, "Shall we explore elsewhere?"
		DavidW says, "Or get a drink"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "ask innkeeper for drink" 		

Floyd ]  Sunset
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK INNKEEPER FOR DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | The ale served in the inn proves lukewarm and watered down.
Floyd |
Floyd | The innkeeper meets your eye and smiles. You smile back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "talk to innkeeper" 		

Floyd ]  Sunrise
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO INNKEEPER
Floyd |
Floyd | "They say the Armoured Lady has haunted the church graveyard for a
Floyd | hundred years. Never seen her myself, mind."
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun sets over Amaranth and those few citizens out of doors
Floyd | scurry back to their homes. You retire to the local inn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something descends on the village from the castle with the
Floyd | flapping of leathery wings. Come morning, another poor soul is found
Floyd | pale, weak and proclaiming her love for the Red Prince.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. So no bottle of wine for a molotov cocktail, then."
		JimKaplan says, "Wine would make a lousy molotov in any case."
		JimKaplan says, "Also, creepy."
		DavidW says, "oh, like I've ever made one."
		DavidW says, "but, yeah, I suppose vodka would be much more suited."
		JimKaplan says, "In general, I don't think alcohol works for molotov cocktails at all."
		JimKaplan asks, "But anyway, there's a graveyard, apparently. Shall we look?"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x village" 		

Floyd ]  Sunrise
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VILLAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow deserted cobble roads between shuttered cottages and past a
Floyd | burnt-out church. Although barely a soul is to be found out of doors,
Floyd | there is movement in the windows of the local inn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to x), "church" 		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x church" 		

Floyd ]  Early Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHURCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Once grand and reverently architected, the windows are now empty, the
Floyd | roof open and the walls blackened by smoke. The spire remains
Floyd | standing, but the stairs up were apparently burned away in the
Floyd | original conflagration.
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite this blasphemy, the graveyard seems untouched.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Is 'architected' a word?"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x spire" 		

Floyd ]  Early Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SPIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | An accusing claw, pointing at the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "not sure"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x graveyard" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GRAVEYARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Emerging from tangled weeds are a chaos of headstones topped with
Floyd | cherubs and angels. A mausoleum stands in one corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Within the gates of this graveyard you feel watched.

		Binder says, "Yes it is"

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "I prefer architextured."
		DavidW says, "'architected' does sound a bit dodgy."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get weeds" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET WEEDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide to leave the weeds for now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x them" 		

Floyd ]  Late Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | The weeds of Amaranth are clinging, resilient and often poisonous.

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x headstones" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Late Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HEADSTONES
Floyd |
Floyd | There seems to have been a long lasting tradition of angel headstones
Floyd | in Amaranth. These stone guardians seem both protective and resigned
Floyd | to mute sadness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "move headstone" 		

Floyd ]  Noon
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE HEADSTONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Those are fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Noon
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You mutter what feeble protective incantations come to mind, to no
Floyd | obvious effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Of course to no obvious effect, it's not like a tiger is attempting to savage us right now or something"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x mausoleum" 		

Floyd ]  Early Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAUSOLEUM
Floyd |
Floyd | A small and gabled building of mossy stone. The silence around it is
Floyd | unnatural and oppressive.
Floyd |
Floyd | As soon as you step inside the mausoleum, a long-haired revenant
Floyd | stumbles shrieking from its depths, clad in chainmail and brandishing
Floyd | a gleaming sword. Her voice claws at your eardrums and you find
Floyd | yourself fleeing the graveyard in terror.
Floyd |
Floyd | She stops at the threshold of the mausoleum and watches you with empty
Floyd | eye sockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "See, now would be a decent time for protective incantations."
		smartgenes says, "is that the Revenant from Necrotic Drift then"
		JimKaplan says, "It's probably a Revenant from Skyrim"
		smartgenes says, "maybe we'll find out who he is after all, DavidW"
		DavidW says, "I think we need weapons and armour too."
		JimKaplan says, "Fists do seem insufficient in this situation."
		JimKaplan exclaims, "Maybe we can light it on fire!"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "talk to revenant" 		

Floyd ]  Early Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO REVENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | Tip of her sword at your throat, the revenant speaks through parched
Floyd | lips. "Treachery at every turn. Betrayed by my own army. Failed by my
Floyd | heirs. Take this sword. Slay the one who trapped me in my own grave.
Floyd | Fail, and I shall recover it from your corpse and devour your heart.
Floyd | As I did with those who came before you."
Floyd |
Floyd | With a flash of white-hot light from her empty eye sockets, the
Floyd | armoured lady retreats into the mausoleum and disappears. You find
Floyd | yourself holding her silver sword.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Um...or that."
		DavidW says, "my goodness"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sword" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Its edge glints with an otherworldly light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a silver sword
Floyd |   an engraved lighter
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | For a moment you are confused. You might know that item by another
Floyd | name, it might not be important, or perhaps you grasp at phantoms that
Floyd | exist on another plane.
Floyd |
Floyd | (When in doubt, focus on interacting with nouns mentioned in the
Floyd | text.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Nudity is the way of the true hero"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Late Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Amaranth
Floyd | Wild forestland surrounds a quaint and shadowed village.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sheer cliff rises over the treetops, upon which is perched an
Floyd | ancient and gothic castle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Huh. weird."
		DavidW says, "yeah, so far, this has all been one room."
		JimKaplan says, "It's like being omniscient and limited at the same time."
		DavidW says, "We find objects described within other objects."
		JimKaplan says, "Yeah."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x carouser" 		

Floyd ]  Late Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAROUSER
Floyd |
Floyd | Burly and red-nosed. He reeks of ale.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "So we don't have to enter things first to see what's in them."
		DavidW says, "We also have a clock to worry about, I think."
		JimKaplan says, "Time of day, yeah, could be."
		DavidW says, "I suggest exploring the castle only by day, at least at first."
		JimKaplan says, "Castlevania comes to mind."
		JimKaplan says, "I think there are maybe cottages left in the village, other than that it's forest and castle."
		JimKaplan says, "Or houses, whatever they were."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x houses" 		

Floyd ]  Late Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOUSES
Floyd |
Floyd | For a moment you are confused. You might know that item by another
Floyd | name, it might not be important, or perhaps you grasp at phantoms that
Floyd | exist on another plane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x cottages" 		

Floyd ]  Sunset
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COTTAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | Those few cottages that are not shuttered up or barricaded are empty
Floyd | and dilapidated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "So forest or castle."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x weeds" 		

Floyd ]  Sunset
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WEEDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The weeds of Amaranth are clinging, resilient and often poisonous.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take barstool" 		

Floyd ]  Sunrise
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BARSTOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide to leave the barstool for now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun sets over Amaranth and those few citizens out of doors
Floyd | scurry back to their homes. You retire to the local inn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something descends on the village from the castle with the
Floyd | flapping of leathery wings. Come morning, another poor soul is found
Floyd | pale, weak and proclaiming her love for the Red Prince.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "This is very Dracula."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x forest" 		

Floyd ]  Sunrise
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FOREST
Floyd |
Floyd | The forests of Amaranth are dark and wild. An unpaved path leads
Floyd | through the grasping branches, past an abandoned shack and an ancient
Floyd | stone shrine, and ends - seemingly at random - in a quiet glade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get branch" 		

Floyd ]  Early Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BRANCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The wood of Amaranth seems sickly and damp - not much good for
Floyd | firewood, let alone more involved uses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "BURN THE FOREST TO THE GROUND"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x shack" 		

Floyd ]  Early Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing away the ivy that has overgrown its broken door, you discover
Floyd | that the abandoned shack is the entrance to an old mine shaft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x ivy" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IVY
Floyd |
Floyd | The weeds of Amaranth are clinging, resilient and often poisonous.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Shall we shaft?"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x shaft" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHAFT
Floyd |
Floyd | The mine shaft is lit only by an eerie phosphorescence. Deserted rails
Floyd | lead down through the subterranean passages and makeshift crosses
Floyd | protrude from cave-in debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | Among the abandoned mine equipment, you see a stick of dynamite.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You can TAKE certain items and PUT them IN other locations. See
Floyd | what items you're carrying with INVENTORY or I.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get cross" 		

Floyd ]  Late Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | You will not disturb these poor miners" graves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dddaaannn arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x dynamite" 		

Floyd ]  Late Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DYNAMITE
Floyd |
Floyd | The stick of dynamite is old, but dry and intact. It should make a
Floyd | reasonable bang several seconds after being lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "take dynamite, of course"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "take dynamite" 		

Floyd ]  Noon
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DYNAMITE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take possession of the stick of dynamite... carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Exploring a shaft gave us a reasonable bang."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x rails" 		

Floyd ]  Noon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RAILS
Floyd |
Floyd | The rails lead nowhere and carry no cargo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x forest" 		

Floyd ]  Early Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FOREST
Floyd |
Floyd | The forests of Amaranth are dark and wild. An unpaved path leads
Floyd | through the grasping branches, past an abandoned shack and an ancient
Floyd | stone shrine, and ends - seemingly at random - in a quiet glade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x shrine" 		

Floyd ]  Early Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHRINE
Floyd |
Floyd | A weather-smoothed stone that might once have been in the form of some
Floyd | obscure god.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horned skeleton is lying near the shrine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dddaaannn has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get horn" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | Those seem to be a part of the horned skeleton.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "get skeleton" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SKELETON
Floyd |
Floyd | You gather up the horned skeleton. It maintains its form almost as
Floyd | though some inhuman will remains to hold it together.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x stone" 		

Floyd ]  Late Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STONE
Floyd |
Floyd | A weather-smoothed stone that might once have been in the form of some
Floyd | obscure god.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "move stone" 		

Floyd ]  Late Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE STONE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "look behind it" 		

Floyd ]  Sunset
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND IT
Floyd |
Floyd | A weather-smoothed stone that might once have been in the form of some
Floyd | obscure god.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x path" 		

Floyd ]  Sunset
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PATH
Floyd |
Floyd | The path that leads through the forest has been worn into the dirt by
Floyd | many feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "There was a glade, right?"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x glade" 		

Floyd ]  Sunrise
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GLADE
Floyd |
Floyd | A quiet clearing in the forest, carpeted in daisies that gently sway
Floyd | in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ring of scorched earth is the only blot on the glade's idyll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun sets over Amaranth and those few citizens out of doors
Floyd | scurry back to their homes. You retire to the local inn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something descends on the village from the castle with the
Floyd | flapping of leathery wings. Come morning, another poor soul is found
Floyd | pale, weak and proclaiming her love for the Red Prince.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Sunrise
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | For a moment, you are confused. You suspect you will not need to
Floyd | perform such an action.
Floyd |
Floyd | (That's not a verb you need for this game. If you've seen a
Floyd | different verb with a similar meaning in the text, try using that
Floyd | instead. Type COMMANDS to see a short list of common commands.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd ]  Sunrise
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RING
Floyd |
Floyd | You step uneasily around the ring. It is a perfect, unnatural circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "enter ring" 		

Floyd ]  Early Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER RING
Floyd |
Floyd | As you step into the ring of scorched earth, the sky beings to acquire
Floyd | a green tint. The trees around you warp and change into species you
Floyd | have never seen before. Mellifluous voices carry on the wind, and you
Floyd | catch glimpses of naked, horned figures frolicking in the eerie light
Floyd | of two suns.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the gasp of one who has been holding their breath, you step out
Floyd | of the ring and back into the everyday world, before you are
Floyd | completely lost.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "mmm those sky beings"
		JimKaplan asks, "Parallel universe?"
		DavidW asks, "um, what?"
		JimKaplan asks, "The figures were horned, maybe this skeleton guy came from there?"
		smartgenes says, "think it was meant to be "begins".."
		smartgenes says, "i was thinking to bury him"
		JimKaplan says, "We could toss him in the circle"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "throw skeleton into ring" 		

Floyd ]  Early Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW SKELETON INTO RING
Floyd |
Floyd | You place the horned skeleton within the ring of scorched earth,
Floyd | taking care not to enter it yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a sound like the ripping of flesh, a toothed maw opens in the
Floyd | ground, swallowing the skeleton whole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The maw stretches wide, exuding sulphur and the sense of an immense
Floyd | appetite yet unfulfilled.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I missed the 'skeleton guy', I guess."
		JimKaplan says, "Eurgh."
		smartgenes says, "the skeleton with the horn in the mausoleum"
		DavidW asks, "sorry, but where did we get a skeleton from?"
		JimKaplan says, "The shrine."
		smartgenes says, "sorry in the mine thing"
		DavidW says, "oh"
		JimKaplan says, "TNT from the mine, skeletone from the shrine."
		smartgenes asks, "the shrine was in the mine?"
		JimKaplan says, "No, they were both on the forest path."
		smartgenes says, "ok"
		JimKaplan says, "As is this glade thingy."
		smartgenes says, "this is the confusion of the new map system"
		JimKaplan says, "I guess using x to explore doesn't provide much in the way of directional thinking."
		DavidW says, "I've seen one other game use this technique of leveled nouns."
		JimKaplan says, "I'm wondering if we were supposed to do that or if we wasted the skeleton."
		JimKaplan says, "Maybe it was a teaching-us-to-do-somthing deal."
		DavidW says, "There was a game called Out of the Study where lots of stuff was hidden in the descriptions of other stuff; see file:///c:/users/david/My%20Website/sol/outstudy1.html for my idea of how the room description would've looked with everything visible at once."
		DavidW says, "oops, bad url"
		DavidW says, "[LINK]"
		JimKaplan says, "Neat."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x forest" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FOREST
Floyd |
Floyd | The forests of Amaranth are dark and wild. An unpaved path leads
Floyd | through the grasping branches, past an abandoned shack and an ancient
Floyd | stone shrine, and ends - seemingly at random - in a quiet glade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "did we go in the shack?"
		JimKaplan says, "Yeah, the mine shaft was in it."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x shack" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The abandoned shack stands over the entrance to an old mine shaft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x equipment" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EQUIPMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | For a moment you are confused. You might know that item by another
Floyd | name, it might not be important, or perhaps you grasp at phantoms that
Floyd | exist on another plane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "sleep?"
		JimKaplan says, "There's still the castle."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go castle" 		

Floyd ]  Late Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO CASTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A towering gothic structure of ancient stone. Its crumbling watchtower
Floyd | overlooks the village, and dim lights glow in the windows of the Great
Floyd | Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gaunt soldiers stand guard around the Great Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x soldiers" 		

Floyd ]  Late Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOLDIERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The gaunt soldiers of the Red Prince are haggard and emaciated. Their
Floyd | pallor speaks more of the grave than the battlefield.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x watchtower" 		

Floyd ]  Noon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WATCHTOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | The watchtower has a commanding view of the village below. Though
Floyd | built from huge stone bricks that have resisted weathering, it slants
Floyd | distinctly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The air inside the watchtower is thick with flies. Rotting carcasses
Floyd | are shackled to the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive gong stands within the watchtower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x carcasses" 		

Floyd ]  Noon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CARCASSES
Floyd |
Floyd | Very little is left of these unfortunate prisoners.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Oh, human carcasses."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gong" 		

Floyd ]  Early Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GONG
Floyd |
Floyd | Heavy and ornate, it will make quite a sound when rung.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "go watchtower" 		

Floyd ]  Early Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO WATCHTOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | The watchtower has a commanding view of the village below. Though
Floyd | built from huge stone bricks that have resisted weathering, it slants
Floyd | distinctly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The air inside the watchtower is thick with flies. Rotting carcasses
Floyd | are shackled to the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive gong stands within the watchtower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit gong" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT GONG
Floyd |
Floyd | The gong resounds with a mournful note that echoes throughout the
Floyd | castle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gaunt soldiers that guard the Great Hall leave their posts to file
Floyd | slowly into the watchtower. They shamble and crawl over its mouldy
Floyd | flagstone, picking at the carcasses chained to the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan asks, "Great Hall, I guess?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x great hall" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GREAT HALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter a domed hall of faded tapestries and tarnished gold. Cobwebs
Floyd | span the archways and dust coats every surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tall, pale figure emerges from the shadows. "Welcome. I am known as
Floyd | the Red Prince. A fitting title, I feel. And who might you be? No,
Floyd | don't tell me."
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill runs down your spine as his dark eyes drill into yours. You
Floyd | hear subtle echoes of your recent thoughts and conversations, before
Floyd | he breaks the contact and smiles. "A fellow student of the occult, I
Floyd | see. Do feel free to explore my library."
Floyd |
Floyd | Finding little fresh meat to sate their appetites, the gaunt soldiers
Floyd | march back to their posts in the Great Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Well...uh...thanks for not killing us."
		DavidW asks, "library next?"
		JimKaplan says, "Sure."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x library" 		

Floyd ]  Late Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIBRARY
Floyd |
Floyd | Shelves and shelves of books are crammed together in the tight space
Floyd | of the castle library. The air is musty with the smell of aging paper.
Floyd | You find any number of arcane and esoteric books, many of which you
Floyd | have previously read.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few rare titles catch your eye, however, books you had thought long
Floyd | lost to the world: a Treatise on Other Worlds, Analysis Of Evil,
Floyd | Ignorant Children, History of Greatness and a black book.
Floyd |
Floyd | A lantern has been cast aside in one corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Late Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | For a moment you are confused. You might know that item by another
Floyd | name, it might not be important, or perhaps you grasp at phantoms that
Floyd | exist on another plane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Late Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Sunset
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | A sturdy lantern in an old style. It is unlit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "light lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Sunset
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | You light the lantern. You can now explore places that are shrouded in
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x black book" 		

Floyd ]  Sunrise
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLACK BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | This book is distinguished by only an embossed skull on its cover.
Floyd | Nevertheless, you recognise it immediately. You are unable to read the
Floyd | thin, inhuman scrawl within its pages, and would be reluctant to
Floyd | expose yourself to its horrors even if you could.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun sets over Amaranth and those few citizens out of doors
Floyd | scurry back to their homes. You retire to the local inn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something descends on the village from the castle with the
Floyd | flapping of leathery wings. Come morning, another poor soul is found
Floyd | pale, weak and proclaiming her love for the Red Prince.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "read treatise on other worlds" 		

Floyd ]  Sunrise
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ TREATISE ON OTHER WORLDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You thumb through the book looking for anything of interest, and find
Floyd | the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | "...such 'Fairy Rings' have long been held in European folklore as
Floyd | passages to the realm of the Others. Doors left ajar, if you will,
Floyd | awaiting the return of visitors to our world.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Experimentation reveals that such travellers need not return to their
Floyd | doorway in a state of life for it to open, albeit, in such cases, not
Floyd | quite to the place from which they originally came."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "read analysis of evil" 		

Floyd ]  Early Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ ANALYSIS OF EVIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You thumb through the book looking for anything of interest, and find
Floyd | the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Many myths and tales attribute various strengths and weaknesses to
Floyd | such evils - from the ability to turn to mist, to a variety of
Floyd | apotropaics thought to ward them away. In particular, the powers of
Floyd | evil are said to wane considerably during the daylight hours, although
Floyd | the notion that sunlight should result in the combustion of the demon
Floyd | is recent and apocryphal.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Most reliable sources agree on the effectiveness of silver as
Floyd | anathema to evil. Those advocating iron instead are surely victim to
Floyd | ecumenical confusion between those that are Evil and those that are
Floyd | merely of the Other."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "We do have a silver sword."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "read ignorant children" 		

Floyd ]  Early Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IGNORANT CHILDREN
Floyd |
Floyd | You skim the first chapter and pick out a passage at random:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Moulded by foreign magicks into human form, these cuckoo chicks of
Floyd | outre parents may even reach adulthood unaware of their heritage and
Floyd | abilities."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "what on earth is apotropaic?"
		JimKaplan asks, "Warding off evil, I tihnk?"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "read history of greatness" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ HISTORY OF GREATNESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You read a page from the middle of the book:
Floyd |
Floyd | "But recognising his magnificence, the invading army pledged their
Floyd | immortal souls to his throne. The betrayed jezebel fell into a fatal
Floyd | fit of rage and was said to have died of a heart too unrighteous to
Floyd | beat."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You read a page from the middle of the book:
Floyd |
Floyd | "But recognising his magnificence, the invading army pledged their
Floyd | immortal souls to his throne. The betrayed jezebel fell into a fatal
Floyd | fit of rage and was said to have died of a heart too unrighteous to
Floyd | beat."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "'His throne' being the Red Prince's, I suppose."
		JimKaplan says, "And the 'betrayed jezebel' would be the Revenant."
		JimKaplan asks, "If the Red Prince was from the circle, we could get rid of him by throwin him in, I guess?"
		DavidW says, "sounds likely, yes"
		JimKaplan says, "Kill him with our sword and throw the corpse into the ring or some such."
		JimKaplan says, "Though now I'm wondering what they dynamite is for."
		smartgenes asks, "blow up castle?"
		JimKaplan says, "Could be, yeah."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "bomb castle" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > BOMB CASTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | For a moment, you are confused. You suspect you will not need to
Floyd | perform such an action.
Floyd |
Floyd | (That's not a verb you need for this game. If you've seen a
Floyd | different verb with a similar meaning in the text, try using that
Floyd | instead. Type COMMANDS to see a short list of common commands.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "set dynamite" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > SET DYNAMITE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "place dynamite in castle" 		

Floyd ]  Late Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLACE DYNAMITE IN CASTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Although you're unable to find an obvious weak point, you place the
Floyd | dynamite in the castle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Hrmmm."
		JimKaplan says, "A weak spot."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "map" 		

Floyd ]  Late Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAP
Floyd |
Floyd | Amaranth
Floyd | Wild forestland surrounds a quaint and shadowed village.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sheer cliff rises over the treetops, upon which is perched an
Floyd | ancient and gothic castle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x cliff" 		

Floyd ]  Noon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLIFF
Floyd |
Floyd | These treacherous cliffs of black rock project straight up from the
Floyd | banks of a raging river and cast a shadow over the village. A single
Floyd | narrow trail leads up to the castle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "One part of the castle was leaning, was it not? And the gong would summon the guards to it. Perhaps put the dynamite there, hit gong, light fuse, and hopefully the guards will all die."
		JimKaplan says, "We could blow up the tower somehow, yes."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x trail" 		

Floyd ]  Noon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRAIL
Floyd |
Floyd | It winds up the cliff, starting from the banks of a raging river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x river" 		

Floyd ]  Early Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | A deep river of hidden undercurrents and nameless flotsam. Following
Floyd | it to its source, you find a waterfall cascading down the cliff face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Might save first, in case our timing is off."
		JimKaplan says, "I think we can do it in one turn in any case, but sure."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x waterfall" 		

Floyd ]  Early Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WATERFALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the waterfall is a dark cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Oho."
		DavidW says, "and we have a lantern"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x cave" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Holding your lantern high to illuminate your way, you edge into the
Floyd | cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Although seemingly natural in origin, the cave intersects with the
Floyd | foundations of some structure. They're not substantial enough to be
Floyd | shoring up the entire castle, but you suspect that these foundations
Floyd | might underlie its watchtower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Well there's yer problem"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x foundations" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FOUNDATIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | Thick beams of damp and rotting wood that must support the castle
Floyd | watchtower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Maybe we can put the dynamite in the foundations, then ring the gong, then light the dynamite."
		DavidW says, "I think a plan is firming up."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "put dynamite in foundations" 		

Floyd ]  Late Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DYNAMITE IN FOUNDATIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You are not holding the stick of dynamite.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i'm not sure it matters about the gong is the whole place is gonna blow"
		JimKaplan says, "Oh, we dropped it in the castle."
		DavidW says, "yeah. The timing isn't clear."
		JimKaplan says, "It's under the watchtower, though, not the castle."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "get dynamite" 		

Floyd ]  Late Afternoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET DYNAMITE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take possession of the stick of dynamite... carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The gong is important so we can get rid of the guards with the tower."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "put it in foundations" 		

Floyd ]  Sunset
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT IT IN FOUNDATIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You study the foundations for a while, working out where the point of
Floyd | greatest weakness is, and place the dynamite there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "hit gong" 		

Floyd ]  Sunset
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT GONG
Floyd |
Floyd | The gong resounds with a mournful note that echoes throughout the
Floyd | castle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gaunt soldiers that guard the Great Hall leave their posts to file
Floyd | slowly into the watchtower. They shamble and crawl over its mouldy
Floyd | flagstone, picking at the carcasses chained to the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Among our arcane studies were structural engineering"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "light dynamite" 		

Floyd ]  Sunrise
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT DYNAMITE
Floyd |
Floyd | You light the fuse and quickly make your exit from the cave. Scant
Floyd | seconds later the dynamite explodes and the nearby foundations fold up
Floyd | like a concertina.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a low rumble, the watchtower collapses into a pile of broken
Floyd | stone and dust, forever changing the skyline of Amaranth. Those few of
Floyd | the Prince's terrible soldiers to escape are in no state to return to
Floyd | their posts.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun sets over Amaranth and those few citizens out of doors
Floyd | scurry back to their homes. You retire to the local inn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something descends on the village from the castle with the
Floyd | flapping of leathery wings. Come morning, another poor soul is found
Floyd | pale, weak and proclaiming his love for the Red Prince.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "We blowed it up good"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf12" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Sunrise
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "good plan DavidW"
		JimKaplan says, "Yep"
		DavidW says, "thanks"
		DavidW says, "so, great hall again"
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x hall" 		

Floyd ]  Sunrise
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter a domed hall of faded tapestries and tarnished gold. Cobwebs
Floyd | span the archways and dust coats every surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Prince lounges in a high-backed chair, a terrible and languid
Floyd | smile adorning his pale features.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x tapestries" 		

Floyd ]  Early Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TAPESTRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | These faded tapestries depict battles whose combatants and outcomes
Floyd | have been obscured by age.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "talk to prince" 		

Floyd ]  Early Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO PRINCE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh... you were expecting me to be perturbed that you intend to kill
Floyd | me? You think, perhaps, that you're the first to try? But that is not
Floyd | so. I have bested far greater warriors than you. Much braver souls
Floyd | have begged me for mercy. Whole armies have been broken to my will.
Floyd | Yes, carry out your futile designs. And the less you bore me, the less
Floyd | I shall make you suffer."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes asks, "um kill him with the sword and that's that?"
		JimKaplan asks, "Is this the Red Prince or the Joker?"
		DavidW asks, "confident s.o.b., isn't he?"
		JimKaplan says, "Well, he is supposed to be vulnerable to silver, I think"
		JimKaplan says, "And we got a silver sword."
		smartgenes says, "you don't scare us with your blather"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "wipe smile off his face" 		

Floyd ]  Early Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > WIPE SMILE OFF HIS FACE
Floyd |
Floyd | For a moment you are confused. You might know that item by another
Floyd | name, it might not be important, or perhaps you grasp at phantoms that
Floyd | exist on another plane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Aww, that would have been really cool."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "kill prince with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL PRINCE WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You charge the Red Prince, swinging the silver sword. He easily evades
Floyd | your clumsy attack, at first, before you find a grace and prowess you
Floyd | had no idea you possessed. You duck beneath fingers wielded like
Floyd | talons and drive the silver sword through his heart. With a prolonged
Floyd | death rattle, he crumples into his chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | The corpse of the Red Prince bears a strange and terrible smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "x corpse" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | In truth, he does not seem to have changed much from when he was
Floyd | alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | The corpse of the Red Prince moves with the slightest twitch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Ruh roh"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "kick corpse" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | For a moment, you are confused. You suspect you will not need to
Floyd | perform such an action.
Floyd |
Floyd | (That's not a verb you need for this game. If you've seen a
Floyd | different verb with a similar meaning in the text, try using that
Floyd | instead. Type COMMANDS to see a short list of common commands.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "take corpse"
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "spit on corpse" 		

Floyd ]  Mid-Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > SPIT ON CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | For a moment, you are confused. You suspect you will not need to
Floyd | perform such an action.
Floyd |
Floyd | (That's not a verb you need for this game. If you've seen a
Floyd | different verb with a similar meaning in the text, try using that
Floyd | instead. Type COMMANDS to see a short list of common commands.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "take corpse" 		

Floyd ]  Late Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | A shudder runs through the corpse of the Red Prince.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		smartgenes says, "i learned that from World of Warcraft"
		DavidW says, "put corpse in ring"
		JimKaplan says, "He's coming back to life, I think."
		JimKaplan says, "Yeah."
JimKaplan says (to floyd), "put corpse in ring" 		

Floyd ]  Late Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT CORPSE IN RING
Floyd |
Floyd | While you heft it towards the maw, the Red Prince's corpse seems to
Floyd | convulse with a renewed effort to tear through the thin albumen
Floyd | between death and unlife.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you finally cast it into those terrible, subterranean jaws, the
Floyd | corpse's eyes flick open. "No! You cannot! Wretch!"
Floyd |
Floyd | But the Red Prince's curses grow distant as he tumbles into oblivion.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a satisfied, sulphurous growl, the maw's gangrenous lips draw
Floyd | closed and fade completely from this world. Behind you, the sinister
Floyd | castle that has for so long dominated the sky of Amaranth finally
Floyd | collapses in on itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | You draw a deep breath of fresh air, and feel a weight lifted from
Floyd | your soul. Perhaps now you can return home and rest.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The Red Prince has died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or view the CREDITS?
Floyd | >

		
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Late Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
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 view the CREDITS?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, that was short and sweet"
		JimKaplan says, "Well."
smartgenes says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]  Late Morning
Floyd |
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle of the Red Prince is an interactive grimoire by the mad
Floyd | Englishman C.E.J. Pacian - said to have been inscribed during a series
Floyd | of terrible rites in which George Oliver, Konstantinos "Gnome"
Floyd | Dimopoulos, Emily Boegheim and Stephen Lavelle served as human
Floyd | sacrifices (or "beta testers" as they are known to students of the
Floyd | occult). Helpful prayers were also offered by Anna Anthropy and Robert
Floyd | Yang.
Floyd |
Floyd | The author can reputedly be summoned by reciting the correct
Floyd | incantations towards cejpacian@googlemail.com
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or view the CREDITS?
Floyd | >

		JimKaplan says, "Interactive grimoire...cute."
		



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
IntroComp 2013 Awards Ceremony
Intro to Best Laid Plans by David Whyld
Intro to Akkoteaque by Anthony Casteel
As played on ifMUD on August 18, 2013

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 2013 IntroComp awards ceremony, followed by a ClubFloyd session of the first and second place introductions, Best Laid Plans written by David Whyld, and Akkoteaque written by Anthony Casteel. Best Laid Plans and Akkoteaque were released as part of IntroComp 2013, in which they took first and second place, respectively. You can learn more about the games, including how to download them, by visiting the IFDB pages for Best Laid Plans and Akkoteaque.

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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Best Laid Plans by David Whyld
Akkoteaque by Anthony Casteel
ToyShop & Floyditorium
		
#ClubFloyd Discussion
		

Binder arrives from the west. 		
Jacqueline disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
MTW says, "i hope she's getting the drinks" 		
Gunther arrives from the west. 		
Jacqueline arrives from the west. 		
ghira arrives from the west. 		
Jacqueline says, "Golly, small crowd today." 		
Jacqueline says, "But I shall NOT let that diminish how pleased I am to see all of you here." 		
Gunther says, "it *is* a sunday in the high holiday/gencon season" 		
Binder says, "What we lack in size we make up in raucousness." 		
MTW asks, "still an hour to go, right?" 		
DavidWelbourn arrives from the west. 		
Jacqueline says, "Um, oh WAIT" 		
Gunther asks (of DavidWelbourn), "are you davidw from the forums?" 		
HanonO asks, "Stragglers coming in from late trains?" 		
Gunther ducks. 		
MTW says, ":)" 		
Jacqueline says, "Gosh, gosh, gosh, you are right. I was somehow on ALASKA time." 		
Gunther says, "oh Jacq" 		
Jacqueline says, "So, um, yeah. Nevermind, people. See you in an hour." 		
Gunther says, "that'll cost extra" 		
DavidWelbourn says (to Gunther), "No, I'm DavidW from ifMud." 		
MTW says, "that's okay, none of us have anything else to do, obviously, lol" 		
Gunther disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
boucher arrives from the west. 		
ghira asks, "so we have to go ALL the way back to the lounge now?" 		
ghira 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 (to ghira), "Um, yes." 		
HanonO asks, "Should we cover up the XYZZY 2012 banner with something?" 		
boucher disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
two-star disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
MTW says, "get the spray paint" 		
Jacqueline hollers, "Okay, I'm an idiot... I did the time zone conversion wrong. It's in an hour." 		
DavidWelbourn says, "I'm trying to make myself less ambiguous with davidwhyld." 		
DavidWelbourn says, "At least for today." 		
Jacqueline says (to Hanon0), "We normally do, but I haven't have been able to track down a wizard to help me, so instead I just wrote it into my remarks." 		
Nitku says, "Technically 2 PM EST is in 2 hours, but I suppose everyone still talks about EST while in EDT" 		
MTW asks, "wait, what?" 		
HanonO says, "2pm ET"" 		
Binder says, "The D in EDT stands for Summer." 		
MTW exclaims, "im living in a cuckoo clock!" 		
Jacqueline asks, "Okay, gosh, could I have fucked this up more?" 		
Binder exclaims, "Probably!" 		
MTW says, "it's quite alright" 		
MTW says, "lol" 		
Jacqueline says, "I just realized that I've had that part wrong FOR YEARS. I thought the D was for Daylight Savings and was in the winter." 		
Jacqueline says, "Thanks, Nitku." 		
Jacqueline says, "(Like, sincerely.)" 		
Nitku says, "heh, no problem" 		
HanonO exclaims, "Just saying ET, CT...is best!" 		
Nitku says, "hopefully there hasn't been a huge crowd coming in an hour late every year" 		
Jacqueline says, "But it's obviously not EST anywhere right now, so I think in one hour is fine." 		
Jacqueline says (to Nitu), "Gosh. Possibly. I guess I won't sleep tonight now, wondering." 		
Zach says, "Hey, I'm in the EST" 		
MTW says, "i had to spend 15 minutes convincing mostly_useless that its 8pm his time in the UK, not 8am" 		
Binder zaps Zach. 		
Zach says, "heh" 		
Jacqueline asks (of Zach), "You mean, you're in a place that doesn't switch?" 		
Jacqueline says, "Hm, yeah, I guess there probably are a few of those." 		
Zach says, "Oh, yeah, I mean, EDT" 		
Nitku says, "Cayman Islands apparently" 		
Jacqueline says, "Okay, I shall go clarify on the web, but I'll see you all in an hour." 		
Binder knows a guy in the Cayman Islands. "He does my laundry." 		
MTW says, "k" 		
Jacqueline says, "Well, 51 minutes." 		
Binder says, "Fuck it, I'll just idle here." 		
minghua arrives from the west. 		
Zach says, "Forever and ever" 		
MTW says, "david, i was just watching your Get Lamp interview footage on the archive" 		
Nitku disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
Jacqueline disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
MTW disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
HanonO disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
MTW arrives from the west. 		
DavidWelbourn says (to MTW), "That particular footage seems to be very popular. I'm not at all sure why; I'm not exactly a big name even in IF circles." 		
MTW says, "i know, its got like 11k downloads, lol" 		
MTW says, "but he does state that its his fav interview, maybe that's why the popularity" 		
DavidWelbourn says, "mm, yes, that probably helps enormously." 		
MTW exclaims, "you ARE TEH INTARWEB SENSATION!" 		
Binder says, "Perhaps you've hti critical mass where now it feeds on its own popularity to rock up the charts to be the next Bieber." 		
Binder says, "No. Not hti. Hit." 		
MTW says, "it folds in on itself, bending space and time" 		
MTW says, "thats how popular it is" 		
Binder says, "And that's how nerds broke space-time, your honor." 		
MTW says, "lol" 		
MTW asks, "how do u talk just in the peanut gallery?" 		
maga says, "it's a channel" 		
MTW asks, "thanks, i joined the channel i think, but how do i talk in that channel?" 		
maga says, "say #peanut-g blah blah the first time" 		
maga says, "once the channel's been set, just ; blah blah will work" 		
MTW says, "k thnx" 		
MTW says, "#peanut-gallery test" 		
Blecki arrives from the west. 		
Blecki says, "Hi." 		
MTW says, "hey" 		
MTW asks, "who can change the banners?" 		
maga says, "just wizards, I think" 		
MTW says, "mmmmmmmmmm wizards" 		
Jacqueline hollers, "Okay, let's try this again: IntroComp Awards Ceremony in five minutes, in the Auditorium. LOUNGE, then E, S, E. See you there!" 		
Jacqueline arrives from the west. 		
Jacqueline says, "Hello again, everyone." 		
murphy_slaw arrives from the west. 		
Johnny arrives from the west. 		
Binder says, "o hai" 		
Gunther arrives from the west. 		
HanonO arrives from the west. 		
Gunther says, "here's hoping for less vomiting of pyic lava for this" 		
murphy_slaw asks (of Gunther), "um, context?" 		
HanonO starts to video blog on his phone how excited he is for the 2012 XYZZYs. What? Oh- 		
Binder exclaims, "AA" 		
Jacqueline asks (of Hanon0), "Budget cuts, okay?" 		
HanonO says (to Jacqueline), "I'm sorry, I'm bad, (deletes video)" 		
Nitku arrives from the west. 		
Guest1 arrives from the west. 		
JimKaplan arrives from the west. 		
murphy_slaw says, "blogging a terminal window sounds like a good way to have your friends question your sanity" 		
MTW says, "mostly_useless is on his way, says his browser's slow" 		
Binder looks for the slow on his browser. 		
davidwhyld arrives from the west. 		
Jacqueline exclaims, "Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, everyone, and welcome. Thank you for attending today's IntroComp awards ceremony!" 		
Gunther says (to murphy_slaw), "#belated the xyzzies" 		
MTW applauds 		
Jacqueline says, "Apologies for any confusion over time zones. Hopefully we're all here now." 		
Gunther says, "huzzah" 		
HanonO claps 		
JimKaplan claps wildly. 		
Binder holds his watch to his ear. 		
Jacqueline says, "Before we begin, I'd like to get some administrivia out of the way..." 		
Jacqueline says, "First, an apology. Some of you are pretty observant, and have pointed out that this year's ceremony is already not up to even its usual, slap-dash standards." 		
Guest2 arrives from the west. 		
Jacqueline says, "Every year, the budget for IntroComp gets tighter and tighter. This year, we were still able to afford rent to use this auditorium, but that pretty much did in the budget that we usually use to redecorate." 		
Jacqueline says, "So, um, just pretend that the pillars say 'IntroComp' and '2013' instead of '2012' and 'XYZZYs'" 		
Jacqueline says, "(It might also be that I never quite coordinated with one of the wizards to get the redecorating done. In any event, don't worry: we still have enough in the budget for prize money.)" 		
Gunther says, "(inky's to blame)" 		
JimKaplan says, "Damn these politicians and their false promises." 		
davidwhyld asks, "where are the cakes and biscuits?" 		
murphy_slaw uses the power of his imagination 		
boucher arrives from the west. 		
Johnny says (to Gunther), "With inky jr on the way, you've got to save money where you can." 		
Jacqueline says (to Murphy), "That's the right attitude. Give that man a cake and a biscuit." 		
ghira arrives from the west. 		
murphy_slaw says, "mmm. tastes ... imaginary" 		
HanonO is disappointed for no IF-themed dance routines. 		
Binder imagines cake-biscuit. 		
Nitku says, "If someone actually claims a prize, the next ceremony will be held under a bridge" 		
Gunther says, "mm, cakesquid" 		
Binder snorts at Nitku. 		
Jacqueline exclaims, "Moving right along: I have some people to thank!" 		
Jacqueline exclaims, "As ever, thanks to Neil deMause for starting this IntroComp thing a DOZEN YEARS AGO!" 		
Jacqueline applauds. 		
Binder claps! 		
HanonO applauds 		
annabianca arrives from the west. 		
MTW applauds 		
DavidWelbourn claps 		
Johnny claps. 		
Jacqueline says, "Thanks to Dan Shiovitz for behind the scenes stuff, like site maintenance, and database work. The auditorium not being redecorated is ENTIRELY MY FAULT, by the way. Because I forgot to ask for his help. He's awesome." 		
Binder claps! 		
Gunther says, "yay inky and neild" 		
Guest2 removes mask to reveal mostly_useless's face and applauds and apologises for being late 		
murphy_slaw clapclaps 		
DavidWelbourn waves 'yay for inky' flag. 		
JimKaplan flaps his palms at each other. 		
Jacqueline says, "My appreciation again this year to the handsome and clever and dashing (and wedded-to-me) Sam Kabo Ashwell, who assisted me in preparing for today's ceremony." 		
Binder claps! 		
Jacqueline applauds. 		
JimKaplan wolf-whistles. 		
davidwhyld claps 		
murphy_slaw waves a Maga For Dictator flag 		
maga curtseys 		
MTW applauds 		
Jacqueline says, "My deep appreciation to A C, Simon Christiansen, Shannon Prickett, David Whyld, Marshal Tenner Winter, Hunter Hoke, and Jimmy Ronald for choosing IntroComp 2013 as a way to reveal their ideas to the world." 		
DavidWelbourn cheers maga. 		
HanonO applauds 		
Binder says, "wait I know that guy" 		
DavidWelbourn says, "yay authors" 		
davidwhyld cackles evilly 		
Gunther applaudeth verily 		
maga claps 		
Jacqueline applauds vigorously, nodding at the various authors in attendance. 		
Jacqueline says, "Regardless of how you placed in this year's comp, there's a ton of feedback compiled for each of you, which you'll receive shortly after today's ceremony." 		
davidwhyld cheers 		
Guest2 whoops belatedly 		
HanonO exclaims, "Yay feedback!" 		
Jacqueline says, "Speaking of which, thanks to everyone who downloaded, played, voted, and left feedback for this year's authors. Special thanks to those of you who wrote up reviews and posted them online. I know it sounds cliche, but I mean it when I say that feedback is the real prize of IntroComp." 		
Binder claps! 		
Blecki says, "Maga's review made me fall in love with him." 		
davidwhyld exclaims, "Feedback! It's almost like being paid in words!" 		
Binder laughs. 		
MTW laughs 		
murphy_slaw holds up a sign that says "Back off ladies, he's taken!" 		
Gunther says, "and as we all know, a word is worth 1/1000th of a picture" 		
Jacqueline laughs at Whyld. 		
HanonO subtly rolls up his I [HEART] U MAGA sign and hides it under the seat. 		
Gunther says, "unless that picture is by the Painter of Light" 		
Jacqueline says, "But enough with all this gratitude business. You came here hoping to find out how the intros stacked up against one another. I'll announce the Honorable entries first." 		
murphy_slaw donates a Kinkade to next year's prize pool 		
Jacqueline says, "The Honorable category includes any game that did not finish in the top three." 		
davidwhyld says, "i came for the cake and biscuits" 		
Jacqueline says, "The first of these authors to complete their entry, so long as it's within one year from today, August 18, will receive a $25 prize." 		
MTW applauds 		
HanonO says, "yay sweet cash" 		
davidwhyld claps 		
HanonO applauds 		
Jacqueline says, "This includes the following entries, in *random* order:" 		
JimKaplan clas 		
MTW holds breath 		
Jacqueline says, "An instructive tale of moral anguish and poultry genitalia... The Example of the Chicken Sexer, by Simon Christiansen." 		
Gunther claps 		
HanonO applauds 		
Binder claps! 		
genericgeekgirl arrives from the west. 		
JimKaplan claps 		
maga claps 		
murphy_slaw claps 		
Guest2 says, "e apllauds" 		
DavidWelbourn cloaca-claps 		
Gunther says, "ewww" 		
MTW applauds wildly 		
davidwhyld exclaims, "Ooh! Chicken sex!" 		
murphy_slaw nominates Simon for best title 		
Jacqueline claps for the fun chicken game, which she played while staying with her in-laws, who had new chickens that they were trying to sex. Seriously. 		
Guest2 sucks at MUD 		
HanonO asks, "Chickens with clap? Did I miss that part?" 		
MTW says, "heeeeeeeeeee" 		
Jacqueline says, "A game about time-traveling to interfere with IF history... What happened in 1984, by Hunter Hoke" 		
Gunther applauds 		
Binder says, "You can't spell life without IF" 		
MTW applauds 		
Binder claps! 		
Jacqueline applauds for Hunter Hoke. 		
HanonO applauds for meta humor 		
Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Word." 		
davidwhyld cheers 		
murphy_slaw claps 		
Guest2 claps 		
DavidWelbourn applauds 		
JimKaplan applauds 		
Jacqueline says, "The next hono(u)rable mention: a story about growing up in a small town with a vermin problem... Werewolves Rising, by Jimmy Ronald" 		
Binder claps! 		
Jacqueline applauds for Werewolves Rising. 		
JimKaplan claps. 		
HanonO applauds for choice-based narrative 		
MTW applauds 		
davidwhyld claps 		
murphy_slaw claps 		
maga claps 		
Guest2 claps 		
Gunther claps 		
murphy_slaw joins the Werewolves are Too Damn High Party 		
Binder laughs! 		
Jacqueline says, "And a sequence about disorientation and cucumbers... First, by Shannon Prickett" 		
Gunther applauds 		
davidwhyld claps 		
Binder claps. 		
Jacqueline claps for Shannon and his game. 		
MTW applauds 		
HanonO applauds for still hanging upside down in his seat belt 		
DavidWelbourn says, ">savor cucumber" 		
murphy_slaw applauds by slapping two cucumbers together 		
Guest2 applauds 		
Blecki says, "Me too, hanon." 		
HanonO [oops] seatbelt 		
Jacqueline says, "Thanks, guys. Your introductions received some useful feedback, and that'll be on its way soon. Right after the ceremony." 		
Jacqueline says, "Now, for the top three." 		
Guest2 grips seat 		
MTW grips guest2's seat 		
davidwhyld dies with anticipation 		
murphy_slaw grips MTW 		
davidwhyld but recovers. it was a quick death 		
Jacqueline says, "But wait, no. First, a word from our sponser." 		
Jacqueline says, "Just kidding." 		
DavidWelbourn says, "ha ha" 		
Guest2 lols 		
Gunther asks, "what's a sponser?" 		
Binder says, "AN AD oh wait" 		
MTW says, "heeeeee" 		
Jacqueline says, "Coming in as the second runner up, third place, however you prefer to think of it, we have an ominous mystery set amid the fogs and clubs of 1920s London." 		
Jacqueline exclaims, "Please put your virtual hands together for The Vanishing Conjurer, by Marshal Tenner Winter!" 		
Gunther cheers! 		
HanonO applauds for noir trappings! 		
Jacqueline applauds. 		
davidwhyld jumps up and down and claps a bit 		
MTW blushes 		
Binder claps! 		
DavidWelbourn claps 		
maga claps 		
murphy_slaw read that as "frogs" and was unconscionably excited for a moment 		
murphy_slaw claps 		
Guest2 W00Ts enthusiastically 		
davidwhyld claps 		
MTW exclaims, "thanks all!" 		
Jacqueline asks, "I know you're out there, Marshal. Would you like to say a few words?" 		
Jacqueline says, "Timing. I guess you would." 		
Jacqueline says, "Please, speak on." 		
MTW exclaims, "thanks to all who played and voted and to everyone who helped me out!" 		
Jacqueline claps. 		
Gunther says, "unfortunately, you only may literally say the phrase "a few words" due to licensing issues" 		
MTW sits 		
davidwhyld claps for MTW 		
Jacqueline exclaims, "Thanks, Marshal. Looking forward to the conclusion! If you complete it a year from today, you'll receive forty American greenbacks!" 		
Guest2 flashes 		
HanonO exclaims, "yay!" 		
Binder mm munny 		
Jacqueline says, "And in second place..." 		
davidwhyld drumroll... 		
Gunther says, "but only EXACTLY a year from today" 		
Johnny burps in anticipation. 		
Jacqueline says, "First runner up..." 		
Gunther says, "licensing issues etc" 		
HanonO is on the edge of his seat. 		
Jacqueline says, "Is an intro..." 		
Binder argh 		
Guest2 exclaims, "no way!" 		
Jacqueline says, "(Imagine dramatic drums in between each thing I say...)" 		
DavidWelbourn says, "YOU'RE stalllling." 		
Jacqueline says, "Okay, fine, I'll just get on with it and tell you: in second place we have a story about a mysterious island, a mysterious relative... and really good fishing." 		
murphy_slaw starts a drum circle 		
Jacqueline exclaims, "That's right, it's Akkoteaque, by A C!" 		
Binder claps! 		
Gunther jubilates! 		
DavidWelbourn says, "woot!!" 		
Johnny applaps. 		
Guest1 goes home. 		
davidwhyld claps for A C! 		
HanonO applauds for the pelican! 		
MTW applauds 		
murphy_slaw ululates 		
Jacqueline applauds. "Congratulations, A C. Are you in the house? Would you like to give us a little speech action?" 		
Guest2 applauds 		
davidwhyld buys A C a big shandy. 		
Blecki says, "You are all too kind." 		
DavidWelbourn says, "And you can't make Akkoteaque without tea. mmmm, tea." 		
Jacqueline laughs. 		
murphy_slaw jots down "The Big Shandy" as a possible title for a noir IF 		
HanonO says (to DavidWelbourn), "or 'akk'." 		
Blecki says, "A fun fact about Akkoteaque: The spelling of the island randomly changes between akkoteaque and akkoteague in the source." 		
Gunther says, "I blame OCR" 		
HanonO says (to Blecki), "I see how that could happen." 		
murphy_slaw says, "or 'que?'" 		
maga says, "I found it hard not to spell it as Assateague" 		
Blecki says, "that's the real island it's based on." 		
MTW says, "thats how i always want to say it, too" 		
Blecki says, "Seriously." 		
HanonO is surprised some of the text of the speech is not blue. 		
Jacqueline says (to Blecki), "Oh, huh." 		
DavidWelbourn says, "I'm just glad the game wasn't called The Lighthouse, since that's been done a few times already." 		
Gunther says, "you can't spell it without GUE, though. How zork-appropriate." 		
Blecki says, "[LINK]" 		
davidwhyld says, "Assateague? Would have made a great title for an AIF game..." 		
MTW is currently 30 mins away from assateague 		
Guest2 says, "I misread murphy_slaw claps as murphy slow claps" 		
HanonO has his next game concept. 		
Jacqueline says, "Thanks, A C... er, Blecki. Looking forward to more! Remember that there's sixty bucks in it for you if you finish it within the year." 		
Gunther asks (of MTW), "Flood Control Dam #1?" 		
HanonO says, "yay cash" 		
Jacqueline says, "And that brings us to number one for this year. A game that, when finished, will earn its author enough money for an okayish night on the town." 		
MTW exclaims, "cash to cover your naked butt!" 		
davidwhyld says, "Depends which town you live in..." 		
Jacqueline says, "Possibly he will spend it all on cake and biscuits..." 		
HanonO passes Blecki a g-remover. 		
MTW laughs 		
Jacqueline says, "For those of you keeping track at home, you know we're down to a puzzler with the biggest, smallest inventory limit ever..." 		
davidwhyld says, "In my town, you could buy the town" 		
DavidWelbourn asks (of MTW), "*Cover*?" 		
Guest2 says, "mmm biscuits" 		
murphy_slaw says (to HanonO), "but now he's just wearing a 'string'" 		
Jacqueline exclaims, "This year's 2013 first place introduction is Best Laid Plans, by David Whyld!" 		
Jacqueline asks, "Care to say a few words, David?" 		
davidwhyld bows 		
maga claps 		
murphy_slaw claps 		
Binder claps! 		
davidwhyld says, "Um..." 		
Johnny claps. 		
HanonO exclaims (at murphy_slaw), "Yikes!" 		
MTW claps wildly 		
MTW exclaims, "HUZZAH!" 		
HanonO applauds for inventory wackiness! 		
DavidWelbourn says, "yay for Best Laid! Plans, even!" 		
Guest2 applauds uproariously 		
davidwhyld says, "I'm actually in shock right now. I honestly didn't expect to come in the top five." 		
Guest2 applauds modesty 		
Jacqueline smiles and claps. 		
Gunther fires off a huge array of fireworks, which goes spectacularly wrong in the confines of this place, leaving everyone deaf and covered in soot. 		
HanonO asks (of davidwhyld), "...out of five?" 		
davidwhyld says, "I'm just hoping no one pinches me now and I wake up. Though usually my dreams are a lot less fun than this." 		
murphy_slaw pinches davidwhyld 		
Blecki exclaims, "If you wake up that means I win. Someone pinch him!" 		
Jacqueline says, "Congratulations again, David." 		
davidwhyld says, "Thanks for everyone who voted for my game. *cough* The cheques are in the post, guys, I promise *cough*" 		
DavidWelbourn says (to Blecki), "hee" 		
Binder laughs. 		
davidwhyld says, "Now for the, um, easy bit... finishing it..." 		
HanonO unrolls a 'WE [HEART] U [DAVID]' banner. 		
DavidWelbourn . o O ( David Banner? ) 		
Jacqueline says, "And so, that brings another year of IntroComp to a close." 		
HanonO says, "You wouldn't like it when it's angry." 		
davidwhyld hulks out! 		
MTW says, "heeeeeee" 		
Jacqueline exclaims, "Sorry I couldn't drag it out to six hours like they do at the XYZZYs. Thanks for coming everyone!" 		
MTW exclaims, "thank you, Jacqueline!" 		
DavidWelbourn cheers Jacqueline. 		
davidwhyld thanks everyone 		
Guest2 exclaims, "Well done, all!" 		
Jacqueline says, "For those who are wanting to stick around for ClubFloyd, there'll be a short break, and then we'll reconvene in the Toyshop at quarter 'til the hour" 		
murphy_slaw applauds Jacq for facilitating 		
Binder claps for Jacqueline! 		
Jacqueline says, "Aw, shucks. You're welcome, folks." 		
davidwhyld claps for everyone 		
DavidWelbourn rolls out the mini-cakes and biscuits trolley. 		
Gunther says, "thanks Jacq!" 		
Binder takes that short break. 		
minghua applauds. 		
HanonO watches an XYZZY 2012 set piece trundle by onstage in the background 		
Johnny woos. 		
Guest2 eats all the ones with jam in 		
Blecki says, "The opposite of this. [LINK]" 		
davidwhyld exclaims, "Yay! cake and biscuits!" 		Jacqueline says, "Okay, let me send feedback to authors and update the sites. See you all in fifteen or so."
Jacqueline gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. 		
maga disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
Johnny leaves the auditorium to the west. 		
Guest2 goes home. 		
HanonO asks, "would these be biscuits as in 'english' biscuit cookies, or american biscuits with ... gravy?" 		
murphy_slaw and now, an interpretive dance by the Toledo Oddfellows Hall 413 Ladies auxiliary! 		
Gunther says, "cookies in gravy." 		
Gunther says, "we had to compromise" 		
HanonO says, "is sad." 		
murphy_slaw says (to HanonO), "jaffa cakes with bechamel" 		
Blecki gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. 		
minghua leaves the auditorium to the west. 		
HanonO says, "ooo" 		
Nitku disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
HanonO goes to refresh his coffee. 		
HanonO gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. 		
DavidWelbourn grabs a couple cakes before heading for the toyshop (magic word: toyshop). 		
DavidWelbourn gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. 		
murphy_slaw gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. 		
JimKaplan disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		DavidWelbourn asks, "So Brain, what are we going to do Sunday afternoon?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, site & intfic updated, feedback emailed out... biobreak, then the Floyding."
DavidWelbourn says (to Blecki), "Don't worry about it. We'll cope." 		
murphy_slaw straps himself in and prepares to Floyd 		
Blecki says, "I don't think you understand how big of an attention whore I am, David." 		
HanonO feels like he's at a TV show he's only watched for years not knowing he could actually attend and participate. 		Johnny says, "The same thing we do every Sunday that ClubFloyd isn't on hiatus, Pinky. Play as far into an IF game(s) as we can!"
Blecki says, "I was trying to whisper to you han but I've given up on typing your name right." 		Jacqueline says, "So... I'm guessing that we don't even have two people who didn't play the intros present. Which is pretty much the absolute minimum to ClubFloyd them."
MTW says, "think "ha no no"" 		Jacqueline says, "After I nagged, lots of people voted. So I'll be surprised if there are ... well, wait. Unless authors who are here haven't played the competition, I guess."
Blecki asks, "Hanon0?" 		
HanonO says, "It is sort of like 'banana' or 'mississippi'" 		Binder says, "I did not play them."
		Johnny says, "I played nothing."
		Binder says, "Because I was so nervous about competing."
		Johnny says, "But, in my defense, I did download and unzip the games."
		Nitku says, "I played all but two"
Blecki says, "banananananananananananabatman" 		
HanonO thinks he played them all the first day. 		DavidWelbourn says, "I played all of them, but I failed to finish First, and I didn't find the third ending for Chicken Sexer."
MTW says, "true story, once someone erased the wikipedia entry for batman and just replaced with with NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA" 		
JimKaplan says (to Blecki), "I'll be honest, I counted the "na"s to see if that line was accurate" 		Jacqueline says, "Huh. And I have only played the Chicken Sexer. I normally don't play them at all until after votes are in, but I couldn't resist that one for reasons previously mentioned."
		inky asks, "male, female, and ..?"
		DavidWelbourn says (to inky), "yes"
Blecki asks, "Is it?" 		
JimKaplan says, "Nope." 		inky says, "I guess I shouldn't be dictatorial about the chicken's sexual self-expression"
MTW says, "he" 		inky says, "er, gender"
JimKaplan says, ""If it had, I would have been impressed." 		
Johnny asks, "Sixteen?" 		
Blecki says, "I did not count." 		Jacqueline says, "So, um, I suck, because I didn't upload these, and completely failed to get the ChoiceScript one converted, but let's play a few today and a few next week and I'll see if I can get the author and Dan Fabulous to convert Werewolves Rising for us for next week."
JimKaplan says, ""As it isn't, I can offer only mild contempt" 		Jacqueline asks, "I'll go upload the non-CS ones. Could someone please explain the whole channels and ClubFloyd player etiquette while I'm doing that?"
Binder arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
JimKaplan says, ""Oh, all right, I'll upgrade it to positively-themed shrug" 		
JimKaplan says, "finger blecki" 		says, "Okay, you talk to Floyd with '..floyd command' or 'f command'. I guess we want to let the people who haven't played drive."
JimKaplan says, "Grah. Auto-say sucks." 		Johnny says, "And chatter goes on on #clubfloyd"
Blecki says, "I'll allow it." 		
Johnny says, "Um." 		
Johnny | [clubfloyd] Johnny says, "And chatter goes on on #clubfloyd" 		
JimKaplan says, "I have trouble keeping track of people." 		
MTW says, "wow" 		
Binder says, "on and on and on" 		* MTW has joined the channel.
		MTW says, "test"
		HanonO says, "Test"
		JimKaplan says, "You have both failed the test."
Nitku arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		MTW says, "durn"
Johnny | [clubfloyd] Johnny says, "Okay, you talk to Floyd with '..floyd command' or 'f command'. I guess we want to let the people who haven't played drive." 		
Blecki says, "THERE IS NO SUCH PLAYER AS 'HANANO'. F THIS S." 		Johnny says, "That's all I could think of."
		Johnny asks (of DavidWelbourn), "You got anything?"
		JimKaplan says, "Avoid racial epithets."
		JimKaplan says, "Everyone keeps forgetting that one."
Nitku says, "If you have more recent versions of the games, I'm sure we could play those instead of the comp versions" 		
HanonO says (to Blecki), "HanOnO" 		MTW says, "wow"
Jacqueline says (to Nitku), "Good point." 		JimKaplan says, "I jest, of course."
Jacqueline says, "Also, we should probably play stuff made by people who are here." 		DavidWelbourn says (to Johnny), "hm, what? I'm editing in another window until you guys start."
Jacqueline asks, "Does anyone need to leave anytime soon?" 		
Jacqueline asks, "And is anyone not yet on the #ClubFloyd channel?" 		
Vic arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Blecki says, "I do; but it doesn't have a clear ending like the comp version." 		Johnny says (to DavidWelbourn), "ClubFloyd etiquette."
		MTW says, "not me"
Blecki asks, "Unless you want to play the entire 2 hour game?" 		Binder says, "No, no updates from me."
		asks, "And if there is a driver, just discuss in the channel instead of sending commands to Floyd?"
Jacqueline says (to Blecki), "I think we mean an updated version ready for public consumption. Like, still an intro but with bug fixes or some such." 		MTW says, "mine's not in a state to play, i dont think"
		MTW says, "been tinkering with the new content"
		Jacqueline asks (of MTW), "Your entry, or the update you have, you mean?"
		Jacqueline asks, "We can play your entry, right?"
		Jacqueline asks, "You're cool with that?"
		MTW says, "the state as it is now, but the comp is fine"
		asks, "oh. Chatter on channel only; no whispers to Floyd; try not to move the PC to another room unless we all agree; save often?"
		MTW says, "me? thats awesome"
Blecki asks, "Well, I can cut you off at a good point?" 		MTW says, "but its whatever everyone feels like playing"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's just go with intros unless people have intros that have been updated post-comp to fix bugs."
		Jacqueline says, "And we may have to stretch this out a week or two, we'll just have to see how long they take. Things always take longer on ClubFloyd."
		Jacqueline says, "Playing by committee and whatnot."
		Nitku says, "Blecki is not on the channel"
		MTW says, "heeeeeeeee"
		* Jacqueline has added Blecki to the channel.
Jacqueline asks, "Is anyone else not yet on the channel?" 		
Jacqueline says, "You can add yourself, or I can add you." 		
Johnny says, "It doesn't hurt at all." 		Jacqueline says (to Blecki), "You should probably type @recap #clubfloyd 50"
		Jacqueline says, "I thought you were on the channel but you weren't."
		HanonO asks, "Anyone not in the channel raise their hand?"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Binder says, "It's so hard to manage multiple timelines."
		HanonO searches for his sonic screwdriver
Blecki gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. 		
Blecki arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline says, "So, since no one has said they need to leave early or whatnot, let's start with the winner and then do 2nd and 3rd, then the hono(u)rables."
		MTW says, "sounds fair enough"
		Binder says, "Sounds great."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask bestlaidplansintro" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The research had been going well. Perhaps too well. Genetic cloning,
Floyd | DNA re-sampling, facial morphing - you name it, the Merrowvale
Floyd | Institute in Bizan'Toll was doing it. You're just a small cog in the
Floyd | big wheel that is MI but you have a house in the hills, a company car
Floyd | and vacation for a month every year in the Balmoras. You also get to
Floyd | work in the twin cities of Bizan'Toll themelves, which is worth its
Floyd | weight in gold. A good life, in other words. You've made plans to stay
Floyd | here once your research is concluded. But like all plans...
Floyd |
Floyd | Rival companies don't appreciate the leaps and bounds MI have been
Floyd | making, and enemies are quick to close in. Very deadly enemies. Some
Floyd | people scoffed at the idea of an attack by a rival company. Scott
Floyd | Talbot was one. He's not scoffing now. He's face down on the floor of
Floyd | his lab with a bullet hole between his eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You they didn't kill. You they just grabbed, frog-marched out of the
Floyd | lab, past the still warm body of Scott Talbot, and up several flights
Floyd | of stairs to here. Your cell. What they're planning on doing with you
Floyd | next is anyone's guess, but something tells you that you're best
Floyd | getting out of here before you find out.
Floyd |
Floyd | You and SADI.
Floyd |
Floyd | Best Laid Plans
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by David Whyld
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 130715 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cell
Floyd | You don't like to think of this as your cell, but that's essentially
Floyd | what it is: a small room, pretty much devoid of decoration, a place
Floyd | secure enough for you to be locked in without any obvious means of
Floyd | escape. There is a door (locked) in the east wall, barring the room's
Floyd | only exit. There's also a window, but it's locked tight and, in any
Floyd | event, too small to climb out of.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		murphy_slaw asks, "check out SADI?"
		MTW says, "well i would like to know more about this SADI thing, of course"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            0/2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   SADI (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x sadi" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            0/3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SADI
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI: Scenery Adjustment Device Interface. Ingenious device, bad
Floyd | title.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rumour is that the guy who designed it had a girlfriend called
Floyd | Sadi and really wanted to name his device after her, and Scenery
Floyd | Adjustment Device Interface was the best he could come up with.
Floyd | Whether that's true or not you aren't sure.
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI is a watch-like device currently affixed to your wrist. Probably
Floyd | the only reason you still have it is that people assumed it
Floyd | was a watch. Operating it is simple, though caution is
Floyd | advised. Early prototypes left people without arms and legs, or even a
Floyd | head on one occasion, but this latest version (hopefully!) is
Floyd | incapable of harming a human. It is able to ABSORB {any} item you can
Floyd | see - within reason - and then RELEASE {any} item elsewhere - again
Floyd | within reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an icon on the side of SADI, but it is dull and greyed out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MTW says, "hmmmm"
		murphy_slaw says, "look at the icon"
		Jacqueline says (to Blecki), "Recap the game, you mean? @recap #toyshop ## (where ## is how many lines you want to see)"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x icon" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ICON
Floyd |
Floyd | Dull and greyed out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says (to murphy_slaw), "Dull and greyed out."
		MTW asks, "do we gotta turn it on?"
		HanonO says, "I remember discussion about ABSORB & RELEASE on the if forums."
		Jacqueline says, "FYI for the new folks: playing ClubFloyd on a web client is prettyhorrible. You may want to download a client."
		murphy_slaw says, "maybe it only displays something once you've ABSORBed something"
		murphy_slaw says, "try to ABSORB the chair"
		Johnny says, "The web client tends to send what you say twice, also."
		MTW asks, "am i repeating twice?"
		Jacqueline says, "No."
		Johnny says (to MTW), "You'd notice if you were."
		Jacqueline says, "You're fine."
		Blecki says, "I remember that thread."
		MTW says, "lol ok"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            0/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "absorb chair" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            0/6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a buzzing sound and the chair winks out of existence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x sadi" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            0/7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SADI
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI: Scenery Adjustment Device Interface. Ingenious device, bad
Floyd | title.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rumour is that the guy who designed it had a girlfriend called
Floyd | Sadi and really wanted to name his device after her, and Scenery
Floyd | Adjustment Device Interface was the best he could come up with.
Floyd | Whether that's true or not you aren't sure.
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI is a watch-like device currently affixed to your wrist. Probably
Floyd | the only reason you still have it is that people assumed it
Floyd | was a watch. Operating it is simple, though caution is
Floyd | advised. Early prototypes left people without arms and legs, or even a
Floyd | head on one occasion, but this latest version (hopefully!) is
Floyd | incapable of harming a human. It is able to ABSORB {any} item you can
Floyd | see - within reason - and then RELEASE {any} item elsewhere - again
Floyd | within reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a flashing icon on the side of SADI in the shape of a chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ah. That's the icon, then."
		murphy_slaw says, "(also, now ABSORB no longer looks like a word)"
		MTW says, "thats weird"
		Jacqueline says, "So, one item at a time, I'm guessing."
		DavidWelbourn says, "yes."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            0/8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | What's to say? You're you. Twenty-five or so, spend way too long
Floyd | working in labs and not enough in the open air, prefer classical music
Floyd | to jazz, think it might be nice to have kids one day but don't want to
Floyd | jeopardise your career for them, and the crowning achievement of your
Floyd | life so far is being allowed to come to Bizan'Toll to study the
Floyd | remarkable things they're doing here - but, in light of what's
Floyd | happened today, you're seriously wishing you'd stayed at home. Your
Floyd | father wanted you to be a doctor, your mother a lawyer. Both
Floyd | professions that don't involve men with guns trying to kill you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Clever."
		MTW says, "well, not mob lawyers"
		MTW says, "but still"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		MTW exclaims, "absorb the door!"
		murphy_slaw says, "good call"
		HanonO says, "Easiest. Game. Ever."
		murphy_slaw says, "probably have to RELEASE the chair first"
		Johnny says (to murphy_slaw), "Let's see if absorbing two things makes us blow up."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "absorb door" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            0/9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a groaning sound. By the look of things, it's reached its
Floyd | current capacity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "release door" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            0/10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "release chair" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            0/11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a whistling sound, and the chair reappears in its original
Floyd | location.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "absorb door" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            1/12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a beep, and the door flickers once then is gone, leaving
Floyd | just the doorway behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		murphy_slaw claps
Johnny says (to Floyd), "absorb chair" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            1/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a groaning sound. By the look of things, it's reached its
Floyd | current capacity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MTW says, "wow, that was a guess"
		Johnny says, "argh"
		MTW says, "im usually not good at puzzles, even simple ones"
		Blecki exclaims, "This IS horrible in the webclient!"
		murphy_slaw says, "let's move and then release the door"
		HanonO says, "ABSORB WALKTHRU"
		MTW says, "monkeys who stack crates to get to the banana are quicker than me"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take door" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            1/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take chair" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            1/14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Taking items isn't easy with SADI on your wrist as she tends to try
Floyd | and absorb or alter any items you come into contact with. It took
Floyd | weeks to teach her not to absorb your clothes, and any meals you eat
Floyd | need to be eaten quickly before she has time to affect them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sometimes, AI isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "ah"
		murphy_slaw says, "that's one way to do an inventory limit"
		DavidWelbourn says, "of course, most monkeys climb the researcher to get to the bananas."
		Blecki asks, "Couldn't you just... absorb something?"
		Blecki says, "And then go about your business? Sadi could absorb anything else. She'd be full."
		murphy_slaw says, "looks like we have a carrying capacity of one"
		HanonO asks, "If SADI is sentient to try to suck up your inventory - thus keeping you from actually holding things, wouldn't having something absorbed negate that effect?"
		Nitku says, "there's the "...or alter" part"
		murphy_slaw says, "we've already got the door in SADI and it won't let us take the chair"
		minghua says, "SADI probably would still alter things we are carrying even if she has absorbed something. That's my guess."
		DavidWelbourn says, "Interesting question."
		Nitku says, "maybe it'll try to absorb it and warp it somehow"
		murphy_slaw asks, "is ALTER a command?"
		Jacqueline says, "Kind of doubt it, but possibly."
		HanonO asks, "Perhaps that could be a source of future puzzles - managing inventory + absorbed object and keeping her from stealing your paperclips. Perhaps SADI has a bulk capacity?"
		MTW exclaims, "this is starting to really freak me out!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "alter chair" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            1/14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ALTER CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There is your answer."
		Jacqueline asks (of MTW), "What is?"
		murphy_slaw says, "ALTER answer"
HanonO MTW Yeah, it feels like you're breaking the game! 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            1/15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cell
Floyd | You don't like to think of this as your cell, but that's essentially
Floyd | what it is: a small room, pretty much devoid of decoration, a place
Floyd | secure enough for you to be locked in without any obvious means of
Floyd | escape... unless, of course, you happen to have used a certain
Floyd | ingenious device to absorb the previously locked door in the east
Floyd | wall. There's also a window, but it's locked tight and, in any event,
Floyd | too small to climb out of.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MTW says, "im just kidding"
		Jacqueline says, "Aw. I was hoping we were going to have to talk you down, man."
		MTW says, "lol"
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we go east, then, folks?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Everyone okay with that?"
		Johnny says, "I can live with that."
		MTW says, "yup"
		HanonO says, "Or we could try to absorb the chair some more."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I think if we do that we let go of the door, and we need the door to not be there."
		Jacqueline says, "Then again, maybe the door doesn't reappear in the door frame, but I'm guessing it does."
		HanonO says, "Definition of insanity is...."
		Johnny says (to Jacq), "It just refuses."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     1/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. A large wooden panel covers the
Floyd | east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Of course, as you might imagine, not everyone can use a device
Floyd | like SADI. Can you imagine the chaos if everyone was running around
Floyd | with their own little version of SADI, moving scenery at will and
Floyd | messing with the very building blocks of creation? No, you don't want
Floyd | to imagine what it would be like because it wouldn't be pleasant.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "or WOULDN'T it"
		HanonO asks, "So we're stealing SADI so it won't become the next iPhone?"
		murphy_slaw asks, "what is up with this panel?"
		Jacqueline says, "I think it was just on our wrist when we were taken, Hanon."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "release door" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     1/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a whistling sound, and the door reappears in its original
Floyd | location. The way into your cell is once more blocked, only this time
Floyd | you're outside the cell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO says, "Which means our captors have no idea of its fabulous cosmic powers."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, north?"
		Johnny says (to murphy_slaw), "Large, wooden, covers the east wall. Answers to Slim."
		murphy_slaw says, "ABSORB ATMOSPHERE"
		Blecki says, "absorb captor"
		murphy_slaw says, "ABSORB EARTH"
		HanonO says, "ABSORB SADI"
		Binder says, "Oh dear"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm guessing it's only going to work on scenery."
		DavidWelbourn says, "fee me, seymour"
		MTW says, "heee"
		Jacqueline asks, "Everyone okay with me going north?"
		murphy_slaw says, "absorb absorb absorb absorb absorb absorb absorb absorb absorb absorb absorb"
		DavidWelbourn says, "er feed"
		MTW says, "sure"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     1/18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | A metallic panel clinging the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everyone who can use a device like SADI is special. You have
Floyd | powers. The powers are, alas, nothing very special in themselves. You
Floyd | can't leap tall buildings, or lift a car above your head, or cause
Floyd | bullets to bounce off your chin, but you can - though it doesn't
Floyd | always work - get a bad feeling about certain things. And it allows
Floyd | you to use SADI.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		murphy_slaw says, "i suspect 'absorb' may be one of the Inherently Funny Words"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, there... I didn't notice that."
HanonO Yeah...does SADI need fuel? Or is she like a mini black hole? Or the smallest capacity bag of holding ever? 		MTW says, "best not to think about it"
		Blecki says, "I only got to the broken gate so.."
		HanonO's brain hurts.
		Jacqueline says (to Hanon), "Try to use the : to speak on the channel, please... makes the transcript (when I get around to uploading it!) far cleaner."
		murphy_slaw says, "absorb panel"
		Johnny says (to Jacqueline), ";"
		Jacqueline says, "er, yeah. ;"
		murphy_slaw says, "maybe there is a conveniently large duct behind it"
		Jacqueline says, "That is actually the issue. You're using a : not a ;"
		Jacqueline says, "(Hannon)"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "absorb panel" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     1/19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI beeps and the panel vanishes. A storage room is revealed on the
Floyd | other side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		murphy_slaw says, "yay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x storage room" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     1/20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STORAGE ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | A storage room, previously hidden by the panel you absorbed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your abilities have off days. Like today. Of all the days when you
Floyd | could really have benefited from them - when men with guns are coming
Floyd | for you! - and you don't get even a twinge warning you of danger.
Floyd |
Floyd | But you suppose you should thank your lucky stars you can at least
Floyd | use SADI. If not for that, you'd still be trapped in your cell.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO asks, "This is what I've been doing....?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x alarm" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     1/21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ALARM
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks fairly innocent, but you get the distinct impression it's
Floyd | anything but. Leave the building with this still working, and you'll
Floyd | have alarms ringing from one side of Bizan'Toll to the other. You're
Floyd | fairly certain you can disable it if you need to, but you can't even
Floyd | reach it from down here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Now it's working. Thanks, Hanon."
		murphy_slaw says, "nice use of the gradual reveal in the asides, here"
		Binder says, "Yeah, this is great."
		Binder says, "Infoslipping rather than dumping."
		Johnny says, "Now I'm thinking of a version of that fox, hen, grain puzzle involving SADI."
		Jacqueline says (to Johnny), "Yeah"
		HanonO says, "It's sort of like when the credits play over the first five minutes of CSI."
		Blecki exclaims, "That would require sadi's capacity to be DOUBLED!"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Binder says, "Or one on each wrist."
		HanonO asks, "If SADI absorbed two things, would they combine like in THE FLY?"
		murphy_slaw says, "that is probably like putting a portable hole in a bag of holding"
		HanonO asks, "Or COUNTERFEIT MONKEY?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         1/22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Room
Floyd | A small room, hidden until you removed the wooden panel in the western
Floyd | wall. A single shelf clings to the wall, its surface covered with
Floyd | dust. There is a table in the middle of the room but little else of
Floyd | interest. One odd thing you notice is the distinct lack of other exits
Floyd | - was this room sealed off at some point and simply forgotten?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         1/23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety table, which looks to be very close to simply collapsing
Floyd | altogether. Atop it, someone has drawn a crude map. It appears to be
Floyd | of the very building you're standing in right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		murphy_slaw says, "ooh, go re-absorb the door, and then RELEASE it in here"
		MTW says, "nice"
		Blecki says, "Have to discard the panel somewhere else first."
		Jacqueline asks (of murphy), "Any reason? Or just to see if it goes back to its original locale?"
		Jacqueline says, "And... yeah, what Blecki said."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x map" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         2/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAP
Floyd |
Floyd | A map of the very building you're currently trapped in. Ideally you
Floyd | shouldn't need a map of a building, especially one you work in every
Floyd | day, but the building is actually very large and it's easy to get
Floyd | lost. As most of the map details areas of the building that are
Floyd | inaccessible to you (unless you care to get shot), it's not of much
Floyd | use, but you see one oddity that draws your attention: namely, a
Floyd | jagged line drawn in the wall of the room which was originally your
Floyd | cell. And a symbol next to this indicating "darkness" in Bizan'Toll
Floyd | terms. You wonder what it means.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		murphy_slaw says, "the conspicuous lack of exits makes me think there is something next to this room that isn't normally accessible"
		murphy_slaw | was this room sealed off at some point and simply forgotten?
		Jacqueline says, "Well, this map also implies something nearby."
		DavidWelbourn waits to see progress
		HanonO asks, "Bizan'Toll - so this is an alien world?"
		DavidWelbourn says, "ooh lag"
		Jacqueline glares at DavidWelbourn.
		DavidWelbourn says, "Bizan'Toll is explained eventually."
		Jacqueline asks (of DWelbourn), "Did you change your name for today because you knew that *other* DavidW would be around?"
		Johnny says, "I hope in the full game we get to help our friend move to a new apartment."
		DavidWelbourn says (to Jacqueline), "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Smart and very well-anticipated of you."
		HanonO exclaims (at Johnny), "It will take the world by storm!"
		murphy_slaw says, "from the intro it sounds like Bizan'Toll is like Ankh-Morpork or Minneapolis-St. Paul"
		DavidWelbourn says, "yes, twin cities"
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm. So, from the hallway, our cell was on one side, this room on the other... is the darkness then on the south side, along both rooms and the southern end of the corridor?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "release panel" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         2/25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a whistling sound, and the panel appears out of nowhere and
Floyd | attaches itself to the nearest wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Blecki says, "This is the first time I've seen ankh-morpork compared to minneapolis."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "absorb southern wall" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         2/26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB SOUTHERN WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a frustrated beeping sound. Unfortunately, everything has
Floyd | limits, and SADI is no exception. Walls are one of the items of
Floyd | scenery it generally struggles with - as a rule because walls are
Floyd | attached to other walls, and often have foundations in the ground, so
Floyd | absorbing them is not as simple as absorbing, say, a pencil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO asks, "Like Fargo-Moorhead?"
		Jacqueline says (to SADI), "meh"
		murphy_slaw asks, "so now that we've released the panel, are there no exits?"
		murphy_slaw asks, "or did it just stick itself to a random wall?"
		Jacqueline says (to MS), "Not sure."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         2/27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         2/28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The panel is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO says, "It *said* random wall."
		Jacqueline says, "It *meant* the wall we came through, though, I think."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "absorb panel" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         2/29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI beeps and the panel vanishes. The exit to the west is now open
Floyd | once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     2/30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		murphy_slaw says, "yeah, looks like"
		minghua says, "No, it said *nearest* wall."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "release panel" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     2/31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a whistling sound, and the panel reappears in its original
Floyd | location, once more blocking off the storage room to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidWelbourn says, "I don't think it was clear where the darkness was, but south side sounds like a reasonable guess."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "absorb door" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     2/32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a beep, and the door flickers once then is gone. You can
Floyd | once more see your cell to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            2/33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cell
Floyd | You don't like to think of this as your cell, but that's essentially
Floyd | what it is: a small room, pretty much devoid of decoration, a place
Floyd | secure enough for you to be locked in without any obvious means of
Floyd | escape... unless, of course, you happen to have used a certain
Floyd | ingenious device to absorb the previously locked door in the east
Floyd | wall. There's also a window, but it's locked tight and, in any event,
Floyd | too small to climb out of.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		murphy_slaw asks, "oh, can we use the chair to reach the alarm?"
		DavidWelbourn says, "geez, the lag"
		Blecki says, "See if we can push the chair"
		HanonO asks, "Did we examine the window?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x windo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            2/33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            2/34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | A dust-smeared window set into the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "release door" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            2/35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a whistling sound, and the door reappears in its original
Floyd | location.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "absorb window" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            2/36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a beep, and the window flickers out of existence, leaving
Floyd | behind a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
minghua says (to Floyd), "clean window" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            2/36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLEAN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look through window" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            2/36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MTW says, "nice description"
		MTW says, "dust-smeared"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            2/37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cell
Floyd | You don't like to think of this as your cell, but that's essentially
Floyd | what it is: a small room, pretty much devoid of decoration, a place
Floyd | secure enough for you to be locked in without any obvious means of
Floyd | escape. There is a door (locked) in the east wall, barring the room's
Floyd | only exit. There's a hole in the wall left behind by the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to MTW), "Well, it was before I absorbed it."
		MTW says, "u dont hear that too often"
minghua says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            2/38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A gaping hole in the wall, left behind when you absorbed the window.
Floyd | If you were hoping to escape this way, think again. The hole is far
Floyd | too small to climb through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to MTW), "Heh. True."
minghua says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            2/39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing much on the other side. Just emptiness. Pity. Even
Floyd | with the window out of the way, there's no chance you'll be able to
Floyd | escape out of the hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO says, "The map said something about 'darkness'"
		murphy_slaw says, "let's put the window in the other room"
		Blecki says, "We can't."
		Jacqueline says, "BRB, someone has pointed out a typo on the IntroComp results that I need to go fix."
		murphy_slaw says, "oh, but now the door is in the way"
		Blecki says, "The door is in the way."
		murphy_slaw plays a sad trombone
		Blecki says, "We need to be outside the cell; and then release the door somewhere other than the corridor so it doesn't block off the cell."
		DavidWelbourn says, "The window hasn't been examined yet."
		HanonO says, "So the only thing you can absorb to get out is the door."
		Johnny (to DavidWelbourn) | A dust-smeared window set into the wall.
		DavidWelbourn says, "(at least, it wasn;t WHEN I TYPED it)"
		DavidWelbourn says, "I had no response from the mud for over a minute."
		Johnny says, "That is some lag you've got that."
		Johnny says, "*there"
		murphy_slaw says, "oh, if we can unlock the door somehow, we don't need to absorb it"
		murphy_slaw asks, "can we unlock it from the other room?"
		HanonO asks, "Could you release the door somewhere else and leave it behind?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "It is just you, I'm afraid."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		Blecki says, "I think we should try to get the door into the storage room"

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            2/40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cell
Floyd | You don't like to think of this as your cell, but that's essentially
Floyd | what it is: a small room, pretty much devoid of decoration, a place
Floyd | secure enough for you to be locked in without any obvious means of
Floyd | escape. There is a door (locked) in the east wall, barring the room's
Floyd | only exit. There's a hole in the wall left behind by the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		minghua says, "I remember we didn't even examine the door before absorbing it, not to mention unlocking it."

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            2/41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A gaping hole in the wall, left behind when you absorbed the window.
Floyd | If you were hoping to escape this way, think again. The hole is far
Floyd | too small to climb through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		murphy_slaw says, "so far we can't go anywhere else to release it"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            2/42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing much on the other side. Just emptiness. Pity. Even
Floyd | with the window out of the way, there's no chance you'll be able to
Floyd | escape out of the hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		murphy_slaw says, "because the panel cuts us off from the other room"
		murphy_slaw says, "and releasing it in the cell or the second room puts it back where it started"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we haven't been north in the hallway"
		DavidWelbourn says, "um, there is a way north, yes."
		murphy_slaw says, "oh, yes"
		murphy_slaw says, "missed that"
		HanonO asks, "Do we take the door or the window with us?"
		murphy_slaw says, "we have to take the door."
		HanonO says, "Well...would have to be the door."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, the door."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "release window" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            2/43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a whistling sound, and the window reappears in its original
Floyd | location.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "absorb door" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            2/44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a beep, and the door flickers once then is gone, leaving
Floyd | just the doorway behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            2/45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     2/46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. A large wooden panel covers the
Floyd | east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     2/47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO says, "This is *kind of* like Portal in that you can't think the way a normal game intends."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x stairs" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     2/48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | A flight of stairs leading down to the north end of the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of the Steps                                  2/49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of the Steps
Floyd | The stairs continue further downwards, but there's a metal gate
Floyd | blocking the way. North of here is a doorway leading to the science
Floyd | labs, including the one you were taken from and where your colleague,
Floyd | Scott Talbot, was shot dead. You hear voices coming from that
Floyd | direction, and the sound of footsteps, but can see nothing aside from
Floyd | an empty corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO asks, "perhaps down?"
Vic disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		murphy_slaw says, "release the door here"
		Jacqueline says, "So, I'll release the door here, just to see what happens."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "release door" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of the Steps                                  3/50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a buzzing sound and the door is released. By happy
Floyd | coincidence, it's the same size and shape as the door which originally
Floyd | occupied this doorway, and, as the necessary parameters have been met,
Floyd | your cell door takes the place of the old one.
Floyd |
Floyd | The northern corridor is now blocked off.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO says, "KILL THEM WITH THE DOOR"
		murphy_slaw claps
		Jacqueline says, "ooh"
		murphy_slaw says, "now go get the panel and release it in the cell"
minghua says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of the Steps                                  3/51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO exclaims, "It's like a slider puzzle with a plot!"
		MTW says, "heeeeeeee"
		Jacqueline says (to MS), "Hm, okay."
		Jacqueline asks, "But didn't we just block it off?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or did we block of where those dudes are?"
		HanonO says, "Door is gone."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess that's what we did."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     3/52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. A large wooden panel covers the
Floyd | east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		murphy_slaw | your cell door takes the place of the old one
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "absorbe panel" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     3/52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORBE PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to MS), "Yeah, I was thinking it went somewhere else, sorry."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "absorb panel" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     3/53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI beeps and the panel vanishes. A storage room is revealed on the
Floyd | other side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            3/54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cell
Floyd | You don't like to think of this as your cell, but that's essentially
Floyd | what it is: a small room, pretty much devoid of decoration, a place
Floyd | secure enough for you to be locked in without any obvious means of
Floyd | escape... unless, of course, you happen to have used a certain
Floyd | ingenious device to absorb the previously locked door in the east
Floyd | wall. There's also a window, but it's locked tight and, in any event,
Floyd | too small to climb out of.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MTW exclaims, "yay!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "release panel" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI beeps and the panel reappears. As it is meant to be attached to
Floyd | something, it gravitates towards the window, covering it entirely.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO loves Absorbet
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open panel" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Room
Floyd | A small room, hidden until you removed the wooden panel in the western
Floyd | wall. A single shelf clings to the wall, its surface covered with
Floyd | dust. There is a table in the middle of the room but little else of
Floyd | interest. One odd thing you notice is the distinct lack of other exits
Floyd | - was this room sealed off at some point and simply forgotten?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Blecki says, "Lets put the door here"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | A dusty shelf clinging to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO asks, "So it seems one type of thing is 'thing that covers a hole' and it will gravitate to fulfill that role again?"
		DavidWelbourn says, "Now you guys can streak between cell and storage room to your hearts' content."
minghua says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 4 out of a possible 10, in 59 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I dunno. I am kind of thinking the door is where it needs to be now."
		MTW says, "lol"
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if that's out of 10 for the full game or for the intro."
		Blecki says, "I bet the panel would work down there to"
		HanonO asks (of DavidWelbourn), "Must we be nude for this streaking?"
		DavidWelbourn says, "For the intro."
		Jacqueline says, ";..Blecki You can drive, if you'd like. Just preface your commands with the letter f. Like: f east"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Ah, thanks."
		HanonO says, "ABSORB CLOTHING. Party begins."
		Johnny says, "a moveable f east"
		Jacqueline asks (of Blecki), "Would you like to try?"
		Blecki says, "Yeah since I'll have to sit the next one out."
Blecki says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidWelbourn says, "argh. That 'For the intro' was re; Jacqueline's 10 out of 10 question."
		DavidWelbourn says, "lag is killing me."
		DavidWelbourn says (to Hanon0), "You can wear glasses, shoes, and jewelry."
		Blecki says, "Already banging my head on walls"
Blecki says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Room
Floyd | A small room, hidden until you removed the wooden panel in the western
Floyd | wall. A single shelf clings to the wall, its surface covered with
Floyd | dust. There is a table in the middle of the room but little else of
Floyd | interest. One odd thing you notice is the distinct lack of other exits
Floyd | - was this room sealed off at some point and simply forgotten?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I knew that."
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cell
Floyd | You don't like to think of this as your cell, but that's essentially
Floyd | what it is: a small room, pretty much devoid of decoration, a place
Floyd | secure enough for you to be locked in without any obvious means of
Floyd | escape... unless, of course, you happen to have used a certain
Floyd | ingenious device to absorb the previously locked door in the east
Floyd | wall. The window is now blocked by the panel and the room is much
Floyd | darker as a result. Against one wall you can see a series of marks
Floyd | that you hadn't noticed before. Some chemical substance, no doubt,
Floyd | causing them to effectively "glow in the dark".
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO says (to DavidWelbourn), "So...jingly streaking."
Blecki says (to Floyd), "absorb chair" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a buzzing sound and the chair winks out of existence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		murphy_slaw says, "examine the marks"
		HanonO says, "Wait...darker room...marks you didn't notice..."
		Blecki asks, "marks?"
Blecki says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Room
Floyd | A small room, hidden until you removed the wooden panel in the western
Floyd | wall. A single shelf clings to the wall, its surface covered with
Floyd | dust. There is a table in the middle of the room but little else of
Floyd | interest. One odd thing you notice is the distinct lack of other exits
Floyd | - was this room sealed off at some point and simply forgotten?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cell
Floyd | You don't like to think of this as your cell, but that's essentially
Floyd | what it is: a small room, pretty much devoid of decoration, a place
Floyd | secure enough for you to be locked in without any obvious means of
Floyd | escape... unless, of course, you happen to have used a certain
Floyd | ingenious device to absorb the previously locked door in the east
Floyd | wall. The window is now blocked by the panel and the room is much
Floyd | darker as a result. Against one wall you can see a series of marks
Floyd | that you hadn't noticed before. Some chemical substance, no doubt,
Floyd | causing them to effectively "glow in the dark".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "x marks" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MARKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Rough scratch marks on the wall. Is something hidden away here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Can we absorb them?"
		Binder says, "huh"
Blecki says (to Floyd), "release chair" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a whistling sound, and the chair reappears in its original
Floyd | location.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "absorb marks" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB MARKS
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a confused buzzing sound. It seems it is having trouble
Floyd | distinguishing between the series of marks and the wall they're on,
Floyd | and as a result it is unable to absorb them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		murphy_slaw says, "i suspect they're 'part' of the wall"
		murphy_slaw says, "bingo"
		Jacqueline says, "ah. yep"
		Binder asks, "the wall, then?"
Blecki says (to Floyd), "absorb wall" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/72
Floyd | >

		HanonO says, "Scratch marks"

Floyd | > ABSORB WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a frustrated beeping sound. Unfortunately, everything has
Floyd | limits, and SADI is no exception. Walls are one of the items of
Floyd | scenery it generally struggles with - as a rule because walls are
Floyd | attached to other walls, and often have foundations in the ground, so
Floyd | absorbing them is not as simple as absorbing, say, a pencil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		murphy_slaw says, "can't get walls"
Blecki says (to Floyd), "absorb chair" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a buzzing sound and the chair winks out of existence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Blecki says, "we could reach the alarm, maybe"
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "release chair" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a whistling sound, and the chair appears on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I was thinking about the arlarm as well."
Blecki says (to Floyd), "climb chair" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO says, "Someone was scratching the wall"
		Blecki says, "guess not."
		HanonO asks, "Absorb Alarm?"
		Jacqueline says (to Hanon), "Yeah, that was the part I was thinking about w/r/t the alarm."
Blecki says (to Floyd), "absorb alarm" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB ALARM
Floyd |
Floyd | As you aim SADI at the security alarm, you experience the feeling that
Floyd | this is a bad, bad idea. What if the security alarm is linked to some
Floyd | external device? What if removing the security alarm causes that
Floyd | external device to sound an alert? Until you can be certain this won't
Floyd | happen, you daren't risk trying to absorb the security alarm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO says, "Oh."
Blecki says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of the Steps                                  4/80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of the Steps
Floyd | The stairs continue further downwards, but there's a metal gate
Floyd | blocking the way. North of here is the door from your cell, now
Floyd | blocking the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Nice."
Blecki says (to Floyd), "absorb door" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of the Steps                                  4/81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a beep, and the door flickers once then is gone. The
Floyd | corridor to the north is once more visible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cell
Floyd | You don't like to think of this as your cell, but that's essentially
Floyd | what it is: a small room, pretty much devoid of decoration, a place
Floyd | secure enough for you to be locked in without any obvious means of
Floyd | escape... unless, of course, you happen to have used a certain
Floyd | ingenious device to absorb the previously locked door in the east
Floyd | wall. The window is now blocked by the panel and the room is much
Floyd | darker as a result. Against one wall you can see a series of marks
Floyd | that you hadn't noticed before. Some chemical substance, no doubt,
Floyd | causing them to effectively "glow in the dark".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Blecki says, "sorry I keep getting e and w confused."
Blecki says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Room
Floyd | A small room, hidden until you removed the wooden panel in the western
Floyd | wall. A single shelf clings to the wall, its surface covered with
Floyd | dust. There is a table in the middle of the room but little else of
Floyd | interest. One odd thing you notice is the distinct lack of other exits
Floyd | - was this room sealed off at some point and simply forgotten?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "release door" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a whistling sound, and the door from your cell appears
Floyd | against the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO exclaims, "I do that all the time. But not North and South!"
Blecki says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door may have changed locations, but that doesn't alter the fact
Floyd | that it's locked and you still don't have the key for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Blecki says, "Poop."
		HanonO says, "So...scratch marks."
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cell
Floyd | You don't like to think of this as your cell, but that's essentially
Floyd | what it is: a small room, pretty much devoid of decoration, a place
Floyd | secure enough for you to be locked in without any obvious means of
Floyd | escape... unless, of course, you happen to have used a certain
Floyd | ingenious device to absorb the previously locked door in the east
Floyd | wall. The window is now blocked by the panel and the room is much
Floyd | darker as a result. Against one wall you can see a series of marks
Floyd | that you hadn't noticed before. Some chemical substance, no doubt,
Floyd | causing them to effectively "glow in the dark".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "brb"
		HanonO asks, "Can we scratch the wall?"
Blecki says (to Floyd), "scratch wall" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRATCH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO says, "Unh."
		HanonO asks, "Attack wall/marks?"
Blecki says (to Floyd), "attack marks" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACK MARKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidWelbourn says, "geez the lag is so bad, you guys might've finished the game by now."
		DavidWelbourn says, "Like, it's been minutes since you absorbed the chair."
		DavidWelbourn says, "Now the lag has been so long that new civilizations may have been discovered."
		HanonO says (to DavidWelbourn), "Yes, we've evolved to a primarily agrarian socialism and wearing all but jewelry is banned."
		DavidWelbourn says, "And tattooes. Tattoes are legal still."
		Blecki says, "To be clear, that means you can't not be wearing jewelry."
		Blecki says, "Pants are still recommended."
		HanonO says, "And it must jingle."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Have you been to Belishikistan? We found it under the floorboards while you were away."
HanonO says (to Floyd), "x marks" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MARKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Rough scratch marks on the wall. Is something hidden away here?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "search marks" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH MARKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
HanonO says (to Floyd), "dig marks" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG MARKS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Blecki says, "maybe it's not dark enough."
		murphy_slaw says, "i have a feeling we're supposed to RELEASE something else in here and it will stick to the marks"
		DavidWelbourn says (to Blecki), "ugh. I *have* to wear jewelry. How horrid."
		DavidWelbourn says, "And lag returns."
		Blecki exclaims, "idea!"
Blecki says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/93
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Room
Floyd | A small room, hidden until you removed the wooden panel in the western
Floyd | wall. A single shelf clings to the wall, its surface covered with
Floyd | dust. There is a table in the middle of the room but little else of
Floyd | interest. One odd thing you notice is the distinct lack of other exits
Floyd | - was this room sealed off at some point and simply forgotten?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "absorb map" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/95
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB MAP
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a confused beeping sound. This is because the map is simply
Floyd | drawn on the table and as such it cannot be absorbed in this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
JimKaplan disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cell
Floyd | You don't like to think of this as your cell, but that's essentially
Floyd | what it is: a small room, pretty much devoid of decoration, a place
Floyd | secure enough for you to be locked in without any obvious means of
Floyd | escape... unless, of course, you happen to have used a certain
Floyd | ingenious device to absorb the previously locked door in the east
Floyd | wall. The window is now blocked by the panel and the room is much
Floyd | darker as a result. Against one wall you can see a series of marks
Floyd | that you hadn't noticed before. Some chemical substance, no doubt,
Floyd | causing them to effectively "glow in the dark".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidWelbourn says, "I think you're just not using the right verb."
Blecki says (to Floyd), "release map" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE MAP
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a confused sound. It seems there's nothing in SADI to
Floyd | release right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO says, "Absorb Table"
		Blecki says, "wat"
		murphy_slaw says, "it didn't let you get the map"
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/101
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Room
Floyd | A small room, hidden until you removed the wooden panel in the western
Floyd | wall. A single shelf clings to the wall, its surface covered with
Floyd | dust. There is a table in the middle of the room but little else of
Floyd | interest. One odd thing you notice is the distinct lack of other exits
Floyd | - was this room sealed off at some point and simply forgotten?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "absorb table" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/102
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a beep, and the table flickers out of existence. A
Floyd | trapdoor, previously hidden by the table, is revealed in the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO says, "Whoa"
		Blecki says, "..."
		murphy_slaw says, "yay"
		DavidWelbourn says, "What? I never was that!"
Blecki says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/103
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door may have changed locations, but that doesn't alter the fact
Floyd | that it's locked and you still don't have the key for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "open trapdoor" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/104
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TRAPDOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be locked and you don't have any means of opening it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidWelbourn says, "er saw that."
		Jacqueline says, "Sweet"
DavidWelbourn says (to Floyd), "x trapdoor" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRAPDOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The surface is rusted and pitted with age. By the look of things, this
Floyd | hasn't been opened in a long, long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		murphy_slaw asks, "release the table and absorb the shelves?"
Blecki says (to Floyd), "release table" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a whistling sound, and the table appears in the middle of
Floyd | the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Room
Floyd | A small room, hidden until you removed the wooden panel in the western
Floyd | wall. A single shelf clings to the wall, its surface covered with
Floyd | dust. One odd thing you notice is the distinct lack of other exits -
Floyd | was this room sealed off at some point and simply forgotten? Set into
Floyd | the floor where the table originally stood is a trapdoor (currently
Floyd | closed).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "absorb trapdoor" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB TRAPDOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a frustrated buzzing sound. It seems that it is having
Floyd | trouble differentiating between the trapdoor and the floor and, as
Floyd | such, it is unable to absorb one without absorbing the other. And as
Floyd | SADI is unable to absorb something as large as the floor, it cannot
Floyd | absorb anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO asks, "Does that hide the trap door?"
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. Below the security alarm, you
Floyd | can see a table. To the east, you can see a previously hidden storage
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "absorb table" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a beep, and the table flickers out of existence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cell
Floyd | You don't like to think of this as your cell, but that's essentially
Floyd | what it is: a small room, pretty much devoid of decoration, a place
Floyd | secure enough for you to be locked in without any obvious means of
Floyd | escape... unless, of course, you happen to have used a certain
Floyd | ingenious device to absorb the previously locked door in the east
Floyd | wall. The window is now blocked by the panel and the room is much
Floyd | darker as a result. Against one wall you can see a series of marks
Floyd | that you hadn't noticed before. Some chemical substance, no doubt,
Floyd | causing them to effectively "glow in the dark".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "release table" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a whistling sound, and the table appears in the middle of
Floyd | the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO asks, "I wonder if the marks will remain if we let light in again?"
		Jacqueline says, "One must wonder what the difference is between absorbing doors and trapdoors, but I guess I'm being pedantic."
		Blecki says, "I'm going to try to make it even darker in here."
		murphy_slaw says, "one might argue that SADI is being pedantic"
		DavidWelbourn says (to Jacqueline), "It's a bit odd, yes."
Blecki says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO says (to Jacq), "True."
Blecki says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/115
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Room
Floyd | A small room, hidden until you removed the wooden panel in the western
Floyd | wall. A single shelf clings to the wall, its surface covered with
Floyd | dust. One odd thing you notice is the distinct lack of other exits -
Floyd | was this room sealed off at some point and simply forgotten? Set into
Floyd | the floor where the table originally stood is a trapdoor (currently
Floyd | closed).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "absorb door" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/116
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a beep, and the door flickers once then is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/118
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cell
Floyd | You don't like to think of this as your cell, but that's essentially
Floyd | what it is: a small room, pretty much devoid of decoration, a place
Floyd | secure enough for you to be locked in without any obvious means of
Floyd | escape... unless, of course, you happen to have used a certain
Floyd | ingenious device to absorb the previously locked door in the east
Floyd | wall. The window is now blocked by the panel and the room is much
Floyd | darker as a result. Against one wall you can see a series of marks
Floyd | that you hadn't noticed before. Some chemical substance, no doubt,
Floyd | causing them to effectively "glow in the dark". There is a table in
Floyd | the middle of the cell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "release door" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/119
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a whistling sound, and the door reappears in its original
Floyd | location.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cell
Floyd | You don't like to think of this as your cell, but that's essentially
Floyd | what it is: a small room, pretty much devoid of decoration, a place
Floyd | secure enough for you to be locked in without any obvious means of
Floyd | escape. There is a door (locked) in the east wall, barring the room's
Floyd | only exit. The window is now blocked by the panel and the room is much
Floyd | darker as a result. Against one wall you can see a series of marks
Floyd | that you hadn't noticed before. Some chemical substance, no doubt,
Floyd | causing them to effectively "glow in the dark". There is a table in
Floyd | the middle of the cell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Blecki says, "shucks"
		murphy_slaw says, "apparently dark enough"
		murphy_slaw asks, "see if we can do anything with the shelves?"
Blecki says (to Floyd), "absorb panel" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a beep, and the panel flickers out of existence, allowing
Floyd | you to see the window once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cell
Floyd | You don't like to think of this as your cell, but that's essentially
Floyd | what it is: a small room, pretty much devoid of decoration, a place
Floyd | secure enough for you to be locked in without any obvious means of
Floyd | escape. There is a door (locked) in the east wall, barring the room's
Floyd | only exit. There's also a window, but it's locked tight and, in any
Floyd | event, too small to climb out of.  There is a table in the middle of
Floyd | the cell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidWelbourn says, "yes, once the marks are visible, you don't need it to be darker."
		Blecki says, "whomever asked - marks vanish."
Blecki says (to Floyd), "release panel" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/123
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI beeps and the panel reappears. As it is meant to be attached to
Floyd | something, it gravitates towards the window, covering it entirely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "absorb door" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/124
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a beep, and the door flickers once then is gone, leaving
Floyd | just the doorway behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/126
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Room
Floyd | A small room, hidden until you removed the wooden panel in the western
Floyd | wall. A single shelf clings to the wall, its surface covered with
Floyd | dust. One odd thing you notice is the distinct lack of other exits -
Floyd | was this room sealed off at some point and simply forgotten? Set into
Floyd | the floor where the table originally stood is a trapdoor (currently
Floyd | closed).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "release door" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/127
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a whistling sound, and the door from your cell appears
Floyd | against the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "absorb shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/127
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		murphy_slaw says, "wat"
Blecki says (to Floyd), "absorb shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         4/128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a beep, and the shelf flickers out of existence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Blecki asks, "Where you want it boss?"
		murphy_slaw asks, "in the cell?"
		DavidWelbourn says, "hm. Never tried moving the shelf."
		Binder asks, "To climb up to an alarm?"
		murphy_slaw asks, "can't we just STAND ON CHAIR to get to the alarm?"
		Jacqueline says, "No."
		DavidWelbourn says (to murphy), "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "We tried."
		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, we can?"
		HanonO says, "So...is the rule for SADI perhaps that an absorbed surface feature remains in the same orientation and will go that same way? No...we covered the corridor with the door to the north."
		DavidWelbourn says, "You can stand on the chair."
		HanonO says, "Didn't work before."
		HanonO says, "Unless you have to ENTER CHAIR"
		DavidWelbourn says, "I didn't see your attempt. I was lagged."
		murphy_slaw asks, "can we absorb the alarm?"
		HanonO asks, "GTV?"
		Blecki says, "Can't absorb alarm."
		DavidWelbourn says, "try GET ON CHAIR"
		Blecki says, "can't climb chair. Guess we could enter it."
		Jacqueline says (to ms), "No, we get a very bad feeling about absorbing the alarm, because we think it might set the whole system off."
		HanonO says, "I thought it said that was pointless."
		murphy_slaw says, "ah"
		HanonO asks, "Unless...was the chair in a different room perhaps?"
		Blecki says, "hanono, yes. Author likely just didn't implement it."
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  A Short Corridor                                     4/129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Short Corridor
Floyd | You're in a corridor just outside the room formerly known as your
Floyd | cell. It's a short corridor with nothing much to recommend it: just 20
Floyd | feet in length with a flight of stairs at the north end leading
Floyd | downwards and your former cell to the west. Above your head, you see a
Floyd | security alarm fitted to the ceiling. To the east, you can see a
Floyd | previously hidden storage room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden chair sits on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/130
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cell
Floyd | You don't like to think of this as your cell, but that's essentially
Floyd | what it is: a small room, pretty much devoid of decoration, a place
Floyd | secure enough for you to be locked in without any obvious means of
Floyd | escape... unless, of course, you happen to have used a certain
Floyd | ingenious device to absorb the previously locked door in the east
Floyd | wall. The window is now blocked by the panel and the room is much
Floyd | darker as a result. Against one wall you can see a series of marks
Floyd | that you hadn't noticed before. Some chemical substance, no doubt,
Floyd | causing them to effectively "glow in the dark". There is a table in
Floyd | the middle of the cell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "release shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cell                                            4/131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | SADI emits a whistling sound, and the shelf appears and attaches
Floyd | itself to the nearest wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Blecki says (to Floyd), "climb shelf"